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Introduction
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Welcome to the Nx12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Why ISDN Makes Sense for Broadcast Talk Show Systems . . . . . . . . . . 2
Two-Studio Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A Step up in Quality and Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Installation
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2.1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Connections to the Telco circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Connecting the Nx12 to Analog Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 ISDN Technology 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Alphabet Soup: U, S, and NT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Data and Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hunt Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Special Considerations for Euro-ISDN (ETS 300) users . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ordering Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Connecting the Nx12 to ISDN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ISDN in USA & Canada: Using the U Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ISDN Worldwide (outside the USA & Canada): The S/T Interface . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 Integration with a PBX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using ISDN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using POTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 Studio Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mix-Minus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using a modern broadcast console’s mix-minus capability . . . . . . . . . . 11
‘Making do’ with an older console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Summary of Contents for Nx12
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