Sanako Lab 90 User manual

Sanako Lab 90
USER GUIDE

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Contents i
CONTENTS
About this Guide 1
To find the right information ....................................................................................1
Typographic conventions...........................................................................1
Overview 3
What is SANAKO Lab 90?......................................................................................3
The essentials of SANAKO Lab 90............................................................3
Product components...............................................................................................4
Graphical User Interface............................................................................4
Audio Source Interface ..............................................................................4
System Connection Unit ............................................................................4
System Serial Interface..............................................................................4
User Audio Panel.......................................................................................4
SANAKO Lab 90 activities and sessions................................................................5
SANAKO Lab 90 activities.........................................................................5
SANAKO Lab 90 sessions.........................................................................5
Teacher‟s Graphical User Interface (GUI) ..............................................................6
Components of the Lab 90 main window...................................................6
Toolbar.......................................................................................................6
Class view..................................................................................................8
Session Screen..........................................................................................8
Tooltips.......................................................................................................9
Session Status Bar ....................................................................................9
User Audio Panel.....................................................................................11
Keys on the User Audio Panel.................................................................11
LCD display..............................................................................................12
Symbols on the Lab 90 LCD....................................................................12
Clicking on a student icon.....................................................................................14
Student icons ........................................................................................................14
Getting Started 17
Starting Lab 90......................................................................................................17
To start Lab 90.........................................................................................17
Lab 90 main window .............................................................................................17
Lab 90 main menu ................................................................................................18
New Session .........................................................................................................19
Selecting students for a session..............................................................20
Removing a student from a session ........................................................20
Activities in the Lab 90 sessions...........................................................................21
Audio Connections 22
Audio Source.........................................................................................................22
Media File.................................................................................................23
CD Audio..................................................................................................23
Student.....................................................................................................23
Teacher....................................................................................................23
Line In ......................................................................................................23

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Video audio (requires Video Distribution Unit) ........................................ 24
Monitor and intercom............................................................................................ 24
Monitor..................................................................................................... 24
Intercom................................................................................................... 25
Intercom and Model Student ................................................................... 26
Player Controls........................................................................................ 26
Automonitor ............................................................................................. 27
Calls...................................................................................................................... 28
All call ...................................................................................................... 28
Session call ............................................................................................. 28
Student call.............................................................................................. 28
Activity Procedures 29
General procedure................................................................................................ 29
Selecting a student to answer a question............................................................. 31
Listening Comprehension..................................................................................... 33
Proceeding with Listening comprehension.............................................. 33
Phone Conversation............................................................................................. 35
Proceeding with Phone Conversation..................................................... 35
Pair Discussion..................................................................................................... 37
Proceeding with Pair Discussion............................................................. 37
Group Discussion ................................................................................................. 40
Proceeding with Group Discussion ......................................................... 40
Quiz ...................................................................................................................... 43
Proceeding with Quiz............................................................................... 43
Lab 90 Setup 48
Lab 90 installation................................................................................................. 48
Hardware installation............................................................................................ 48
Lab 90 components................................................................................. 48
Lab 90 connection overview.................................................................... 51
Dual Channel Program Source Interface ................................................ 52
SCU 52
Software installation ............................................................................................. 53
Minimum requirements............................................................................ 53
Installing the Lab 90 program.................................................................. 53
Teacher PC configuration..................................................................................... 54
To complete the configuration................................................................. 55
Teacher PC sound card mixer setting..................................................... 55
Configuration of the Lab 90 software ................................................................... 56
To configure the Lab 90 software............................................................ 56
Add License............................................................................................. 56
Set default settings.................................................................................. 57
Find workstations..................................................................................... 58
Set audio sources.................................................................................... 60
Set video sources.................................................................................... 61
Set video connections ............................................................................. 62
Software update ................................................................................................... 63
Teacher PC ............................................................................................. 63
System Connection Unit (SCU)............................................................... 63
User Audio Panel (UAP).......................................................................... 63
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................... 63
Glossary of Terms 65
Index 69

Contents iii

About this Guide 1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
TO FIND THE RIGHT INFORMATION
This is the user‟s guide of the SANAKO Lab 90 language
learning system. This guide describes the functionality and
use of the two main components of SANAKO Lab 90: the
teacher and student user interfaces. For instructions on how
to install and configure the system, see the Lab 90 Setup
section in the end of this guide.
The first part of this guide gives you a general overview of
the SANAKO Lab 90 language instruction center and its
components.
The Getting Started section describes the basic functionality
of the teacher‟s Graphical User Interface (GUI).
In the latter part of this guide, you will learn how to facilitate
your work and increase the possibilities to both teach and
learn by using the different SANAKO Lab 90 features. The
Activity Procedures section explains all the different
SANAKO Lab 90 activities in detail.
Note that this User‟s Guide is also available as an online
version.
TYPOGRAPHIC CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used in this guide:
Bold
Names of buttons, menu items, check boxes,
fields, etc.
Italics
Signs and highlighted texts on the class view.

Cross-reference

Overview 3
OVERVIEW
WHAT IS SANAKO LAB 90?
The enhanced language instruction center SANAKO Lab 90
is a teacher-led language lab solution that operates logically
and is therefore easy and fun to use.
The SANAKO Lab 90 center consists of the teacher and
student interface. Both you and your students have a User
Audio Panel. The Panel is the same than in SANAKO Lab
100, but the functions are reduced.
The teacher‟s user interface includes both the User Audio
Panel and the SANAKO Lab 90 Graphical User Interface
(GUI) on the teacher computer.
THE ESSENTIALS OF SANAKO LAB 90
When your teaching tool is SANAKO Lab 90, you can divide
your class into sessions for which you can then initiate
different learning activities. A session can also cover the
whole class.
SESSIONS
The session-based thinking of the SANAKO Lab 90 program
means that you can initiate different activities for the students
to proceed with, and use different materials for each session.
This way the students get a possibility to work with learning
materials that correspond to their level and to get the
maximum benefit of the teaching.
ACTIVITIES
The variety of different types of SANAKO Lab 90 activities
offers you all you need for efficient and versatile teaching
and learning.

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GUIDED PROCEEDING
Lab 90 is simple and fun to use because both its appearance
and functionality are designed to meet the need for an
undisturbed, fluently proceeding teaching situation. In
SANAKO Lab 90, you don‟t have to worry about making a
wrong move, since only those controls that are necessary for
a particular phase of a program are available at that time.
PRODUCT COMPONENTS
The SANAKO Lab 90 center is comprised of the following
components: the Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the
teacher PC, Audio Source Interface, System Connection
Unit, and the User Audio Panels.
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
The SANAKO Lab 90 software provides the Graphical User
Interface (GUI) at the teacher PC‟s monitor. The SANAKO
Lab 90 GUI is the teacher workspace that displays the
classroom layout. On the GUI, with a few mouse clicks you
create sessions, where your students proceed with different
activities.
AUDIO SOURCE INTERFACE
The Audio Source Interface allows the connection of any
external source through its input jack. These sources can be
connected to the students.
SYSTEM CONNECTION UNIT
The System Connection Unit is the interface between the
students UAPs and your computer, as well as audio sources
and your computer. It makes sure the audio connection
between you and the students and/or audio source is
successfully established.
SYSTEM SERIAL INTERFACE
The System Serial Interface connects the teacher PC to
teacher‟s UAP.
USER AUDIO PANEL
The User Audio Panel is the student user interface, located
on each student‟s desk. It is also part of your SANAKO Lab
90 user interface.

Overview 5
SANAKO LAB 90 ACTIVITIES AND SESSIONS
In SANAKO Lab 90, activities are what and how you are
teaching and the students learning. SANAKO Lab 90
sessions are the settings within which you and your students
proceed with the different exercises. For example, you can
have one group of students practicing group discussion and
another group proceeding with listening comprehension. All
you have to do is create two sessions, one for group
discussion and one for listening comprehension. For each
session you will select the participants, the desired activity,
and an audio source, and then simply initiate the activity for
the students to perform.
SANAKO LAB 90 ACTIVITIES
The SANAKO Lab 90 language instruction center includes
the following pre-programmed activities:
Listening Comprehension
Phone Conversation
Pair Discussion
Group Discussion
Quiz
Pre-programmed activities are exercises that you assign to
your students in SANAKO Lab 90 sessions. Based on the
activity you select, the Session Screen guides you through
the balance of the activity procedure.
For information on how to proceed with the different
activities, see the descriptions in Activity Procedures later in
this guide.
SANAKO LAB 90 SESSIONS
A session is a group of students performing a learning
activity. You can freely choose the number of participants; a
session can consist of one single student, a number of
students, or the whole class. Altogether you can have up to
three sessions.
A session is the key concept of the SANAKO Lab 90 class
and the session-based thinking shows in the design of the
GUI. The Lab 90 sessions are color-coded, so on your
screen you can easily view all relevant information and follow
the right student icons.

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TEACHER’S GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
The following illustration shows the view that opens when
you start the program.
Lab 90 main window
COMPONENTS OF THE LAB 90 MAIN WINDOW
The main components of the Lab 90 main window are the
toolbar, class view, and Session Screen, as indicated in the
illustration above.
TOOLBAR
The Lab 90 toolbar is the horizontal bar on the upper part of
the main window. On the toolbar, you can create sessions,
gain access to the Lab 90 main menu, and online help and
comment via All Call with all the students in the class.
LAB 90 MAIN MENU
Click the Menu button to open a drop-down menu, where
you can select to view Lab 90 components‟ version numbers;
view, set/change properties, and exit the program.
NEW SESSION
Session
Screen
Tooltips
Toolbar
Class View

Overview 7
Click the New Session button to create a session. Clicking
this button opens the Session Screen, where you select and
perform the activity.
ON THE AIR SIGN
The On the Air sign is lit when your microphone is open and
the student(s) can hear you.
HELP
Click the Help button to access the Lab 90 online help.
ALL CALL
Click the All Call button when you want to talk to the whole
class.
For more details, see Calls later in this guide.
Minimize the main window
You may want to use other applications or the Internet while
working with Lab 90. This is possible by minimizing the Lab
90 window to the taskbar. To minimize the window, click this
button. Clicking on the name of the program on the taskbar
again restores the window.
Close the main window
Click the button to close the window and exit Lab 90.
MOVING THE LAB 90 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Note that the Lab 90 GUI is movable. When you point either
side of the Lab 90 window or the Lab 90 logo in the upper left
corner, the cursor turns into a four-headed arrow, and you
can click and drag the user interface to a new position, or to
a different monitor when you working with two monitors.
POSITION OF THE LAB 90 APPLICATION WINDOW
When you close the program, the current position of the Lab
90 main window is saved automatically. This means, that the
next time you start the program, the application window
opens in the same position on your screen as it was when

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you closed the program. The window‟s position is saved also
when you are working with two monitors.
CLASS VIEW
Class view is the layout of your class, in which your students
are displayed as student icons.
By following this view, you keep track of the teaching
situation. The student icons change to reflect whether the
student is in listen or speak mode.
The different student icons are described in chapter
Student icons, later in this section.
SESSION SCREEN
A session is a teaching situation for which you select
participants and an activity they are to perform. The Lab 90
Session Screen is the part of the GUI where you proceed
with the session. In the Session Screen, you will select
students, an activity, and an audio source for the session.
Session Screen before and after selecting an activity for the session
Class view
Session tabs
of three
sessions

Overview 9
On the Session Screen appear the controls for the activity
you select. For example, if you select the listening
comprehension activity, only those controls, that are
necessary to complete the listening comprehension activity,
appear. Correspondingly, selecting a pair discussion opens
controls that you need for the pairing students.
SESSION TABS
The Lab 90 sessions are color-coded. Corresponding color
highlighting on the panel views and on student icons helps
you to keep track of the different sessions. Each Session
Screen view has a color-highlighted session tab that
indicates which session‟s controls are on the panel.
If you have created more than one session, the tabs of the
„hidden‟ panel views are dimmed on the Session Screen.
You can easily switch between Session Screen views by just
clicking on a session tab. You can also click on a Session
Status Bar (see the following chapter Session Status Bar).
For a more detailed description on Lab 90 sessions, see
chapter New Session, in the next section of this guide.
TOOLTIPS
On the right-hand side of the bar you can view tips that guide
you throughout the session.
For example, if you point a student icon while the students
are performing a group discussion activity, the text on the
status bar advises you on how to listen to the group‟s
discussion.
SESSION STATUS BAR
As you create sessions, color-coded status bars stack at the
bottom of the Lab 90 window.

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The Session Status Bar provides useful information about
your sessions‟ status.
To gain access to other sessions‟ controls, click on the
desired status bar.
ACTIVITY
Displays the session‟s activity (e.g., listening comprehension)
and status. The session status is either waiting, started, or
paused.
Waiting: Session is not yet proceeding with an activity.
Started: An activity is initiated for the session.
Paused: Session‟s activity procedure is paused.
SOURCE
Displays the audio source selected for the session, for
example CD Audio.
DURATION
Displays the total time spent on activity (min: sec).
LOCK MODE
In SANAKO Lab 90 the students are always in locked mode;
they are able to call the teacher and adjust the volume.
Session status
bar for three
sessions

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However, they are not able to set, clear, search for or repeat
bookmarks.
USER AUDIO PANEL
The User Audio Panel is the student‟s user interface, located
on each student‟s desk.
KEYS ON THE USER AUDIO PANEL
CALL TEACHER / STUDEN LOGIN
Students press to call teacher. A student symbol is shown on
the display. Press again to cancel the call.
NUMBER KEYS: QUIZ NUMERIC ANSWER / DIAL A
PHONE NUMBER
To answer a Quiz question, press one of the blinking number
keys. The LED indicator of the selected answer key is lit. The
LED indicators of the other answer keys continue blinking
until the teacher ends the answering mode. If the teacher
indicates the correct answer, the student can see on the
audio panel's display whether his/her answer was correct or
incorrect.
In Phone Conversation, press these number keys to dial to
another UAPs number.
Number keys
True / False
answer keys for
Quiz
LCD display
Student volume
Master volume
Recorder
controls
Clear
Mode
Call Teacher /
Student login

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TRUE / FALSE
Press to answer a true-false Quiz question. The LED
indicator of the selected answer key is lit. The LED indicator
of the other answer key continues blinking until teacher ends
the answering mode.
CLEAR
In the Phone Conversation, pressing the clear key once
clears the last entered number.
VOLUME CONTROLS
Press the volume control keys to set the volume for the audio
source and the student. Pressing a volume control key once
adds/removes one block on the volume bar. Pressing both of
the volume controls (increase and decrease) simultaneously
resets the default volume value.
LCD DISPLAY
The liquid-crystal display (LCD) is the part on the User Audio
Panel that shows the volume, the status of the student
player, and the counter value (min:sec).
SYMBOLS ON THE LAB 90 LCD
VOLUME
The volume of the program. The volume controls are always
free for the student use, also when the panels are in the
Locked mode.
Call Teacher
Teacher
Control
Out of Order
Volume Master
track
Quiz Mode
Phone
Conversation
Group
Discussion
Pair Discussion
Answer
Correct
Answer
Incorrect
In the Phone and Pair
Discussion, number
of the pair
Player
Status
Volume
Student track

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CALL TEACHER
When the student presses the Call Teacher key, a student
symbol appears on the display.
TEACHER CONTROL
When the lock symbol is shown on the display, it means that
the students are able only to adjust the volume.
OUT OF ORDER
The tool symbol is displayed when the student workstation is
having problems communicating with the system and can‟t
be used.
PLAYER STATUS
The symbol of the student player status is shown on the
display.
COUNTER VALUE
Displays student plaeyer‟s counter value (min: sec).
CORRECT AND INCORRECT ANSWER
In the Quiz, you can indicate to your students whether the
answer to the question was Correct or Incorrect.
QUIZ MODE
A question mark is shown when the audio panel is in the
Quiz mode. This means that the number keys function now
as numeric answer keys.
PHONE CONVERSATION
The phone symbol appears when the audio panel is in the
Phone Conversation mode. This means that the students can
now dial the number of a fellow student (for example 09) by
pressing the number keys. The number appears on the
display. If the connection is successfully established between
the students, the pair discussion symbol is shown on the
display. If the line is busy, the symbol of incorrect answer is
lit.
GROUP DISCUSSION (3 STUDENT SYMBOLS)
In the Group Discussion mode, three student symbols are
shown on the display.
PAIR DISCUSSION (2 STUDENT SYMBOLS)
In the Pair Discussion, two student symbols and the number
of the pair student (for example 09) are shown on the
display.

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PAIR NUMBER
In Pair and Phone Conversation, the number of the pair is
shown on the display.
CLICKING ON A STUDENT ICON
Clicking on a student icon means pointing a student icon and
pressing the left or right mouse button. Both the left and right
mouse button has its function; you can call or monitor the
student, or give the student an answering turn.
PRESSING DOWN THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
Except for the Session Call mode, left-clicking on a
student icon always means monitoring the student.
Clicking on a student icon with the left mouse button
opens a monitoring panel, where you can see the
student‟s player status and open an intercom connection.
To quit the monitoring panel, click anywhere on the class
view.
For more information about monitoring a student, see
chapter Monitor and intercom, later in this guide.
In the Session Call mode, left-clicking on the student
means giving the student an answering turn. In a session,
first pause or stop the activity. Then call the session by
clicking the Session Call button and click on the selected
student‟s icon. A speech bubble appears onto the icon to
indicate that the students in the session can hear the
answering student.
For more information about Session Call, see Calls later in
this guide.
PRESSING DOWN THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON
Clicking on the student icon with the right mouse button
means calling the student. This is useful when you need
to say something shortly to one specific student without
disturbing the others. The student hears you as long as
you hold the right mouse button pressed down.
In Pair/Group Discussion teacher can enable Private
Discussion with one student.
STUDENT ICONS
The Lab 90 class view is a graphical layout of your class,
where your students are displayed as student icons. Each
student state has its icon. This way it is easy to see at a
glance which session the students belong to, and which