Chapter 5: Navigating and Selecting Channels
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Chapter 5: Navigating and Selecting Channels
Banking Input Channels and FX
Returns
Many VENUE configurations utilize more physical inputs
than input faders. To navigate to channels beyond the num-
ber of physical faders, the system provides channel
banking
controls.
The Bank switches navigate the display of input channels on
the console.
• Input channel banks are accessed using the Bank A, B, C,
and D switches, located to the left of the input faders.
• FX Returns are accessed using the FX Returns 1–8
switches, located between input faders 1–8 and 9–16.
• Input Channels and FX Returns can be put in Bank Safe
mode, leaving them accessible regardless of the currently
selected bank.
Input Channel Banking
The Bank A, B, C and D switches affect all input faders.
To bank Input Channels to the input faders:
Press the appropriate Bank switch (A, B, C, or D).
FX Returns Banking
The FX Returns 1–8 switch banks FX Return channels to input
faders 1–8.
When the FX Return bank is selected, input faders 9–16 re-
main banked on their current input channels. The Input bank
button flashes to indicate which bank is currently assigned to
these channels.
To bank FX Returns:
Press the FX Returns 1–8 switch.
The FX Returns are banked to the input faders. Bank switch A,
B, C or D flashes in order to indicate the current bank assign-
ment of other input faders.
To bank Input Channels while keeping FX Return channels on the
input faders:
Press any unlit Bank switch (A, B, C, D).
To return input faders to Input Channel banking, do one of the
following:
Press the lit FX Returns 1–8 switch.
– or –
Press the flashing Bank switch (A, B, C, D).
Banking Graphic EQ Frequency Bands
When a built-in Graphic EQ is inserted on a currently targeted
output or bus, its frequency bands can be selected using the
Graphic EQ switches. This replaces Inputs 1–16 with either
bank of EQ bands shown for each Graphic EQ bank switch
(20-630 Hz, 800-20 kHz).
Input fader banking and assignment switches
Bank A–D
FX Returns
GEQ
1–8
800–20kHz
20–630 Hz
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