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Software
SDC 8200 SYS-M
SDC 8200 SYS
Software Manual
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Contents Important information on this manual ...................................................... 7 Safety instructions ........................................................................................ 7 Danger of material damage through loss of or damage to the dongle! ............................................................................................................. 7 Warning against data loss! .......................................................................... 7 If
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Defining groups ........................................................................................... 34 Adding a conference console to a group ................................................ 35 Removing a conference console from a group ...................................... 35 Displaying the overview of groups .......................................................... 36 Configuring VIP units .................................................................................. 36 Initializ
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Importing voting items ..................................................................................... 62 Printing an agenda file ..................................................................................... 63 Viewing, exporting and printing log files ...................................................... 64 Monitoring and controlling a conference ................................................. 66 Starting a conference ............................................................
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Taking votes ....................................................................................................... 87 Starting a vote ............................................................................................. 87 Ending a vote ................................................................................................ 88 Assigning the votes cast to the delegates ............................................. 88 Printing voting results ......................................
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Important information on this manual Important information on this manual This manual describes five different software modules which work closely together. The words and pictures in this manual refer to the entire range of functions offered by all five software modules. If you do not have licenses for all five software modules, some of the functions described here and some of the buttons, menus etc. shown here will be missing from your software. You then cannot use these functions. For informat
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Delivery includes Delivery includes 1 SDC 8200 SYS software on CD 1 dongle 1 software manual as PDF on CD In addition, you require one or two zero modem cables. Getting to know the software Important features of the software The SDC8200SYS software makes your SDC 8200 conference and interpretation system more convenient to operate and adds additional functions according to your requirements. The software: allows you to quickly and easily configure the conference system: All parameters of yo
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Getting to know the software The software modules Sennheiser provides two different software packages which add different functionalities to the SDC 8200 conference and interpretation system: 1. An SDC 8200 conference and interpretation system consisting of one SDC 8200 CU-M central unit with up to 50 conference consoles is only partly configurable. The interpretation capacity of the SDC 8200 CU-M central unit is four languages. For PC controlling this system, you require the SCD8200 SYS-M soft
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Getting to know the software The SDC 8200 SYS software The SDC 8200 SYS software only works with the SDC 8200 CU central unit. The software consists of two programs: “Confsys” for controlling the conference system and “IntSys” for controlling the interpretation system. The “Confsys” program consists of up to four different software modules (S-MM, S-DM, S-VM, S-VD) which work closely together; the “IntSys” program consists of one single software module (S-IM). Each module provides a number of
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Getting to know the software The S-VD (Voting Display) software module The S-VD software module allows you to display voting results as bar or pie diagrams, for example using a projector or several large screens in the conference room. For this, you also need the S-MM and S-VM software modules. The IM (Interpreter Management) software module The IM software module is the software you require in order to configure, monitor and control the interpretation system from your PC. With the IM software
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Getting to know the software The two passwords There are two passwords which limit the access to the software and the configurations. Password 1 is required for changing the configuration. Password 2 is required for initializating the conference consoles. Password 1 On delivery of the software, password 1 is: “123”. Password 2 Password 2 is: “456”. Note: In order to ensure that only authorized persons can access the settings of your conference and interpretation system, these passwords must be c
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System requirements System requirements Hardware required Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP, 2 GHz or more RAM: 256 MB min. (512 MB recommended) Hard disk: min. 30 MB free hard disk memory Drives: CD ROM or DVD ROM drive drive for data backup (e.g. floppy disk drive, CD recorder or ZIP drive) Interfaces: at least one free RS 232 interface (see note below) Sound card: quality stereo sound card Screen resolution: exactly 1024 × 768 pixels (see note below) Network: optional 10/100/1000 B
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System requirements The operating system required The SDC 8200 software requires Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Note: Both programs (“Confsys” to control the conference system and “IntSys” to control the interpretation system) require one free COM port each (RS 232 interface)! The SDC 8200 software therefore does not function on PCs which do not have at least one free COM port not assigned to another software – e.g. Hotsync (software for data transfer between a PC and a Palm PDA)! The network You c
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Preparing the conference system for use Preparing the conference system for use Connecting the PC to the central unit Please note that the program for controlling the conference system and the program for controlling the interpretation system require a separate RS 232 interface each. The conference and interpretation system can be controlled using either two PCs with one free RS 232 interface respectively or using one PC with two free RS 232 interfaces. You can connect additional Slave and Video
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Preparing the conference system for use Installing the software To install the software on your PC or on different PCs in your network, proceed as follows: Attention! To avoid data loss, faulty installations and damage to the dongle: Before installing the software, make a backup of all your hard disk data! Remove all dongles from the PC, including those required for other programs! Before installing a newer version of the software, first de-install the older version as described on page 15
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Preparing the conference system for use Removing the software To remove the software from the hard disk of a PC: In the “Control Panel” window, click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon. The “Add/Remove Programs” dialog box opens. On the left-hand side of the dialog box, click “Change or Remove Programs”. Select “SDC8200” in the list and click the “Change/Remove” button. A warning appears. Confirm the warning with “Yes”. The software is removed from the PC. Select “Sentinel System Driver” in
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Starting the “Confsys”program for the first time Starting the “Confsys”program for the first time When you start the “Confsys” program for the first time, the necessary options for your PC or your network are not yet set. Make sure that your Windows user account has administrator privileges. If the dongle is not inserted at startup or if it is removed during operation, the “Hit CR to abort:” dialog box opens. In the “Hit CR to abort:” dialog box, click “OK”. The “Waiting for master...” dia
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Starting the “Confsys”program for the first time Setting the correct starting options When you start the program for the first time, the “Waiting for master...” dialog box appears and you have to decide whether the PC is to be configured as a master PC, slave PC or video PC. To do so, proceed as follows: Make sure that all PCs on which you have installed the software are turned on and that the dongle is inserted into a free USB port of the master PC. Make sure that “Full Control” is enable
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Starting the “Confsys”program for the first time Starting the program in demo mode To start the Confsys program without a dongle: In the “Waiting for master...” dialog box, click the “Demo” button. The program starts in demo mode. Note: Demo mode is started automatically when the dongle is removed during operation. In demo mode, your conference system is restricted to five delegates and your interpretation system is restricted to two languages with only one interpreter per language, this means
