IC-1 Installation & User`s Manual
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1. Installation Guide amp User Manual Interpreter Control Center Model IC 1 Audio Control Center For Simultaneous Interpreters W ii e MAN 067D q Williams Sound a INTERPRETER CONTROL CENTER MODEL 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE amp USER MANUAL Contents Page OVERVIEW 4 INITIAL SETUP 4 AUDIO CONNECTIONS 6 Audio Inputs Audio Outputs SWITCHES amp CONTROLS 7 AC Power 8 SWITCHES amp CONTROLS 8 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES 9 Sequential Interpretation Simultaneous Interpretation LIMITED WARRANTY 14 SPECIFICATIONS 16 List OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 IC 1 Signal Flows 5 Figure 2 Sequential Interpretation Two Lang Two Interp 9 Figure 3a Simultaneous Interpretation Floor Language English 10 Figure 3b Simultaneous Interpretation Floor Language Non English 10 Figure 4 Simultaneous Interpretation Two Lang Two Interp 10 Figure 5 Simultaneous Interpretation Three Lang Two Interp 13 Figure 6 Simultaneous Interpretation Multiple Languages 15 wv Williams Sound 3 Helping People Hear D A OVERVIEW The IC 1 is a self contained audio control center designed to provide all the functions necessary for simultaneous interpretation of one or more languages As a stand alone unit it allows one or two interpreters to monitor floor or relay sources activate one or both microphone inputs and route the interpretation signal to one of two language groups Additional IC 1 s c2. Headphones CONTROLS Volume Mic Switch Mute Switch Function Switch CONTROLS Feedthru Jumpers 7 17 7 cm x 5 625 14 3 cm D x 3 125 9 3 1 82 lbs 83 kg Beige epoxy paint with black legends External power supply 12 VAC 50 or 60 Hz 10 VA TFP 008 Power Supply A 240 VAC Power Supply is also available 3 Pin XLR female jack balanced or unbalanced line level Max 3 8 Vrms Gain 6 dB 43 kQ input impedance Left and right 1 4 TRS phone jack balanced or unbalanced mic level Max 70 mVrms Gain 46 dB Supplies simplex DC power for electret mics 1 75 kQ input impedance Left and right 3 5 mm TRS phone jack unbalanced 1 5 for condenser mics Max 70 mVrms Gain 46 dB Supplies DC power on tip 1 75 kQ input impedance 3 Pin XLR male jack balanced or unbalanced line level 7 7 Max Vrms 56 Q source impedance 3 5 mm TRS phone jack mono or stereo headphone 8 32 Q 63 7 mW at 8 load max Left and right rotary controls headset volume 3 way toggle Selects left mic right mic or both Push button Mutes left and right mics when depressed 4 way push button Selects OFF NORM RELAY or KEY modes Located on bottom of cabinet Used to select floor signal feedthru options Williams Sound Corp 10321 West 70th St Eden Prairie MN 55344 3459 U S A 800 843 3544 952 943 2252 FAX 952 943 2174 2003 Williams Sound Corp MAN 067D
3. PHONES OUT INTERPRETER 1 amp 2 ENGLISH MIC IN NORM OUT INTERPRETER 1 SPANISH ENGLISH TO SPANISH TX2 SPANISH MIC IN INTERPRETER 2 INACTIVE CAN LISTEN TO FLOOR SPANISH TO ENGLISH enn NOT USED FIGURE 3B SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION FLOOR LANGUAGE NON ENGLISH PODIUM FLOOR KEY SELECTED FLOOR IN PHONES OUT INTERPRETER 1 amp 2 NORM OUT MIC IN INTERPRETER 1 INACTIVE CAN LISTEN TO FLOOR ENGLISH TO SPANISH uci a ine RENEE SPANISH TO ENGLISH TXI RELAY KEY IN NOT USED 10 Williams Sound Helping People Hear D A Two LANGUAGES Two 15 Two INTERPRETERS Each Interpreter operates independently Both monitor the floor signal via the FLOOR IN connection A distribution amplifier is needed to provide the floor signal to both IC 1 s Interpreter 1 selects the NORM button to send her microphone signal to Transmitter 1 via the NORM OUT connection Interpreter 2 selects the NORM button to send her voice to Transmitter 2 via the NORM OUT connection With J1 closed on both IC 1 s the floor signal will feed thru the NORM OUT connection to the Transmitter when the interpreter selects OFF This allows the listeners to hear the floor language directly when it is their native language FiGURE 4 SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION TWO LANG TWO INTERP Podium Floor Distribution Norm Out Floor In Floor In Interpreter 1 Interpreter 2 wv Williams Sound 11 H
4. Accessory products carry a 90 day warranty If the product fails within the specified warranty period Williams Sound will determine whether to repair or replace the defective equipment This warranty does not apply to physical damage abuse mis use or products that have been modified This warranty does not apply to damage caused by attempting to charge non rechargeable batteries If you experience difficulty with your system call for Customer Assistance 1 800 843 3544 If it is necessary return the system for service a Williams Sound representative will give you a Return Authorization Number RA and shipping instructions Pack the system carefully and send it to Williams Sound Corp 10321 West 70th Street Eden Prairie MN 55344 3459 USA Phone 800 843 3544 952 943 2252 Fax 952 943 2174 TTY 952 943 9675 e mail info williamssound com Williams Sound Helping People Hear FIGURE 6 SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION MULTIPLE LANGUAGES Podium Floor Relay Signal Floor In Relay In Floor In Relay In Floor In Relay In Williams Sound Helping People Hear Norm Out Key Language Floor Floor In Signal Norm Out Norm Out FRENCH Norm Out D A SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS INTERPRETER CONTROL CENTER MODEL IC 1 Dimensions Weight Color Power INPUTS Floor In Key In 1 4 Microphone Inputs 3 5 mm Microphone Inputs OurPurs Key Out Norm Out
5. per interpreter should be used Condenser microphones are strongly recommended FLOOR INPUT A female XLR jack on the rear panel allows a balanced or unbalanced line level floor language signal to be connected directly to the IC 1 The floor signal is selected for monitoring whenever the OFF NORM or KEY modes are selected This signal will most likely come from the mixer connected to the microphones used to pick up the presenter s voice podium mic RELAY INPUT A female XLR jack on the rear panel will allow a second balanced or unbalanced line level signal to be connected directly to the IC 1 This input is selected for monitoring whenever the RELAY mode is selected This signal will most likely come from the normal output NORM OUT of the IC 1 in the translation booth working into a common key language For example English is frequently the the key language common to all interpreters when working in the United States AUDIO OUTPUTS HEADPHONE JACKS Two stereo 1 8 mini phone jacks are provided on the IC 1 front panel The headphone output will accommodate mono or stereo low impedance 8 32 2 earphones or headphones NORMAL OUTPUT A male XLR jack is provided on the rear panel to allow balanced or unbalanced direct connection to an FM transmitter infrared transmitter or tape recorder When connection to more than one device is needed a distribution amplifier may be used The interpreters microphones are routed to th
6. the key language source The interpreters can take turns providing the key language if they wish If Interpreter 1 is going to provide the relay signal he or she selects the KEY mode while interpreter 2 selects the RELAY mode Now Interpreter 1 will hear the floor signal language 1 and their microphone will be connected to the KEY OUT jack which feeds the RELAY IN jack of the second interpreter s console and also Transmitter TX3 through the mixer and distribution amplifiers If J1 is closed on Interpreter 1 s console the floor signal will feed thru the NORM OUT connection to the Transmitter TX2 With Interpreter 2 in the RELAY mode they will be listening to Interpreter 1 via the RELAY IN connection their microphone will be connected to the NORM OUT jack to Transmitter TX3 J2 should be open on the Interpreter 2 s console J1 may be closed If Interpreter 2 is going to provide the Relay signal he or she selects the KEY mode on their console and interpreter 1 selects the RELAY mode on their console If you need help with alternate set ups contact Williams Sound Customer Service at 1 800 843 3544 or 952 943 2252 for further assistance 12 Williams Sound Helping People Hear F A FIGURE 5 SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION THREE LANGUAGES Two IC 1s TWO INTERPRETERS Norm Out Floor In Floor In Interpreter 1 Interpreter 2 Williams Sound 13 Helping People Hear D A Four LANGUAGES 4 15 4 INTER
7. PRETERS W RELAY FUNCTION WARRANTY Each Interpreter operates independently All monitor the floor signal via the FLOOR IN connection A distribution amplifier is needed to provide the floor signal to each IC 1 Each interpreter selects the NORM button to send her microphone signal via the NORM OUT connection to the Transmitter for their language The Pivot person usually the English interpreter provides the relay signal via the NORM OUT connection to a second distribution amplifier The distribution amplifier sends the relay signal to the English transmitter and to each of the other interpreters via the RELAY IN connection on their IC 1 When the other three interpreters select NORM they are listening to the original floor signal and their voice is being sent to their transmitter When they select RELAY they are listening to the pivot interpreter usually speaking English and their voice is sent to their transmitter With J1 closed on all IC 1 s the floor signal will feedthru the NORM OUT connection to the Transmitter when the interpreter selects OFF This allows the listeners to hear the floor language directly when it is their native language The Williams Sound IC 1 Interpreter Control Center is engineered and designed to provide you with many years of reliable service Williams Sound warrants against defects in materials and workmanship for FIVE 5 years EXCEPT FOR earphones headphones cables and all other accessory products
8. an be cascaded for simultaneous language interpretation applications Each interpreter has the option of using a headset microphone combination or separate microphones and headphones The IC 1 is suitable for presentation style conferences for 1 4 language groups in which there is only one presenter at a time at the podium The IC 1 is not suitable for delegate style conferences where a number of delegates speaking a number of different languages are carrying on a dialog or debate If you need assistance with this product contact Williams Sound Customer Service at 1 800 843 3544 or 952 943 2252 for further assistance INITIAL SET UP Step 1 Plug the cord from the power supply into the DC power connector on the rear panel of the IC 1 Plug the AC cord into an AC power outlet Spike protection and RF filtering on the AC power line are recommended In some cases a ground isolation plug may be needed to eliminate ground loops with other equipment Step 2 Plug a microphone into the mic input jack on the IC 1 Condenser microphones preferred for higher output and lower noise levels Use the mic switch to select the input you are using left or right Headset type microphones work best Step 3 Turn the headphone volume controls all the way down and plug stereo or mono headphones into the headphone jack Step 4 Plug a line level audio signal from the floor language source into the floor input FLOOR IN on the IC 1 rear
9. e normal output NORM OUT whenever the NORM or RELAY modes are selected Key OUTPUT A male XLR jack is provided on the rear panel to allow balanced or unbalanced auxiliary output The interpreter s microphones are routed to the key output KEY OUT whenever the KEY mode is selected A typical use for the relay output is to allow a team of two interpreters to feed a second language transmitter The interpreters change languages by alternating between NORM and KEY modes Williams Sound Helping People Hear D A SWITCHES AND CONTROLS MICROPHONE SWITCH A 3 way toggle switch on the top panel selects the active microphone The interpreter can select left mic right mic or left and right mics LED lights indicate the active microphone The LEDs also serve as power on indicators MODE SELECTOR SWITCH Four push buttons on the top panel select the operating mode See Figurel for signal flows OFF The floor input FLOOR IN is fed to the interpreter s headsets to allow monitoring of the meeting Interpreter s microphones are muted NORM The floor input FLOOR IN is fed to the interpreter s headsets for interpretation The selected interpreter s microphone is fed to the normal output NORM OUT RELAY The interpreters are now monitoring the relay input RELAY or KEY IN while the selected microphone feeds the normal output NORM OUT KEY This mode is used to feed a second language audience The interpreters are moni
10. elping People Hear D A THREE LANGUAGES Two 1 15 TWO INTERPRETERS This set up can be used in two ways Situation 1 it allows two interpreters to work three languages when the floor language doesn t change and both interpreters understand the floor language or Situation 2 when the floor language does change and one of the interpreters does not understand the floor language but does understand the other interpreter SITUATION 1 Each interpreter operates independently Both monitor the floor signal via the FLOOR IN connection A distribution amplifier is needed to provide the floor signal to each IC 1 The NORM OUT jack of each IC 1 is connected to a transmitter TX2 and TX3 to provide language 2 and language 3 The KEY OUT connection from each IC 1 is connected to a mixer to allow either interpreter to provide a relay signal A distribution amplifier sends the relay signal to the RELAY IN connection of each IC 2 and to a third transmitter TX 1 Each interpreter selects the NORM button to send her microphone signal via the NORM OUT connection to the transmitter for their language When both interpreters are using the NORM mode the floor signal feeds through J2 if it is closed to the KEY OUT jacks of both IC 1s The signal then feeds to the TX1 through the distribution amplifier This would allow listeners to hear the floor signal language 1 on channel 2 and language 3 on channel 3 SITUATION 2 One of the interpreters acts as
11. gnal via the FLOOR IN connection and chooses the NORM button to send her microphone signal to Transmitter 1 TX1 via the NORM OUT connection Choosing the KEY button sends her microphone signal to Transmitter 2 TX2 via the KEY OUT connection Since there is only one interpreter the microphone switch does not have to be moved See Figure 2 Two LANGUAGES ONE IC 1 Two INTERPRETERS Both interpreters monitor the floor signal via the FLOOR IN connection Interpreter 1 turns her mic ON and chooses NORM to send her voice to Transmitter 1 TX1 via the NORM OUT connection When the first interpreter is finished Interpreter 2 moves the mic switch to turn her microphone ON and chooses the KEY button to send her microphone signal to Transmitter 2 TX2 via the KEY OUT connection See Figure 2 For simultaneous interpretation of two languages two IC 1 s are needed See the Figure 4 FIGURE 2 SEQUENTIAL INTERPRETATION Podium Floor Floor In Norm Out Interpreter 1 Interpreter 2 Williams Sound 3 Helping People Hear SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION EXAMPLES Two LANGUAGES ONE IC 1 ONE OR TWO INTERPRETERS In Figure 3a the floor is English NORM is selected on IC 1 In Figure 3b the floor language has changed to Spanish Key is selected on the IC 1 FIGURE 3A SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION FLOOR LANGUAGE ENGLISH PODIUM FLOOR SELECTED SELECTED KEY J2 neon a ENGLISH ENGLISH 7 TX1 ENGLISH
12. panel Step 5 Press the OFF button on the mode selector Slowly turn the headphone volume up You should be able to hear the floor signal in the headphones Step 6 Connect the IC 1 NORM OUT jack to the audio input of an FM Transmitter or Infrared Modulator Step 7 Press the NORM button on the IC 1 Speaking into the microphone should cause the audio indicator to flash on the transmitter or modulator and you should be able to hear the microphone signal with a receiver Adjust the transmitter input level control if necessary Step 8 While talking hold the MUTE button down The mic signal should mute in the receiver Release the button and the mic signal should return Note If you experience crosstalk between the floor or relay inputs and the norm or key outputs reduce the signal level into the IC 1 inputs at the source 4 Williams Sound Helping People Hear FicunE 1 IC 1 SIGNAL FLOWS OFF SELECTED a gt MICS ARE OFF PHONES NORM SELECTED PHONES RELAY SELECTED PHONES KEY SELECTED PHONES VQ Williams Sound 5 Helping People Hear ad AUDIO CONNECTIONS AUDIO INPUTS MICROPHONE INPUTS Two microphone inputs are provided for each interpreter to accommodate a wide variety of microphones The technician may choose to use either the balanced 1 4 phone jack or the unbalanced 1 8 mini jack inputs DC power is supplied for electret microphones on both inputs Only one mic input
13. r applications that do not require the expense and complexity of a full conferencing system The main limitation of an interpretation system based on the IC 1 is that interpreters do not have the capability of monitoring all of the other interpreters When using the IC 1 an interpreter can choose to monitor either the floor podium language or one other interpreter who has been designated as the Key language interpreter THE IC 1 is SUITABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS Presentation style conferences for one to four language groups In these applications there is only one presenter at a time at the podium Each language group requires an IC 1 and an interpreter Each interpreter can monitor either the floor language or the Key language interpreter The Key language position is hard wired Changing to a different interpreter in the Key position requires the interpreters to physically exchange places or rewire the system set up THE IC 1 Is Nor SUITABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS Delegate style conferences where a number of delegates speaking different languages are carrying on a dialog or debate The floor podium shifts rapidly from delegate to delegate A complete conference system is needed for this type of application 8 Williams Sound Helping People Hear D A CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES SEQUENTIAL INTERPRETATION wv Two LANGUAGES ONE IC 1 ONE INTERPRETER The interpreter monitors the floor si
14. toring the floor input FLOOR IN but their microphones are now feeding the key output KEY OUT HEADPHONE VOLUME CONTROLS Separate volume controls are provided for each headphone output jack If it is necessary to set the volume above 5 this indicates the floor or key input signal is too weak Have a technician increase the signal level at the source MICROPHONE MUTE Pressing and holding the MIC MUTE switch will interrupt both interpreter s microphones It is typically used as a cough switch Releasing the button restores the microphone signal wv Williams Sound 7 Helping People Hear D A AC POWER The standard TFP 008 Power Supply operates on 110VAC 60Hz and provides 12VAC through a DC plug A 240VAC power supply is available as well FEEDTHROUGH JUMPERS The feedthrough jumpers are accessible through a hole in the bottom of the IC 1 cabinet These jumpers allow the floor input FLOOR IN signal to be routed to whichever IC 1 output NORM OUT or KEY OUT is not receiving the signal from the interpreter s microphone The feedthrough is activated by placing the provided jumper across the gold pins on the circuit board The standard configuration is J1 closed and J2 open On E series IC 1 s both J1 and J2 can be closed Jumper 1 J1 feeds the floor signal to the normal output NORM OUT Jumper 2 J2 feeds the floor signal to the key output RELAY OUT APPLICATIONS The IC 1 Interpreter Control Center is designed fo
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