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A number of options are available as to how the confer-
ence information is presented. The contents of the main
window can be altered, and how each delegate is repre-
sented in any of the lists is also user-definable. There is
a facility to automatically test and scan all installed
microphones individually, with or without a sound
generator. The microphone under test is indicated on-
screen and the results of the test are made known to the
system operator.
This program can also be used in combination with the
Text/Status Display module, LBB 3583, to show delegate
names or seat numbers on a hall display as soon as they
are present on the speakers list or request-to-speak list.
LBB 3571
Synoptic Microphone Control
• Easily-created synoptic layout used for
microphone control
• Single-point control of all microphone units
• Various microphone control options
• Output to printer and/or external equip-
ment such as cameras
• On-screen help facility
This software module takes microphone control away
from the traditional method of control panels and keys
and replaces it with an extremely user-friendly, on-
screen means of managing microphone status. A graph-
ical representation of the contribution units in a confer-
ence venue is created and then used to control the
microphone status of delegates. Through the use of dif-
ferent icons and colours, the user has an at-a-glance
overview of the status of all conference participants.
The result is a highly visual 'push-button' conference
control facility.
There are two modes of operation within Synoptic
Microphone Control; layout mode and control mode.
Layout mode
In layout mode the user creates a graphical representa-
tion of the contribution units present in the conference
venue. This representation - the synoptic layout - is in
essence a plan view of the conference venue. Layout
mode contains dedicated tools for this purpose. Icons
representing the contribution equipment are used to
build up the layout. Each item of contribution equip-
ment (delegate unit, chairman unit, podium or lavalier
microphone etc.) has its own icon.
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Delegates microphone activity can be recorded on file
or sent to a printer. Microphone activity data is also
made available for controlling external equipment such
as an automatic camera system.
During a conference the main window is used for mon-
itoring and controlling delegate microphone status.
Depending on the operating mode, delegate micro-
phones can be switched on or off by simply clicking on
the screen microphone icon, or double-clicking on a
delegates name. A single click on a delegate name
allows the operator to either insert, delete or replace the
delegate from the request-to speak list.
Viewing options that reduce the size of the icons make
it easier to work with layouts that contain many contri-
bution units. An optional on-screen grid helps with
alignment and a snap facility lines up icons with the
grid lines. Seat numbers can be automatically assigned
to each layout element.
The synoptic layout can be changed simply and quickly.
Contribution units can be moved by dragging them
using the cursor. Standard Windows functions such as
cutting and pasting can be used to move, remove or
add elements to the layout.
Control mode
While layout mode is used to create a synoptic floor
plan of the conference venue and is therefore for prepa-
ration purposes, control mode is used to monitor and
control a conference.
The synoptic layout generated in layout mode effective-
ly becomes a control panel in control mode. The icons
in the layout become functional, and are used as status
indicators or buttons to initiate actions for the contri-
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