Object
Shield Harmonics Control
A slim engineering console panel that visualizes shield harmonic spectra with numeric frequency readouts, waveform traces, illuminated sliders and rotary dials. The display pulses and flashes when harmonic peaks approach critical bands. In the scene Geordi clamps his hands to the controls, fingers flying over sliders as the readout responds; officers lean in, eyes tracking spikes while alarms thread the bridge. The panel shifts from passive monitoring to frantic, hands-on tuning as the crew attempts to sever a penetrating tachyon field.
4 appearances
Purpose
To monitor and actively tune the resonant frequencies of the ship's shields—altering harmonic alignment in real time to change shield coupling and disrupt or block incoming energy fields.
Significance
Plays a decisive tactical role in the crisis: Geordi's tuning with this console becomes the crew's primary countermeasure against a sentient tachyon assault, enabling attempts to free Q and transform an abstract threat into an urgent, personal responsibility for the Enterprise crew.
Appearances in the Narrative
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