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  • Page 1 Software SDC 8200 SYS-M SDC 8200 SYS Software Manual...
  • Page 2 Over half a century of accumulated expertise in the design and manufacture of high-quality electro-acoustic equipment have made Sennheiser a world-leading company in this field. Please take a few moments to read these instructions carefully, as we want you to enjoy your new Sennheiser products quickly and to the fullest.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Danger of material damage through loss of or damage to the dongle! ......................7 Warning against data loss! ................7 If PCs in your SDC 8200 system are equipped with access to the Internet: ......................7 Delivery includes .................... 8 Getting to know the software ..............
  • Page 4 Labelling conference console icons automatically ........ 46 Configuring the maximum speaking time ..........46 Configuring the log files ................47 Selecting the folders for saving the voting results, safety copies and log files ......................... 48 Deleting log databases ................48 Configuring the conference mode ............
  • Page 5 Changing the speaker limit during a conference ........73 Changing the volume of the consoles’ built-in loudspeakers ..... 74 Turning the central unit’s audio inputs and outputs on and off during a conference ..................... 74 Changing the configuration of the audio inputs and outputs during a conference .....................
  • Page 6 Some consoles do not work ..............110 Accessories ....................111 Software for PC controlling the SDC 8200 CU central unit ....111 Licenses for expanding the SDC 8200 CU central unit ...... 111 Software for PC controlling the SDC 8200 CU-M central unit ..111...

  • Page 7: Important Information On This Manual

    Safety instructions Danger of material damage through loss of or damage to the dongle! If you lose or damage your dongle, you can no longer set up, monitor and control conferences. The dongle cannot be repaired or replaced and you...

  • Page 8: Delivery Includes

    You can access delegate data at any time. gives your conference a personal touch: You – and all delegates if you so wish – can see the name of the current speaker. allows you to directly control all consoles: You can activate or deactivate the microphones by a mouse click.

  • Page 9: The Software Modules

    The synoptic view can only comprise a maximum of 50 initialized conference console icons. The voting mode “1 of 5” is not available. You can only use the voting mode “1 of 3”. The following chip card functions cannot be used: Data from the delegate database cannot be written to the chip cards.

  • Page 10: The Sdc 8200 Sys Software

    You need a separate license for each software module. This means that, if you do not need some of the modules and have not licensed them, a number of the buttons, menus etc.

  • Page 11: The Licenses

    When purchasing the software, you also receive a dongle (hardware license key). This dongle releases all licensed software modules for use on all PCs in your network and must therefore be inserted into a free USB port (or parallel port) of the master PC.

  • Page 12: The Two Passwords

    Getting to know the software The two passwords There are two passwords which limit the access to the software and the configurations. Password 1 is required for changing the configuration. Password 2 is required for initializating the conference consoles. Password 1 On delivery of the software, password 1 is: “123”.

  • Page 13: System Requirements

    PC to control both the conference system and the interpretation system and have to change the interface via which the PC is connected to the central unit (the COM 3 interface of the central unit to control the conference system and the COM 1 interface to control the interpretation system).

  • Page 14: The Operating System Required

    PC and a Palm PDA)! The network You can install the software on up to eight PCs in a network. One of these PCs must be configured as the “master” (see “Configuring the PC in a network” on page 44). The master PC gives you access to all functions of the conference and interpretation system.

  • Page 15: Preparing The Conference System For Use

    RS 232 interface each. The conference and interpretation system can be controlled using either two PCs with one free RS 232 interface respectively or using one PC with two free RS 232 interfaces. You can connect additional Slave and Video PCs via a local area network (LAN).

  • Page 16: Installing The Software

    15! Make sure that your Windows user account has administrator privileges. Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC and click the “setup.exe” icon. The Wizard starts and guides you through the installation process.

  • Page 17: Removing The Software

    To remove the software from the hard disk of a PC: In the “Control Panel” window, click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon. The “Add/Remove Programs” dialog box opens. On the left-hand side of the dialog box, click “Change or Remove Programs”. Select “SDC8200” in the list and click the “Change/Remove” button.

  • Page 18: Starting The "Confsys"Program For The First Time

    The “Waiting for master...” dialog box opens. Note: If the PC is configured as a video PC or slave PC and does not detect the dongle at startup (because the master PC is turned off or the dongle is not inserted into a free USB port of the master PC), the “Waiting for master...”...

  • Page 19: Setting The Correct Starting Options

    To do so, proceed as follows: Make sure that all PCs on which you have installed the software are turned on and that the dongle is inserted into a free USB port of the master PC. Make sure that “Full Control” is enabled for the installation folder (e.g.

  • Page 20: Starting The Program In Demo Mode

    Starting the “Confsys”program for the first time Starting the program in demo mode To start the Confsys program without a dongle: In the “Waiting for master...” dialog box, click the “Demo” button. The program starts in demo mode. Note: Demo mode is started automatically when the dongle is removed during operation.

  • Page 21: Adjusting Important Basic Settings

    Changing the passwords of the “Confsys” program To change the passwords: From the “Change Password” menu, choose “Change Password 1” to change the password 1 or choose “Change Password 2” to change the password 2. The “Change Password” dialog box opens.

  • Page 22: Configuring The Conference System

    The “SDC 8200” window opens. The “SDC 8200” window consists of: the menu bar If you have not licensed all of the software modules, some of the menus will not be available in your software. the “Start” button for starting an already existing conference configuration the “Delegates”...

  • Page 23: Creating A Synoptic View Of The Conference

    “File” box for the file name (above the tabs) From the “File” menu, choose “New”.
  • Page 24 To save a synoptic view file: From the “File” menu, choose “Save” or choose “Save as” to save the synoptic view under a new name or in a different folder. To open a previously created and saved synoptic view file: From the “File”...
  • Page 25 The object/area is filled with the selected foreground color. To draw with the freeform pencil tool: In the drawing palette, click the “Pencil” icon. Use the mouse pointer to draw as if you were drawing with a pencil on paper. To erase objects or areas: In the drawing palette, click the “Eraser”...
  • Page 26 Position the mouse pointer on the starting point of the ellipse, then click and hold down the left mouse button. To draw a cicle, hold down SHIFT key while drawing. Drag the mouse pointer to the desired size of the ellipse and release the mouse button. To draw a polygon: In the drawing palette, click the “Polygon”...
  • Page 27 Select the desired brush stroke width. Select the desired brush tip shape. Position the mouse pointer on the canvas, then click and hold down the left mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer to paint with the brush and release the mouse button.
  • Page 28 From the “Edit” menu, choose “Paste“ or press the key combination Ctrl + “V”. The cut or copied area is pasted to the upper left corner of the canvas. To delete the selected area: From the “Edit” menu, choose “Delete“...
  • Page 29 From the “Format” menu, choose “Fill Color”. The color palette opens. Set the fill color for drawing objects by clicking the desired color on the color palette or define your own color. To select the font type for a text object: From the “Format”...

  • Page 30: Positioning New Conference Console Icons

    Clicking the left “Micro +” button adds a small icon, clicking the right “Micro +” button adds a large icon. The icon appears in the upper left corner of the window. If you click one of the two “Micro +” buttons several times in succession, the icons appear side-by-side in the upper left corner of the window.

  • Page 31: Editing All Conference Console Icons Simultaneously

    Configuring the conference system To move conference console icons to a new location: Click the icon to be moved and hold down the left mouse button. While you are still holding down the mouse button, move the icon to the desired location.

  • Page 32: Hiding Conference Console Icons

    In the “X (Hor)” field, enter the number of pixels by which all conference console icons are to be moved horizontally. Negative values will move the icons to the left, positive values will move all icons to the right. In the “Y (Vert)” field, enter the number of pixels by which all conference console icons are to be moved vertically.

  • Page 33: Creating An Icon Label

    In the “Label” box on the “Config” tab, click the “Add Label” button . The label appears in the upper left corner of the window. If you click the “Add Label” button several times in succession, the labels appear one above the other and you can only edit the uppermost label.

  • Page 34: Defining Groups

    Configuring the conference system Click the drop down list and select the provisional microphone number of the chairman unit. You can configure as many chairman units as you want. The console icon with the corresponding number turns pink. When you start the conference, this conference console is configured as the chairman unit.

  • Page 35: Adding A Conference Console To A Group

    From the “Audio Group” drop down list, choose the number of the audio group to which the conference console is to be added and/or from the “Vote Group” drop down list, choose the number of the voting group to which the conference console is to be added.

  • Page 36: Displaying The Overview Of Groups

    To withdraw the VIP status from a conference console: On the “Vip” tab, click the row with the VIP unit to be removed in the table of VIP units. The button for opening the drop down list appears.

  • Page 37: Initializing The Conference Consoles

    Configuring the conference system Initializing the conference consoles After you have created a synoptic view of the conference, you have to assign a real conference console to each console icon of the synoptic view. To do so, you have to either automatically or manually initialize the...

  • Page 38: Changing An Assigned Microphone Number

    The conference consoles are assigned sequential microphone numbers in exactly the order in which you press the microphone key When all icons in the synoptic view are displayed in green and “0” appears behind “Unknown” in the green Info box, click the “End Init” button.

  • Page 39: Checking An Initialization

    Click the “End Init” button. The previously entered microphone number is deleted. On the “Init” tab, click the “Open Init” button. In the “Start Initialisation?” dialog box that opens, click “Yes”. The signal light ring of the corresponding conference console starts flashing.

  • Page 40: Selecting The Conference Options

    Automatic saving of the configuration when exiting the program (see “Configuring the saving options” on page 42) Vote Mode: 1 of ... Voting options as well as file paths and names of the logos in the voting Presence window (see “Configuring the menu language of the software” on...

  • Page 41: The "Cu" Tab

    Autostart configuration and file paths of the synopic view and the delegate database (see “Configuring the startup options” on page 43) Path voting File paths of the log and safety files (see “Configuring the log files” on Path copy page 47)

  • Page 42: The "Maintenance" Tab

    In the “Autosave” box on the “Confsys” tab, click the desired option button. If you click the “Off” option button, a dialog box asks you to save your changes before you exit the program. You can either save or not save the changes.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Startup Options

    In the printout, the voting results are assigned to the microphone numbers. To add a heading to the printouts and log files of the voting results, the delegate list and the agenda: In the “Votetext” box on the “Confsys” tab, click the desired option button.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Menu Language Of The Software

    “Confsys” program” on page 21). Configuring the PC in a network If you have installed the software in parallel on several PCs, it is necessary to specify the tasks of the PCs in the network: Master:...

  • Page 45: Configuring Acoustic Signals

    In the “Sound” box on the “Confsys” tab, click the “On” option button. Specify *.wav files for the different system events. If you enter a *.wav file in the “Micro On” box, it will be played each time a microphone is activated.

  • Page 46: Labelling Conference Console Icons Automatically

    Configuring the conference system If you enter a *.wav file in the “Bell” box, it will be played each time you click the “Bell” button (see “Triggering acoustic signals” on page 80). If you enter a *.wav file in the “Start” box, it will be played each time you click the “Start”...

  • Page 47: Configuring The Log Files

    “Microphone Logging” Whenever a console is activated/deactivated, the microphone number, the data of the delegate and the date and time are saved in a log file. “Badge logging” Whenever a chip card is inserted into or removed from the chip card slot of a console, this is saved in a log file.

  • Page 48: Selecting The Folders For Saving The Voting Results, Safety Copies And Log Files

    If you use several PCs (video, slave), it is absolutely necessary to ensure that the same folder is set on the same network drive of all PCs, that this folder is shared so that other PCs can access it (refer to the Windows Help for full details on sharing folders) and...

  • Page 49: Configuring The Speaker Limit

    This COM port must correspond to the serial RS 232 interface of the PC to which the SDC 8200 central unit is connected. If you click a COM port which is not available on your PC, a dialog box with the message “COMx not available” appears (“x” corresponds to the COM port number).

  • Page 50: Saving The Conference Options

    Most desktop PCs have only one COM port (“COM1”) or two (“COM1” and “COM2”). Only very rarely do PCs have more than two COM ports. The COM ports of your PC are listed under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in the Windows Device Manager.

  • Page 51: Managing Delegate Data

    “Delegates” window! If you use chip cards, the microphone numbers are not fixedly assigned to the delegate names. In this case, you do not have to enter any delegate data. Instead, the delegate names stored on the chip cards are automatically displayed in the delegate list (only if the SDC 8200 SYS software is being used).

  • Page 52: Adding New Delegate Data

    From the “File” menu, choose “Open”. The file selection box opens. Specify the folder and name of the delegate list to be opened and click the “OK” button. All delgate names entered up to now are displayed in the list on the left-hand side of the window.

  • Page 53: Deleting Data From The Delegate Database

    Managing delegate data Deleting data from the delegate database To delete data from the delegate database: In list of the “Delegates” window, click the name of the delegate whose data you want to delete. The data are displayed in the input mask.

  • Page 54: Importing Delegate Data

    From the “Delegates” menu, choose “Import Delegates”. The “Import Delegates” window opens. Click the “Select import file” button, select a *.txt file and confirm your selection by clicking the “OK” button. The path and the file name are displayed in the field below “Import file name”.

  • Page 55: Printing A Delegate List

    You do not need to enter any data into the delegate list. Instead, the delegate list is updated automatically with the names stored on the chip card as soon as a delegate inserts his chip card into the chip card slot of his console.

  • Page 56: Writing Data To Chip Cards

    Managing delegate data inserted into the chip card slot of a console. If the chip card is removed again, a name is no longer assigned to this console If a delegate inserts his chip card into the chip card slot of any desired console, his last name appears on the display of the console instead of the microphone number.

  • Page 57: Reading Chip Cards

    The data on all chip cards are read. Reading a single chip card To read the personal data of a delegate on a single chip card, you require the SDC 8200 SYS software. In the field next to the “Read” button, enter the four-digit microphone number of the conference console whose inserted chip card you want to read.

  • Page 58: Planning And Managing Votes (Agenda)

    Planning and managing votes (Agenda) Planning and managing votes (Agenda) In order to be able to quickly and easily take votes during a conference, you should create an agenda including all items to be voted on. Entering voting data Creating or opening an agenda file From the “Agenda”...

  • Page 59: Adding New Voting Items To The Agenda File

    The insertion point appears in the “Item” field. Enter the data into the different fields one after the other. Click the “Save” button. The new voting item is added to the agenda file and is displayed in the agenda. Changing voting items in the agenda file To change a voting item in the agenda file: In the agenda of the “Agenda Items”...

  • Page 60: Changing The Majority Ratio In The Agenda File

    Changing the majority ratio in the agenda file “Majority” is the minimum number (in percent) of delegates necessary to vote in favour of a voting item in order for that voting item to be passed. To change the majority ratio for a single voting item: In the “Agenda Items”...

  • Page 61: Deleting Voting Items From The Agenda File

    The “Majority Setup” window opens. The selected voting items are listed in the “Selected Vote Items” field. You can click individual voting items and move them from one field to the other by using the “arrow” buttons. Click the option button next to the desired majority ratio.

  • Page 62: Moving Voting Items Within The Agenda File

    In the “Agenda Items” window, click one of the arrow buttons behind the “Item” box. The previous or the next entry is displayed in the input mask and the corresponding voting item is highlighted in the agenda. Moving voting items within the agenda file To move a voting item to a new item number: In agenda of the “Agenda Items”...

  • Page 63: Printing An Agenda File

    Click the “Select import file” button, select a *.txt file and confirm your selection by clicking the “OK” button. The path and the file name are displayed in the field below “Import file name”. Click the “Select destination file” button, specify the folder and name of the new agenda file to be created and confirm your selection by clicking the “OK”...

  • Page 64: Viewing, Exporting And Printing Log Files

    All log files are saved in a Microsoft Access database (file extension *.mdb). For each conference, the software automatically creates an mdb file which is saved in a folder to be specified in the “Path data” box (see “Selecting the folders for saving the voting results, safety copies and log files”...
  • Page 65 You can export several formats at the same time. Click “OK”. The log file is saved in a folder to be specified in the “Path data” box (see “Selecting the folders for saving the voting results, safety copies and log files” on page 48).

  • Page 66: Monitoring And Controlling A Conference

    Select the *.del file containing the names of the delegates and confirm your selection by clicking the “OK” button. If you have not licensed the S-DM software module and thus have no delegate data, click “Cancel”. The synoptic view opens and the conference can start immediately.

  • Page 67: Monitoring And Controlling A Conference Via The Control Palette

    The synoptic view and the delegate list display the control palette on the right-hand margin of the screen. If you move the mouse pointer to the left-hand margin of the screen in the synoptic view or the delegate list, the tool palette shown on the left is displayed.

  • Page 68: Deactivating All Consoles

    If someone is interpreting via one of the consoles in an interpreter booth, the booth icon is displayed in green; if a console in a booth is not active, the booth icon is displayed in gray.

  • Page 69: Reactivating The Last Active Console

    Monitoring and controlling a conference Reactivating the last active console This function is e.g. for the quick reactivation of the console of a delegate whose speaking time is over. To reactivate the last active console: Click the “Mic On” button on the control palette.

  • Page 70: Monitoring The Conference Via The Synoptic View

    The right-hand “Delegates” box lists all delegate names in alphabetical order. If you click this box and enter a letter, the first name in the list to begin with this letter is highlighted.

  • Page 71: Intervening In The Conference

    “Floor” box. In the “With request” and “With request no clear” conference modes, the names of all delegates who have made a request to speak are listed in green in the “Micro Requests” box. Intervening in the conference...

  • Page 72: Granting A Request To Speak To A Delegate

    The name of the delegate at the activated console moves to the “Active Speakers” box. Rejecting requests to speak If a delegate has made a request to speak, you can either grant it to him (see previous section) or reject his request. To reject the request to speak of an individual delegate: Change to the synoptic view by clicking the “Synoptic”...

  • Page 73: Printing A List Of All Requests To Speak

    Changing the speaker limit during a conference You have set the speaker limit in the “Max Micro ON” box on the “CU” tab (see “Configuring the speaker limit” on page 49). To change the speaker limit during the conference, proceed as follows: Move the mouse pointer to the left-hand margin of the screen.

  • Page 74: Changing The Volume Of The Consoles' Built-In Loudspeakers

    Turning the central unit’s audio inputs and outputs on and off during a conference To turn the audio input and outputs of the central unit on and off: Move the mouse pointer to the left-hand margin of the screen. The tool palette opens.
  • Page 75 Click the “On” option button to turn the corresponding audio input or output on. Note: You can also turn the audio inputs and outputs on and off as described in the previous section. From the “Channel” drop down list, choose the number of the interpretation channel that is to be assigned to the corresponding audio output.

  • Page 76: Configuring The Vip Mode

    Monitoring and controlling a conference Configuring the VIP mode VIP units are marked with a little blue square in the upper left corner of the conference console icon. To switch the VIP mode off: Move the mouse pointer to the left-hand margin of the screen.

  • Page 77: Changing The Audio Settings During A Conference

    The group color is displayed in the field below the “Group” drop down list and the description of the group is displayed in the field below the group color field. To change the audio setting of all conference console icons, choose “All”...

  • Page 78: Changing The Conference Mode During A Conference

    “Mode” box of the control palette. Saving or printing the data of all inserted chip cards To save the data of all inserted chip cards in a file (e.g. in order to document the presence of the delegates), you require the SDC 8200 SYS software: From the “Present Badges”...

  • Page 79: Testing The Loudspeakers Of The Conference Consoles

    To print the data of all inserted chip cards: From the “Present Badges” menu, choose “Print”. All inserted chip cards are read and the data are printed in the order of the microphone numbers. Testing the loudspeakers of the conference consoles To test the loudspeakers of the connected conference consoles: From the “Test”...

  • Page 80: Triggering Acoustic Signals

    To send the message to a certain delegate: Click the “Delegate N°” option button and enter the microphone number in the field on the right of the option button or select the name of the delegate from the drop down list box.

  • Page 81: Voting

    ,, allowing you to take votes in “1 of 3” and “1 of 5” mode. In order to be able to take votes in “1 of 5” mode, you require the SDC 8200 SYS software. Loading the agenda file To start a vote or a series of votes: Move the mouse pointer to the left-hand margin of the screen.

  • Page 82: Changing The Agenda

    The right-hand side of the window shows: a yellow box in which the names of the delegates who make a request to speak are shown in green (if you click one of the names with the left mouse button, the corresponding delegate is assigned the “speaking right”),...

  • Page 83: Selecting The Voting Settings

    (YES, ABS, NO or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) is displayed in the synoptic view. After a delegate has cast his or her vote, all LEDs on his or her console light up so that no one can see how he or she has voted.

  • Page 84: Selecting The Voting Mode

    If you automatically print the voting results (see “Automatically printing the voting results” on page 84), the selected voting option (YES, ABS, NO or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) appears next to the name of the delegate on the printout.

  • Page 85: Specifying The Voting Time

    In the “Vote with Timer” box, click the “ON” option button. The “Max. voting time” list box and the clock are displayed. Click one of the arrows in the “Max. voting time” list box to specify the voting time (in seconds).
  • Page 86 A palette on the right-hand margin shows what the colors mean. If you select “Bar-chart”, the voting result is shown as a bar or circle chart on the video PC. The votes cast for one option and the total...

  • Page 87: Taking Votes

    In the agenda, click the vote to be started. Click the “START VOTING” button. The signal light in the “summary” area turns green. If a video PC is connected, the signal light turns green here too as a signal to the delegates that they are now expected to vote (see “Configuring the...

  • Page 88: Ending A Vote

    Assigning the votes cast to the delegates To see which vote a certain delegate cast: Note: It is only possible to assign the votes cast to the delegates if the “Secret OFF” option button is selected (see “Taking secret or public votes” on page 83).

  • Page 89: Printing Voting Results

    Click the “Next Item” button. The subject and details of the voting item at the very top of the agenda are displayed in the status area on the top left of the voting window. You can start this vote immediately by clicking the “START VOTING”...

  • Page 90: Ending The "Confsys" Program

    To end the “Confsys” program: Click “End” on the menu bar. The program is ended. If consoles are active when you exit the program, they remain active. The conference is not interrupted, but is now controlled via the central unit only.

  • Page 91: Configuring The Interpretation System

    Configuring the interpretation system This chapter provides information on how to quickly and easily configure the consoles of your interpretation system (but not the consoles of the conference system) using the software. For configuring the interpretation system, you require the S-IM (Interpreter Management) software module which is started as follows: Click “Start”...

  • Page 92: Creating An Interpretation Configuration

    From each “Desks” drop down list box, select the number of interpreter consoles installed in the corresponding booth. If you are using the SDC 8200 SYS software, you can configure up to 28 interpreter consoles per booth. If you are using the SDC 8200 SYS-M software, you can only configure...

  • Page 93: Opening An Interpretation Configuration

    SDC 8200 system manual; for information on the operating modes between or within the interpreter booths, see “Configuring the operating mode between booths” on page 98 and “Configuring the operating mode within a booth” on page 99 of the SDC 8200 system manual. Click the “OK” button.

  • Page 94: Deleting An Interpretation Configuration

    To delete an existing interpretation configuration: From the “File” menu, choose “Delete”. The “Delete Configuration” window opens. Click the configuration you want to delete and click the “Delete” button. A dialog box opens. Confirm the deletion of the selected configuration by clicking the “OK”...

  • Page 95: Editing The Language Table

    Assigning an interpreter booth its main target language (A-channel) To assign an interpreter booth its main target language (A-channel): In the booth table, click the booth to which you want to assign its main target language. The channel number of the selected booth is displayed in the “Channel”...

  • Page 96: Preconfiguring The Languages For The B-Channel Of An Interpreter Console

    The “B channel” dialog box opens. The “B channel” dialog box contains the “B channel” box on the left, the “Channel” and “B channel” lists and – on the right – the check boxes for activating the other interpreter consoles installed in this booth. The...
  • Page 97 Languages which are not in the “B channel” list cannot be selected for the B-channel. If you only add a single language to the “B channel” list, the interpreter can only select this language for the B-channel. To remove languages from the “B channel” list: In the “B channel”...
  • Page 98 To assign the selection made to several interpreter consoles of the selected booth: In the right hand part of the “B channel” dialog box, click the check boxes of the interpreter consoles to which the selection made is to be assigned.

  • Page 99: Com Port, Menu Language And Password

    Port” box, select the COM port of the PC connected to the COM 3 interface of the central unit. If you click a COM port which is not available on your PC, a dialog box with the message “COMx not available” appears (“x” corresponds to the COM port number).

  • Page 100: Changing The Password

    Click the “OK” button to save the new password; click the “Cancel”, button to keep the current password. Locking the Interpreter Manangement software If you need to leave your PC during a conference, you can secure your interpretation configuration and prevent unauthorized use by locking the software: From the “File”...

  • Page 101: Initializing The Interpreter Consoles

    Initializing the interpreter consoles After your interpretation configuration has been created and all options have been set, you first have to transmit the configuration to the central unit and then initialize the interpreter consoles. To transmit the configuration to the central unit: In the palette, click the “Send”...
  • Page 102 Click the “Full Init” button. The signal light rings on all interpreter consoles start flashing and the displays of the consoles show the booth number (Booth) and the desk...

  • Page 103: Changing The Options Later On

    Configuring the interpretation system Changing the options later on To change the options (modes between or within booths, number of booth or number of consoles per booth) later on: In the palette, click the “Options” button. The “Configuration Options” window opens.

  • Page 104: Intervening In The Interpretation System

    Click “Message” on the menu bar click the “Message” button in the “Interpreter Management” window. The “Message” window opens. Enter the message in the “Line 1 and “Line 2” boxes. You can enter up to 20 charcters per box. Alternatively, you can select a message from the message list by clicking the arrow of drop down list box.
  • Page 105 Intervening in the interpretation system The “Message History” window opens. From the “Line 1” or “Line 2” boxes, select a message by clicking it. To edit a line from the message list: Click the line you want to edit. The text is displayed in the box above the list.

  • Page 106: Monitoring The Status Of All Interpreter Consoles

    “-” is displayed if the interpreter works from a colleague's interpretation (e.g. “Auto-floor”) in the “Relay” column: whether one of the RELAY keys is pressed on the corresponding console The “Desk” overview displays: in green:...

  • Page 107: Changing The Language For The B-Channel Of An Interpreter Console During The Conference

    To change the language for the B-channel of an interpreter console during the conference: Click the “Update” on the menu bar or click the “Update” button in the “Interpreter Management” window. The “Update B Channel” window opens.

  • Page 108: Upgrading The Software License

    Click the “Copy to Clipboard” icon ( Send this code (by email or by fax) to your Sennheiser distributor. Within five days, you will receive the new license in the form of a license code. Enter this license code in the box above the “Update License” button.

  • Page 109: Folders And File Types

    (preset: “C:\Programs\SDC8200”). In each of these two folders, a “data” subfolder is created in which you can save your conference files. When you create a new interpretation configuration, a subfolder with the name of the configuration is created in the folder “C:\Programs\...

  • Page 110: If Problems Occur

    COM port” on page 49. Some consoles do not work Check if there are entries in the “#Errors” box of the control palette or if consoles are displayed in yellow in the synoptic view. Make sure that these consoles are connected correctly.

  • Page 111: Accessories

    SDC 8200 SYS SW: Software for the SDC 8200 CU central unit, (full version CD-ROM, software manual) Note: In addition to the SDC 8200 SYS software, you require at least one of the following software modules. 500976 SDC 8200 S-MM:...

  • Page 112: Index

    Field Exchange Utility Chip card Full Init printing the data of all chip cards saving the data of all chip cards Clear Request Grid lines COM port configuring Gruppen...
  • Page 113 Speaker limit Micro Logging configuring Microphone Management Start Voting Stop Voting Synoptic view Name list closing creating meanings of the colors of the console icons Open Init opening saving Options Confsys automatically saving data Autosave Test Generator ON COM port...
  • Page 114 Index starting a vote taking a vote Voting items importing moving Voting settings 1 of 3 1 of 5 automatically printing Badge chip cards Printer Real Time Voting Secret secret/public Vote Mode voting mode...
  • Page 115 Index...
  • Page 116 Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG 30900 Wedemark, Germany Phone: +49 (5130) 600 0 Fax: +49 (5130) 600 300 www.sennheiser.com Publ. 12/06 516640/A01 Printed in Germany...

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