AKG Acoustics CS 5 User Manual

User Manual

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CS 5

Conference System

Table of Contents

Page

Symbols Used ........................................................................................................................................................................4

Safety and Environment.........................................................................................................................................................5

FCC Statement .........................................................................................................................................................................

Section 1: General..................................................................................................................................................................6

Section 2: Notes on Wiring and System Examples.................................................................................................................7

2.1 Notes on Wiring and System Configuration....................................................................................................................7

2.2 System Examples........................................................................................................................................................8

2.2.1 Simple Discussion System ..................................................................................................................................8

2.2.2 Computer-controlled Discussion System ..............................................................................................................9

2.2.3 Infrared Interpretation System ...........................................................................................................................10

2.2.4 Large Conference System with Interpretation Booths ..........................................................................................11

Section 3: CS5 BU Base Unit................................................................................................................................................13

3.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................................13

3.2 Front Panel ...............................................................................................................................................................13

3.3 Rear Panel................................................................................................................................................................14

3.4 Setting Up the Base Unit ............................................................................................................................................15

3.4.1 Block Diagram .................................................................................................................................................15

3.4.2 Configuring the Dip Switches ............................................................................................................................16

3.4.3 Selecting NOM Limitation/Interpretation Channels ..............................................................................................16

3.4.4 Powering Up ....................................................................................................................................................17

3.4.5 Setting Levels ..................................................................................................................................................17

3.4.6 Selecting NOM Limitation/Interpretation Channels ..............................................................................................18

Section 4: CS5 DU Delegate Station.....................................................................................................................................19

4.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................................19

4.2 Controls, Inputs and Outputs......................................................................................................................................19

4.3 Setting Up.................................................................................................................................................................20

4.3.1 Making Connections.........................................................................................................................................20

4.3.2 Selecting Operating Modes ...............................................................................................................................20

Section 5: CS5 VU Voting/Chairperson Station.....................................................................................................................22

5.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................................22

5.2 Control Panel, Inputs and Outputs...............................................................................................................................22

5.3 Setting Up.................................................................................................................................................................24

5.3.1 Making Connections.........................................................................................................................................24

5.3.2 Selecting Operating Modes ...............................................................................................................................24

5.3.3 DELEGATE Mode..............................................................................................................................................25

5.3.4 PRESIDENT Mode.............................................................................................................................................26

5.4 Voting/Polling............................................................................................................................................................27

5.4.1 Controlling a Ballot or Opinion Poll (PRESIDENT Mode)........................................................................................27

5.4.2 Voting in DELEGATE Mode.................................................................................................................................28

5.5 Chip Card Identification..............................................................................................................................................29

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Section 6: CS 5 IU Interpreter Station.............................................................................................................................30

6.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................................30

6.2 Control Panel, Inputs and Outputs...............................................................................................................................30

6.3 Setting Up.................................................................................................................................................................31

6.3.1 Making Connections.................................................................................................................................................31

6.3.2 Selecting Station Addresses..............................................................................................................................32

6.3.3 Selecting Target Language Channels.........................................................................................................................32

6.3.4 List of Available Language Names .....................................................................................................................33

6.3.5 Selecting the Microphone Type ..........................................................................................................................33

6.4 Using the Interpreter Station.......................................................................................................................................34

Section 7: Infrared Transmission System.............................................................................................................................36

7.1 CS 5 IRT 1 and CS 5 IRT 2 Infrared Radiators..............................................................................................................36

7.1.1 General............................................................................................................................................................36

7.1.2 Placement .......................................................................................................................................................36

7.1.3 Mounting .........................................................................................................................................................37

7.1.4 Connections.....................................................................................................................................................37

7.2 CS 5 IRR 7 Infrared Receiver......................................................................................................................................38

7.2.1 General............................................................................................................................................................38

7.2.2 Using the Infrared Receiver ...............................................................................................................................39

7.2.3 Replacing Batteries...........................................................................................................................................39

7.3 CS 5 CU 50 Charger/Storage Case.............................................................................................................................40

7.3.1 General............................................................................................................................................................40

7.3.2 Charging Batteries............................................................................................................................................40

7.3.3 Battery Care.....................................................................................................................................................41

Section 8: System Components ...........................................................................................................................................42

Section 9: Specifications .....................................................................................................................................................43

9.1 CS 5 BU....................................................................................................................................................................43

9.1.1 General............................................................................................................................................................43

9.1.2 Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................................................44

9.2 CS 5 DU/VU ..............................................................................................................................................................46

9.2.1 General............................................................................................................................................................46

9.2.2 Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................................................46

9.3 CS 5 IU.....................................................................................................................................................................47

9.3.1 General............................................................................................................................................................47

9.3.2 Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................................................47

9.4 CS 5 PS 12...............................................................................................................................................................48

9.5 CS 5 IRT 1 and CS 5 IRT 2.........................................................................................................................................49

9.6 CS 5 IRR 7................................................................................................................................................................49

9.7 CS 5 CU 50...............................................................................................................................................................50

9.8 Conformity................................................................................................................................................................50

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Symbols Used

The lightning flash with arrowpoint in an equilateral triangle means that there are dangerous voltages present within
the equipment.

The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle on the equipment indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to
the User Manual or Quickstart Guide.
In the User Manual and Quickstart Guide, this symbol marks instructions that the user must follow to ensure safe op­eration of the equipment.

The "

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Safety and Environment

Safety Instructions

1. Do not spill any liquids on the equipment and do not drop any objects through the ventilation slots in the equip­ment.

2. Use the equipment in dry rooms only. Do not expose the equipment to rain or splash water. Never place objects
containing liquids (e.g., vases) on or near the equipment.

3. There are no user-serviceable parts inside the equipment. Do not attempt to service the equipment yourself. Refer
all servicing to qualified personnel. Opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer’s warranty.

4. Before connecting the equipment to power, check that the AC mains voltage stated on the power supply included
with the equipment is identical to the AC mains voltage available where you will use the equipment. Also check that
the power outlet is a standard type with a protective ground connection. Disconnecting the protective ground lead
or using non-standard power plugs or non-standard power outlets is illegal.

5. Operate the equipment with the power supply included with the equipment only. Using a different power supply may
cause serious damage to the unit.

6. If any solid object or liquid penetrates into the equipment, shut down the system immediately. Disconnect the
equipment from power immediately and have the equipment checked by AKG service personnel.

7. If you will not use the equipment for a long period of time, disconnect the equipment from power. Please note that
the equipment will not be fully isolated from power when you set the power switch to OFF.

8. Disconnect the equipment from power during storms to prevent damage.

9. Make sure to route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon
or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the points where they
exit from the equipment.

10. To avoid hum or interference, route all audio lines, particularly those connected to microphone inputs, away from
power lines of any type. If you use cable ducts, be sure to use separate ducts for the audio lines.

11. Make sure to replace each built-in fuse with a standard fuse of the same type and rating only. Using any other type
of fuse may cause excessive heating and/or a risk of fire.

12. Never switch more than twenty micorphone stations on simultaneously because the resulting current drain may
cause a risk of fire.

13. Do not place the equipment near heat sources such as radiators, heating ducts, or amplifiers, etc. and do not ex­pose it to direct sunlight, excessive dust, moisture, rain, mechanical vibrations, or shock.

14. Clean the equipment with a moistened (not wet) cloth only. Be sure to disconnect the equipment from power be­fore cleaning the equipment! Never use caustic or scouring cleaners or cleaning agents containing alcohol or sol­vents since these may damage the enamel and plastic parts.

15. Use the equipment for the applications described in this manual only. AKG cannot accept any liability for damage
resulting from improper handling or misuse.

16. Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.

Environment

1. When scrapping the equipment, separate the case, circuit boards, and cables, and dispose of all components in
accordance with local waste disposal rules.

2. The packaging of the equipment is recyclable. Dispose of the packaging in an appropriate container provided by
the local waste collection/recycling entity and observe all local legislation relating to waste disposal and recycling.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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Section 1: General

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The CS 5 is a fully modular, highly flexible conference system. Using Ethernet technology, it provides maximum secu­rity and excellent digital audio quality. The CS 5 components can be used for any conference system from simple se­tups to the most complex systems including ID card identification; three-way voting or five-way polling; interpretation
of up to 63 languages; and infrared transmission of up to seven languages. The CS 5 is extremely easy to wire, pro­gram, set up, and expand.
All microphone stations are connected to the CS5 BU Base Stration in a closed-circuit Ethernet configuration so even
if one component fails, all other microphone stations will remain functional. The Base Unit also provides all the circuitry
required to drive the CS5 IRT1 and CS5 IRT2 infrared radiators. The CS5 IRR7 infrared receivers provide seven selec­table language channels. In addition, the CS5 BU contains interfaces for a range of external devices including mixers,
wireless microphone systems, recording devices, CD players, etc.
The system provides 64 audio channels (0 - 63) that can be assigned as required to delegate, chairperson, or inter­preter stations. Channel 0 is permanently assigned as the floor channel (sum of all microphone stations, external mi­crophones (unless routed otherwise) and line inputs). Channels 0-6 are routed to the infrared outputs. Channels 0-3
are available at the headphone outputs on the CS5 DU microphone station. Channels 0-63 are available at the head­phone outputs on the CS5 VU microphone station.

Important:

• To avoid malfunctioning due to conflicting signals, use only a single CS5 BU Base Unit in any CS5 con­ference system.

• To avoid data loss or corruption, malfunctioning, or damage to the system, never make any changes
to the wiring or operate any control on any system component, or disconnect the system from power
while a software update is in progress.

Note:

• For instructions on setting up your CS 5 Conference System from wiring to powering up, refer to the "Getting
Started Quickly" guide that you should have received together with your shipment. If the "Getting Started Quickly"
guide or any other component is missing, contact your AKG Distributor immediately.

• This User Manual contains detailed information on how to set up each CS 5 component.

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2.1 Notes on Wiring and System Configuration

Important:

1. Never connect your CS5 MK.. LAN cables to any equipment (desktop or notebook computers, etc.) other
than CS 5 system components. The LAN cables will carry a 48 V supply voltage that may damage equip­ment not designed for such voltages.

2. Make all audio and LAN cable connections before connecting any Conference System component to
power.

3. To avoid damage to any system component, do not lay, connect, or disconnect any cables while power
to the system is on. Always disconnect the entire system from power before making any changes to
the wiring.

4. To avoid interference problems, make sure that all audio cables you are going to connect to the Base
Unit audio outputs are shorter than 10 feet (3 m).

5. Note that the CS 5 BU Base Unit will not function with no microphone stations connected to it (no mat­ter what other equipment you may have connected to the Base Unit). Therefore, make sure always to
connect at least one CS 5 VU or CS 5 DU microphone station to the Base Unit to set up a functional
CS 5 system.

• Route power cables so that nobody may trip over them or step on them. A cable getting disconnected by some­body tripping over it may cause system malfunctioning or damage to system components.

• To avoid hum problems, do not route audio or LAN cables close to power cables.
In permanent installations, use separate ducts for power and audio/LAN cables.

• While LAN cables may be as long as 164 feet (50 m) without degrading system performance, keep all other ca­bles as short as possible to keep cable attenuation to a practical minimum. Check that all audio cables connected
to the Base Unit are shorter than 10 feet (3 m).

• Always connect all microphone stations in any system to the Base Unit in a closed loop. Use CS5 MK.. LAN cables
to daisy-chain all microphone stations from one SYSTEM connector on the Base Unit back to the other SYSTEM
connector on the Base Unit. This ensures that if one of the LAN cables breaks all microphone stations will remain
operative.

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2.2 System Examples

2.2.1 Simple Discussion System

Example 1: Simple discussion system.

Example 1 above shows the wiring diagram for a simple discussion system. A system of this kind may comprise any
combination of CS 5 DU and CS 5 VU microphone stations. Since the system shown includes only six microphone sta­tions, a single CS 5 PS 12 power supply connected to the Base Unit is enough to power the entire system.

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2.2.2 Computer-controlled Discussion System

Example 2: Larger discussion system with computer control.

Example 2 above shows a larger discussion system with more than six microphone stations and computer control. To
ensure stable powering even if one power supply fails, connect one CS 5 PS 12 power supply to the Base Unit, one
CS 5 PS 12 power supply to every sixth microphone station, beginning with the seventh in line counting from the Base
Unit, and connect the last microphone station to the second SYSTEM connector on the Base Unit.
The computer controlling the system is connected to the USB port on the Base Unit. In order to make optimum use of
all the functions offered by computer control, we recommend using CS 5 VU microphone stations, although computer
control will also work with CS 5 DU stations.

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2.2.3 Infrared Interpretation System

Example 3: Basic layout and wiring diagram for an interpretation system for three conference languages with infrared

signal distribution.

The panel microphones (2 shown in the layout diagram above) are connected to a microphone mixer, which feeds the
LINE IN input on the Base Unit. The room sound system is fed by the Base Unit LINE OUT output. The four Interpreter
Stations in the two interpretation booths are connected in a closed loop to the two SYSTEM connectors on the Base
Unit.

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Layout

Wiring Diagram

Section 2: Notes on Wiring and System Examples

2.2.4 Large Conference System with Interpretation Booths

Example 4: Large conference system layout and wiring diagram.

Example 4 shows a large conference system with CS 5 VU microphone stations with voting and polling functions, an
interpretation booth for one target language, and an infrared distribution system for the audience. The chairperson, pan­elists, and delegates can listen to the loudspeakers on the Delegate Stations or use the headphones to listen to the in­terpreters. Since all microphones are connected to CS 5 microphone stations, no external microphone mixer is needed.
The audience can listen to the floor signal or interpretation on their CS 5 IRR 7 infrared receivers with channel selec-

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Layout

Wiring Diagram

Section 2: Notes on Wiring and System Examples

tors. The wiring diagram shows how all microphone stations including the Interpreter Stations are daisy-chained together
in a closed loop.
To ensure stable powering even if one power supply fails, connect one CS 5 PS 12 power supply to the Base Unit, one
CS 5 PS 12 power supply to every sixth microphone station, beginning with the seventh in line counting from the Base
Unit, and connect the last microphone station to the second SYSTEM connector on the Base Unit.

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Section 3: CS 5 BU Base Unit

3.1 General

The CS5 BU is the Base Unit required for any CS 5 system configuration. It synchronizes all system components and
generates the floor audio channel. you can connect to the Base Unit up to 5,000 microphone stations (Delegate Sta­tions, Chairperson Stations, and Interpreter Stations); external analog audio sources; an external amplifier; an audio
recording device; and one or more infrared radiators.

The CS 5 BU provides the following basic control functions:

- NOM limitation: maximum number of microphones that may be open at any time, selectable from 1 to 64

- Two selectable automatic microphone activation modes

- Voting initiated from a Chairperson Station

- Driving the infrared radiator panels

More control functions are available through computer control using the CS5 ConferControl software.

3.2 Front Panel

Fig. 1: CS 5 BU front panel.

1 SYSTEM: Sets the level of the sum of all open microphones on the microphone stations.
2 LINE: Sets the level of the rear panel LINE IN line level input.
3 EXT. MIC: Sets the level of the rear panel EXT. MIC IN microphone level input.
4 TAPE: Sets the level of the rear panel TAPE IN input for an external audio source.
5 TELEPHONE: Sets the level of the rear panel TEL. IN input for an external telephone hybrid.
6 LANG. EXT.: Sets the level of the rear panel EXT. LANG. IN input for an external hardwire or wireless microphone

used by an interpreter working outside the interpretation booths.

7 NOM LIMIT: Sets the maximum number of microphones (NOM) that may be open simultaneously at any time and

the number of audio channels available for interpretation. "1/63" means one open microphone and 63 interpre­tation channels, "64/0" means 64 open microphones and no interpretation channel.

8 SPEAKERS: Sets the level of the signal fed to the loudspeakers on the microphone stations.
9 LED level meter indicating the level set by the SPEAKERS control (8). Set the SPEAKERS control (8) so that the

red Peak LED will only flash occasionally at very loud signals.

10 MAIN: Sets the level of the rear panel LINE OUT line-level output.
11 LED level meter indicating the level set by the MAIN control (9). Set the MAIN control (9) so that the red Peak LED

will only flash occasionally at very loud signals.

12 HEADPHONE: Sets the level of the headphone output (14) to the right of the HEADPHONE control.
13 Status LEDs: The CS 5 BU provides three status LEDS:

POWER (green) is lit to indicate that power to the Base Unit is ON.
REMOTE (yellow) flashes to indicate that data is being transmitted.
NOM LIMIT (yellow) flashes to indicate a synchronization error.
Upon powering up, the REMOTE and NOM LIMIT LEDs will flash alternately for a few seconds to indicate the sys­tem is synchronizing and go out as soon as synchronization is completed.

14 : ¼" TRS headphone jack for stereo headphones only. (Using mono headphones may damage the unit.)
15 POWER: Switches power to the Base Unit ON ("I") or OFF ("0").

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3.3 Rear Panel

Fig. 2: CS 5 BU rear panel.

16 Dip switches: This set of dip switches allows you to route the various inputs to either the NORMAL bus or the

EFFECTS bus, activate or deactivate NOM limitation on the SYSTEM BUS and LINE OUT outputs, mute the EXT. LANG.
signal. Refer to section 3.4.

17 USB port: Enables the Base Unit to be controlled from a computer. Computer control works best with CS5 VU ad-

vanced delegate stations. The CS5 DU may not provide all the functions that may be required for more complex
systems.

18 SYSTEM: These two RJ 45 connectors provide the inputs, outputs, and power voltage for the microphone stations

connected to the Base Unit. Daisy-chain the microphone stations and connect the last station in the chain to the
second SYSTEM connector on the Base Unit. This makes sure that if one microphone station fails, all other sta­tions will remain fully functional.

19 INFRA OUT: These two coaxial connectors carry the same signal for the CS5 IRT1 or CS5 IRT2 infrared radiators.

This signal includes the output signals from the interpretation booths (channels 1-6) and the NORMAL bus signal
(channel 0).

20 TAPE OUT: Unbalanced TRS mini jack carrying the NORMAL bus mono signal for recording.
21 TAPE IN: Unbalanced TRS mini jack for connecting the output of an external recording device. The input signal is

fed to the DIRECT/TELEPHONE bus and can be routed to the NORMAL or EFFECTS buses, too.

22 EFFECT OUT: Balanced TRS ¼" jack for sending the EFFECTS bus signal to an external effects device, e.g. a feed-

back eliminator.

23 EFFECT IN: Balanced TRS ¼" jack for receiving the output signal of an external effects device. This signal is fed

to the NORMAL bus.

24 EXT. LANG. IN: Balanced XLR line-level input for an external microphone mixer or AKG wireless microphone re-

ceiver providing an additional interpretation channel. The input signal can be muted or fed to language channel 1
which is part of the infrared signal.

25 TEL. OUT: Balanced XLR connector carrying the output signal of the DIRECT/TELEPHONE bus.
26 TEL. IN: Balanced XLR input for the output signal of a telephone hybrid. The signal is fed to the NORMAL bus.
27 LINE OUT: Balanced XLR connector carrying the NORMAL bus signal for the conference room sound system.
28 LINE IN: Balanced XLR input for a line-level audio source such as a CD player or A/V equipment.
29 EXT. MIC. IN: Balanced XLR microphone-level input with 48-V phantom power for an external hardwire or wire-

less microphone.

30 DC 48V / 3A IN: DC input for connecting the CS5 PS 12 power supply.

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Section 3: CS 5 BU Base Unit

3.4 Setting Up the Base Unit

Important:

• To avoid interference problems, make sure that all audio cables you are going to connect to the Base
Unit audio outputs are shorter than 10 feet (3 m).

3.4.1 Block Diagram

Fig. 3: Block diagram of the CS5 BU analog section.

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3.4.2 Configuring the Dip Switches

1. Before powering up, set all front panel level controls to minimum (smallest dot) and set the rear panel dip switches
as required. Refer to fig. 3 on page 15 and Table 1 below.

Table 1: Base Unit dip switches.

• Dip switches S1 to S4 route the LINE, EXT. MIC., TAPE, and SYSTEM inputs to either the NORMAL or EFFECTS bus.
The NORMAL bus feeds the mixed input signals to the TAPE, LINE, SYSTEM, , and INFRA outputs.
The EFFECTS bus signal is available at the EFFECT output where you can connect a feedback eliminator or other
effects device. Connect the output of your effects device to the EFFECT IN jack on the rear panel. The processed
signal is fed to the NORMAL bus. As long as no effects device is connected, the signal is routed to the NORMAL
bus.

• Dip switches S5 and S6 let you activate and deactivate NOM attenuation. NOM (Number of Open Microphones) at­tenuation reduces the volume of the loudspeakers in a sound system depending on the number of microphones
that are active at any time. The more microphones are open, the more the loudspeaker volume is reduced. S5 al­lows you to activate NOM attenuation for the loudspeakers on the microphone stations connected to SYSTEM out­puts. S6 lets you activate NOM attenuation on the LINE OUT signal that feed the room sound system.

• Dip switch S7 allows you to select the input signal for system channel 1. To route the assigned Interpreter Station
output to channel 1, set S7 to "0". To route the EXT. LANG. input to channel 1, set S7 to "1". You can use the lat­ter configuration for a consecutive interpreter with a hardwire or wireless microphone.

• Dip switch S8 selects one of two microphone activation modes.

- With S8 in position "0", a microphone will be switched on immediately on pressing the talk button ("requesting the
floor") if a microphone channel is available. If no microphone channel is available, the microphone requesting the
floor will be put on the waiting list.

- With S8 in position "1", a microphone will be switched on immediately on pressing the talk button if a microphone
channel is available. If no microphone channel is available, the floor request on top of the waiting list will be deleted
and the last microphone requesting the floor will be added to the waiting list.

3.4.3 Selecting NOM Limitation/Interpretation Channels

• Set NOM LIMIT (7) to the desired ratio between the maximum number of microphones that may be open at any
time and the number of channels available for interpretation.
If no interpretation is needed, you may set NOM LIMIT to "64/0", allowing 64 microphones to be open simultane­ously. To reduce the number of open microphones, set NOM LIMIT to a lower position.
If interpretation will be provided, set NOM LIMIT for the number of interpretation channels required (e.g., "48/16"
for any number of interpretation channels up to 16 and 48 open microphones).

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Dip switch

Function

Switch position

0 1

S1

routes LINE IN to

NORMAL bus EFFECTS bus

S2

routes EXT. MIC. IN to

NORMAL bus EFFECTS bus

S3

routes TAPE IN to

NORMAL bus EFFECTS bus

S4

routes SYSTEM BUS IN to

NORMAL bus EFFECTS bus

S5

switches NOM attenuation on SYSTEM BUS OUT

OFF ON

S6

switches NOM attenuation on LINE OUT

OFF ON

S7

EXT. LANG. signal

muted routed to Channel 1

S8

Microphone activation mode

Floor request opens available mic channel

or puts microphone on waiting list.

FIFO: Floor request opens available mic

channel or cancels earliest floor request.