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Saba Centra on startup automatically selects the "microphone" as recording device…
- … But we in the language lab use the (dual function microphone/line-in) "rear input" for our headsets (for ergonomic, health&safety and security reasons). Workaround here.
- Apparently this startup behavior cannot be changed within Saba Centra:
- Any startup will bring up the “Audio Wizard” asking users, even in a controlled lab environment, to configure their audio devices,
- and if users do (and choose what they have: headset), make wrong assumptions which audio plug to enable (“Microphone” front panel, even if your headset is plugged into the rear panel dual “line-in/microphone”)
- The workaround according to these easily Googled instructions is using the “Advanced” audio wizard options to override this “Audio Wizard” error, like so:
- “Re-open the Audio Wizard, go to the third screen and change your recording device in your “Recording Device” menu. Advance two slides and determine if you can hear your recorded voice. ”
- 1st screen:
- 3rd screen:
- note the instructions – Click “Advanced”. But it is easier to just use from the start our Workaround here.
- 1st screen:
- “Re-open the Audio Wizard, go to the third screen and change your recording device in your “Recording Device” menu. Advance two slides and determine if you can hear your recorded voice. ”
- The long-term solution is reconfigure your hardware and disable the front panel audio – but will Saba Centra understand you? Stay tuned…
Protected: How you can automate giving your teachers access to your Sanako language lab in the offices and from home
“Clickonce” to download Langlabemailer (BETA)
After receiving the response to your request for a download link, click the link in the response to go the download page, and on that page click the button: “Install”.
Next:Install. Or Langlabemailer (table of contents).
How a teacher can easily restart the Sanako Study 1200 licensing classroom server when experiencing a crash
- Try clicking and running this (http://goo.gl/lTVLc), if you see that:
- this is for
- if your sanako tutor hangs with status message "verifying tutor" and you are confronted with the error dialogue "Connection to the communication platform has been disconnected and the system is not able to communicate with the classroom server anymore"
- And if you run the classroom server on the same computer as the tutor (as we do)
- And if you have checked your "network connection", like gone to a website, and it is restored (e.g. If you simply had unplugged your the cable)?
- And if you do not want to "restart your system if needed" since, as in our case, that takes a big chunk time out of your class
- Hint: this can’t fix your network if that is the root cause, but may be able to work around temporary service outages.
How to make (and cancel) a room/resource booking without conflict by sending a meeting request from OWA and OUTLOOK–the ultimate training…
…using animated .gifs. Note the update for Outlook (desktop) users at the bottom. (Slower? Click the Links.)You can not only book lrcroomcoed434@uncc.edu like this, but any resource listed here.If you need the classroom repeatedly or other advanced features, read on.
To Book:
0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 1.5sec
To Cancel booking (why so?):
0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 
Both book and cancel booking: Compact: 0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 1.5sec
Or including unmarked frames: 0.25sec, 0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, 1.5sec, 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec.
And now in addition 2 screencasts (make/cancel reservation) for our OUTLOOK (desktop) users:
Testing my Langlabemailer…
… to improve the integration of the digital audio lab into the university’s language teaching processes – 1000 emails at a time. 
(Coming soon: same day delivery. More on this project will be available here: https://2013.iallt.org/session/driving-tutorial-call-face-face-classroom-and-what-it-took).
Mysterious Japanese video DVD: What I have tried
- Crashes win7 when wmp tries to autoplays it
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Disabled this and tried VLC, but displays as green screen in vlc (no sound):
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Recognized as mpeg 1/2 by my codec appliance, but before recognition is complete, crashes my encoders
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Or does not display -> transcode
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