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Running a conference
Operating a delegate unit
Taking the floor/Making a request to speak
Depending on the conference mode set (see page 26) you can
•
take the floor immediately or
•
make a request to speak.
You then have to wait until the chairman activates your microphone.
If the conference mode is set so that you can take the floor immediately (“
Direct
Access
” mode (factory default setting) or “
Override
” mode, see page 26):
왘
Press the microphone key
.
Your microphone is activated and you can take the floor immediately.
The microphone LED
and the signal light ring
light up red. The
loudspeaker
is muted. Depending on the conference mode and the micro-
phone limit set, the microphone of the previous speaker will be deactivated.
If the conference mode is set so that you first have to make a request to speak
(“
Request
” mode, see page 26):
왘
Press the microphone key
.
Your request to speak is added to the request-to-speak list.
Depending on the setting adjusted in the operating menu (see page 30):
– the microphone LED
flashes green and the signal light ring
flashes red
or
– only the microphone LED
flashes green.
When the chairman grants you speaking privileges, your microphone is acti-
vated. The microphone LED
and the signal light ring
light up red. The
loudspeaker
is muted. Depending on the conference mode and the micro-
phone limit set, the microphone of the previous speaker will be deactivated.
Deactivating the microphone/Cancelling a request to speak
To deactivate the microphone when you have finished speaking or to cancel a
request to speak:
왘
Press the microphone key
once more.
The microphone LED
and the signal light ring
go off.
With a chairman unit, you can take the floor at any time, without first
having to be granted speaking privileges.
If you are using delegate units
only
, you can only choose conference
modes where speaking privileges do not have to be granted by a
chairman (“
Direct Access
” or “
Override
” mode, see page 26). Alterna-
tively, you can use the “Conference Manager” software to control the
delegate units (see page 95).