Sennheiser has announced a major update of its Sennheiser Control Cockpit, a software tool for control and monitoring of large microphone set-ups.
In addition to design and usability enhancements, v4.0.0 adds the ability to monitor the new SpeechLine Multi-Channel Receiver and the EM 6000 receiver from Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 series, in addition to evolution wireless G3 and G4, SpeechLine and the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphone.
A location-based facility allows mics in room can to grouped and muted/unmuted together, either centrally via the Sennheiser Control Cockpit or locally on one of the devices. Location-based Mute is available for TeamConnect Ceiling 2 and SpeechLine Digital Wireless, including the new Multi-Channel Receiver. Also, the software now employs SSL encryption to make data transmission between the user interface and the host server even more secure.
Sennheiser Control Cockpit provides centralised monitoring and control of Sennheiser microphone systems. Enabling remote device management as well as remote troubleshooting and support, it makes workflows and operation as easy as possible. The software provides IT staff with a real-time overview of all networked devices, including their location and status, and is accessible from anywhere in the network on all common platforms.
The user interface has been refreshed to allow easy switching between Details View and Monitoring View. In addition, the software is now available in a Chinese language version.
‘The prime benefits of the software are easy battery management and remote troubleshooting,’ explains Product Manager Software, Peter Grünert. ‘Whereas in the old days, IT staff had to walk to every single room and check the microphones on site, they can now take a look at the dashboard and quickly identify where action is really required. The same goes for remote troubleshooting – a look at the dashboard, and you can immediately see if a mute switch has been operated accidentally or the sensitivity changed unintentionally – and remedy this via the software.’
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