Sennheiser SDC 8200 system manual Using external equipment, Connecting external audio sources

Structuring the SDC 8200 system

Using external equipment

External audio signals can be fed to the conference and interpretation sys- tem and channels (floor channel and interpretation channels) can be out- put. You can, for example,

yconnect a wireless microphone, enabling a speaker to move around freely and to speak from anywhere in the room,

yfeed external audio signals (e.g. the soundtrack of a video, music, announcements from a tape, etc.) into the system,

yconnect a PA system,

yconnect an infrared language distribution system,

ydirectly transmit channels to broadcasting and TV stations,

yand record individual channels for documentation or archiving purposes.

Note!

Please note that a total of two audio sources can be connected to the central unit and that a total of four channels plus the floor channel can be output. If you wish to output more channels, you require the optional SDC 8200 AO analog output unit.

Connecting external audio sources

Via the two XLR-3F sockets (AUX IN 1 and AUX IN 2 ) of the central unit, external audio sources which output a balanced mono signal can be connected to the conference system.

External audio sources are, for example:

ywired microphones

ywireless microphones

ythe audio output of a video recorder

ya CD player

The signals available at the audio inputs AUX IN 1 and AUX IN 2 are fed to the floor channel which is output via the consoles’ built-in loudspeakers. For information on how to turn on the audio inputs and how to adjust the volume and the input sensitivity, see:

y“Turning on/off the audio inputs or outputs” on page 106,

y“Adjusting the input level of an audio input” on page 107 and

y“Adjusting the input sensitivity of an audio input” on page 107.

Using the audio outputs of the central unit

The floor channel is available at the XLR-3M audio output (AUX OUT 1) and the 15-pole sub-D socket (AUX OUT).

The signals of up to six interpretation channels are available at the outputs AUX OUT 1-2-3-4-5-6 of the 15-pole sub-D socket .

Additional interpretation channels can be output via the XLR-3M audio outputs of an SDC 8200 AO analog output unit connected to the central units data out port .

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