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TELOS TWOX12 USER’S MANUAL
DESKTOP DIRECTOR GUIDE FOR TALENT
CHAPTER 6
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the caller on that line on-air on the corresponding fader on the console (mixing desk,
board, etc).
Pressing a Line button when that line is already on-air locks the caller. You can use
this capability to prevent accidentally losing a guest. To unlock press that Line button
a third time.
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Most installations will have both Caller 1 and Caller 2 active. However it is possible
to share the system in 2 studios simultaneously, in which case only Caller 1 (Left row)
or Caller 2 (right row) should be used in a given studio.
(Hold) and
(Drop) buttons- You know what these do! These effect only
the corresponding bank of buttons above them. A locked line will not be affected
unless you unlock it first (by pushing the corresponding LINE button). All unlocked
lines in that column will be dropped.
(Next) button- this button will direct the call designated by your screener as
NEXT to Caller 1 hybrid. If no call is currently designated NEXT the call which has
been on Screened Hold the longest will be directed to the Caller 1 hybrid. If a
screener is not used, the line which has been ringing longest will be selected instead.
If no line is ringing, the line on hold the longest will be selected.
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will work differently when the console has been set for
Producer
mode. Call
screeners should see section 5 for Desktop Director™ operation.
Dial pad buttons- These are used for dialing out, as with any telephone.
(Busy All)- Pressing this key will clear all lines. with the only exceptions being
lines in the locked state, lines on hold, and lines pre-designated not to be part of the
busy-all-group (such as direct dial-in lines like the studio hotline).
Unlocked lines on-air, lines on hold, and lines on screened hold will be dropped.
Those lines will then be blocked from accepting any calls (in most cases the caller
will get a busy signal, but this will not always be true depending on your
configuration) and the Busy All Status Symbol™ will be displayed.
Pressing (Busy All) again will clear the lines and allow incoming calls (in