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PrivaSee
PrivaSee
allows teachers to leave the room without worrying about the mic transmitting their conversations or bathroom breaks
to the class . Like other DECT-based systems, the ELEVATE system uses RF signals to transmit from the mic to the Base Station .
RF signals go through walls and can be picked up from an area much larger than the room . To solve this problem, FrontRow has
invented
PrivaSee
.
How does it work? IR (infrared) sensors in the mic pick up an IR signal from the ClassLight about once per second . If the mic
doesn’t get the signal for about 5 seconds, it will automatically mute . The mic ignores IR from Base Stations it is not registered with,
so the teacher will not even transmit back to their class from another classroom!
Microphones can be registered with one Base Station (PrivaSee Mode B) . This is the default state . In a future version of
firmware this will be increased to 4 Base Stations
(PrivaSee Mode C) .
If you need to turn off PrivaSee, for example if you
have several glass-walled rooms facing each other an
the PrivaSee IR signals are interfering with each other
between classrooms, then switch the microphones
to PrivaSee Mode A using the chart below . PrivaSee
Mode A turns PrivaSee off, so that the mic will not
automatically mute when the teacher leaves the
classroom area . Be sure to let teachers know if you turn
this off! They will have to mute the mic themselves or
they may be transmitting from outside their classroom .