Controlling The Discussion Unit - Shure DDS 5900 User Manual

6.2 Controlling the Discussion Unit

DDS5900 discussion units are programmable during setup
to support the role of each member of a meeting.
6.2.1 Chairman
As the leader of the event, the chairman has several
unique features enabled on the discussion unit.
• Delegate Control: For meeting management, the
chairman uses this button to instantly turn off all delegate
microphones and clear the Speaker list.
6.2.2 Delegate
Delegates units are a collection of microphones that
contribute to a mix, called
delegate speakers at one time is limited, requiring several
speech buttons on the discussion unit:
• Speaking: Turns on the microphone or adds the
user to the request queue, depending on the system
settings. When the microphone is turned on, the red LED
illuminates on the microphone. When the microphone
is in the queue list, the Speak LED on the unit will
illuminate green and flash when the unit is next in the
request queue.
6.2.3 Interpreter
The primary function of the interpreter unit is to translate
the discussion into a foreign language. Participants that
do not speak the native language of the discussion rely on
the interpreter to participate. Interpretors listen to the floor
sound
• Translation Channel Send: The interpreter uses the
channel selector button to send translated audio over
one of the two channels.
. The number of
the floor mix
• Speaking Rights:The chairman can always turn on the
microphone, overriding delegate units even if it exceeds
the maximum number of open channels. Therefore there
is no mute button: the chairman simply presses the
Speak button to turn the microphone on and off.
• Mute Button: Temporarily mutes the audio from the
microphone. While the button is pressed, the delegate
retains speaking privileges but the microphone will not
pass audio to the floor sound.
Interpretation stations can only be assigned to the Portable
5980P discussion unit.