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CONCEPT

2.Easy to Install1.Easy to Use

4.High Quality Audio 3.Easy to Maintain

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EASY TO USE

Easy User Interface

Activity Approach

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EASY TO INSTALL

• Standard CAT-5 cabling• 19” rack mountable• Surface or desktop mounted• No external Power Supply

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EASY TO MAINTAIN

• Less moving parts than in a recorder lab

• Easy to troubleshoot• LEDs indicate when connection is

established

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HIGH QUALITY AUDIO

• High signal to noise ratio• 15 kHz Audio Bandwidth• Student cable length does not

affect audio quality• High immunity to external

interference

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Media Storage Unit

Connection Unit

Audio Source

Student Audio Panel(s)

COMPONENTS

Teacher Audio Panel

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• 32 ports for Student Audio Panels, Audio Sources and Teacher Interfaces

• Connected to Media Storage Unit• Can be installed in 19 inch rack

CONNECTION UNIT

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• Storage Unit for program and student recordings (tracks)

• Can be installed in 19 inch rack• Student Recordings: 1½

hours/student• Program Storage Capacity: 120 hours

MEDIA STORAGE UNIT

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MSU TOTAL CAPACITY

• 12 GB for temporary files and 28 GB for program files

• 28 GB = 120 hours of program (16 bits, 32 kHz, mono)

• 1 hour for program = 230 MBytes

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UPS WITH MSU

• CU - 100 W, MSU - 350 W, teacher PC - 350 W, total about 800 W

• Model samples: – NetPro 19´´ rack support,

1500VA/900W 6 min. - price 700 euros in Finland (vat 0%)

– Match 19´´ rack support, 1500VA/900W, 10min - price 600 euros in Finland (vat 0%)

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TWO-COLOR LED IN MSU

• Next week two-color LEDs in deliveries

• Yellow = MSU SW not ready, green = MSU sw ready

• Document will be written how to update existing MSUs

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MSU POWER SWITCHES

On/Off Switch

Main Switch

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BACKUP OF MSU

• CD-RW in teacher PC - copying files from MSU to CDs

• Teacher PC’s hard disk/Server - copying files from MSU to other hard disk

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SURFACE MOUNTED UAPSerial Interface

GLI Connection

Notice that there should be a hole 99x145 mm in the table.

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DESKTOP ATTACHED UAP

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DESKTOP ATTACHED WITH GLI CONNECTOR

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EXTENSION FOR HEADSETS

• Week 17 extension in deliveries• Two headset connectors

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PROGRAM SOURCE INTERFACE

• Line In for Program Source• Line Out• One Stereo channel or two Mono

channels

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1. Menu

4. New Session

6. Rec Status

2. SeatingPlan

TOOLBAR

1 2 4 6

5. All Call

3 5

7. Help

3. Attendance

7

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SESSIONS

1. Three Session Tabs 1

2

3

2. Activities

3. Session Status

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PROGRAM SOURCES

• Separate source for each session• Possible Sources:

– MP3 Player– Sound Card (Audio CD, Media Files etc.)– Elice sources (loaded to MSU)– Cassette Recorder– Teacher– Student etc.

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BASIC ACTIVITIES

• Listening Comprehension• Model Imitation• Reading Practice

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DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES

• Phone Conversation– Background sound during phone

connection

• Pair Discussion– Random, Fixed, Manual Pairing

• Group Discussion– Random, Fixed, Manual Grouping– Selectable Group size

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INTERPRETING

• Simultaneous Interpreting• Consecutive Interpreting

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QUIZ TEST

• Teacher gets information about the student responses

• Report• Graph

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RECORDED RESPONSE

• Program and student responses are recorded to student files

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AP EXAM

• First, students give an 8-digit pin code

• AP exam is proceeded as explained in the Coordinator’s Manual

• Student responses can be collected onto the teacher PC

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FREE MODE

• MSU File launch to students– Select MSU File as a source– Mark bookmarks– Click directly Free button

-> File can be used freely by students and bookmarks are preset

• Free Mode– Students are able to use their own

“recorder” the time teacher sets

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SERVICEPACK 1

• Student Line In as a program source

• XP Compatible (media file and CD working properly)

• Possibility to map MSU drive in Config

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SERVICEPACK 2

• Free mode in Pair and Group Discussion

• File length selection in Free mode • Program source can be connected

to any student UAP• Paired student number in UAP

visible• Teacher UAP locked

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SERVICEPACK 2 (cont.)

• Session Call usable at the same time with Quiz and AP Exam controls

• MSU File dialog - file duration information

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SERVICEPACK 2 (cont.)

• Both WAV and MP3 formats in collection

• Attendance Report

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SERVICEPACK 2, MSU

• Special character support for MSU (West-European code page i.e. ä, ö, å )

• MSU shows status on teacher PC system tray

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GUI LANGUAGE VERSIONS

• English• Finnish• French• Italian• Spanish• Traditional Chinese

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PACKAGING

• The special packages for MSU and CU have been developed

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APPROVALS FOR ELICE

• Electric Safety– CB (IEC950)

• Electromagnetic compatibility– EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility)– FCC (US EMC, Federal Communications

Commission)

• Drop Test– UAP has passed free fall drop test from 1

m height to 6 positions

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SPEAKER OUTPUT

• Speakers should be connected to teacher’s GLI Line Out

• Remember to use active speakers

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MP3 CODEC IN COLLECTION

• MediaPlayer 7.0 is needed in the computer in order to encode to MP3

• NOTICE: with some sound cards MediaPlayer is not installing MP3 codec -> remember to use Creative or other good quality sound cards in Elice computer

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ELICE MASTER DESK

Additionally with Elice master desk, remember to order rack support bar kit for MSU attachment

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ELICE ACCESSORY TABLE

Two shelves for accessories

Drawer

Cover similar to Elice master desk

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SAMPLE

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ELICE TROLLEY

Drawers for UAPs, headsets andcables

Laptop shelf

19’’ rack for CU and MSU