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With the individual Show x configuration pages, you tell the system how to assign Telco lines
to VSets and other controllers. You give each line a text name that appears on controllers. You
decide if the line is to be Selectable (a number of lines switched into a few faders) or Fixed
(one-to-one correspondence from lines to faders). You specify if a line is to be affected by the
Block All function. Finally, you can override the default SIP gateway on a per-line basis.
The SIP Extension is like an extension number in a PBX system, with the difference that it
is generally not required to be a number. It maps incoming calls to the line positions on the
controllers. Together with Server it makes the SIP address identifying the line. The server is
also used to form SIP addresses from numbers for outgoing calls. The checkbox in Server
column allows you to override the default server set in SIP configuration.
You can assign the same extension to multiple buttons. Calls will ring in on the first available
button, providing a kind of “hunt group”. The server address is ignored in this case.
Near the top of the page, you see what studios are using this show.
VX in the News and Production rooms
The flexibility of the VX extends to the newsroom and production studios. It’s easy to create
a ‘studio’ in the VX that can be dedicated to a workstation or special need. Most newsrooms
these days are simply PC workstations with a simple mixer off to the side. You can set up
a hybrid for each of your workstations or production rooms. You can use the VX Producer
software or VXset for the user interface. Or you could program the VX to automatically answer
a call transferred to it.
Using the VX to replace ‘Couplers’
If your station uses “Pre-delay IFB (Interruptible FoldBack) Couplers or “listen lines”, the VX
can replace an entire wall of hardware, and by using DID (Direct Inward Dial) numbers instead
of POTS lines, you can also save a lot of money each month by replacing those expensive
analog lines.
Create dummy studios for each coupler bank and shows with the phone number or extension
you want to use and tick the auto-answer box next to it. Choose the audio feed from among
the Livewire sources.
The VX lends itself to creative solutions. As you become more comfortable with the system,
we’re sure that you’ll find more of them. Please share them with colleagues at our website
www.telos-systems.com/forums and check in to see what’s new.
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