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- Page 1 NSS-Vote User’s Guide i n t e g ra t i o n ! S o l u t i o n s...
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Page 2: Limited Warranty
CUSTOMER REMEDIES. AMX Corporation’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at AMX Corporation's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet AMX Cor- poration's Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX Corporation. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction .......................1 Supported Operating Systems ..................1 Minimum PC Requirements ....................2 Installing NSS-Vote ......................2 Using NSS-Vote ......................3 Selecting a Voting Body ....................3 Creating a Voting Body ..................... 3 Editing a Voting Body ......................3 Deleting a Voting Body...................... - Page 4 Speaking Priority ........................18 Internet Browser Configuration ................19 Initial Bookmark....................... 19 Voting Body List ......................19 Agenda Result List ......................19 Viewing Results and Sending Emails................19 Viewing Charts ........................20 Appendix: Glossary of Terms ................21 NSS-Vote User’s Guide...
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Page 5: Introduction
21 voting/microphone stations and one public podium microphone. NSS-Vote allows one or more groups of people to use the system, and each group is represented by a voting body. Each voting body independently maintains its own default voting options, default request to speak options, and the names, titles, seat number, voting privileges and speaking privileges for each of it’s members. -
Page 6: Minimum Pc Requirements
3. The Welcome To NSS-Vote Setup dialog appears, reminding you to close all Windows programs before going any further. Click Next to proceed. 4. In the Select NSS-Vote Install Location dialog, use the Browse button to navigate to a directory other than the default install directory, if desired. Click Next. -
Page 7: Using Nss-Vote
Using NSS-Vote Selecting a Voting Body Before you begin using NSS-Vote, you must define a voting body. NSS-Vote allows one or more groups of people to use the system and each group is represented by a voting body. To begin: 1. -
Page 8: Deleting A Voting Body
During agenda creation, each topic may override the default voting options. For the voting body voting options setup, select the options that you most commonly use during voting. For more information on voting options, see Voting Preferences section on page 7. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 9: Request To Speak (Rts) Options
For the voting body request to speak options setup, select the options that you most commonly use during discussions. These default options are loaded each time the voting body enters the NSS-Vote system. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... - Page 10 Using NSS-Vote NSS-Vote User’s Guide...
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Page 11: Nss-Vote Preferences
The vote closes automatically after all members in the voting body have cast a vote. Close Vote When Timer The vote closes automatically when the voting timer has counted down to 0:00. Expires Note: The voting timer must be enabled for this option to work. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 12: Allow Vote Options
View Voter Status screen. If this option is not selected, the vot- ing tally is only available after the vote is closed. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 13: Request To Speak (Rts) Preferences
Enable Public Speaker This option allows the public speaking position, if present, to participate in Station discussions. The public speaking position is usually a podium where people not included in the voting body can speak on a topic. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 14: Speaker Timer
Public Speaking Timer The public speaker timer is similar to the Speaker Timer, page 10, except it applies only to the public speaking position. This allows you to control the speaking time of members and the public independently. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 15: Nss-Vote Operation
Ad Hoc Topic. When you select Select Agenda, you are presented with a list of agendas you have created with the i!-VotingManager software and uploaded to the NSS-Vote system. To use an agenda from this list: 1. Select the agenda. -
Page 16: Selecting A Voting Topic
The voting topic list only shows the first 50 characters of each topic. To see the full topic text, select the topic from the list and the full text is available in the Selected Topic window at the bottom of the screen. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 17: Creating An Ad Hoc Topic
Vote Results section near the bottom of the main voting screen. This information is not displayed to the members or the public at this time. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 18: Displaying The Vote Result
Voting Resolution Options, page 7, the vote outcome displays Passed. Otherwise, it displays Failed. In the event that quorum rules are in effect and the quorum criteria was not met, the vote outcome displays Quorum Fail. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 19: Recording The Vote Result
If you are not using the i!-VotingManager software, you may view the agenda results in a standard Internet browser on your PC. 1. Browse to the NSS-Vote system. 2. Select the voting body. 3. Select the agenda name from the list. -
Page 20: Roll Call
Absent Stations option, you will be automatically taken to the Voter Status page to see which stations are enabled/disabled. If a station is manually marked as present after disabling absent stations, or another roll call is taken, you must re-select the Disable Absent Stations button to reset the active/inactive stations. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 21: Intermission Mode
When the speaker timer reaches 0:00, the current speaker is only demoted if the Close Mic on Timer Expire, page 9, option is selected. For fully automatic request to speak operation, make sure to select Automatic mode and the Close Mic on Timer Expire options. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 22: Public Speaking
The override continues until the priority member release their Priority Request button. At that time, the speaker’s microphone is restored to its previous state. During priority override, the speaker timer is not paused unless the Enable Priority Hold option is enabled. NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 23: Internet Browser Configuration
Explorer 6.0 or Netscape Navigator 5.0 Voting Body List The initial NSS-Vote HTML page is the voting body list. Select your voting body from the list to access the files for your voting body. Agenda Result List The initial NSS-Vote HTML page for a particular voting body is the agenda results list. This page lists all agenda results available on the system. -
Page 24: Viewing Charts
PC, you will need to download and install the plug-in directly from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/). If you choose not to install the SVG plug-in, voting results will not be displayed in graph format NSS-Vote User’s Guide... -
Page 25: Appendix: Glossary Of Terms
A specific group of voting members. NSS-Vote can manage multiple voting bodies. Each voting body stores its own members and settings. Voting Console A user interface that provides completed control of the NSS-Vote system. A voting console can also serve as 1 of the 21 voting stations. Voting Member An individual voting person referenced by name and title and appointed to a specific voting station. - Page 26 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. brussels • dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto* • york 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...