DCN Next Generation Text/Status Display
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1. 1 and Display 2 is carried out from the main window From there you can also specify the length of the speakers list and request to speak list in the microphone information display Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 2 Getting started 2 1 Starting text status display 2 1 1 The Startup screen The Text Status Display program is started from the Startup screen shown below sy Bosch DCN Next Generation Startup ioi x Fie Global Settings System Config Help Room 50 1 Finance Current Installation File Current Names File K Interpret Database Install Synoptic Microphone 5 J Intercom Multi Attendance Message Figure 1 The Startup screen i Note For starting the Startup program from an icon in the desktop refer to the Startup user manual The software uses two user created files that contain important information about the installed hardware configuration and about delegates names These files are e Installation file containing information about channel assignment and the numbers that have been assigned to all microphones connected to the system These seat numbers are assigned using this software module e Names file containing information about the name seat number and other conference and personal details of participating delegates Names files are created using Delegate Database The software modules may be started up from the Startup main window without2. 2 1 Starting text status display eee 6 2 1 1 The Startup screen winsites ceca acta 6 Selecting an installation and a names file 6 The Text Status Display ICON 6 2 2 Using ICD tpretcetescesccaeavtmeceeseiereaneede 6 22 1 The Help MCONU sais ie i ieitecneraneak atin 6 222 a1 inean He ere ren rT aren ee rere ae 6 223 21 6 0 rnc ona ee ene ee 7 DD MGOMMIMANGS soars eisai eeu iveececnee 7 2 2 9 FPFOCCOUI CS vaicticstacaiatiesteninihassts esters taaictoiansicat 7 2256 GOSSA Y tugit ee ete nee aa 7 22 7 SING AGI siceted cision dagietieaea aetna aaa 7 22 8 ADOT aenur a e a S 8 3 Preparing for a conference s ssessssssusnssenunnennnsens 9 3 1 TRE Malin WINdOW ssssssssssssssssssssrsrsrsrsrsrsrsnsnenenenenene 9 gtt MThemenu Daiasnrinnin toes eeonlerneennel 9 3 2 Configuring displays for microphone Tao date NO Mena 9 3 2 1 Switching status displays on and off 10 4 Altering displays during a conference 11 4 1 Viewing displays ssssssssesssessssrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrerersrerenene 11 4 2 Specifying the display settings 11 4 2 1 Voting information in the main window 12 4 2 2 Messages in the main WINdOW ceceeeee 12 4 2 3 Microphone information in the main window 13 4 2 4 Status display information ou 13 4 3 Clearing the current display 13 4 4 Exiting Text Status Display 14 4 4 1 Temporarily exiting Text Status Display 14 4 4 2 Permanently exiting
3. displayed Clear Text Display 1 If you select Text Display 2 a warning message with the following text is displayed Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 en 14 Clear Text Display 2 If you select Status Display a warning message with the following text is displayed Clear Status Display In each case e Click on the Yes push button to clear the display e Click on the No push button to cancel the request to clear the display If you click on the Yes push button the selected display will be removed from all conference venue displays on which it was present and also from the main window if it was displayed there A restore function automatically removes voting information one minute after the voting has ended The voting information is replaced with a message or if no message is available microphone information 4 4 Exiting Text Status Display 4 4 1 Temporarily exiting Text Status Display It is possible to temporarily leave Text Status Display without closing it down completely To do so e Click on the minimize button situated at the top right of the application window The Text Status Display program will become iconized in the Windows taskbar To re enter Text Status Display e Click on the Text Status Display module icon 4 4 2 Permanently exiting Text Status Display If you wish to exit Text Status Display completely e
4. specifying either an installation or names file However some software modules will not run without the appropriate installation or names file en 6 Text Status Display does not make use of the information in an installation file or a names file i Tip Four modules which determine the contents of the displays in Text Status Display Microphone Management Synoptic Microphone Control Parliamentary Voting and Multi Voting do make use of information contained within these files The installation file and names files that these four modules will use can be specified before starting Text Status Display Selecting an installation and a names file For details on selecting an installation and a names file please refer to the Startup user manual LBB 4190 The Text Status Display icon For details on the Text Status Display icon and how to start Text Status Display from Startup please refer to the Startup user manual LBB 4190 2 2 Using Help 2 2 1 The Help menu The Help menu in the title bar contains commands for an on screen help facility This help facility contains information on all commands in the File menu on which keyboard keys are functional a description of how to use the software information on how to use the help facility itself plus an index and a glossary of terms All information contained in this user manual is also found in the Help facility The Help facility cont
5. static text in the main window will change to indicate the other display has been selected en 11 i Note The information shown on conference venue displays and the main window changes under the following conditions e Delegate action Delegates alter their microphone status or cast a vote User action Another motion is recalled for voting the message specified for display is altered delegate microphone status is altered or the length of the speakers list is changed In both cases the new information is displayed immediately 4 2 Specifying the display settings To specify which information is sent to displays in the conference venue e Select the Settings menu and click on Display Config The following dialogue box appears Display Configuration a A x Display 1 Display 2 W Yoting l oting l Messages M Messages W Mic Info l Mic Info Number of Lines opeaker is List Number of Lines opeaker Hic List Request to le H opeak List Request to le H opeak List Cancel Figure 5 The Display Configuration dialogue box The information sent to the conference venue displays represented by displays 1 and 2 is determined by means of the three check boxes which appear at the top of the columns for each display These settings are altered in exactly the same manner for both displays The settings determine three types of information e Voting information e Messages e Mic
6. DCN Next Generation VAN Text Status Display The DCN a a E Security Systems en Software User Manual LBB 4183 00 BOSCH About this manual This user manual is divided into four chapters Chapters 1 and 2 provide background information and chapters 3 and 4 provide detailed user information as follows Chapter 1 Text Status Display containing a brief overview of the Digital Congress Network Next Generation and an overview of the functionality of the Text Status Display application Chapter 2 Getting Started containing details of how to start the Text Status Display application from the Startup screen and a description of the Help facility Chapter 3 Preparing for a Conference containing details about pre conference activities using Text Status Display determining the number of lines from the speakers list and request to speak list to be displayed Chapter 4 Altering displays during a Conference containing details of Text Status Display possibilities during a conference Information on altering the display set up clearing the current display and how to exit Text Status Display Manual conventions For clarity this user manual uses consistent styles symbols and typographical conventions They are 7 General notes are contained within rules and indicated with this symbol at the left margin Notes are used to draw attention to special actions or information Caution A caution is conta
7. Select the File menu and click on Exit i Tip By closing the Startup program all DCN applications including Text Status Display will close Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 For more information please visit www boschsecuritysystems com 2005 Bosch Security Systems B V Data subject to change without notice January 2005 9922 141 70441
8. Text Status Display 14 Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 1 Text Status Display 1 1 About text status display 1 1 1 What is Text Status Display The Text Status Display module is one of the software modules designed for monitoring and controlling conferences and discussions using the contribution equipment The Text Status Display module provides a means of displaying conference related information on character displays located in the conference venue All the information displayed is generated by other modules and it is not possible to alter this information in Text Status Display However it is possible to determine which information voting results messages or microphone information is shown and also to specify the length of the speakers list and the request to speak list when microphone information is displayed il Note It is not possible to display languages that use graphic characters e g Chinese on LED displays However the Video Display software LBB 4184 can display these characters on video displays Text Status Display accepts three different types of display information e Voting Results display This information is generated using the Multi Voting module LBB 4178 and the Parliamentary Voting module LBB 4175 and consists of a voting motion and the results of the vote on that motion e Messages display This information is generated using the Message Distribution modul
9. ains the following options e Index e Keyboard e Commands e Procedures e Glossary e Using Help e About Text Status Display 2 2 2 Index To access the index e Select the Help menu and click on Tndex A full list of subjects covered by the help facility is given in alphabetical order For more information on any subject contained in the index e Click on the required subject in the index Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 An on screen page with the requested information will appear 2 2 3 Keyboard This gives information on which keys on your keyboard can be used with the software This includes using keys to activate menu items to move around in dialogue boxes for short cuts and to select options from the main window To access the Keyboard help facility e Select the Help menu and click on Keyboard A list of different key types is given For more information on any key type contained in the list e Click on the required key type in the list An on screen page with the requested information will appear 2 2 4 Commands This gives information on all menu options covering the File Edit View Settings and Help menus To access the Commands help facility e Select the Help menu and click on Commands A list of menu groups is given For more information on any menu group contained in the list e Click on the
10. c Microphone Control 4 2 4 Status display information Individual voting results can be sent from the Parliamentary Voting software module and the Multi Voting software module in parliamentary voting mode via Text Status Display to geographic displays connected to the system This is known as status display information It is not possible to view this information in Text Status Display nor is it possible to alter it but you can determine whether it is sent to geographic displays or not To do so e Select the Settings menu The second item on the Settings menu is Status Display If there is a tick mark V beside this item it means that it is enabled so status display information will be sent to geographic displays If there is no tick mark it is disabled so no information will be sent To select the option not currently selected e Click on Status Display The other option will be enabled 4 3 Clearing the current display It is possible to clear the information being displayed on conference venue displays connected to the system To do so e Select the Clear Display menu The Clear Display menu contains three items e Text Display 1 e Text Display 2 e Status Display Selecting any of these items clears all conference venue displays showing that item e Click on the appropriate item If you select Text Display 7 a warning message with the following text is
11. charts or pie charts For more information please refer to the user manual for Video Display LBB 4184 It is possible to have any combination of these display types in a conference venue Each display type is connected to a separate Data Distribution Board which serves as an interface between the displays and the DCN system Address numbers are used on a Data Distribution Board for specific types of displays and each address can accommodate more than one display of the same type The addresses are for text oriented information such as numeric or alphanumeric displays A status oriented address is available for geographic displays For more information about the Data Distribution Board and its interface refer the DCN Next Generation Installation and User Instructions Text Status Display allows you to send two separate packages of information voting results messages or microphone information to text oriented displays connected to the system This information is identified as Text Display 17 and Text Display 2 Both can be shown on screen and you can specify but not alter their contents Clearing this information from the screen also clears it from all Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 DCN Next Generation Text Status Display an 5 connected displays The information sent to geographic displays cannot be shown on screen Determining what kind of information is shown in Display
12. e LBB 4182 and consists of a conference related text message e g when and where lunch will be or when tomorrow s session will begin etc e Microphone Information display This information is generated either using the Microphone Management module LBB 4170 or the Synoptic Microphone Control module LBB 4171 It consists of a list of delegates whose microphones are active and those waiting to speak The system supports three different types of conference venue displays These are e Numeric display This is typically a dot matrix display and allows only purely numerical information to be displayed en 4 e Alphanumeric display Also typically a dot matrix display Information can be displayed using both text and numbers e Geographic display This kind of display gives information on the voting status of each conference participant if the vote is non secret A representation of the seating plan and different coloured LEDs for vote status are used to achieve this The display possibilities are as follows Numeric Display Alphanumeric Geographic Display Display Total voting Voting results Individual voting with results results legends Messages Microphone information such as speakers request to speak and response lists il Note It is also possible to display conference information using video displays PC driven monitors or video projectors showing text numbers and graphical elements like bar
13. graph 3 2 The following pages provide information on how each type of message is displayed in the main window en 12 4 2 1 Voting information in the main window Voting information is shown in the main window as follows HB LED Display View Settings Clear Display Help Display 2 Will flared trousers ever he accepted again as 4a serious fashion article VOTING Present Not Voted Figure 6 The main window showing voting results The following information is displayed e Voting description e Voting number e Number of delegates present e Number of Yes votes e Number of No votes e Number of abstentions e Number of delegates not yet voted i Tip For more information on the creation of votings please refer to the user manuals for Parliamentary Voting and Multi Voting reference numbers 4 2 2 Messages in the main window A message is shown in the main window as follows HE LED Display C O XI View Settings Clear Display Help Display 1 All delegates are invited to have lunch at 13 00 Figure 7 The main window showing a message Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 The text of the relevant message is displayed The maximum number of lines for a message is four and the maximum number of characters in each line is 33 i Tip For more information on the creation of messages please refer to the user manual for Message Distribution 4 2 3 M
14. icrophone information in the main window Microphone information is shown in the main window as follows HB LED Display View Settings Clear Display Help Display 1 Geerts France 1 Goudsmits the Netherlan Figure 8 The main window showing microphone information This example shows the following e The first delegate on the speakers list The delegates on the speakers list are indicated by an asterisk The contents of the entry for each delegate is specified using Delegate Database and typically consists of the delegate name and one other parameter e g country group or title e A request to speak list with two delegates If applicable an R indicates a response request A maximum of 10 lines of information can be shown If there are more entries than can be shown the last delegate on the request to speak list and a number of other delegates will be shown i Note The number of lines dedicated to the speakers list and request to speak list can be altered from the Display Configuration dialogue box For more details please refer to paragraph 3 2 en 13 Fig 4 The main window showing microphone information i Tip Certain parameters specified in Microphone Management and or Synoptic Microphone Control influence the microphone information display For more information on these parameters and their effect on conferencing please refer to the user manual for Microphone Management or Synopti
15. ined within rules and indicated with this symbol at the left margin Cautions are used to draw attention to actions or commands that could lead to a loss of information or damage to equipment Tip A tip is contained within a box and indicated with this symbol at the left margin Tips are used to provide supplementary information that may make an action quicker or easier to carry out An action to be carried out by the user is shown with a larger round bullet mark Typographical conventions The following typographical conventions text styles are used in this manual Typed input information to be typed in using the keyboard is shown as Filename Single key input via a single key or keys on the keyboard is shown as lt enter gt lt shift gt etc Multiple keys input via a combination of keys pressed together is shown as lt ctri gt lt p gt lt alt gt lt f4 gt Screen text information that appears on screen is shown as Choose Startup Modules Hyperlinks This manual is also available as a digital document in the Adobe Portable Document Format PDF All references to pages figures tables etc in this digital document contain hyperlinks to the referenced location en 3 Table of contents 1 Text Status Display 4 1 1 About text status display seeen 4 1 1 1 What is Text Status Display cess 4 2 Getting Started sscsssssssssssssssessssssssssssssseersessess 6
16. n window you can also access the menu bar which allows you to specify viewing options and alter settings clear displays and access the Help menu The main window contains the following elements e Display static text and the number of the currently selected display e Contents of currently selected display e Menu bar HB LED Display iE x View Settings Clear Display Help Display 1 Figure 3 The main window 3 1 1 The menu bar All menu options referred to in this user manual are contained within the menu bar located underneath the title bar at the top of the main window Access to drop down menus is gained by clicking on the menu title displayed in the menu bar The full list of menu options is as follows en 9 View Settings Clear Display Help Text Display 1 Display Config Text Display 1 Index Text Display 2 Status Display Text Display 2 Keyboard Commands Status Display Procedures Glossary Using Help About Text Status Display 3 2 Configuring displays for microphone information If you wish to send microphone information to a display you can determine how many lines of the display are used to show the speakers list and how many are used to show the request to speak list To do so e Select the Settings menu and click on Display Config The following dialogue box appears Display Configuration a x Display 1 Display 2 W Voting l oting l Me
17. no tick mark will be present To change the Status Displays setting e Click on the Status Displays option The other option will be enabled 4 Altering displays during a conference 4 1 Viewing displays Text Status Display has two separate windows titled Display 7 and Display 2 Each window shows a separate information package and each information package is sent to a separate Data Distribution Board connected to the system and thereafter to all displays connected to that board To determine whether Display 7 or Display 2 appears in the main window e Select the View menu There are two items in the View menu e Text Display 1 e Text Display 2 Note These displays are called Text Displays because they show text oriented information This name distinguishes them from Status Displays which show voting results in a geographic manner and cannot be viewed using Text Status Display Note It is not possible to display languages that use graphic characters e g Chinese on LED displays However the Video Display software can display these characters on video displays The currently selected option i e the current display in the main window will be indicated by a tick mark V To select the other display e Click on the option without the tick mark The main window will be updated to show the new information The number beside the Display
18. or the selected topic is given For more information on any option contained in the list e Click on the required option in the list An on screen page with the requested information will appear Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 DCN Next Generation Text Status Display 2 2 8 About This provides software release information To display the About window e Select the Help menu and click on About Text Status Display The following window appears BOSCH LED Display LBB4183 Digital Congress Network Next Generation Release x x xxxx This software package is distributed by Bosch Security Systems B W Copyright Robert Bosch GmbH 200 All rights are reserved Reproduction in whole or in partis prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright owner Figure 2 The About Text Status Display window To remove this window Click on the OK push button Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 3 Preparing for a conference 3 1 The main window The main window of Text Status Display shows the information that will appear on one of the text oriented conference venue displays connected to the DCN system It is possible to specify whether Text Display 1 or Text Display 2 is displayed Altering the main window display does not influence the display of information in the conference venue From the mai
19. required menu group in the list A list of options in the selected menu group is given For more information on any option contained in the list e Click on the required option in the list An on screen page with the requested information will appear 2 2 5 Procedures This gives information on how to use the software To access the Procedures help facility e Select the Help menu and click on Procedures A list of topics is given For more information on any topic contained in the list e Click on the required topic in the list A list of options for the selected topic is given For more information on any option contained in the list e Click on the required option in the list An on screen page with the requested information will appear en 7 2 2 6 Glossary To access the glossary e Select the Help menu and click on Glossary A list of terms used in the help facility is given in alphabetical order For more information on any term contained in the glossary e Click on the required subject in the index A window with the requested information will appear 2 2 Using Help This gives information on how to use the help facility To access the Using Help facility e Select the Help menu and click on Using Help A list of topics is given For more information on any topic contained in the list e Click on the required topic in the list A list of options f
20. rophone information These three settings can be chosen in any combination If more than one is selected a priority system determines which setting will be displayed Voting information has priority over messages and messages have priority over microphone information Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 However there has to be a valid input from the Parliamentary Voting DCN software module before voting information can be displayed and a valid input from the Message Distribution DCN software module before messages can be displayed A valid input is created if the following conditions are met Voting information e It has been specified in the currently open Parliamentary Voting script file that voting results are to be shown on conference venue displays e Voting has taken place on at least one motion in the currently open Parliamentary Voting script file Messages e A message has been specified using the Message Distribution program e This message has been sent to the Text Status Display program To select a setting e Click on the required check box Once you have specified all settings and do not wish to change the number of lines in the microphone information display e Click on the OX push button If you do wish to change the number of lines in the microphone information display by specifying the length of the speakers list and the request to speak list please refer to para
21. ssages M Messages W Mic Info Mic Info Number of Lines speaker is List Request to le H opeak List Number of Lines opeaker aK List Request to le H opeak List Cancel Figure 4 The Display Configuration dialogue box The number of lines are specified by means of edit fields for both display 1 and display 2 The number of lines are specified in exactly the same manner for both displays The minimum number of lines for either list is 0 the maximum 10 This means if the display has more than 10 lines the extra ones will not be used for displaying microphone information The default values for both displays is 4 for the speakers list and 6 for the request to speak list To specify the number of lines dedicated to the speakers list e Enter the required number in the Speaker List edit field Bosch Security Systems B V 2005 January 9922 141 70441 i Tip You can use the up and down arrows located at the right of the edit field to locate the desired number of lines When 10 is reached the up arrow will be disabled When O is reached the down arrow will be disabled Caution If the number of lines specified for the speakers list means that the speakers list length request to speak list length exceeds 10 lines then the request to speak list will be reduced in length To specify the number of lines dedicated to the request to speak list e Enter the required number in the Reques
22. t To Speak List edit field Caution If the number of lines specified for the request to speak list means that the request to speak list length speakers list length exceeds 10 lines then the speakers list will be reduced in length Once you have specified the length of the speakers lists and request to speak lists for both displays e Click on the OA push button i Note Although specifying the length of the speakers list and the request to speak list is part of preparation work for a conference it can also be carried out during a conference However the information given here is not repeated in chapter 4 Note The other options in the Display Configuration dialogue box are part of Altering Displays During a Conference and are covered in chapter 4 3 2 1 Switching status displays on and off The Text Status Display software sends an output to the status oriented address on the Data Distribution Board which in turn sends the output to geographic displays connected to the DCN system This option allows you to switch the output on and off therefore en 10 permitting or blocking information to be sent to geographic displays e Select the Settings menu and click on Status Displays If this option is enabled meaning that an output to geographic displays is possible a tick mark V will be situated beside the Status Displays option If the option is not enabled
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