The DC 5980 P has the following standard features:

Standard conference unit for chairmen, delegates or interpre- ters
Fully digital audio transmission utilising DCS 6000 techno- logy

• Encrypted sound to prevent eavesdropping
  
• DCS-LAN daisy chain topology with loop through connections or star topology using junction boxes
  
• CAT 5e (or higher) FTP/STP cabling for DCS-LAN
  
• Maximum 250 conference units per system
  
• 4 microphone operation modes; Automatic, FIFO, Manual and VOX (voice activation)
  
• Support for 3 microphone interrupt ability modes
  
• 'Auto Off' of microphones
  
• Lockable XLR gooseneck microphone connector
  
• 1 high-quality loudspeaker
  
• Channel selectors supporting the floor channel and 2 interpreta- tion channels
  
• 1 headphone socket for DH 6021 or similar
  
• Microphone 'Speak' and function (Delegates Off/Mute) but- tons
  
• Exchangeable button overlay for changing the button labels to other languages and other functionality
  
• Optional use of cable clamp to fix the DCS-LAN loop through cables