MCS-D 3643 – Operation
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5.
Operation
Please refer also to the MCS-D 200 manual. The operating mode is set via the MCS-D 200 control unit or the iCNS
software.
The system units are connected with one another and to the MCS-D 200 control unit or CA 4146 power supply unit
in a daisy chain via a Lemo connector.
You can connect a maximum of 15 microphone units to one MCS-D 200 control unit. If the MCS-D 200 control unit
provides a second integrated power supply, you can connect a maximum of 30 microphone units. An external
CA 4146 power supply unit allows connecting a maximum of 45 microphone units.
5.1 How to operate the delegate microphone unit
Press the microphone button once to turn the microphone on or to enter a request-to-speak.
Press the microphone button once again to turn the microphone off or to delete the request-to-speak.
• When the microphone is turned on, the LED of the microphone button will illuminate.
• When a request-to-speak has been entered, the LED of the microphone button will flash. The request-to-speak is
registered and the microphone is turned on via the iCNS software.
• The number of open microphones can be limited via the MCS-D 200 control unit or the iCNS software.
• If the selected limit has been achieved, the LED of the microphone button will light up briefly. The delegate has to
try again later.
Depending on the selected operating mode, the LED of the microphone button displays the indications described
below:
Free Mode
• The microphone is turned on by pressing the microphone button, if the limit is not yet achieved. The LED of the
microphone button will illuminate.
• If the limit is exceeded, the LED of the microphone button will flash briefly. The delegate has to try later to turn on
the microphone.
Request Mode
• The request-to-speak is entered by the delegate pressing the microphone button. The LED of the microphone
button is flashing. The request-to-speak is registered and the microphone is activated via the iCNS software. The
request-to-speak can be cancelled by touching the microphone button once again.
• If the limit is exceeded, the LED of the microphone button will flash briefly. The delegate has to try again to enter
the request-to-speak later.
Auto Mode
• The delegates activate their microphone or enter a request-to-speak one after another. A delegate can activate his
microphone by pressing the microphone button if the selected limit is not yet achieved. The LED of the micro-
phone button will illuminate.
• If the limit is exceeded, the request-to-speak is registered by the MCS-D 200 control unit and the microphone is
activated automatically as soon as another speaker turns off his microphone. The LED of the microphone button
will flash. The request-to-speak can also be cancelled by pressing the microphone button once again.
• If the selected limit for requests-to speak is exceeded, the LED of the microphone button will flash briefly. The
delegate has to try again to enter his request-to speak later.
FiFo (First In - First Out Mode)
• The delegates speak one after another. A delegate can turn on his microphone by pressing the microphone
button at any time. The LED of the microphone button will illuminate.
• If the selected limit is exceeded, the microphone of the speaker who turned on his microphone first, is deactivated
automatically (first in-first out). The LED of the microphone button of the microphone unit of the new speaker is
illuminating.
