Structuring the SDC 8000 system
Mode in booths: “Mixed”
Interpreters who are seated in the same booth and interpret into the same target language can activate their interpreter consoles any time by pressing the MICRO key – even simultaneously.
When two interpreters simultaneously interpret into the same target language, the red signal light ring and the “Microphone active” LED on their consoles light up”.
Mode in booths: “Override”
Interpreters who are seated in the same booth and interpret into the same target language can activate their interpreter consoles any time by pressing the MICRO key – however, activating an interpreter console will automatically turn off the currently active interpreter console.
In “Override” mode, an interpreter console that was just turned off can only be turned on again if the interpreter console by which it was turned off is deactivated.
The “auto-floor” function
If the original floor language is not a language of which all interpreters have a complete understanding and from which they work, you can enable the
Example:
The active languages at a conference are English, German and French (active languages are the languages into which interpretation is provided).
However, some of the delegates speak Russian, a language of which only one interpreter has a complete understanding. This interpreter interprets the contributions of the Russian delegates into English, which the other interpreters then interpret into their respective target languages. The English interpretation is also fed to the English interpretation channel.
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