Featuring Bosch's DCN flush-mounted desktop consoles and accessories, the system provides the county's lawmakers with user-friendly flexibility for communication and voting at council meetings, all with software-controlled display monitor interfacing and videoconferencing capability. Hawaii-based AV specialists The Audio Visual Company (AVCO) integrated the system, which was designed and specified by D.L. Adams Associates.
The Bosch system's low-profile hardware compliments the newly renovated space. Ten positions are equipped with DCN flush-mounted units mounted to a custom Koa wood counter on a dais (for eight delegates, one chairman and one clerk), with two additional discussion units (one for the assistant, one for the witness). All eight delegate positions are equipped with a loudspeaker, a microphone with on/off switch, and a voting unit.
"This installation was primarily about adding functionality and enhancing ergonomics," says Warren Miyake of AVCO, "and the Bosch systems stand alone on those terms. For example, instead of arranging all the devices in a single row, we split the installation into two rows of modules, with the speaker and microphone module flush-mounted behind the voting control module. This modularity made it easier to free-up valuable space on the work surface, and the modules' compact size meant installing them was less invasive to the custom Koa laminate.
"The council members are very pleased with the new system and how easy it is to use," Miyake continues, "along with the customer service they've received. A Bosch Conferencing specialist even flew over from Minneapolis to train them and show them how to get the most out of the system."
(Jim Evans)