Tieline Commander G3 TLR300, Reference Manual

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Section 30: Inputs Tab
T ieline
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T E C H N O L O G Y
30.7. Phone Input: Operation of the I-Mix G3 Phone Coupler
30.7.1. Simultaneous Off-Air Communications
The
i
-Mix
G
3 has a telephone coupler system which can be used either for
bi-directional communications, or for integrating callers into program signals.
In other words, a caller can dial into or out of the codec, and by using the
CUE/HOLD
function, set up bi-directional ‘off-air’ communications. This
system operates by ‘ducking’ the incoming phone call when any
commentator is speaking. The procedure for establishing a phone call for bi-
directional communications, and for mixing calls into program feeds, is
discussed in the following section.
30.7.2. Making Out-bound Calls Using the Phone Coupler
The procedure to make a call using the
PHONE COUPLER
is as follows:
1. Ensure that you have a phone line plugged into the
Line 2 COUPLER
input on the rear panel of the codec.
2. Use the
MS
(Menu Selector) to go to the
PHONE Enter#
connection on
the codec
LCD
.
3. Next press the TAKE/RELEASE button on the codec and you should hear
the phone line dial tone in the headphones plugged into
HEADPHONE 1
on the rear panel of the codec.
4. Next dial the phone number using the keypad on the codec and press the
ENTER/DIAL button to make the call.
5. The
TAKE/RELEASE
button will flash red when there is an incoming call.
Simply press the TAKE/RELEASE button and the CUE/HOLD button will
illuminate yellow and allow you to talk ‘off-air’.
If the announcer in
INPUT 1
wants to go back on-air after chatting off-air via
the PHONE COUPLER, simply press the illuminated PHONE COUPLER
CUE/HOLD
button to turn it off and make sure the channel
ON/OFF
button is
switched on for INPUT 1 . The announcer is now back on-air.
30.7.3. Taking Live Callers in the Field
By using the
PHONE COUPLER’s ON/OFF
function you can also mix a call
into the main program feed. The
TAKE/RELEASE
button will flash red if
there is an incoming call. Simply press the TAKE/RELEASE button and the
CUE/HOLD
button will illuminate yellow and allow you to talk ‘off-air’. If you
wish to put the PHONE COUPLER on-air once you have established a call,
simply press the
ON/OFF
button in the
PHONE COUPLER
section and it will
go live to
Encoder 1 Out
(and is also sent to CH 1 Out which can be useful for
PA feeds etc.
)