Telos NX12 User Manual

Telos nx12, User’s manual

TELOS Nx12

Advanced Digital Broadcast Telephone System

USER’S MANUAL

Manual Version 1.6 for software version 1.0 and later

30 July, 2008

Table of contents

Document Outline

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1 Introduction
- Welcome to the Nx12
  - Features & Benefits
  - Why ISDN Makes Sense for Broadcast Talk Show Systems
  - Two-Studio Modes
  - A Step up in Quality and Flexibility
2 Installation
- 2.1 Getting Started
- 2.2 Connections to the Telco circuits
- 2.3 Connecting the Nx12 to Analog Lines
- 2.4 ISDN Technology 101
  - Alphabet Soup: U, S, and NT1
  - Data and Voice
  - Hunt Groups
  - Special Considerations for Euro-ISDN (ETS 300) users
  - Ordering Help
- 2.5 Connecting the Nx12 to ISDN
  - ISDN in USA & Canada: Using the U Interface
  - ISDN Worldwide (outside the USA & Canada): The S/T Interface
- 2.6 Integration with a PBX
  - Using ISDN
  - Using POTS
- 2.7 Studio Audio Connections
  - Mix-Minus
  - Using a modern broadcast console’s mix-minus capability
  - ‘Making do’ with an older console
  - Using a small mixer
  - Using a production-style console
  - Phones and Remotes
  - Input (To Caller )
  - Output (Caller)
- 2.8 Desktop Director Ports
  - Connecting Desktop Directors
  - Desktop Director Assembly
- 2.9 Ethernet
- 2.10 Parallel GPIO Remote Control
- 2.11 AC (mains) Power
3 Basic Configuration
- 3.1 Step-by-Step
- 3.2 Configuration for Telephone Lines
  - Analog Phone Line Setup
  - ISDN Setup
  - Is the ISDN working?
- 3.3 Audio Input and Output
  - Levels, Levels, Levels
  - Time to test it out!
  - What now?
4 User Operation
- 4.1 Desktop Director
  - Status Symbol Icons
  - Line Button Columns
  - Hold & Drop
  - Next
  - Talent Mode
  - Block All
  - Dialing Keypad
  - Function Buttons
  - LCD Screen and Associated Buttons
  - Changing Between Producer and Talent Modes
  - Using the Director in Producer Mode
  - Using the Director in Talent (on-air) Mode
- 4.2 The Call Controller
- 4.3 The Console Director
5 Detailed Configuration & Reference
- First Step...
- 5.1 Level Metering
- 5.2 Status Displays
  - Line Status
  - Desktop Director Status
- 5.3 Using the LCD/Buttons and Web for Configuration
  - The LCD/Button User Interface
  - The Web User Interface
- 5.4 The Audio Menu
  - Nominal Input Level
  - Nominal Output Level
  - Meter Mode
  - Phone Send Adjustment
  - Call Ducking
  - Receive AGC
  - Noise Gate
  - Receive EQ (Caller Dynamic Digital EQ – DDEQ)
  - Feedback Reduction
  - Mix Minus Mode
  - AES Mode
- 5.5 The Telco Menu
  - POTS Country
  - Hookflash
  - Loop Current Checking (Web only)
  - Enable Auto Call Drop (Web only)
  - Ring-in Before CID (Web only)
  - ISDN Protocol
  - SPIDs and MSN/DNs (Web Only)
  - Clock Loss
- 5.6 The System Menu
  - TCP/IP Setup
  - Contrast (LCD Only)
  - Show Mode (LCD Only)
  - Hold on Select (LCD Only)
  - Audio Loop (LCD Only)
  - Factory Defaults (LCD Only)
  - Reboot (LCD Only)
  - Firmware Update (Web Only)
- 5.7 Show Modes
  - Single-studio Modes
  - Sharing the Nx12 – Two-studio Modes
  - Selecting a Show on the Desktop Director and other controllers
- 5.8 Livewire
  - Quality of Service
  - Axia Consoles
- 5.9 Firmware Update
- 5.10 Other Uses of the IP/Ethernet Interface
  - Call-control Software
  - Telnet
- 5.11 System Signal Flow and Audio Processing
  - Receive (Caller) Audio Processing
6 Technical Data & Troubleshooting
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 System Software & Firmware
  - Viewing Version Information
- 6.3 General Troubleshooting
  - Thinking about Problem Solving
- 6.4 Troubleshooting ISDN Problems
  - Status Screen for ISDN troubleshooting
  - Condition: Can’t Get ISDN Ready Indication
  - Condition: System says Ready but attempted calls do not complete
  - Condition: Intermittent ISDN Problems
- 6.5 Troubleshooting Desktop Director Problems
- 6.6 Replaceable Modules and Hardware Servicing
- 6.7 ISDN Cause Phrases/Values
  - CLASS 1.1 (normal)
  - CLASS 1.2 (resource unavailable)
  - CLASS 1.3 (service or option not available)
  - CLASS 1.4 (service or option not implemented)
  - CLASS 1.5 (invalid message; e.g. parameter out of range)
  - CLASS 1.6 (protocol error; e.g. unknown message)
  - CLASS 1.7 (interworking class)
7 Specifications
- General
  - Processing Functions
  - Audio
  - Audio Performance
  - Switching Matrix and Conferencing
  - ISDN Telephone Line Connectivity
  - Analog Telephone Line Connectivity
  - Desktop Director Ports
  - Control Ports
  - Two-Studio Modes
  - Four-Column/Four-Hybrid Mode
  - “Euro” Operation Mode
8 Warranty and Application Caution
A1 USA SPIDs by Telco
A2 Telephone Terminology Guide
A3 USA ISDN Ordering Guide
- Dealing with the Phone Company
  - Details, Details
  - FAXABLE ISDN ORDER FORM (for the USA & Canada)
A4 Euro-ISDN Ordering Guide
- Details, Details
  - FAXABLE ISDN ORDER FORM (for Euro ETS 300)