Telos NX12 user manual Ethernet, Desktop Director Assembly, Connections, Line Designation Strip

Installation  21

Tip

Power-over-Ethernet and our ISDN-based Director use different connections for power. It is wise to carefully label wiring used with RJ-style connectors to reduce the risk of applying power to something that does not expect it. We suggest that you use different colored cables (or connector boots) on the Desktop Director cables so that you can tell them from your Ethernet cables.

Desktop Director Assembly

Connections

The black “curly cord” plugs into the handset. The other end of this cord should be plugged into the small 4-position/4-pin miniature modular (RJ-22 style) jack near the front left of the unit. This jack is identified with a telephone handset icon and is closest to the front of the Director. The second jack at this location can be used to directly connect a telephone headset and is identified with a headset icon. Route these cables through the small slots to the left so they do not interfere with the unit sitting flat on the table.

When a headset is attached, it will automatically mute the handset microphone to prevent extraneous noise. Disconnecting the “quick-connect” inline connector on the headset cable will re-enable the handset microphone.

Tip

We have tested and recommend the Plantronics model P51-U10P “Supra Polaris noise-can- celing unamplified monaural” or model P61-U10P “Supra Polaris noise-canceling unamplified binaural “ headsets for direct connection to the Desktop Director. www.plantronics.com. Other headsets can be used; however an external amplifier/interface would be required between Desktop Director’s handset jack and the handset to interface to the headset.

Line Designation Strip

The Desktop Director ships with several pre-cut paper designation strips to allow labeling the lines of the Director. Place the paper strip on the director and then cover with the clear plastic protector, inserting the plastic tabs in the slots on the Director to hold it in place. Should you decide to change things later, simply lift one end of the plastic and slide out the strip.

Mounting Options

The Desktop Director legs can be mounted in an alternative vertical orientation. To do so, remove the legs by removing the two Phillips head screws on each leg. The legs can then be mounted in the alternative orientation using the same screws.

The Desktop Director can be mounted on a wall or other vertical surface. First remove the legs by removing the two Phillips head screws on each leg. The unit can then be hung from two screws on 5 inch (127 mm) centers. Care should be taken that the screws do not protrude more than 1/8 inch (3 mm) from the mounting surface.

2.9 Ethernet

The Ethernet 100Base-T port is used for Web-based configuration, connection to Telos Assis- tant Producer and other software applications, and interface to Livewire networked studio audio components.