“I have been amazed at the new sound quality of the Nx12. The DSP technology fitted inside is simply outstanding.”

 Vincent Verbelen
 Technical Director
 NRJ, Belgium


Nx12
2007 Pick Hit

Nx12 Studio Telephone Interface

The new Nx12 is our most powerful performer, setting new standards for studio telephone interface systems. It gives you the latest hybrid technology and audio processing by Omnia for the cleanest, most consistent call quality ever.

It has four advanced digital hybrids, each with its own AGC, noise gate, and caller override dynamics using carefully-tuned DSP algorithms. Each also includes DDEQ, a sophisticated multi-band equalizer, which analyzes and adjusts received audio spectral characteristics so that calls sound smooth and consistent despite today’s wide variety of phone sets and connection paths. Updated for today’s realities, the Nx12’s hybrids incorporate special echo cancellation for tricky VoIP and cellular calls. Unique to Telos, the Nx12 has an adaptive function that reduces the possibility for feedback in open speaker applications

You can choose to use either analog or ISDN telephone lines by ordering the Nx12 with appropriate Telco interface modules. It can connect to as many as 12 analog POTS telephone lines or up to 6 ISDN BRI lines (which would provide 12 caller channels). A digital switch matrix inside the Nx12 connects the lines to hybrids.

The Nx12 works with all Telos third-generation control surfaces including the Desktop Director, Call Controller and Console Director. Talent and producers benefit from the unique Telos features that make their lives easier, such as our exclusive Status Symbol visual call management icons that clearly show line and caller status.

The Nx12's Ethernet network connection supports call screener software such as Telos’ Assistant Producer, which may be used locally or over any IP network. It also supports Livewire audio-over-IP technology.

With its four hybrids, two Program-on-Hold inputs, and two sets of analog I/O, the Nx12 can serve one studio with one or two phone faders and high-quality conferencing for up to four callers. (More are possible, but without individual hybrids and processing.) Or it can be used in a two-studio mode to handle the telephone needs for two stations simultaneously. With its four inputs and outputs, the optional AES interface module offers direct access to the individual hybrids.

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Direct access to the individual hybrids is also possible when the Nx12 is used within a Livewire-equipped studio, since the Ethernet connection can support a large number of channels. An Axia Element console can control the Nx12 over the network with either the Call Control Module for the traditional Telos two-column operation style or Europhone Modules for a fader-per-hybrid operating style. (It is also possible to access the four hybrids via a Livewire Node.)

In a Livewire networked system, one Ethernet RJ-45 connects all necessary signals: up to four hybrid inputs, four hybrid outputs, two Program-on-Hold inputs, and all needed control.

You can connect up to eight control surfaces, with the Nx12 directly powering as many as four. Optional external power supplies provide power for long cable runs or additional controllers. (The Extended Desktop Director counts as a single device, but consumes the power of two.)

Incoming Line Capacity • (6) ISDN BRI (Sψ), or
• (12) Analog
Hybrids • (4) High Performance, Digital
• Dedicate all (4) to one studio, or (2) each to (2) studios
Audio Interfaces • Analog
• Livewire Audio-over-IP
• AES (optional)
Ancillary • Connects up to (8) Desktop Directors
• Computer Controlled (ex. Telos' Assistant Producer Call Screening Application) via Ethernet

 

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Processing Functions
General • (4) Telos 3rd-generation Adaptive Digital Hybrids
• Telos Exclusive Feedback Reduction Functions, including Acoustic Echo Cancellation

Send (to caller) Processing
• Sample Rate Conversion
• High-pass Filter
• Frequency Shifter
• AGC/Limiter
• Pgm-on-hold AGC/Limiter
• Sample Rate Conversion
Receive (from caller) Processing • High-pass 'Hum' Filter
• Smart AGC / Platform Leveler
• Noise Gate
• Telos' DDEQ (Digital Dynamic Equalization) 3-band Adaptive Spectral Processor
• Sample Rate Conversion

Analog Inputs
Send Analog Inputs 2x
Program-on-Hold Analog Inputs 2x
Connector XLR Female, Pin 2 High (Active Balanced with RF Protection)
Output Level Adjustable from -7 to +8 dBu (nominal)
Analog Clip Point +21 dBu
Analog-to-Digital Converter Resolution 20 bits

Analog Outputs
Receive Analog Outputs 2x
Connector XLR Male, Pin 3 High
Input Level Adjustable Adjustable from -7 to +8 dBu (nominal)
Impedance Bridging, > 100K Ohms
Digital-to-Analog Converter Resolution 24 bits
Headroom Before Clipping 20 dB headroom from 4dBU nominal levels

AES Digital Input / Output (Option)
Overview Plug-in module converts the XLR inputs and outputs to AES3, providing 4x in on two XLR-Fs and 4x out on two XLR-Ms
Rate Conversion Sample Rate Converters on all inputs and outputs. Inputs can accept 32, 44.1, and 48kHz rates. Clock for outputs may be sourced from the AES inputs or internally-generated, locked to the ISDN network.
Input Level Adjustable from -27 to -12 dBfs
Output Level Adjustable from -27 to -12 dBfs

Audio Performance
Frequency Response ±.5 dB, 50 to 20 kHz (swept sine procedure, measured from analog input to output with unit in loopback mode)
THD+N/Input < 0.06% typical (measured at 0dB @ 1kHz analog in to AES out in loopback mode)

Switching Matrix and Conferencing
Audio Routing and Switch All Digital
Telephone Lines 12
Hybrids 4
Studio Inputs 4
Studio Outputs 4
Program-on-hold 2

Control Ports
Ethernet 100Base-T • Web server for configuration and software update
• Telnet for command line control and diagnostics
• Assistant Producer server allows up to 8 instances of Telos Assistant Producer (version 3.5 or later) to connect simultaneously
General purpose Input/Output 15 pin D-Sub connector with 5 status outputs and 4 control inputs

ISDN Telephone Connectivity
Protocol Compatibility • National ISDN 1 and 2
• DMS-100 Custom Function
• AT&T 5ESS Custom Point-to-point
• Euro-ISDN conforming to the Net 3/ETS300 Protocol
Interface • USA & Canada: Integrated NT1 for direct connection to ISDN line via the two-wire U-interface (6-position/2-pin RJ-11 connector) 2B1Q Line Encoding
• Worldwide: 4-wire S-interface (8-position / 8-pin RJ-45 Connector)
Telephone Coding Modes • ΅Law (ISDN Proto set to Natl I-1, AT&T Custom, Q.931mu or DMS Custom)
• A-Law (ISDN Proto set to ETS-300)

Analog Telephone Line Connectivity
• Universal interface for worldwide application
• Programmable loop current
• Programmable ring and disconnect signalling (loop drop or tone)
• Programmable Flash time
• Caller ID decoding using Bellcore 212 modem standard

Desktop Director Ports
• Four ports, permitting connection of 4 Telos Desktop Directors.
• Eight directors using external RJ-45 splitters and power. (Extended Desktop Directors count as 2 for power purposes)
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