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8.1 INTRASHIP COMMUNICATIONS8.1.1 Intraship communicationsLocalsubprocessori , ifShort-rangeRF pickupiPersonalcommunicatorTricorderMaincomputercoreOpticaldata networkDesktopterminalTerminalnodeLocalsubprocessorShort-rangeRF pickupPersonalcommunicatorOtherdevicesof possible damage. At this time, routine channel operationsare disabled (See: 8.2).Data transmissions may be established between anystandard Starfleet hardware units equipped with RF or STAdevices, either by manual keypresses or by vocally commandingthe computer to handle the data transfers. In mostcases, the computer will automatically execute the desiredfunctions; on occasion, the computer may request identificationkeypresses for specific pieces of hardware, usually forverification of device type, data transmission protocols, orsequencing of multiple devices.During both voice and data transmissions, channels maybe secured by either manual inputs or vocal request, dependingon the respective locations of the parties or devicesinvolved.