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Software
SDC 8000 SYS
Software Manual


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Important information on this manual ...................................................... 7
Safety instructions ........................................................................................ 7
Delivery includes ............................................................................................ 7
Getting to know the software ...................................................................... 8
Important features of the software ................................................................. 8
The software modules ........................................................................................ 8
The S-MM (Microphone Management) software module ...................... 9
The S-DM (Delegate Management) software module ........................... 9
The S-VM (Voting Management) software module ................................ 9
The S-VD (Voting Display) software module ........................................... 9
The IM (Interpreter Management) software module ........................... 10
The licenses ......................................................................................................... 10
The dongle ........................................................................................................... 10
The two passwords ............................................................................................ 11
System requirements .................................................................................. 12
Hardware required ............................................................................................. 12
The operating system required ....................................................................... 13
The network ........................................................................................................ 13
Preparing the conference system for use ................................................ 14
Connecting the PC to the central unit ............................................................ 14
Installing the software ..................................................................................... 14
Removing the software .................................................................................... 15
Starting the program for the first time .................................................... 16
Connecting the dongle ...................................................................................... 16
Setting the correct starting options .............................................................. 16
Starting the program in demo mode ............................................................. 17
Adjusting important basic settings .......................................................... 19
Changing the passwords of the "Confsys" program .................................. 19
Changing the menu language of the "Confsys" program ......................... 19
Configuring the conference system .......................................................... 20
Creating a synoptic view of the conference ................................................. 21
Creating a synoptic view file ..................................................................... 21
Positioning conference console icons ...................................................... 22
Editing all conference console icons simultaneously ............................ 23
Hiding console icons .................................................................................... 24
Creating an icon label .................................................................................. 24
Defining the console icon for the chairman unit ................................... 25
Defining groups ............................................................................................ 25
Adding a conference console to a group ................................................. 26
Removing a conference console from a group ....................................... 27


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Displaying the overview of groups .......................................................... 27
Configuring VIP units .................................................................................. 28
Initializing the conference consoles ............................................................... 29
Changing an assigned microphone number ........................................... 30
Checking an initialization ........................................................................... 31
Selecting the conference options ................................................................... 32
Configuring the saving options ................................................................ 33
Configuring the max. speaking time ....................................................... 33
Configuring the voting settings ............................................................... 33
Configuring the startup options ............................................................... 34
Configuring the conference mode ............................................................ 34
Configuring the speaker limit .................................................................... 34
Configuring the menu language of the software .................................. 35
Configuring the PC in a network ............................................................... 35
Configuring acoustic signals ...................................................................... 36
Configuring the protocol ............................................................................ 37
Configuring communication with the central unit ................................ 38
Configuring the COM port .......................................................................... 38
Saving the conference options ....................................................................... 39
Managing delegate data ............................................................................. 40
Entering delegate data ..................................................................................... 40
Creating or opening a delegate database .............................................. 40
Adding new delegate data to the database .......................................... 41
Changing delegate data ............................................................................. 41
Deleting data from the delegate database ............................................ 42
Searching for data in the delegate database ........................................ 42
Moving data within the delegate database ........................................... 42
Importing delegate data .................................................................................. 43
Printing a delegate database .......................................................................... 44
Planning and managing votings ................................................................ 45
Entering voting data ......................................................................................... 45
Creating or opening an agenda file .......................................................... 45
Adding new voting items to the agenda file ......................................... 46
Changing voting items in the agenda file .............................................. 46
Deleting voting items from the agenda file ........................................... 46
Searching for voting items in the agenda file ....................................... 47
Moving voting items within the agenda file .......................................... 47
Importing voting items ..................................................................................... 47
Printing an agenda file ..................................................................................... 48
Monitoring and controlling a conference ................................................. 49
Starting a conference ........................................................................................ 49
Monitoring and controlling a conference via the control palette ............ 50
The displays on the control palette ......................................................... 50
Deactivating all consoles ............................................................................ 51
Reactivating the last active console ........................................................ 51
Using the "Speechtime" options .............................................................. 52
Monitoring the conference via the synoptic view ....................................... 52
Monitoring the conference console icons in the synoptic view .......... 53
Monitoring conference operation via the name list ................................... 53


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Monitoring the name boxes in the name list ......................................... 53
Intervening in the conference ......................................................................... 54
Activating a console .................................................................................... 54
Deactivating a console ................................................................................ 54
Granting a request to speak to a delegate ............................................. 55
Rejecting requests to speak ...................................................................... 55
Printing a list of all requests to speak ..................................................... 56
Configuring the chairman unit during a conference ............................ 56
Changing the volume of the consoles' built-in loudspeakers ............. 56
Turning the central unit's audio inputs and outputs on and off
during a conference .................................................................................... 56
Changing the configuration of the audio inputs and outputs
during a conference .................................................................................... 57
Displaying/hiding the marking of the VIP units .................................... 58
Displaying the group assignment of a conference console
during a conference .................................................................................... 58
Displaying the overview of groups during a conference ..................... 58
Changing the audio settings during a conference ................................ 59
Changing the conference mode during a conference ........................... 60
Saving or printing the data of all inserted chip cards .......................... 60
Testing the loudspeakers of the conference consoles ......................... 61
Creating a text message ............................................................................. 62
Triggering acoustic signals ........................................................................ 62
Voting ............................................................................................................ 63
Loading the agenda file .................................................................................... 63
Selecting the voting settings .......................................................................... 64
Choosing the voting groups ...................................................................... 64
Taking votes with or without chip cards ................................................. 64
Taking secret or public votes ..................................................................... 64
Selecting the voting mode ......................................................................... 65
Automatically printing the voting results .............................................. 65
Displaying how votes are cast on the display ........................................ 66
Specifying the voting time ........................................................................ 66
Configuring the display of the voting results on the video PC ........... 67
Taking votes ....................................................................................................... 68
Starting a vote ............................................................................................. 68
Ending a vote ................................................................................................ 69
Assigning the votes cast to the delegates ............................................. 69
Printing voting results ................................................................................ 70
Repeating a vote ......................................................................................... 70
Automatically proceeding to the next voting item .............................. 70
Carrying out an unplanned vote ............................................................... 70
Archiving and processing voting results ................................................. 71
Using chip cards ................................................................................................. 71
Writing data to chip cards ......................................................................... 72
Reading chip cards ...................................................................................... 73
Changing chip card data ............................................................................. 73
Ending the program .......................................................................................... 73
Configuring the interpretation system .................................................... 74
Creating an interpretation configuration ..................................................... 74
Opening an interpretation configuration ...................................................... 76