Sennheiser SDC 8200 SYS-M software manual Deactivating all consoles

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Monitoring and controlling a conference

The current time is displayed next to the “Mic On” and “Mic Off” buttons on the control palette (see “Deactivating all consoles” on page 68 and “Reactivating the last active console” on page 69).

The conference mode is displayed in the “Mode” box.

In order to view the names of the delegates as described in the following, you require the S-DM software module.

y The names of all current speakers and their microphone numbers are automatically displayed in red in the upper yellow box (“Active Speakers” box).

yThe names of all delegates who have made a request to speak and their microphone numbers are automatically displayed in green in the lower yellow box (“Requests” box).

yThe names of all delegates and their microphone numbers are displayed in black in the “All delegates” box.

yInoperable (i.e. wrongly connected or defective) consoles are displayed in the “#Errors” box. The microphone numbers of the inoperable consoles are displayed in the drop down list box.

The inoperable consoles are also displayed in yellow in the synoptic view (see “Monitoring the conference console icons in the synoptic view” on page 70).

yThe operating states of the interpreter booths are displayed in the “Booths” box – even if you do not have a license for the S-IM software module or it is currently not in operation.

Each interpreter booth is represented by a booth icon displaying the booth number. The booth number corresponds to the channel number of the main target language configured. If someone is interpreting via one of the consoles in an interpreter booth, the booth icon is displayed in green; if a console in a booth is not active, the booth icon is displayed in gray.

yIf you have specified a maximum speaking time for the “Global” option in the “Speech Timer” box on the “Confsys” tab (see “Configuring the maximum speaking time” on page 46), different displays and buttons for limiting and monitoring the speaking time appear in the lower part of the control palette (see “Using the “Global” option button in the “Speech Timer” box” on page 69).

yIf you have specified a maximum speaking time for the “Single Delegate” option in the “Speech Timer” box on the “Confsys” tab (see “Configuring the maximum speaking time” on page 46), a window containing different displays and buttons for limiting and monitoring the speaking time appears in the synoptic view (see “Using the “Single Delegate” option button in the “Speech Timer” box” on page 69).

Deactivating all consoles

To deactivate all active consoles:

￿ Click the “Mic Off” button on the control palette.

All active consoles are deactivated. At the same time, all requests to speak are cancelled.

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Contents SDC 8200 SYS-M SDC 8200 SYS Page Contents Page Using the Single Delegate option button in the Speech Timer Assigning an interpreter booth its main target language Safety instructions Important information on this manualGetting to know the software Important features of the softwareDelivery includes Software modules SDC 8200 SYS-M softwareSDC 8200 SYS software S-MM Microphone Management software moduleS-DM Delegate Management software module S-VM Voting Management software moduleLicenses DongleS-VD Voting Display software module IM Interpreter Management software moduleTwo passwords System requirements Hardware requiredMaster Operating system requiredNetwork Connecting the PC to the central unit Preparing the conference system for useInstalling the software Removing the software Connecting the dongle Starting the Confsysprogram for the first timeSetting the correct starting options \Programs\SDC8200 of the master PCStarting the program in demo mode Changing the menu language of the Confsys program Adjusting important basic settingsChanging the passwords of the Confsys program Configuring the conference system Creating a synoptic view of the conference Creating a synoptic view fileConfiguring the conference system Configuring the conference system Configuring the conference system Configuring the conference system To redo the last undone drawing operation Scales the width of the picture Positioning new conference console icons Editing all conference console icons simultaneously Hiding conference console icons Creating an icon label Defining the console icon for the chairman unitDefining groups Adding a conference console to a group Removing a conference console from a groupConfiguring VIP units Displaying the overview of groupsInitializing the conference consoles Changing an assigned microphone number Checking an initialization Selecting the conference options Speech Timer ProgramTCP/IP address AutostartConfiguring the voting settings Maintenance tabConfiguring the saving options Configuring the startup options Configuring the menu language of the software Configuring the PC in a networkConfiguring acoustic signals Configuring the maximum speaking time Labelling conference console icons automaticallyConfiguring the log files Example LOG20061003123031.mdbConfiguring the conference mode Deleting log databasesConfiguring the COM port Configuring the speaker limitConfiguring communication with the central unit Saving the conference options Creating or opening a delegate database Managing delegate dataEntering delegate data Adding new delegate data Changing delegate dataMoving data within the delegate database Deleting data from the delegate databaseSearching for data in the delegate database Importing delegate data Data Field Max. number of charactersUsing chip cards Printing a delegate listWriting data to chip cards Reading chip cards Reading a single chip cardCreating or opening an agenda file Planning and managing votes AgendaEntering voting data Changing the quorum in the agenda file Adding new voting items to the agenda fileChanging voting items in the agenda file Changing the majority ratio in the agenda file Deleting voting items from the agenda file Searching for voting items in the agenda fileImporting voting items Moving voting items within the agenda filePrinting an agenda file Viewing, exporting and printing log files Planning and managing votes Agenda Monitoring and controlling a conference Starting a conferenceDisplays on the control palette Deactivating all consoles Using the Global option button in the Speech Timer box Reactivating the last active consoleMonitoring the name boxes in the delegate list Monitoring the conference via the synoptic viewMonitoring conference operation via the delegate list Deactivating a conference console Intervening in the conferenceActivating a console Granting a request to speak to a delegate Rejecting requests to speakChanging the speaker limit during a conference Configuring the chairman unit during a conferencePrinting a list of all requests to speak Changing the volume of the consoles’ built-in loudspeakers Monitoring and controlling a conference Configuring the VIP mode Displaying the overview of groups during a conferenceChanging the audio settings during a conference Example Changing the conference mode during a conferenceSaving or printing the data of all inserted chip cards Testing the loudspeakers of the conference consoles Creating a text messageTriggering acoustic signals Voting Loading the agenda fileChanging the agenda Selecting the voting settings Choosing the voting groupsTaking votes with or without chip cards Taking secret or public votesDisplaying how votes are cast Selecting the voting modeAutomatically printing the voting results Specifying the voting time Voting Taking votes Starting a voteEnding a vote Assigning the votes cast to the delegatesAutomatically proceeding to the next voting item Printing voting resultsRepeating a vote Ending the Confsys program Configuring the interpretation system Creating an interpretation configuration Opening an interpretation configuration Deleting an interpretation configuration Assigning languages to the interpreter boothsEditing the language table Configuring the interpretation system Configuring the interpretation system Configuring the interpretation system COM port, menu language and password Configuring the menu languageChanging the password Locking the Interpreter Manangement softwareInitializing the interpreter consoles 101102 Changing the options later on Intervening in the interpretation system Sending text messages to the interpreter consoles105 Monitoring the status of all interpreter consoles 107 Upgrading the software license File types Folders and file typesFolders If problems occur Some consoles do not workAccessories Index 112113 114 115

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