Sony SX-M700A Operating Instructions Manual page 15

3MONITOR selector
Selects the channel of the language to be monitored
when relay interpreting is being performed. This
selector is effective only when the RELAY button 4
is pressed.
4RELAY button
Used to perform relay interpreting. Press to monitor
the language selected with the MONITOR selector 3
through the headphones (the button lights).
5ORIGINAL button
Press to monitor the original signal through the
headphones (the button lights).
RELAY button and ORIGINAL button
When the RELAY button is pressed, it lights and the
ORIGINAL button goes out. The interpreter can then
monitor the language selected with the MONITOR
selector 3. When the ORIGINAL button is pressed,
it lights and the RELAY button goes out. The
interpreter can monitor the original signal.
When the system power is turned on or the power is
turned off and back on again, the ORIGINAL button
automatically lights.
6VOLUME control
Adjusts the volume of the main headphones of the
main interpreter.
7COUGH CUT button
Press to disable the microphone temporarily. The
microphone is disabled and the microphone indicator
2 does not light for as long as the interpreter holds
down the button.
8MICROPHONE ON button
Press this button to enable the microphone. The
microphone indicator lights while the microphone is
live. When another interpreter presses his or her
MICROPHONE ON button, this microphone is
disabled.
9MICROPHONE OFF button
Press the button to disable the microphone such that
the MICROPHONE ON button goes out.
0SLOW button
Press to request that the speaker speaks slowly. While
the interpreter is holding down this button, the
PRIORITY button on the chairman's unit blinks.
Left side panel
The following connectors and switches qa, qs, qd, qf
and qh are located on both sides of the interpreter's
unit. The LINE OUT connector qg is provided only
on the left side.
qaCONTROL UNIT/INTERPRETER'S UNIT
connector (20-pin multi-connector)
Two connectors on the left and right sections have the
same function. Connect to the CONTROL UNIT/
INTERPRETER'S UNIT connector of the next
interpreter's unit by using the RK-1705/1700
connecting cable (5m or 16.4 feet/10m or 32.8 feet)
(not supplied). When the interpreter's unit is placed
next to the SX-M700A Control Unit, connect to the
INTERPRETER'S UNIT connector of the control
unit.
qsMIC IN (microphone input) connector (XLR
3-pin)
Connect a microphone having an XLR connector.
qdMIC IN LEVEL switch
Selects the output level of the microphone connected
to the MIC IN connector.
NORM (normal): Normally, set the switch to this
position.
LOW: Set the switch to this position when a
microphone having a low output level is being
used.
qfSUB headphones connector (phone jack)
and volume control
Connect 8-ohm headphones for the sub-interpreter.
Adjust the volume of the sub-headphones with this
volume control.
qgLINE OUT (output) connector (phono jack)
(left section only)
Connect a speaker having a built-in amplifier. The
language which can be heard through the connected
speaker depends on the setting of the MONITOR
selector 3, RELAY button 4 and ORIGINAL
button 5 of the left section. When the interpreter
turns on the microphone, this speaker is automatically
muted.
qhMAIN headphones connector (phone jack)
Connect 8-ohm headphones for the main interpreter.
Either stereo or monaural headphones can be used.
The monaural sound, however, is output from the
headphones.
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