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Introduction
Q-Sys is a platform of software and hardware products that provide the system designer and system operator with all the tools necessary to design,
configure, and manage medium to large scale audio systems. In addition to the primary signal processing and system management components
that make up a Q-Sys audio system, the Q-Sys solution includes peripheral components that offer services such as remote management and paging.
This manual addresses the features and specifications related to the hardware components of the Q-Sys TSC-8 series networked touchscreen
controller peripherals.
The Q-Sys TSC-8 series touchscreen controllers are sophisticated network devices that provide remote management services for a Q-Sys audio system.
Like all Q-Sys system components, functionality of the TSC-8 touchscreen controllers is defined and configured by the system designer using Q-Sys
Designer. Q-Sys Designer is Windows-based software used to design, and optionally manage, a Q-Sys system. Once a Q-Sys design file has been
created, it is then deployed to a Q-Sys Core Processor over the Q-LAN network. The Q-Sys Core Processor is the centralized processing entity for the
Q-Sys system. And as such, the Q-Sys Core Processor pushes all necessary design and configuration information to each end node in the system,
including TSC-8 touchscreen controllers.
The TSC-8 series touchscreen controllers connect to a Q-Sys system by joining the Q-LAN network. Once connected to the network, the Q-Sys Core
Processor can automatically discover the TSC-8 device, assimilate it into the Q-Sys system and push the appropriate configuration, as defined in the
Q-Sys Designer design file, to the controller. Once assimilated into the Q-Sys system, the TSC-8 can be operated using its front panel user interface
without further need of a computer, running Q-Sys Designer, in the system.
TSC-8 Features
The TSC-8 series products are network enabled capacitive touchscreen control panels. The TSC-8 products are designed to connect to a Q-Sys system
via Q-LAN or to an auxiliary network to which the system Core Processor(s) is connected. Q-LAN is QSC’s proprietary time-sensitive gigabit Ethernet
network implementation built on standard protocols and off-the-shelf network hardware and cabling. Q-LAN represents state of the art in real-time
networking technology appropriate for live performance multimedia applications. In addition to providing low-latency audio services, Q-LAN also
provides configuration and management services to all Q-Sys products and peripherals in the system. The TSC-8 connects to the Q-LAN network to
provide system managers and/or end users with remote management capabilities of their Q-Sys system. Since the TSC-8 products do not provide low
latency un-compressed audio services, these products can join a Q-LAN network via standard 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connections.
The TSC-8 products include a color graphics display with a 450 nit anti-glare LCD. The control surface is a capacitive touch interface that is reliable,
bright, and easy to use.
TSC-8 products are offered in black (TSC-8-BK) or white (TSC-8-WH) models and, with the TSC-8-BX back box, they can be mounted in a wall (new or
existing construction) or podium.
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