Shure DDS 5900 Manual page 3

DDS 5900 Digital Discussion System
Discussion Participants and Roles
The DDS 5900 discussion unit is programmable to support different functions required by different people involved
in the discussion. For example, as the moderator of the discussion, the chairman has an extra control that immedi-
ately turns off all delegate microphones. In a typical event, there are three categories of participants:
The following is an overview of each participant role and how they function in a typical discussion.
Delegate (member, par-
ticipant)
Chairman (chair, modera-
tor, president)
Interpreter
The majority of participants fall into this category. The delegate role is for anyone
involved in the discussion that is not a chairman or interpreter. Delegates use the
discussion unit to speak and listen to other participants. Depending on the discus-
sion settings, the delegate may send a request to speak before the microphone is
activated by the Chair.
• Up to 250 participants are supported in the DDS 5900 system.
The chairman, or simply the Chair, is the moderator of the discussion. Typically
seated at the head of the meeting space, the Chair has the ultimate authority over
who is speaking. Using the browser interface, the moderator has ability to turn mi-
crophones on or off for specific participants, and view the order in which partici-
pants request to speak. Providing immediate control of the discussion, an 'all-dele-
gates off' button is available on discussion units programmed to chairman mode.
• There is typically only one chairman for each event, though more can be added.
When an additional language is spoken in a discussion, an interpreter provides si-
multaneous interpretation using the discussion unit. Interpreters select from one of
two channels to transmit to other participants speaking the same language. This
system supports bilingual, two-way discussion, facilitating the back-and-forth com-
munication between delegates speaking two different languages.
• The system supports simultaneous interpretation for two languages
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