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Beyerdynamic MCS-D 200 Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MCS-D 200 Digital multimedia-based Conference System...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    How to operate the Menu of the MCS-D 200 Control Unit ......
  • Page 5 This manual does not include each possible case of installation, operation or maintenance. For more information please contact your beyerdynamic dealer or beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG. beyerdynamic assumes no liability for errors in this documentation and for damages resulting from using this documentation and the products described in it.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    This manual describes the installation and operation of the MCS-D 200 system without the control and configuration via PC. MCS-D 200 is a fully digital multimedia-based conference system in single-cable design. It can be used for small and large events in permanent installations or for mobile use.

  • Page 7: Microphone Units

    If you connect defective or unsuitable accessories, the equipment could be damaged. Only use connection cables available from or recommended by beyerdynamic. If you use cables you have made up yourself, all claim to warranty is null and void. Maintenance •...

  • Page 8: Set-Up

    The MCS-D 200 control unit is the heart of the system. It controls the delegate, chairman and interpreter microphone stations. The MCS-D 200 control unit has a modular power supply unit to power a maximum of 15 microphone stations (optional 30).

  • Page 9: Putting Into Operation

    Mains connection with fuse (6.3 A safety fuse) NetRateBus conference sockets, MCS-D 200 with 1 Push-Pull socket to connect other power supply units for example. Fan outlet (number of fan outlets depends on the number of power supply units integrated into the control unit) RS 232 C (1).

  • Page 10: Mains Connection

    3.2.3 How to switch the Control Unit on/off • Before switching the MCS-D 200 control unit on, please check all connections. If there are additional power supply units connected to the control unit, we recommend switching on the devices as described in the following: 1.

  • Page 11: How To Connect A Pc Or Media Control System

    In this rule of thumb, an adapter (CA 4212/13/14 or CA 4222/23/24) approximately counts as half a microphone station. Example of a system set-up: 1 MCS-D 200 control unit with 2 power packs....10 MCS-D 202 interpreter stations + 1 D/A interface + 2 adapters 1 CA 4146 power supply unit.

  • Page 12: How To Operate The Menu Of The Mcs-D 200 Control Unit

    MCS-D 200 – Menu How to operate the Menu of the MCS-D 200 Control Unit • You can scroll through the menu by using the navigator buttons and menu buttons 3.3.1 Menu Overview of the MCS-D 200 Control Unit MAIN MENU...

  • Page 13: Main Menu

    MultiSession: How to change to the next meeting In the MultiSession operation, i.e. when the same MCS-D 200 control unit is used for several meetings, the right and left hand navigator buttons can be used for selecting the individual meetings.

  • Page 14: System Set-Up Menus

    3.3.3 System Set-up Menus Warning: In systems using PC and iCNS software the settings are operated via the iCNS software. The set-up menus of the MCS-D 200 control unit cannot be operated to avoid conflicts. Press the SETUP buttons to access the SYSTEM menus. The arrow indicates the current line. Scroll through the menus by using the up or down navigator buttons.
  • Page 15 Warning: In systems using PC and iCNS software the settings are operated via the iCNS software. The set-up menus of the MCS-D 200 control unit cannot be operated to avoid conflicts. NO SESSION: iCNS is in the offline mode (conference closed), not in the online mode (conference started).

  • Page 16: Session Menus

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4 Session Menus In the SESSION menus settings for the meeting such as Mode/Limit, Channel List, Presidents, Interpreters are selected for the meeting selected in the main menu. press the ENTER button Use the up or down navigator...

  • Page 17: Modes / Limit Menus

    Determine the maximum number of open microphones. The maximum number is 16. Note: If the rights of a chairman station are assigned to a microphone station via the MCS-D 200 control unit, the chairman can control the meeting actively by using the following function buttons: MCS-D 2073: CANCEL button to cancel turned on microphones and/or requests to speak.
  • Page 18 MCS-D 200 – Menu How to set Modes To select the mode press the SET button. A star in brackets indicates the selected operating mode. Session number Use the up or down navigator button for scrolling.
  • Page 19 MCS-D 200 – Menu How to set the Limits Press the LIMIT button to set the limit. Select the limit by using the right or left hand navigator buttons. Press the MODE button to return to the MODE menu. Change LIMIT: Press the left or right hand navigator button.

  • Page 20: Channel List

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4.2 Channel List In the menu CHANNEL LIST you can prepare and edit a list of all required channels. All channels have to be defined in the menu DEFINE CHANNELS (refer also to the chapter 3.3.5 “Define Channels”), because the channel list is basing on the predefined channels.
  • Page 21 MCS-D 200 – Menu When the NAME button is pressed, the cursor goes to the channel description (refer to illustration). The description can be changed as described in the following: Note: 1. By pressing the right or left hand navigator buttons you can assign a code of the international language list to a language channel (refer to chapter 12.

  • Page 22: President(S)

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4.3 President(s) In the PRESIDENTS menu you can assign the functions of a chairman station such as CANCEL, PRIORITY, PREVIOUS or NEXT to any microphone station in the selected session (here: session 01). press the ENTER button The following items refer to chairman stations: •...
  • Page 23 MCS-D 200 – Menu PRIORITY LEVEL(S) for Chairman Stations The arrow indicates the active line. session number Use the right or left hand press the ENTER button navigator button to change the level Device ID Use the up or down navigator button...

  • Page 24: Interpreter

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4.4 Interpreter In the INTERPRETER menu you can prepare a list of all required interpreter’s channels from the list of session channels for the selected session (here: session 01) (refer also to chapter 3.3.4.2 “Channel List”). The list includes only channels required for interpreters, i.e. all channels for the preselection of the relay and output channels.
  • Page 25 MCS-D 200 – Menu How to select the required interpreter’s booth(s) for the session Select all booths required for the selected session from the booth list (refer to chapter 3.3.7.1 “ID List”). The arrow indicates the active line. Session number...

  • Page 26: O-Tone Cluster

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4.5 O-tone Cluster In the O-TONE CLUSTER menu you can activate a cluster channel. The signal is not directly routed to the loudspeaker of the microphone unit, but e.g. via a DAI ditigal/analogue interface. When using a cluster the “Clust” channel will automatically be entered (or removed) in “Define Channels” and “Channel List” and is available at the DAI Channels In/Out.

  • Page 27: Microphone Sensitivity (Mic. Sens.)

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.4.6 Microphone Sensitivity (Mic. Sens.) In the MIC. SENS. menu you can select the microphone sensitivity. The microphone sensitivity can be entered with the navigator buttons from -10.5 to 12.0 dB in 1.5-dB-steps. Press the SET button to store the setting.

  • Page 28: Define Channels

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.5 Define Channels In the DEFINE CHANNELS menu all channels required for the whole system are defined, added or removed. By using these defined channels the lists of the session channels are prepared for the individual sessions (refer to chapter 3.3.4.2 “Channel List”).
  • Page 29 MCS-D 200 – Menu For a language channel select the name from a list of international language codes (refer to chapter 12. “List of Language Codes”): press the EDIT button to open the channel list Use the right or left hand navigator button to...

  • Page 30: Options

    ENTER button 3.3.6.1 Time In the TIME menu the system time for the MCS-D 200 control unit, MCS-D 202 and MCS-D 2073 microphone stations can be set manually in the format HOURS – MINUTES – SECONDS. When the iCNS software is started, the system time is refreshed automatically.

  • Page 31: Ports

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.6.2 Ports The RS-232C(1) Port and RS232C(2) Port are configured to connect to a PC with the iCNS software or to a media control system. Press the up or down navigator button to select a COM port...

  • Page 32: Delegate Ids

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.7 Delegate IDs For identifying a device identification number (ID) should be assigned to each delegate station. Basically, the system can be operated without the organisation of ID numbers. But for special functions such as functions of a chairman station or some data bank manangement functions the organisation of the IDs of the microphone stations is absolutely necessary for a smooth meeting.

  • Page 33: Id List

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.7.1 ID List You may assign an ID to individual devices. Also refer to chapter 3.3.7.2 “Set IDs” to find out how you can set IDs for all microphone stations. Use the right or left hand navigator button to...

  • Page 34: Set Ids

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.7.2 Set IDs This function allows you to set identification numbers for all microphone stations by pressing the MIC button of all microphone stations one after the other. The arrow indicates the active line Use the right or left hand navigator button to enter the first ID number.

  • Page 35: Interpreter Ids

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.8 Interpreter IDs For identifying a device identification number (ID) should be assigned to each intepreter station. Basically, the system can be operated without the organisation of ID numbers. But for special iCNS software and service monitoring functions the organisation of the IDs of the interpreter stations is absolutely necessary for a smooth meeting.

  • Page 36: Interpreter Id List

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.8.1 Interpreter ID List You may select an individual device and assign a booth in combination with a device identification number (DEVICE ID). Also refer to chapter 3.3.8.2 “Set Interpreter IDs” to find out how you can assign identification numbers to all interpreter stations.

  • Page 37: Conflicts

    Then press the microphone button of the second interpreter station. Then press the microphone button of the second interpreter station. The LED ring will illuminate and the next ID number is shown on the display of the interpreter station and on the MCS-D 200 control unit.

  • Page 38: Dai/Ddi Management

    MCS-D 200 – Menu 3.3.10 DAI/DDI Management The MCS-D 200 control unit features an integrated D/A interface (=INTERNAL DAI) with the connexions CH1 IN, CH2 IN, CH1 OUT and CH2 OUT. To provide more analogue inputs and outpus, additional Digital / Analog Interfaces (DAI) are connected via the conference bus for the connection of external audio devices such as wireless microphones or tape recorders providing the sound of a video film in different languages.

  • Page 39: Ext. Dai Id List

    Internal DAI [=00] of the control unit The DAI SETUP menu includes a list of the internal D/A interfaces of the MCS-D 200 control unit [=00] and all external DAI units; each with its ID number that has been set in the EXT. DAI ID LIST menu.
  • Page 40 MCS-D 200 – Menu External DAI no. 01 press the ENTER button, to assign channels to DAI no. 01 Each DAI unit features CH1 IN, CH 2 IN; CH 1 OUT, CH 2 OUT Use the up or down navigator button for...

  • Page 41: Dai Control

    (refer also to chapter 3.3.10.1 “Ext. DAI ID List”. The identification number [=00] of the internal DAI of the MCS-D 200 control unit is fixed and cannot be changed. Use the up or down navigator button to scroll through the list. Use the ENTER button to select the DAI. The LED of the selected D/A unit will illuminate on the front panel of the DAI.
  • Page 42 MCS-D 200 – Menu press the ENTER button for CH 1 OUT How to switch off a channel: Warning: Unused DAI inputs must be OFF, to avoid noise! press the OFF button How to switch on a channel: press the ON button...

  • Page 43: Ca 4146 Power Supply Unit

    CA 4146 Power Supply Unit The CA 4146 power supply unit is used when more than 30 devices are to be used with the MCS-D 200 control unit. The CA 4146 power supply unit can be used as a desktop device or mounted into a 19" rack.

  • Page 44: Installation Netratebus

    ), are supplied with data and current. Each chain may only be powered by one power supply unit (MCS-D 200 control unit or power supply unit of the CA 41xx series). This is the reason why the CA 4146 power supply unit provides active and passive connections. The description “active”...

  • Page 45: Ca 4544/66 Digital / Analogue Interface (Dai)

    CH1 IN: XLR LINE IN input (female), ±0 dBm, balanced. The signal fed in will be transmitted to the loudspeakers of the microphone stations or to any other output which can be selected via the MCS-D 200 control unit. CH2 IN: XLR LINE IN input (female), ±0 dBm, balanced. The signal fed in will be transmitted to the loudspeakers of the microphone stations or to any other output which can be selected via the MCS-D 200 control unit.

  • Page 46: Revoluto Microphone Units

    MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Microphone Units For the MCS-D 200 system there is a variety of microphone stations available. Make sure that the microphone and all cables are tightly and properly connected. If a cable is not properly connected, interferences can occur.

  • Page 47: Controls And Indicators

    MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Controls and Indicators Front view - MCS-D 3173 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3171 delegate microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3073 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3071 delegate microphone unit...
  • Page 48 MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Front view - MCS-D 3143 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3141 delegate microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3043 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3041 delegate microphone unit MCS-D 3143/3141: Microphone with Revoluto technology MCS-D 3043/3041: Gooseneck microphone with LED ring MCS-D 3143/3141: LED strip illuminates when the microphone is activated.
  • Page 49 MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Front view - MCS-D 3123 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3121 delegate microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3023 chairman microphone unit Front view - MCS-D 3021 delegate microphone unit MCS-D 3123/3121: Microphone with Revoluto technology MCS-D 3023/3021: Gooseneck microphone with LED ring MCS-D 3123/3121: LED strip illuminates when the microphone is activated.
  • Page 50 MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Rear view - MCS-D 31xx microphone units Bottom view - MCS-D 31xx microphone units H-version Rear view - MCS-D 30xx microphone units Bottom view - MCS-D 30xx microphone units H-version NetRateBus sockets, push-pull. To connect the microphone stations in a daisy chain.
  • Page 51 MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units Side view - MCS-D 30xx microphone units right left Chip card reader (optional) Side view - MCS-D 31xx microphone units right left LED strip illuminates when the microphone is activated. Chip card reader (optional)

  • Page 52: Operation

    The delegates activate their microphone or enter a request-to-speak one after another. A delegate can activate his microphone by pressing the microphone button if the selected limit is not yet achieved. If the limit is exceeded, the request-to-speak is registered by the MCS-D 200 control unit and the microphone is activated automatically as soon as another speaker turns off his microphone.

  • Page 53: How To Operate The Chairman Microphone Unit

    The “Prior” button operates only, if the microphone unit has been programmed as a chairman unit via the MCS-D 200 control unit. For a brief interruption or announcement the “Prior” button must be held down. If the microphone of the chairman microphone unit was turned off, it will be turned on by pressing the “Prior”...

  • Page 54: Votings

    MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units In the following you will find some examples for channel descriptions. The list has been created via the menu of the MCS-D 200 control unit beforehand. channel 1 Channel 1 is the conference or original channel (OR).
  • Page 55 MCS-D 200 – Microphone Units – Notes...

  • Page 56: Mcs-D 202 Interpreter Station

    The MCS-D 202 interpreter station can directly be integrated into a conference network. The MCS-D 202 does not need a separate control unit and like all other microphone units in the network, it can be connected to the MCS-D 200 control or a CA 4146 power supply unit.

  • Page 57: How To Connect The Mcs-D 202

    Connect one of the conference sockets of the MCS-D 202 interpreter station to the NetRateBus socket of the MCS-D 200 control unit or the CA 4146 power supply unit. Several interpreter stations are connected in a daisy chain, i.e. the first station is connected to the MCS-D 200 control unit or the CA 4146 power supply unit;...

  • Page 58: How To Program The Relay Channel Button

    MCS-D 200 – MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station How to program the Relay Channel Buttons 1-3 How to select the relay language channel (PRE-SELECT) Press the left or right hand PRE-SELECT button to scroll through a list of all available relay channels without changing the pre-selected channels! The list is displayed in the top line.

  • Page 59: Output Channels A And B

    MCS-D 200 – MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station Output Channels A and B Each interpreter station has two buttons for the output channels A and B. The interpreter can directly switch from output A to B, and vice versa. Both channels may be pre-selected. With the PRE-SELECT buttons you can select a free output channel. “A” is the default output channel which is automatically defined when the system is started.

  • Page 60: Call Buttons

    MCS-D 200 – MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station Call Buttons TECH button Use the TECH button to contact the technician. Hold down the button while speaking or listening to the technician. Note: Only the interpreter can contact the technician, not vice versa.
  • Page 61 MCS-D 200 – MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station CHAIR button Use the CHAIR button of the MCS-D 202 interpreter station to contact the chairman. Hold down the button while speaking or listening to the chairman. Note: Only the interpreter can contact the chairman, not vice versa.

  • Page 62: How To Assign The Interpreter Id

    Each interpreter station should be specified with an identification number (ID) in order to render an address. This may be done via the INTERPRETER IDs menu of the MCS-D 200 control unit. Optional, the identification numbers may directly be assigned at each interpreter station one after the other. This way, you will always have an overview of the system, especially of large systems.
  • Page 63 MCS-D 200 – MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station How to set the ID The “SET ID” line is displayed. Station ID= BOOTH-ID + DEVICE-ID By using the PRE-SELECT buttons you can change the BOOTH ID and the DEVICE ID as described below: 1.

  • Page 64: Ca 4211 Opto-Coupler

    The CA 4211 is connected between the MCS-D 200 control unit and the CA 4146 power supply unit or between the MCS-D 200 control unit and microphone units when using the external DC voltage input.

  • Page 65: Examples

    When there are more than 30 microphone units we recommend using a redundant cabling, e.g. with CA 4213/14 T or X adapters, for a trouble-free operation of the MCS-D 200 conference system. Single-sided powering of the microphone stations which are set up as a branch Please calculate the maximum cable length.
  • Page 66 Additional power supply units for branches MCS-D 200 control unit (1 integrated power supply = 2 A) ....for approx. 15 devices MCS-D 200 control unit option A (2 intergrated power supplies = 4 A) ..for approx. 30 devices To expand the system: CA 4146 power supply unit (6 A).
  • Page 67 MCS-D 200 – Examples Setup of the microphone stations in a circle With redundancy i.e. powering the microphone stations on both sides, any cable of the circle can be removed during operation without interrupting the meeting. All microphone stations are then powered on one side. In this way a microphone station can be replaced during operation for example.
  • Page 68 MCS-D 200 – Examples Set up the microphone stations as a branch or in a circle. The microphone stations are connected to the Extension Ports of the power supply units as a branch or in a circle. MCS-D 200 control unit...
  • Page 69 MCS-D 200 – Examples Do not link branches, which are powered by different power supply units! Warning: Never link branches, which are powered by different power supply units. This could lead to an overload of the cable and cause short circuits and cable fire.
  • Page 70 MCS-D 200 – Examples How to connect a power supply unit to the Extension Port Note: In this setup the microphone units connected to the power supply unit no. 3 only work when all power supply units are turned on.
  • Page 71 MCS-D 200 control unit (push-pull socket) MCS-D 3171 delegate station (push-pull sockets, language selector, voting buttons, display) 2a MCS-D 3173 chairman station with PRIORITY and CLEAR buttons (configuration via MCS-D 200 control unit), push-pull sockets, language selector, voting buttons, display...
  • Page 72 MCS-D 200 – Examples MultiSession Management All microphone stations in Session 1 OPERATOR SESSION 1...
  • Page 73 MCS-D 200 control unit (push-pull sockets) MCS-D 3171 delegate station (push-pull sockets, language selector, voting buttons, display) 2a MCS-D 3173 chairman station with PRIORITY and CLEAR buttons (configuration via MCS-D 200 control unit), push-pull sockets, language selector, voting buttons, display...
  • Page 74 MCS-D 200 – Examples MultiSession Management SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3...
  • Page 75 MultiSession Management: Several meetings can be simultaneously controlled by one MCS-D 200 control unit and the iCNS software. The individual conference rooms are combined to one large group (fig. 3b) or one large conference room (fig. 3a). For this only software settings are changed.

  • Page 76: Components

    MCS-D 200 – Components Components MCS-D 200 Digital control unit............. . Order # 483.060 MCS-D 202 Interpreter station .

  • Page 77: List Of Language Codes

    MCS-D 200 – Language Codes CA 4522 Digital/analogue audio interface, 2 x XLR IN, 2 x XLR OUT, 2 push-pull connections, 19" housing, 2 U ..............Order # 483.419...
  • Page 78 MCS-D 200 – Language Codes Ethiopic Niger-Kordofanian (Other) Gilbertese Kurukh Niuean Scottish Gaelic Kuanyama Old Norse Irish Kumyk Norwegian Galician Kurdish Northern Sotho Manx -kus Kusaie Nubian languages Gondi Kutenai Nyanja Gorontalo Nyamwezi Gothic Ladino Nyankole Grebo Lahnda Nyoro Guarani...
  • Page 79 MCS-D 200 – Technical Specifications Sami Telugu Ukrainian Samoan Temne Umbundu Shona Terena Undetermined Sindhi Tetum Urdu -snh Sinhalese Tajik Uzbek Soninke Tagalog Sogdian Thai Somali Tibetan Venda Songhai Tigré Vietnamese Sotho Tigrinya Volapük Spanish Votic Sardinian Tokelauan Serer Tlingit...
  • Page 80 MCS-D 200 – Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Power supply The MCS-D system includes devices which provide power via integrated modular power supplies (MCS-D 200 control unit, CA 4146 power supply unit) and devices which have to be powered (microphone stations, interfaces, adapters). Power supplies MCS-D 200 control unit (19") with integrated power supply...
  • Page 81 MCS-D 200 – Technical Specifications MCS-D 202 Interpreter Station Frequency response ......-6 dB: 70 Hz - 24 kHz -3 dB: 100 Hz - 22 kHz Current consumption .

  • Page 82: Technical Specifications

    MCS-D 200 – Technical Specifications CA 4211 Digital Opto-coupler NetRateBus connection ......2 x push-pull 6-pin, type Lemo/ODU Power connection .
  • Page 83 MCS-D 200 – Notes...

  • Page 84: Ec-Declaration Of Conformity

    Conference & Discussion System MCS-D 200 Model Numbers: MCS-D 200, MCS-D 202, MCS-D 2071 MCS-D 2073 I, the undersigned, as an employee of beyerdynamic, hereby declare that the equipment specified conforms to the above Directive and Standards. Manufacturer’s Signature: Full Name:...
  • Page 85 Digital Conference Microphone Unit Model Numbers: MCS-D 3021, MCS-D 3023, MCS-D 3041 MCS-D 3043, MCS-D 3071, MCS-D 3073 I, the undersigned, as an employee of beyerdynamic, hereby declare that the equipment specified conforms to the above Directive and Standards. Manufacturer’s Signature: Full Name:...
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