Taiwan PTS uses Clear-Com to assist HDTV delivery
Published: ASIA
TAIWAN: Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan PTS) is using the Clear-Com Eclipse-Median digital matrix and Tempest2400 digital wireless intercom system to help coordinate the delivery of its HDTV output.
Following its recent upgrade to HD operations, Taiwan PTS added to its existing Eclipse-Median system and party-line interface with six new Median frames plus 45 additional V-Series intercom control panels and the Tempest2400 intercom. The new systems were integrated by IX Technology, a Linfair Engineering Group company.
The changes are intended to establish a two-way communications channel between any intercom station in the broadcaster’s sub-control rooms. A total of 13 connected Eclipse-Median frames are reportedly utilised, interfacing with V-Series intercom panels, Clear-Com Soft-Voice virtual panels, and Tempest beltpacks. Via a LAN-based VoIP interface, the Soft-Voice virtual panels allow those on desktop computers in the facility to communicate within the Eclipse environment.
The majority of the 113 V-Series intercom panels in use by Taiwan PTS are located in the sub-control room and allow all call signals and voices to be displayed on the panel through a real-time dual-fibre-optic network.
‘It makes for a very dynamic and flexible communications environment for Taiwan PTS,’ explained Daniel Tsai, sales manager for IX Technology’s Broadcasting Department. ‘Having Tempest in the studio is very convenient, because staff members can grab a beltpack when they need it, and it works, regardless of the number of cell phones or Wi-Fi devices operating on the premises. At the same time, the Eclipse, along with the V-Series control panels, allows for a great number of connections between those within the studio and control rooms.’
Edmund Song, Clear-Com regional sales manager for Southeast Asia, added: ‘We are proud that such a prestigious and forward-thinking broadcast institution has chosen our products.’