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Transporter Room Communication Panel

Wall-mounted transporter-room control panel / communications faceplate located beside the circular transporter pad and O'Brien's operator console: illuminated touch surfaces and indicator lamps, a small integrated speaker that emits clipped attention tones and a distinct biohazard alarm, pulsing holo-readouts and tactile switches used to display diagnostics, acquire pattern locks, and coordinate containment responses during transporter operations. The unit both provides local control and issues audible/visual alerts that drive immediate medical and procedural action.
10 appearances

Purpose

To locally control transporter pattern integrity and pad energization, display real‑time diagnostics (including biosensor readouts), acquire pattern locks, and execute or abort personnel transport cycles.

Significance

The panel's alarm propels a routine beam‑up into a containment‑level medical emergency: its microbial detection interrupts Riker's attempted humor, compels immediate medical escalation (Pulaski alerted), and dramatizes the conflict between crew pragmatism and unknown biological threat.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

10 moments