Telos TWOx12 - PLACING MULTIPLE CALLERS ON-AIR - Using Lock Mode

TELOS TWOX12 USER’S MANUAL
DESKTOP DIRECTOR GUIDE FOR TALENT
CHAPTER 6
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IMPORTANT!
You will, of course, need to turn on and bring up the appropriate input on your
console (mixing desk). You will usually have two faders associated with the phone
system, one for “Caller 1” (or “Phone 1”) and one for “Caller 2” (or “Phone 2”).
6.4.4 PLACING MULTIPLE CALLERS ON-AIR – Using lock mode
Pushing a Line button once places that line on-air. Pressing the same Line button
a second time will place that line in LOCKED status. The status symbol™ for
that line will display the LOCKED symbol. The Drop and Hold buttons have no
effect on a line in LOCKED status. If another line is selected on the same
column, the line in LOCKED status will remain on-air. When a LINE button is
selected a third time it reverts to standard status with the <- or -> ICON
displayed.
The usual method of operation would be to lock the guest (if any) on the Caller 2
hybrid and use the Caller 1 hybrid for call-in listeners. If no guest is present you
can follow the directions in the following tip.
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HOT TIP!
CONFERENCING
1. In standard mode, select your first caller on the left (Caller 1) row of the Desktop
Director.
2. If you wish to keep a caller on the air and add more callers, put the first caller in
LOCKED status by pressing the
Line
button a second time to avoid accidentally
hanging up on him/her.
3. A second caller can be added by selecting another
Line
button on the Caller 2 (right)
column using the same procedure. Pressing that
Line
button again can also LOCK this
caller.
4. Although audio fidelity may decline, you may have multiple callers on the Caller 1
column or the Caller 2 columns. For best quality always keep the number of calls
evenly distributed across the two columns.
- Remember, to unlock a line simply press its
Line
button. You may now press
Hold
or
Drop
as desired.
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IMPORTANT!
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) would be used in a given studio.