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Notes:
∙You can send an audio announcement to Students headphones or speakers. Click the Announce icon at the bottom of the Control window. The Announce dialog will appear.
∙Recordings can be played back to Students using the Show function.
Using Audio Support
HP Classroom Manager allows you to use audible communications to connected Clients, via microphones, headphones and speakers during View and Show. HP Classroom Manager will only operate Audio if the workstations have Audio Support Installed.
Note: HP Classroom Manager also allows you to monitor all Student audio activity, see Audio Monitoring for further information.
The Announce Function
This feature sends the audio announcement to all the selected students headphones or speakers. They will be able to hear the Tutor but will not be able to speak back.
To make an announcement
1.Choose {Client}{Announce} from the Control window drop down menu bar. Or,
Click the Announce icon on the toolbar Or,
Click the Communicate icon drop down arrow on the Control toolbar and select Announce.
Or,
In Audio view click the Announce icon at the bottom of the Control window.
2.The Announce dialog box will appear, include (green tick), or exclude (red cross), Clients from the announcement, then click on the Announce button.
3.A dialog box will then appear indicating that you can now announce. Click on OK when you have finished speaking.
Using Audio while Viewing
When Viewing a Client you can conduct a two way audible chat session.
To use Audio while Viewing
1.Click on the Audio button on the toolbar in the View window.
2.The Audio options will be displayed. From here you can: -
∙Turn Audio on or off;
∙Enable only the Control or the Client to talk;
∙Set the microphone sensitivity;
∙Select the Audio Quality.
The Mute toolbar button toggles the speaker and microphone on and off.
Using Audio while Showing
When Showing to a Client you can conduct a
To use Audio while Showing
1.In the Show Configuration dialog box select the Enable Audio Support check box.
2.If you are Showing to only one Client, both the Control and Client can speak. If you are Showing to many, only the Control has Announce functionality.
The Audio Settings set in the Control Configurator Audio option will apply during these sessions.
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