DigiDesign VENUE Personal Q, Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
The VENUE Personal Q (PQ) system lets performers remotely
control their own monitor mixes on a VENUE system using ei-
ther a VENUE D-Show
®
Main or VENUE Profile™ console,
paired with a VENUE Stage Rack and a VENUE FOH Rack.
D-Show Main and Profile consoles provide eight built-in, 12 x
2 PQ mixers that can be used to create up to eight indepen-
dent stereo monitor mixes. After a PQ mixer is set up at the
mix position, it can be controlled by the mix engineer from
the Output section of the console, or by an onstage performer
using a PQ Controller.
The PQ system carries control data to and from the console, al-
lowing you to adjust PQ mixer input level, input pan/balance,
and output level. The PQ system does not carry audio signals;
audio signals for monitor mixes are output from any physical
outputs on the Stage Rack or FOH Rack.
Personal Q System Features
The Personal Q system provides remote operation of controls
on the console, and mirrors any changes made to the corre-
sponding controls on the console.
The Personal Q system consists of at least one PQ Rack and
one PQ Controller.
PQ Rack Features
• Provides connections for up to eight PQ Controllers
PQ Controller Features
• Four rotary encoder controls with LED rings for level,
pan/balance, solo, and metering of PQ mixer inputs
(1–8, L, R, and User Inputs)
• Four on/off switches for control of PQ mixer input on/off
status
• Rotary encoder control with LED ring for master volume of
PQ mixer output
• Four 6-character displays for input and control names
• Console call feature allows performer to activate call mes-
sage on console display
• Lockout feature allows performer or console operator to
temporarily lock out PQ Controller from control changes
Personal Q System Components
The following components are included in a Personal Q
system:
PQ Rack
• PQ Rack unit
• AC power cord
• PQ Link Cable (10 ft/3 m)
PQ Controller
(Up to 8 PQ Controllers can be connected to each PQ Rack)
• PQ Controller unit
• PQ Controller cable (50 ft/15 m)
System Expansion Options
The Personal Q system allows independent control of up to
eight individual PQ mixes.
PQ Racks In VENUE systems with two Stage Racks, one PQ
Rack can be connected to each Stage Rack, for a total of two
PQ Rack units. When two PQ Racks are used, dual control of
each PQ mix (up to a maximum of 8 available PQ mixers) is
possible. (This is useful when a single performer has two posi-
tions onstage.)
PQ Controllers Each PQ Rack can accommodate 8 PQ Control-
lers, for a maximum of 16 PQ Controllers (2 controllers for
each of the 8 available PQ mixers) on a VENUE system.
For more information on expansion options for VENUE sys-
tems, visit the Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com).