Telex Source Assignment Panel
The IC-6SX is a 6 IN by 12 OUT routing switch (albeit a completely passive one) - not much different from a jackfield. With this panel, six channels of intercom from a master station can be assigned to any of twelve output lines. Those output lines can go to almost any type or group of intercom stations, from single-channel beltpacks to multi-channel user stations. By the simple action, a person can slide switches on the IC-6SX to different positions and combine or isolate any intercom stations in any combination.On one day, there may be six separate groups of beltpacks doing six separate tasks on six separate channels. With the simple slide of switches, an operator can reconfigure the system into three groups of four, or a group of ten, and a second group of two. Moving beltpacks from one conference to another becomes very easy.
By placing the IC-6SX physically close to the master station, the central operator can receive verbal change requests from any of the intercom users, implement those changes, and then confirm verbally what has been done.
These concepts can be applied to any AudiocomŽ intercom system to add in a degree of flexibility. Unlike a basic system, in which multiple groups of single channel user stations are permanently assigned to each other, the degree of certainty of who will hear, when a person picks up a headset and speaks, in a system is much less.
