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The khutbah on the projector: what your mosque needs

For the translation on the wall a mosque needs four things: a screen or projector, a computer to run it, a microphone close to the imam and a stable internet connection. One person starts the translation in the browser - no installation, no special equipment.

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  • 4 things are enough
  • 10-15 minutes to set up
  • No installation

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The checklist
1. Display
A screen, TV, projector or LED wall connected to a computer.
2. Computer
A laptop or mini PC with an up-to-date browser. It opens the wall as a web page in full screen.
3. Microphone
A separate microphone close to the imam (USB or clip-on) or the signal from your sound system via cable. Not the laptop’s built-in microphone.
4. Internet
Stable Wi-Fi or LAN, ideally a cable to the wall computer.
Also
Access to the operator app (app.miskio.de) for the person who starts it - and the agreement of the imam and the congregation to the recording.

How is the wall set up?

  1. 1
    Open the wall. In the operator app, click “Display öffnen” (open display): this opens your mosque’s address in a new tab. The wall is an ordinary web page; there is nothing to install.
  2. 2
    Switch on full screen. Click “Vollbild” (full screen) at the top right so that no browser bars are visible. The screen stays on by itself during the translation: no power saving, no black screen in the middle of the khutbah.
  3. 3
    Check the connection. The status is shown at the bottom of the wall. “Übersetzung läuft” (translation running) means everything is connected and the text appears live. In the operator bar, “Display” shows as connected.

The step-by-step guide with every detail is in the help on the projector display (in German).

Which microphone is the right one?

A laptop’s built-in microphone is not enough in the prayer hall: it is far from the imam and mainly hears the room. A clip-on or USB microphone close to the imam is better - or the signal from your existing sound system, run by cable from the mixing desk to the computer (with an audio adapter, depending on the mixing desk).

Ideally, check the input before Friday: choose the microphone in the settings of the operator app and speak into it briefly. The level meter has to move.

What does Friday look like?

  1. 1
    Sign in around 10 to 15 minutes before the prayer and open the Live-Session.
  2. 2
    Open the wall on the projector computer and switch it to full screen.
  3. 3
    Choose the microphone and test it briefly.
  4. 4
    Tick the confirmation before the start and click “Übersetzung starten” (start translation). The browser asks once for access to the microphone - allow it.
  5. 5
    During the khutbah, control everything from the top bar: “Zusammenfassen” (summarise), “Ausblenden” (hide, for example during the silent supplication) and “Beenden” (end).

What happens if something fails?

The wall largely looks after itself: if the connection drops, it reconnects automatically and catches up on the last sentences. If it stays without a signal for too long, it reloads by itself. If the screen still goes dark or shows an old state, the quickest reset is to click “Display öffnen” in the operator app again.

If the recording itself drops briefly, Miskio reconnects as well - a few sentences may be missing during that time. A sentence that arrived wrong can be corrected live.

And the women’s section, side rooms and overflow?

The wall is a web page: the same address can be opened on another screen, for example in the women’s section or a side room. Anyone who prefers to read along at their seat uses the phone view (from the Pro plan) via a QR code in the browser. We work out together during setup how best to connect another room.

All wall screens show the same output language, chosen before the khutbah. From the Pro plan, readers can switch it on their own phone.

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Every generation.One Friday.

Bring the khutbah onto your wall - so that the second and third generation understand what it is about.

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