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Clear Channels - Intercom And Talkback Cont.
which enables the system's Modular
frame to act as a decentralised audio
router with a matrix size larger than
25000 squared. At the same time,
MediorNet fully supports EMBER+
for integration with other common
control systems, such as VSM and
KSC Commander.

Delec has premiered the CS 0800,
smaller cousin of the Oratis compact
product range. This provides eight
AES/EBU ports that can be used
either as digital interfaces to the
Oratis subscriber units or as digital
four-wire connections. The Oratis
hardware ﬁts into a 19-inch chassis

Delec Oratis compact CS 0800 provides eight AES/EBU ports

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At NAB, Reidel unveiled an app
that allows users to turn their
smartphones and tablets into fullfeatured 12-key virtual panels for
any Artist digital matrix intercom
system, adding flexibility.
A tie-up with Vitec Group
company Bexel will see Bexel's
Falcon Sportscaster Unit feature an
AVB (audio-video bridge) interface,
developed by Riedel. It will carry all
ﬁve audio signals: broadcast mic,
Talk-Back #1, Talk-Back #2, IFB
left, IFB right and power over single
CAT-5 cable providing "the highest
density of capability in the smallest
footprint available," said Riedel.
Trilogy has concentrated
recent marketing efforts on its
Messenger matrix-based intercom
system. According to Director of
Business Development, Mark
Ellis; "Messenger addresses a
specific need by removing the
constraints of low-end, two-wire
party line systems, but at a cost far
lower than high-end professional
broadcast communication systems.
The package is equally at home
in small scale installations or
highly demanding multi-studio
applications."
A single Messenger matrix can be
expanded to 16 or 24 panel / fourwire ports and up to four channels
of analogue telephone interfacing.
For larger requirements, multiple
matrices can be interconnected via
the optional IP gateway over any
standard network, using Trilogy's IP
based communications technology.
This enables systems to be
connected over multiple sites
or to other current or legacy
Trilogy systems including Gemini,
Commander or Orator.

just 1U high and the new CS 0800
ﬁts into a unit just half a rack wide.
The Oratis compact series now
comprises three versions that differ
in the number and type of ports
ﬁtted. The biggest conﬁguration, CS
1624, has 16 AES/EBU ports and
24 analogue four-wire connections.
Broadcast Bionics aims to
produce smart IT solutions, a
mission met in PhoneBOX for
radio and TV phone contribution
and management which has
now reached version 4. In use at
studios including Swiss station
SLG Broadcast, PhoneBOX has
alerts to ﬂag up nuisance callers,
an answer next or answer random
mode, call sequence counter and
conferencing function. Should a call
drop while on air or be locked to a
fader, PhoneBOX will automatically
call back the contributor to allow for
continuity of programme content.
It's compatible with Telos VX, Avaya
IP Office and PhoneBOX Audio
server products.

Broadcast Bionics PhoneBOX
offers smart features for broadcast
contributions

The Zephyr iPort PLUS MultiCodec Gateway from Telos
Systems allows transport of
eight channels of bi-directional or
sixteen one-way 'push' channels
of stereo audio using IP networks.
Intended for large-scale
distribution of audio

A Trilogy 16-key operator panel with dialpad

Telos Systems Zephyr iPort PLUS is a Livewire-to-MPEG gateway

to single or multiple locations over
single or multiple IP paths the unit
features a Time Zone Delay option.
This enables delayed playout of any,
or all, coded audio channels for up
to six hours; each channel's delay
time is independently conﬁgurable,
and associated GPO and ancillary
data is likewise delayed and
synchronised with audio.
Already on the market is the
Telos Hx6, a six-line talkshow
system equipped with a full
suite of audio processing
capabilities (including Telos'
Digital Dynamic EQ) that
are designed to extract
excellent caller audio from
even the most unruly far-end
connections.
"Ask any broadcaster, and
they'll tell you that Telos has
the best-sounding phone
systems in the industry,"
remarked Kirk Harnack, VP
and Executive Director. "A
lot of those kudos are due to
the reputations of our six-line
phone systems [renowned]
for reliable operation and
outstanding sound quality."
RTS has introduced the RP1000 series, the newest member
of its colour-display keypanel line
and the successor to the ﬂagship
KP 32 CLD. The 32-position
RP-1032 offers a colour HD TFT
display with LED backlighting
and a modern, modular design
for broadcast-control room or OB
truck application. Multi-directional
keys for talk, listen and emulation
of traditional level control functions
and user-programmable buttons
round out the package. Connectivity
is supported with six auxiliary inputs,
three relays, independent digital
gain control for microphone sources
and conﬁgurable audio routing. RTS
kit was deployed by NBC Olympics
during its production of the Sochi

Games, forming one of the largest
intercom systems in the world.
Zaxcom recently released a video
showcasing its new 200 Series
Digital Wireless TRXLA2 transmitter
broadcasting across the Hudson
River from New York City to a
QRX235 receiver in New Jersey.

Zaxcom TRXLA2 proprietary
RF modulation enables greater
operating distances

That's quite a distance, with
Zaxcom claiming that its new
products can operate at four times
the range of their predecessors.
Z a x c o m 's
proprietary
R F m o d u l a t i o n f e a t u re i s
responsible for the increase in
operation distance.
The new receivers, QRX235 and
QRX200, also incorporate the RF
modulation feature for enhanced
operating distance. Zaxcom claims
that these new models are able
to receive signals with only a 7dB
clearance above interfering noise.

RTS RP-1000 series
offers colour-display keypanels

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