Component Overview - Shure DDS 5900 User Manual

Delegate (member, partici-
pant)
Chairman (chair, modera-
tor, president)
Interpreter

Component Overview

The DDS 5900 Discussion System consists of the following components:
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 discussion 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 microphones on or off for specific par-
ticipants, and view the order in which participants request to speak. Providing immediate
control of the discussion, an 'all-delegates off' button is available on discussion units pro-
grammed 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 simultane-
ous 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 communication between delegates speak-
ing two different languages.
• The system supports simultaneous interpretation for two languages
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