Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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Front and rear panel connections
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PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Each GUI screen has its own default display (Overview and Meters as shown in
Figure 3), although either is selectable via the GUI main menu. The Overview screen
displays 12 inputs and two sets of eight outputs, and the Meters screen shows all the
meters, four inputs and a summary of the automation. Both screens have a banner at
the top, which is constantly displayed, and a channel strip down the outermost side.
The channel strips have a similar function to the ones on the control surface (see
Figure 2 on page 19), but provide extra functionality. Each displays an ‘overview’ of
the associated selected channel, which is divided into specific sections that provide
access to processing areas.
Front and rear panel connections
The PRO6 has connector panels on both the front and rear of the control centre.
The panel to the left of the mix bay GUI screen (item 7 in Figure 1) has an XLR socket
and two USB sockets for connecting a talk mic and USB devices, respectively. For
example, you can connect a USB memory stick for show file backup and transfer, or a
USB keyboard for text editing on the GUI. The top USB socket is associated with the
mix bay and the bottom one with the master bay.
There are also two panels at either end of the front of the control centre, under the
armrests. Each has a keyboard and phones socket. The left and right keyboard sockets
operate the mix and master bay GUI screens, respectively. The phones socket in the
left panel is for the monitor A section and the other one is for monitor B.
A connector panel on the rear of the PRO6 Control Centre has three main sections (see
below). On the left are three mains power inlet and ventilation assemblies, with a
DC power switch above. The mid-section contains connections for the audio, network,
communications, intercoms, synchronisation, external remote devices and peripheral
devices. The section on the right is the user-configurable modular I/O section.
The modular I/O section can house up to three of any of the following I/O modules in
any combination: DL441 analogue input module; DL442 analogue output module;
DL443 analogue insert input/output module; and DL452 digital in/out (AES/EBU)
module. This gives a maximum of 24 inputs and 24 outputs, if the appropriate cards
are fitted. The following diagram shows the standard I/O module configuration in which
the DL443 (top), DL441 (middle) and DL452 (bottom) are fitted.
For more information, see Chapter 29 "Panel Connections" on page 243.
Mains power
and ventilation
Audio, control
and networking
I/O