FrontRow CM3000

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3. What do you want to amplify? What do you want to transmit and to what device?
Your CM3000 can amplify and switch a variety of audio inputs, and can control devices with serial interfaces. Now is the time to
plan what you want to do.
Example 1: Typical ezRoom setup with a projector
In the ezRoom Installation diagram on page 1, the CM3000 works with other ezRoom components to turn a projector on
and off, switch audio inputs, handle the transport controls for a Blu-ray player, and control audio volume from the teacher’s
computer, an MP3 player and two FrontRow wireless microphones. If Conductor is being used in the school the CM3000
can also amplify PA announcements and provide for two-way intercom calls between the ezRoom classroom and the office
with Conductor.
Example 2: Typical Conductor setup
You can also use the CM3000 to manage the intercom and paging audio for the Conductor system in the front office. The
Conductor Head End Installation diagram on page 2 shows a configuration with which a school administrator can make
an announcement or page via the FrontRow CB65 microphone and the CM3000 will encode the analog audio into stream-
ing (or IP) audio for transmission over Cat 5/6 cables and the LAN. Also, when a teacher communicates with the front
office via intercom, the CM3000 converts the streaming audio to analog audio and plays it over the front office speakers.
4. Gathering Information
You will save a lot of time by working with the school to gather information up front.
Will this CM3000 be used as part of a Conductor setup or an ezRoom setup? If part of a Conductor setup:
• The IT department will provide you with IPv4 for the CM3000, Shuttle Touch Screen PC and DRS5000 Server.
If the CM3000 will be part of an ezRoom setup:
• Make a list of all rooms to be outfitted and the equipment to be controlled in each one.
• The IT department will provide you with IPv4 addresses for each CM3000 and other FrontRow IP addressable components
(these must be static, or fixed, IP addresses), along with other network information, such as the subnet mask, router IP
address and Frontrow server IP address.
• Will the room include a FrontRow Symbio
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wireless voice amplification system?
• Will the room be served by a Conductor system for paging? For intercom?
• Will there be an IR-controlled device?
• Will the room controller be a FrontRow CB2000 or CB6000?