Transporter control station

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A transporter control station aboard an NX class.

The transporter control station (or transporter console) is a component of the transporter system. Located in the transporter room, it manually controls the functions of the transporter and its maintenance. It is typically operated by the transporter chief or other operations division personnel. The console also allows the operator to monitor various functions of the transporter system, including pattern buffer operations, signal resolution and even matter stream contaminants.

From the transporter console, the transporter operator could also detect the presence of weapons or phaser fire within the transporter beam, and in some cases could deactivate the weapon before rematerialization. As yet another security feature, the console could also allow the operator to erect a force field around the transporter chamber.

By the late 24th century, site-to-site transport became more commonplace and did not require a transporter console. Site-to-site transports could be activated by voice commands to the computer fairly easily. A site-to-site transport from a starship to another starship could also be done, from any console, such as a bridge station.