Sanako Lab 100 User manual

SANAKO Lab 100 v. 7.0
USER GUIDE

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This document covers SANAKO Lab 100 version 7.0.
Document date 17 October, 2008
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Contents •i
CONTENTS
About this Guide 1
To find the right information...................................................................................1
Typographic conventions..........................................................................1
Overview 2
What is SANAKO Lab 100?..................................................................................2
The essentials of SANAKO Lab 100.........................................................2
Product components.............................................................................................3
Graphical User Interface ..........................................................................3
Proogram Source Interface ......................................................................4
Media Storage Unit...................................................................................4
System Connection Unit...........................................................................4
User Audio Panel .....................................................................................4
SANAKO Lab 100 activities and sessions.............................................................4
SANAKO Lab 100 activities......................................................................5
SANAKO Lab 100 sessions......................................................................5
Self-access workstations..........................................................................6
Teacher’s Graphical User Interface (GUI).............................................................7
Components of the Lab 100 main window................................................7
Toolbar.....................................................................................................7
Class view................................................................................................9
Session Screen........................................................................................9
Tooltips ..................................................................................................10
Session Status Bar.................................................................................11
User Audio Panel................................................................................................12
Keys on the User Audio Panel................................................................13
LCD display............................................................................................15
Symbols on the Lab 100 LCD.................................................................15
Clicking on a student icon...................................................................................17
Student icons......................................................................................................17
Getting Started 21
Starting Lab 100..................................................................................................21
To start Lab 100.....................................................................................21
Lab 100 main window .........................................................................................21
Lab 100 main menu ............................................................................................22
Copy files to/from MSU ..........................................................................22
Properties…...........................................................................................24
Properties (1/2) ......................................................................................25
Properties (2/2) ......................................................................................29
Activity Options ......................................................................................30
Podcast options......................................................................................31
Self-access setup...................................................................................35
Podcast Manager...................................................................................36
Reset window positions..........................................................................38
MSU Operating hours….........................................................................39
About…..................................................................................................39
Exit.........................................................................................................39

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Seating Plan....................................................................................................... 41
Choosing a seating plan ........................................................................ 41
Creating a seating plan folder................................................................ 41
Opening a seating plan folder................................................................ 42
Removing a seating plan folder ............................................................. 43
About modifying the default folder ......................................................... 43
Removing individual seating plans......................................................... 43
Seating Plan Report............................................................................... 44
Attendance......................................................................................................... 45
Taking attendance................................................................................. 45
Attendance Report................................................................................. 46
Giving a new name................................................................................ 48
New Session ...................................................................................................... 49
Selecting students for a session............................................................ 49
Removing a student from a session....................................................... 49
Activities in the Lab 100 sessions....................................................................... 50
Audio Connections 53
Recordings......................................................................................................... 53
Activity Options...................................................................................... 55
Audio Source...................................................................................................... 56
Media File.............................................................................................. 57
MSU File................................................................................................ 58
CD Audio............................................................................................... 60
Student.................................................................................................. 60
Teacher ................................................................................................. 60
Teacher PC ........................................................................................... 61
Line In.................................................................................................... 61
Video audio............................................................................................ 61
Monitor and intercom.......................................................................................... 62
Monitor .................................................................................................. 62
Intercom................................................................................................. 62
Intercom and Model Student.................................................................. 63
Intercom and Free mode ....................................................................... 64
Recorder Controls.................................................................................. 64
Automonitor........................................................................................... 64
Bookmarks............................................................................................. 65
Calls................................................................................................................... 66
All call.................................................................................................... 66
Session call ........................................................................................... 66
Student call............................................................................................ 67
Outside call............................................................................................ 67
Activity Procedures 68
General procedure.............................................................................................. 68
Saving, podcasting and collecting the tracks...................................................... 72
Using the Lab 100 Recovery Application............................................... 74
Grading students................................................................................................ 76
Grading report ....................................................................................... 78
Selecting a student to answer a question........................................................... 79
Free and Lock mode........................................................................................... 80
Listening Comprehension................................................................................... 82
Proceeding with Listening comprehension............................................. 82
Model Imitation................................................................................................... 85
Proceeding with Model Imitation............................................................ 85
Reading Practice................................................................................................ 88
Proceeding with Reading Practice......................................................... 88
Phone Conversation........................................................................................... 90
Proceeding with Phone Conversation.................................................... 90

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Pair Discussion ...................................................................................................92
Proceeding with Pair Discussion............................................................92
Group Discussion................................................................................................95
Proceeding with Group Discussion.........................................................95
Simultaneous Interpreting ...................................................................................98
Proceeding with Simultaneous Interpreting ............................................98
Consecutive Interpreting...................................................................................100
Proceeding with Consecutive Interpreting............................................100
Recorded Response .........................................................................................102
Proceeding with Recorded Response ..................................................102
Quiz ..................................................................................................................104
Proceeding with Quiz ...........................................................................104
AP® Exam ........................................................................................................109
Proceeding with the AP® Exam ...........................................................109
Library Mode.....................................................................................................115
Proceeding with Library Mode..............................................................115
GEPT................................................................................................................118
Proceeding with the GEPT Exam.........................................................118
TEM-4...............................................................................................................122
Proceeding with the TEM-4 Exam........................................................122
Q&A..................................................................................................................128
Proceeding with Q&A...........................................................................128
Audio-on-Demand.............................................................................................129
Proceeding with Audio-on-Demand......................................................129
Lab 100 Setup 135
Lab 100 installation...........................................................................................135
Hardware installation.........................................................................................135
Lab 100 components............................................................................135
Lab 100 connection overview...............................................................138
Lab 100 SCU064 installation................................................................139
Dual Channel Program Source Interface..............................................140
Software installation..........................................................................................141
Minimum requirements.........................................................................141
Installing the Lab 100 program.............................................................141
Teacher PC configuration .................................................................................141
To set the communication mode and IP address..................................141
To set a workgroup...............................................................................142
To complete the configuration..............................................................143
Teacher PC sound card mixer setting ..................................................143
Configuration of the Lab 100 software...............................................................144
To configure the Lab 100 software.......................................................144
Set default settings...............................................................................144
Find workstations .................................................................................146
Set video sources.................................................................................148
Set audio sources.................................................................................149
Set video connections..........................................................................153
Setting up self-access workstations......................................................154
Troubleshooting................................................................................................156
Glossary of Terms 157
Index 163
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