Object

Data's Communications Console (Transporter Room)

A waist-high brushed-alloy console fitted with a small holo-status window and responsive tactile pads that flare when channels open. The unit emits soft diagnostic chirps and pulsing status lights; cables and auxiliary readouts tuck into its rear housing. Data stands at the console, fingers dancing over pads as he pulls sensor telemetry and system diagnostics into crisp, readable overlays. Officers crowd near it, reading its displays as Data summarizes armament levels and remaining power reserves in calm, machine-precise language.

4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S2E17 · Samaritan Snare

Riker's Controlled Fury / Data's Interference Scan

Data's communications console is the instrument through which the interference scan is configured and launched. Its tactile pads and holo displays allow Data to pull real‑time comm telemetry and begin pattern analysis, turning raw signals into the partial clue the bridge needs to act.

Before: Idle and online at its station on the bridge, awaiting commands; emitting routine status lights and ready for operator input.

After: Actively running an interference scan with pulsing status lights and updated overlays; displaying preliminary telemetry and queued for further analysis.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Calf Puncture — The Containment Trigger

The transporter control console is actively used by O'Brien to input coordinates and initiate the beam-up; when the biofilter flags contamination the console emits alarms and displays microbial diagnostics that drive the characters' decisions and dialogue.

Before: Powered and being operated normally by the transporter chief, awaiting beam commands.

After: Emitting alarm tones and diagnostic displays showing contamination; beam-up halted pending containment/medical input.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Transporter Biohazard Alarm — Unidentified Microbes in Riker

The transporter control console is the locus of action: O'Brien inputs coordinates there, the alarm sounds from it, and it displays microbial detection readouts. Its alerts dictate procedure, inform the crew, and force a rapid reassessment of the beam-up.

Before: Energized, awaiting input, with normal operational indicators.

After: Active alarm state with red diagnostics displayed and the beam-up held pending medical direction.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Both Go Down — Risk, Logic and Loyalty on the Transporter Pad

The transporter control console is actively manned by O'Brien; it provides real-time telemetry and biofilter readouts that frame the risk assessment and will be used to initiate or abort the transport sequence, making it the technical fulcrum of the decision.

Before: Staffed by O'Brien, consoles illuminated and monitoring shipboard biofilters and status readouts.

After: Remains actively monitored and ready to engage the transporter once Data and Geordi are positioned on the pad.

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