Beyerdynamic Orbis - Status Displays of the Control Unit

Orbis – Operation
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Redundancy
In this menu the redundancy is enabled (“On”) or diabled (“Off”). The redundancy can be adjusted
once the microphones are connected in a ring.
Warning: The setting depends on whether the microphone units were connected in a ring or one / two
separate lines. The correct setting is important so that with line operation a redundancy error is not
constantly displayed and on the other hand an occurring redundancy error is displayed in ring mode.
If redundancy is enabled, an interruption is displayed: “Error” and “Redundancy” will illuminate.
Connection/operation of the microphone units in a ring = “On”
Connection/operation of the microphone units in one/two lines = “Off”
4.3 Status Displays of the Control Unit
The bottom line on the glass panel of the control unit Center displays different states, which are
described below.
Ext. Control
If an external device, e.g. a media control system is connected to the RS 232 interface of the Orbis
CU control unit, the conference system is in the so-called “Ext. Control” mode and can be controlled
via an external media control system. The system-related settings can still be adjusted on the glass
panel.
The “Ext. Control” display in the status line of the Orbis CU control unit illuminates white when an
external device wants to control the conference (“Request” mode).
The following functions can be controlled or configured via an external device:
• Power/Standby mode of the control unit
• Enable/disable redundancy
• Configuration of a delegate microphone unit as a press unit
• Localisation of the microphone units
• Reset factory settings
• Reading software versions of the control unit and microphone units
• Perform firmware update
• Test currently used channels
• Configure function button of the chairman microphone unit
• The operating mode is automatically the “Request” mode. The “Normal” setting is still possible,
as long as the external device is not active.
• Configure threshold and hold time for all microphone units
• Set volume (loudspeaker of microphone unit, headphone)
• Record conference
• Output of errors