Sennheiser system manual System cables, Software control, SDC 8200 CU-M central unit

Overview of the components of the SDC 8200 system

The SDC 8200 CU-M central unit

The SDC 8200 CU-M central unit is the core of the SDC 8200 conference and interpretation system and, at the same time, serves as an interface for additional audio systems.

Via the operating menu of the SDC 8200 CU-M central unit, the conference and interpretation system can be configured for any room, any number of participants and any conference use.

The central unit serves to manage the entire conference and interpretation system.

On the SDC 8200 CU-M central unit, you can choose between ten confer- ence modes. However, the selection of some of the conference modes only makes sense if your conference and interpretation system is PC controlled.

The SDC 8200 CU-M central unit has a built-in power supply for powering up to 50 conference consoles. However, it is not possible to interconnect several SDC 8200 CU-M central units in order to realize larger conference systems.

The floor channel and four interpretation channels can be operated license-free.

The SDC 8200 AO analog output unit

The analog output unit has nine audio outputs to which you can connect:

y an infrared language distribution system,

yPA systems,

yrecording units, etc.

One analog output unit can output the floor channel and up to eight addi- tional interpretation channels. The analog output unit can only be con- nected to the SDC 8200 CU central unit. Up to four analog output units can be connected to the SDC 8200 CU central unit using a conference bus cable. Power for the analog output units is supplied via the SDC 8200 CU central unit.

The system cables

Power supply of the conference consoles is via the system cables which also transmit the digital audio and status information.

The software control

The optional software control allows a conference manager to control the entire conference via a PC. In contrast to controlling the conference via the central unit, the software control provides several extra functions:

yAdditional functions for controlling the microphones:

Via the computer screen, the conference manager can easily monitor which participants have made a request to speak, which participants are currently speaking, etc. All participants can be identified and displayed by name. Individual conference consoles can be directly activated or deactivated by clicking the mouse key.

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