Sennheiser CONFERENCE SYSTEM SDC 8000 - Manual (Page 25)

Operating the components of the SDC 8000 system
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Operating the components of the
SDC 8000 system
Depending on the type of delegate unit , conference participants can:
y listen, take the floor or make a request to speak,
y receive simultaneous interpretation,
y participate in voting sessions.
In addition to the functions and features of the delegate units, the
chairman unit allows to:
y start a voting session,
y turn off all active conference consoles (priority function).
The interpreter consoles are exclusively used by the interpreters.
The central unit is operated by the conference manager – either directly or
via an optional PC with software control.
Operating the delegate units
Taking the floor / Making a request to speak
In order to take the floor or make a request to speak, you have to press the
MICRO key
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. Depending on the conference mode chosen, you can either
take the floor immediately or you have to wait until your microphone is
turned on.
1. In “ Direct Access ” mode:
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Press the MICRO key
ƺ
.
If the speaker limit has not yet been reached, you can take the floor
immediately. The red signal light ring
¹
and the “Microphone active”
LED
ƹ
on your console light up permanently, indicating that you can
now take the floor.
If the speaker limit has been reached, you have to wait until one of the
current speakers has finished speaking and passes on the “speaking
right”. You then have to press the MICRO key
ƺ
again.
2. In “ Fifo ” mode:
In this mode, the speaker limit is 1.
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