Instruction manual

ECLIPSE OMEGA MATRIX INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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party line, telephone, etc. The interface is connected to a central matrix port.
The external non-4-wire device is then connected to the interface.
ISO The ISO function, short for “station ISOlation,” allows you to call a
destination and interrupt all of that destination’s other audio paths and establish
a private conversation. When you complete your call, the destination’s audio
pathways are restored to their original state before the interruption.
Label A label is an alphanumeric name of up to five characters that identifies a
source, destination, or control function accessed by your intercom station. Labels
appear in the displays of the intercom station. Labels can identify stations, ports
interfaced to other external equipment, fixed groups, party lines, and special
control functions.
Non-volatile memory Data stored in the CPU’s firmware (ROM) that is not
lost when the power is turned off.
Panel Also referred to as “station.” Any intelligent intercom device connected to
the rear-panel ports of the central matrix. This term does not refer to devices
connected through interfaces.
Port Any of the Eclipse matrix’s 208 input/output RJ-45 connectors that are
used to connect cable from the matrix to stations and interfaces. Each “port”
connects to a separate audio channel in the matrix intercom system.
Program Any separate audio source that is fed into the intercom channels. In
television applications, for example, “program” audio is the audio that is
broadcast on air.
Station Also referred to as “panel.” Any intelligent intercom device connected
to the rear-panel ports of the central matrix. This term does not refer to devices
connected through interfaces.
Rack Unit or RU Standardized unit of mounting space on a rack panel. Each
rack unit is 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) of vertical mounting space. Therefore 1 RU
is 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) of vertical mounting space, 2 RU is 3.5 inches (88.9
mm), 3 RU is 5.25 inches (133.35 mm), and so on.
Sidetone The sound of your own voice heard in your own earphone as you
speak.
Source In this manual, the term “source” refers to a device—such as an
intercom station, interface, or beltpack —that sends audio into the matrix. The
device to which audio is sent is called a “destination.”
VOX In the Eclipse Omega system, when audio at a station exceeds a threshold,
a light switches on at the station’s port card to visually cue you. The threshold
level is set in the Eclipse Configuration Software.