Controlling The Discussion Unit - Shure DDS 5900 User Manual

Controlling the Discussion Unit

DDS 5900 discussion units are programmable during setup
to support the role of each member of a meeting.
Chairman
As the leader of the event, the chairman has several unique
features enabled on the discussion unit.
• All-Delegate Off: For meeting management, the
chairman uses this button to instantly turn off all delegate
microphones and clear the Speaker list.
• Speak:The chairman can always turn on the microphone,
overriding delegate units even when the maximum
number of open channels has been exceeded. Therefore,
there is no mute button; the chairman simply presses the
Speak button to turn the microphone on and off.
Delegate
Delegate units contribute to the main audio mix called the
floor mix. The number of simultaneous delegate speakers
is limited, requiring different control buttons to participate in
the discussion:
• Speak: Turns on the microphone or adds the user to
the request queue, depending on the system settings.
Microphone status displayed by the button LED:
Red = microphone is on
Green = microphone is in the request queue
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
• Interpretation Channel Send: The interpreter selects
one of the two channels for transmitting language
interpretation.
Interpretation stations can only be assigned to the Portable
5980 P discussion unit.
Turns off delegate mics
Del. off
• Mute: 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.
Temporary audio mute
Transmitting channel
Del. off
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Using the Discussion Units
Turns on microphone at any time
Activates microphone or sends a
request