Working With Phone Hybrids • 150
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the Primary Source audio you selected above. One
Series 2101 Studio Interface supports 2 hybrids; add-
ing an Extended Hybrid expands the system to sup-
port up to 4 hybrids. Enter 1, 2, 3 or 4 here.
Conferencing Allowed lets you decide if you want
to permit locked-on lines for “button mash” confer-
encing. Unless you specifically wish to prohibit this
type of conferencing, select Yes from the drop-down
box.
Fixed Line lets you assign a line permanently to a
specific fader channel, emulating a dedicated hybrid.
(Normally this is used with a 4-Phone Fader Module
so that its the “Hold” button would control the phone
hybrid dedicated to that fader. It can be used with
one of the Call Controller’s two faders, but will limit
operational flexibility.)
The other fields in the Source Profile page are non-
phone specific, and may he configured as you wish. (See
Chapter Two, “Configuring Inputs”, for more details on
these options.
Repeat this procedure to create a source profile for
each hybrid in your studio (two with a standard Studio
Interface, four with an Extended Hybrid).
Important Note: Series 2101 Studio Interface
units have an optional internal mix-minus cross-
connect feature. Since Element provides this
function automatically, you should disable this
feature in the 2101 system to prevent unexpect-
ed results. Set the hybrid mode to “Separate.”
You’ll now need to load the hybrid sources onto the
fader channels. This can be done either manually, or
automatically using Show Profiles. Naturally, we rec-
ommend that you make this assignment in each Show
Profile which will use the phone system, since leaving
manual assignment to air talent is asking for trouble!
For normal operation, you will assign Hybrid 1 to
the left fader channel of the Call Controller, and Hybrid
2 to the right fader channel. Additional hybrids, if you
have them, may be assigned to any channel on a 4-Fader
Phone Module.
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Note: Within Element, each incoming “phone”
type audio source has an associated back-feed
for automatic mix-minus generation. There are
several user conguration options that affect
which audio sources are fed to the hybrid under
various conditions; please refer to the “Source
Prole Options” and “Feed To Source Mode” sec-
tions in Chapter 2 of this manual.
Operation
On Element’s Call Controller Module, pressing any
Line button either answers a call ringing-in or selects an
inactive line to make an outgoing call; when an inactive
line is “picked up” in this manner, the keypad located
on the Element Navigation Module is active and can be
used for dialing calls. You’ll see visual confirmation on
Element’s display screen as you dial the number, and if
caller ID is available, it is displayed after an incoming
call is answered.
Useful Note: Pressing the pound key (#) after
dialing a number will speed connect time by as
much as 2 - 5 seconds! By default, the Telco’s
central ofce switch “listens” for a specied pe-
riod of time after you dial a requested number,
waiting in case you decide to dial more digits.
Pressing the pound key tells the switch that the
dialing sequence is complete, and bypasses this
waiting period, connecting you quicker!
Refer to Figure D-5 for an illustration of the follow-
ing Call Controller function keys.
Pressing any Line key for a line that is already ac-
tive causes it to be locked in this state (a Lock icon will
appear in the Status Symbol window next to the locked
line), so that additional lines can be selected without this
or other locked lines being dropped. This is useful for
making certain that lines on-air are not inadvertently
dropped (such as when a talkshow guest is on a call-
in line), or for “button mash” conferencing. To clear a
locked line, press its Line button again; the Lock icon
will disappear and the line can then be dropped, either
by selecting another line or by pressing the Drop key.
Pressing the Drop key drops any non-locked lines
on the associated line column.
Pressing the Next key takes the line that the 2101
system has determined to be next in the on-air queue for
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