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Operator’s Guide

About this Operator’s Guide

Welcome to the Gray|328 and Gray 328|MXE digital audio mixers! The
Gray|328 and the Gray 328|

MXE

operations are exactly the same other

than the Gray 328|

MXE

includes the ability to transfer registers to and

from a USB memory device. This Operator’s Guide refers to all
operations as Gray|328 with the exception of the section pertaining to the
Gray 328|

MXE

memory management.

Note

For detailed installation information, for example how to add input or
output modules to your mixer, please consult the Installation Guide for
your specific mixer.

This Operator’s Guide covers the following subjects:

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Overviews

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Control Descriptions

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LCD View and Menu Descriptions

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System adjustments and Information Display

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Fader Assignments

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Applying Audio Effects

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Monitoring Control

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Memory Save/Recall

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ESAM II Control

•

USB Register Management for Gray 328|

MXE

only.

This guide also includes an appendix containing some installation details
you may need to refer to from time to time.

About this Operator’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for Gray 328

Page 1: ...Gray 328 and Gray 328 MXE Digital Audio Mixer Operator s Guide Software Version 3 ...

Page 2: ... retrieval system or translated into any languages in any form by any means without the written permission of Renegade Labs Notice Information contained in this document is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice or obligation and does not represent a commitment on the part of Renegade Labs Inc Company Information Renegade Labs Inc P O Box 86 Cedar Ridge California 95924 United Stat...

Page 3: ...ew 28 Meter View 29 Fader Level View 31 System Adjustments and Information Display 32 System Menu Tree 32 Accessing the System Menus 32 Adjusting Transition and Rate 33 Enable Disable TONE 34 Selecting Reference Sync 34 Making Digital Audio Adjustments 35 Adjusting Panel Setting 36 Adjusting the Headphone Output 38 Displaying System Information 40 Configuring Output Functionality 40 View and Adjus...

Page 4: ...o To Auto From Mode 95 ESAM II Commands 99 USB Register Management Gray 328 MXE only 100 USB Register Management Overview 100 Register Management Menu 100 Transfer Registers To From USB Memory Device 100 Deleting Registers 102 Rename or Create new USB directory 103 USB Register Directory Overview 104 Software Upgrade using USB Memory Device 105 Appendix A Installation Information 106 Input Output ...

Page 5: ...t Note For detailed installation information for example how to add input or output modules to your mixer please consult the Installation Guide for your specific mixer This Operator s Guide covers the following subjects Overviews Control Descriptions LCD View and Menu Descriptions System adjustments and Information Display Fader Assignments Applying Audio Effects Monitoring Control Memory Save Rec...

Page 6: ... output module Monitoring The Gray 328 has eight monitor outputs and a headphone output Any combination of the program bus solo bus or record returns can be selected for listening on the monitor and or headphone outputs A built in preview switcher provides automatic control of monitoring the program bus and the record returns on a channel by channel basis via edit system control Loudness Monitorin...

Page 7: ...ring using ITU R BS 1770 2 gated algorithm Optional output module can be added for additional program monitor or meter outputs Has powerful LCD menu system with space saving variable function buttons for fader setup and applying audio effects About the Gray 328 The Gray 328 contains functionality that allows it to be controlled by an edit system using the ESAM II protocol An example of such a suit...

Page 8: ...led by a preview switcher that can select either the mixer s program output buses or the unmodified record return inputs for monitoring The preview switcher also allows for a set of inputs configured at unity level and otherwise unmodified to be used as record returns that are independent of the faders This allows fader channels to be used entirely for mixing sources Under ESAM II control a input ...

Page 9: ...perator s Guide Gray 328 Audio Block Diagram The following diagram represents the audio flow through the Gray 328 Digital Audio Mixer Figure 2 Flowchart for Gray 328 Overview of the Gray 328 Mixer Page 9 ...

Page 10: ...t down on the number of button presses you need to get the job done Buttons with multiple functions expand the mixer s capability This section provides a quick look at the control panel of the Gray 328 The sections that follow describe the controls in more detail The Gray 328 Control Panel Layout Figure 3 Gray 328 Control Panel Layout Page 10 Control Descriptions ...

Page 11: ...or making system wide changes and for Viewing certain kinds of system information also see Introducing Views and Menus on page 21 The Menu button is a toggle switch pressing it again exits the System Menus Soft Buttons These four buttons are used for making selections on Views and Menus as shown in the example below These are named soft buttons because their functions change according which View o...

Page 12: ...b s reference indicator line also points at the Calibration LED when at unity MUTE button The MUTE button mutes all eight monitor outputs when pressed Pressing the MUTE button again un mutes the monitor outputs The Monitor Mode menus displays the status of monitor output mutes Refer to Setting up the Monitor Mode on page 75 for more information MODE Button The MODE button allows you to select or s...

Page 13: ...ode allows you to monitor one or more fader outputs separately from the entire mix the Select buttons are used to select which faders will be monitored and the program outputs of the mixer are not affected Note The solo output routing follows fader output routing Record Return monitoring when SOLO and PGM buttons are not illuminated directs the inputs assigned as record returns to the monitor outp...

Page 14: ...m buttons are used to place faders audio on the program output bus to which the fader has been assigned There is one Program button for each fader For detail see Fader Strips on page 15 The Program buttons are also used for assigning Auto From channels Refer to Auto To Auto From Mode on page 95 for more information regarding Auto To Auto From Preset Button Row The Preset buttons are used to design...

Page 15: ...level from 9dB to Each fader is assignable to any input can be routed to any of the Program outputs and can be panned between its two audio channels The signal through the faders can be compressed expanded equalized delayed phase reversed gain trimmed or set to a clean feed unmodified for dubbing purposes Unity LED The Unity LED lights up when the fader is set at unity gain During Memory Recalls t...

Page 16: ...hannel only in the left speaker This is due to the right input channel being routed to the odd numbered output channel Since the pan knob works based on the assigned output channels whichever source is routed to the odd output channels is what is heard Turning the pan knob fully clockwise yields the left input channel only in the right speaker This is due to the left input channel being routed to ...

Page 17: ...rious menus with the Route Menu as the default menu The Select button is a toggle on off When the Select button is active it is illuminated Note Deselecting the Select button in a menu sequence often is equivalent to pressing the enter key on a pc It can cause changes to be accepted Master Fader The Master Fader is used for adjusting the overall gain of all eight Program outputs The gain settings ...

Page 18: ... fader 1 s actual output level will be 3dB Note The Maser Fader will not effect faders that are set to Clean Feed Mode See Enabling Clean Feed on page 71 for more information Multi Function Keypad Figure 9 Multi Function Keypad The Multi Function Keypad is a set of buttons that is available for use in many operations Here are some examples Headphone output bus routing Fader input assignment Progra...

Page 19: ...ate or designate which audio channels are applied to a fader When the Select button for an individual fader is pressed the audio assigned to it will be indicated on the Multi Function keypad The system menus must be closed for this to occur Note In some applications the Multi Function Keypad may be used differently than described above Such uses will be described in the related procedures CUT TRAN...

Page 20: ...Preset bus The Program and Preset buttons will toggle from one bus to the other indicating the transition has occurred unless both the Program and Preset bus are on at the same time in which case both lamps remain lit When a transition is active the TRAN button will be illuminated If during a transition the CUT button is pressed the transition will end immediately and a cut will proceed Note The t...

Page 21: ...u to not only View status but also make change s See the example below Figure 12 Menu Example Digital Audio Menu The example above allows you to select the audio sample rate There are three sets of menus in the Gray 328 System Menus These generally allow you to change global settings as well as observe certain system information System Menus are activated using the MENU button on the control panel...

Page 22: ... System Menu button brings up the System Menus beginning with the first System Menu screen Pressing it again returns you to the Main View When not in a System Menu pressing one of the fader Select buttons places you in the Select Menus Using Soft Buttons and Knobs The Soft Buttons located below the LCD display correspond to soft labels in Views and menus See below Use the soft buttons to make sele...

Page 23: ...cy is adjusted using the Upper Soft Knob and gain is adjusted using the Lower Soft Knob The position at the right side of the display with arrows indicates that soft knobs are to be used The vertical position indicates which soft knob to use Introducing Views and Menus Page 23 ...

Page 24: ...iews vs Menus on page 21 Note The Main View is the default View for the mixer If you do not see the Main View make sure that all Select buttons are switched off Or if the System Menu is displayed press the MENU button to turn off the System Menu The MODE button in the monitor control section could also be active switch it off if it is on Figure 17 Main View for Gray 328 When the Main View is displ...

Page 25: ...gure 19 Main View Fader Detail Input Level Indicator The input level indicator normally a solid black rectangle moves up and down with the incoming audio level The level indicator will invert to an empty rectangle with a black outline if the incoming audio signal is at full level and clipping would occur This indication is shown below Figure 20 Main View Fader Detail Input Level Indicator This lev...

Page 26: ...ontrols are moved the audio position catches up until it equals and remains with the physical position Clean Feed Indicator If Clean Feed is selected on a fader the effects indicators are replaced with the words CLEAN FEED Figure 22 Main View Clean Feed Clean Feed mode disables all audio effects and sets the audio level to unity causing the Unity LED on the fader strip to light Clean feed is appro...

Page 27: ...l buses are currently involved in transition The PGM OUT indicator displays the buses that are currently being monitored when the PGM OUT button is illuminated In the example above all buses are currently being monitored Lock Indicator When a fader channel is locked out from Program Preset selections under ESAM II control a lock indicator appears next to the fader channel number Figure 24 Main Vie...

Page 28: ...26 Route View Detail The figure above shows the detail for Fader 1 s output routing The Fader Channels L and R are the two sides of the fader since all faders are stereo The L side of the fader is routed to program outputs 1 3 5 and 7 The R side of the fader is routed to program outputs 2 4 6 and 8 On the Route View the symbol indicates that the Program crosspoint for the channel is turned on Prog...

Page 29: ...tor Section Block Diagram on Page 13 for additional information Meter View and Monitor Outputs PGM OUT Button SOLO Button Program outputs ON Doesn t matter Solo bus OFF ON Record Return inputs OFF OFF Table 1 Meter Table Figure 27 Meter View Note Since the Meter View encompasses the entire LCD screen the labels for the soft buttons are not visible Press the left most soft button to return to the M...

Page 30: ...used and when pressed starts the Loudness Measurement running Reset Loudness Monitoring To reset the Loudness Monitoring press and hold the Play soft button for 3 seconds Note In order for Loudness Monitoring to appear on the Meter View it must first be enabled from the Loudness Menu Refer to Loudness Monitoring on page 50 for more information When analyzing the loudness of an audio segment make s...

Page 31: ...he single line indicate a fader level physical position lower than the audio position line indicator Horizontal bar graphs with a shaded area ending to the left of the single line indicate a pan pot position to the left of the audio position Fader channel 2 shows these Vertical bar graphs with a shaded area ending above the single line indicate a fader level physical position higher than the audio...

Page 32: ...igure 30 System Menu Tree Accessing the System Menus To access the System Menus press the MENU button on the control panel Figure 31 System Menu Initial Screen To access the next screen which provides additional navigation via the soft labels at the bottom of the display press the MORE soft button The current selection of menus are highlighted with the rectangle Page 32 System Adjustments and Info...

Page 33: ...a bus for rate adjustments The selected bus is shown in reverse video The GANG soft button can be used to select all of the buses 4 Use the RATE ADJ control to set the rate value for the selected bus The rate can be adjusted from 0 999 video frames 5 The TRAN line shows which buses are enabled or disabled for transition or cuts The R keypad buttons are used to control which buses are enabled or di...

Page 34: ... the MENU button to bring up the System Menu 2 Press TONE to enable or disable tone Selecting Reference Sync Reference sync is the input signal to which the mixer s master audio clock is locked The mixer can lock either to the AES audio input or the video input The mixer can lock to the following AES input rates 48kHz 96kHz and 192kHz The mixer can lock to the following video formats Standard Defi...

Page 35: ... In order for the mixer to respond properly to edit system commands a valid video signal must be present even if the mixer is locked to AES Making Digital Audio Adjustments The Digital Audio Menu allows you to adjust the digital reference level 20dBFS 18dBFS 16dBFS 14dBFS or 12dBFS and the current sample rate 48kHz or 96kHz Note The default digital reference level is 20dBFS Digital Reference Level...

Page 36: ...rter SRC AES Input Module is installed the mixer will automatically up sample or down sample inputs with 32kHz 192kHz sample rates to match the mixer s internal sample rate If a non SRC AES Input Module is installed the input must match the mixer s internal sample rate To change the internal sample rate 1 Press the soft button corresponding to the desired sample rate The selected sample rate is di...

Page 37: ...ntered regardless of the physical position of the pot Monitor Level Mode The Monitor Level mode allows for two different modes of operation NORMAL The Monitor Level operates normally UNITY The Monitor Level is always set to unity 0dB regardless of the physical position of the monitor level pot Master Fader Mode The Master Fader mode allows for three different modes of operation NORMAL The Master F...

Page 38: ...election is done using the Headphone Menu in conjunction with the Multi Function Keypad The Multi Function Keypad is used to make the routing selections On the left side of the Headphone Menu the Matrix represents routing of program buses to the headphones In the example below the headphones are monitoring Program buses 1 and 2 Figure 37 Headphone Menu Default Routing Note that the layout of the M...

Page 39: ...to the System Menu OR Press the CANCEL soft button to abort the operation The headphone output matrix is not changed and returns to the previous settings Press the RESET soft button to reset the crosspoints back to the default 2 channel configuration Adjusting the Headphone Output Level To adjust the headphone output level 1 Press the MENU button to display the System Menu 2 Press MORE twice to di...

Page 40: ...ng is shown in Figure 43 with the Program bus routed to the AES digital outputs and the optional output module and the monitor bus routed to the analog outputs Figure 40 Output Function Menu no optional output installed All three mixer audio buses PROGRAM MONITOR and METER may be routed in any combination to the three physical outputs DIGITAL OUT ANALOG OUT and the OPTIONAL OUT module This flexibi...

Page 41: ...an be configured as either analog or digital outputs 5 Use the lower soft knob FUNCTION SELECT to select the function PROGRAM feeds the output with the program bus MONITOR feeds the output with the monitor matrix output METER feeds the output with the meter output Note The METER output follows inputs to the monitor matrix 6 Press the EXIT soft button to exit the Output Menu OR Press the CANCEL sof...

Page 42: ...ion required by the user Note The SD HD SDI Embedder is a pass through audio embedder and requires an external SD HD SDI video input signal to function Figure 44 SDI Output Module Detail Embedding Audio into SDI Output Groups An SDI ancillary audio signal consists of up to 16 audio channels organized as four groups each containing four audio channels The SD HD SDI Embedder module can embed audio i...

Page 43: ...elected group s Replace is used when the selected audio group is already present in the SDI signal at which time it is replaced with a new audio group Cascade is used when the selected audio group is not present at which time a new audio group is cascaded into the selected group and all other audio groups are preserved and passed through NORMAL mode When replacing an audio group only the selected ...

Page 44: ...toggle between BYPASS and ENABLE 4 Press the EXIT soft button to exit the Output Function Menu OR Press the CANCEL soft button to abort the operation SDI Output Module Status The SDI output module includes two status indicators to display information regarding the incoming SDI signal INP There are 4 positions each corresponding to the 4 groups in the SDI signal to the right of INP which indicate t...

Page 45: ... the MODULE soft button to display the Output Menu 4 Use the two arrow soft buttons to change which module is selected The module type will be highlighted to indicate that it is selected In the above figure the B module is highlighted 5 Press the EXIT soft button to exit the Module Menu OR Press the CANCEL soft button to abort the operation AES Input Module The AES input module is an 8 channel mod...

Page 46: ...nput module The module has no status or controls Figure 47 Analog4 Module Detail AES SRC Input Module The AES SRC input module is an 8 channel module with sample rate conversion that accepts 4 AES input pairs Figure 48 AES SRC Module Detail There are 4 positions in the display to the right of INP for a letter or symbol indicating what the nature of the input signal is for each pair Below is a tabl...

Page 47: ... the signal is non audio such as multi channel compressed audio data stream The adjust the AES SRC Input Module 1 Press the MENU button to call up the System Menu 2 Press MORE 3 times to display the third level of the System Menu 3 Press the MODULE soft button to display the Module Menu 4 Use the arrow soft buttons to select the AES SRC input module The module name will be highlighted to indicate ...

Page 48: ...n route any 2 8 channels total of the incoming 4 groups to either the SDI module s outputs 1 4 or 5 8 To select SDI audio groups 1 Press the MENU button to call up the System Menu 2 Press MORE 3 times to display the third level of the System Menu 3 Press the MODULE soft button to display the Module Menu 4 Use the arrow soft buttons to select the SDI input module The module name will be highlighted...

Page 49: ...video and the Gray 328 are not locked to the same house sync To adjust the SDI input module SRC 1 Press the MENU button to call up the System Menu 2 Press MORE 3 times to display the third level of the System Menu 3 Press the MODULE soft button to display the Module Menu 4 Use the arrow soft buttons to select the SDI input module The module name will be highlighted to indicate that it is selected ...

Page 50: ...ess the MENU button to call up the System Menu 2 Press MORE 4 times to display the fifth level of the System Menu 3 Press the LOUD soft button to display the Loudness Menu Figure 51 Loudness Menu The Loudness Menu when enabled will display the loudness level in LUFS Loudness Units Full Scale and Peak Level in dBFS The Loudness Menu controls are ON The ON soft button toggles the Loudness Monitoring...

Page 51: ...will toggle between FOLLOW MONITOR and MANUAL In Manual Mode the Loudness Menu changes as follows Figure 52 Loudness Menu Manual Mode In Manual Mode the lower soft knob is used to select the loudness channels The selected channel is shown in reversed video The selected channel can be feed from any of the Program Outputs Note Only a single Program output can feed a loudness channel The keypad is us...

Page 52: ... selected and Program Output 1 is currently selected The Program Output 1 lamp is on in the keypad to indicate it is selected Any of the Program Outputs can be selected from the keypad to feed the loudness channel Use the Select Channels soft knob in conjunction with the keypad to create a custom loudness setup Press the EXIT soft button or the MENU button to exit the Loudness Menu Page 52 System ...

Page 53: ... channel input module and slot D has no input module installed When assigning inputs to a fader you can choose to preview the inputs to locate the proper input before making the assignment See the instructions Note Only one fader can be assigned at a time If you have selected a fader for input assignment and then select a different fader the original fader is deselected If you de select the Select...

Page 54: ...der Assignment Menu If the selected fader currently has no input assigned to it the Fader Assignment Menu automatically appears Figure 55 Fader Assignment Menu 3 The selected fader highlights on the display In the example above fader 1 is selected The Multi Function Keypad lights up indicating available inputs Page 54 Making Fader Assignments ...

Page 55: ...E as the assigned source Note If you wish to preview the inputs to locate a particular source press PVW This allows you to step through several sources previewing them without exiting the fader assignment process Auto To From channels can also be selected by pressing either the PGM From or PST To button Refer to Auto To Auto From Mode on page 95 for details regarding Auto To From 5 Using the Multi...

Page 56: ...output routing 1 Press the Select button above the desired fader to display the Route Menu Note If the selected fader has no inputs assigned to it you will be taken to the Fader Assignment Menu for input assignment The fader must have an input assigned to it in order to perform output routing See Assigning inputs to a fader on page 53 for more information Figure 57 Route Menu The example above sho...

Page 57: ...ake routing changes the Multi Function Keypad LEDs and the Route Menu display will follow 3 Deselect the Select button to accept your routing changes OR Press CANCEL to restore the routing to its previous settings and exit the Route Menu Press RESET to reset the fader to its default routing Default routing of the stereo pairs is shown here Making Fader Assignments Page 57 ...

Page 58: ...ave selected a fader for routing and then select a different fader the original fader is deselected with any changes accepted The new fader is then available for output routing If the fader selected for output routing assignments has its Program Output button selected during the routing assignment the new assignments immediately appear on the program outputs This enables you to monitor output rout...

Page 59: ...s used for applying audio effects Figure 60 Select Menu Tree Here are some general instructions To adjust a fader press the fader s Select button first Then navigate to the appropriate audio effects menu described below and follow directions To adjust more than one fader s audio at once press the Select button of each fader you wish to include in the adjustment Applying Audio Effects Page 59 ...

Page 60: ...Setting Low Band L BAND 20Hz to 1kHz Mid Band M BAND 100Hz to 10kHz High Band H BAND 1kHz to 20kHz Low Q LOW Q Q 0 7 High Q HI Q Q 2 Notch NOTCH Q 5 Gain GAIN Low High Q 12dB Notch Table 7 Available Equalization Settings Adjusting Equalization for a Fader To adjust the equalization for a set of inputs assigned to a fader 1 Press the desired fader s Select button 2 Press the EQ soft button to bring...

Page 61: ...ob to change the frequency for the selected band As you adjust the frequency the display changes accordingly and moves the image accordingly by sliding it either to the right higher frequencies or left lower frequencies 6 Use the Lower Soft Knob to adjust the gain for the selected band As you adjust the gain the display changes the height of the image accordingly 7 Press the Q select soft button r...

Page 62: ...ng whether you wish to copy the current settings to the selected faders Figure 66 Equalization Menu Copy Prompt 2 Press YES to copy the equalization settings so all selected faders can be adjusted at the same time Or if you do not wish to adjust equalization for the multiple faders press Cancel Applying Dynamics The Gray 328 mixer provides you with an excellent dynamics processor that allows you t...

Page 63: ...ck 35 mS 0 5 mS 80 mS Release 350 mS 50 mS 8 0 S Compressor Limiter Threshold 20dB 40dB 15dB Ratio 2 0 OFF 1 0 LIMIT 10 0 Attack 35 mS 0 5 mS 80 mS Release 350 mS 50 mS 8 0 S Output Gain 0dB 30dB 30dB Table 8 Dynamics Control Parameter List Note The threshold and gain settings above are in reference to the current digital reference level of the mixer So for example if the current digital reference...

Page 64: ...llow you to immediately see the effect of changes you make to the dynamics Additionally there is an output gain adjustment to increase or decrease gain to desirable levels after making changes to the dynamics Figure 68 Dynamics Menu Meter Output Section If you are applying dynamics to more than one fader you can change which fader you are metering by rotating the Upper Soft Knob The current fader ...

Page 65: ...cs Menu Expander Section The Expander section provides the ability to adjust the Threshold Ratio Attack and Release Figure 71 Dynamics Menu Expander Section Dynamics Adjustment Procedures To adjust the dynamics for a set of inputs assigned to a fader 1 Press the desired fader s Select button 2 Press MORE to access the next menu 3 Press the DYN soft button to bring up the Dynamics Menu 4 Press ON t...

Page 66: ...urrent dynamics settings and exit the Dynamics Menu deselect the fader s Select button Or press CANCEL if you wish to exit and restore the previous settings This will return you to the Main View You can also adjust the dynamics settings for more than one fader at a time To adjust the dynamics for multiple faders 1 Follow the steps above to enter the Dynamics Menu and adjust the controls as you wis...

Page 67: ...ettings so all selected faders can be adjusted at the same time OR Press CANCEL if you do not wish to adjust dynamics settings for the multiple faders 4 Follow steps 5 8 above to adjust the dynamics for the selected faders Applying Audio Effects Page 67 ...

Page 68: ... the Upper Soft Knob to adjust delay by frames relative to the current or default video reference 5 Press EXIT to exit the Delay Menu OR Press CANCEL to exit and restore the previous settings press the CANCEL button You will then return to the Main Menu Press CLEAR to zero the delay settings for the selected fader You will then return to the Main Menu To adjust delay on all faders simultaneously 1...

Page 69: ...Faders Note Multiple channels can be selected separately from using the GANG feature by using the select row Simply select the faders on which you wish to adjust the delay and adjust the delay value as outlined above Applying Audio Effects Page 69 ...

Page 70: ... page 53 To turn Phase on 1 Press the select button above the desired fader 2 Press MORE to access the next set of soft labels 3 Press the PHASE soft button The mixer will reverse the phase on the left channel of the selected fader The menu displays the PHASE soft button in reverse video when phase reversal is on A phase symbol appears in the Main Menu to indicate a fader has phase reversal on Fig...

Page 71: ... longer be used for gain adjustment and the audio level is set to unity The unity indicator for the fader is turned on The Master Fader no longer effects fader channels in Clean Feed mode The pan pot is no longer active and the audio balance is set to even All equalizer settings are disabled All dynamics settings are disabled Phase reversal is disabled The current routing settings are still valid ...

Page 72: ...menu displays the CLEAN soft button in reverse video when Clean Feed is on The words CLEAN FEED appear in the Main Menu to indicate a fader has clean feed on Figure 77 Main Menu Clean Feed Indicator Page 72 Applying Audio Effects ...

Page 73: ...vel meter shows the pre fader levels L and R 5 Adjust the Upper Soft knob for trim adjustments 6 To save the setting deselect the Select button Or press CANCEL to cancel all changes and exit the TRIM Menu 7 If you wish to adjust the input trim on another fader simply press the select button for the desired fader The Trim Menu indicates the fader number in the left hand portion of the screen You ma...

Page 74: ...der is positioned properly 3 Make sure the Master fader is adjusted properly 4 Make sure the PGM OUT button is enabled 5 Make sure the MUTE button is disabled 6 Make sure the Monitor knob is adjusted properly Setting Up Solo bus Monitoring 1 Ensure that you are not in any menu 2 Make sure the SOLO button is enabled 3 Make sure the PGM OUT button is disabled 4 Confirm that the audio to be monitored...

Page 75: ...or Mode cannot be activated if the mixer is in any other mode or menu Fader Select buttons will not function when in Monitor Mode Selecting a Monitor Mode 1 Ensure that the mixer is not in a System Menu or another menu 2 Press the MODE button to bring up the Monitor Mode Menu When the MODE button is activated the Monitor Mode Menu is displayed The current mode is displayed along with a representat...

Page 76: ...uts to monitor outputs 1 and 2 The following shows the 2 Channel Mode screen Figure 82 Monitor Mode 2 Channel Screen 4 Channel Mode Description In 4 Channel mode the Monitor matrix is setup for a 4 channel feed of the monitor inputs to monitor outputs 1 2 3 and 4 The following shows the 4 Channel Mode screen Figure 83 Monitor Mode 4 Channel Screen 8 Channel Mode In 8 Channel mode the monitor matri...

Page 77: ...e bottom of the display Notice that the mixer does the reassignment for you eliminating the need for you to disconnect and reconnect the monitor outputs All you need to do is to assign faders to the desired output bus for information see Setting Up Fader Output Routing on page 56 The three surround sound modes are as follows Figure 85 Monitor Mode Surround Sound 1 Screen Figure 86 Monitor Mode Sur...

Page 78: ...L R outputs monitor outputs 1 and 2 while all other monitor outputs are turned off The Lo output is created by adding Left plus Center at 3dB plus Left surround at 3dB and the Ro output is created similarly by adding Right plus Center at 3dB plus Right surround at 3dB The LFE channel is discarded The Surround Sound 1 Downmix modes are as follows Figure 88 Surround Sound 1 Downmix Lt Rt Figure 89 S...

Page 79: ...Surround Sound 3 Downmix Lt Rt Figure 93 Surround Sound 3 Downmix L R User Mode Description and Setup The User Mode allows you to set up two custom monitor matrix configurations USER 1 and USER 2 When selected the display changes to the following screen Figure 94 Monitor Mode User 1 Screen Monitoring Control Page 79 ...

Page 80: ...e that channels 1 and 2 of the monitor matrix are highlighted in the display Figure 96 Monitor Mode User 2 Screen Detail Also the Multi Function Keypad LEDs correspond to the active crosspoints shown on the display Figure 97 User Monitor Mode Crosspoints Multi Function Keypad Page 80 Monitoring Control ...

Page 81: ... 1 and 2 press the Multi Function Keypad buttons so they end up like this Figure 98 User Monitor Modes Indicators On Multi Function Keypad Now Program output channels 1 and 2 are configured to be sent out to both monitor outputs 1 and 2 This results in a mono mix of program outputs 1 and 2 to monitor outputs 1 and 2 Any audio that is only on program bus 1 will be sent to both monitor outputs 1 and...

Page 82: ...ttons will follow the display Lighting the LEDs to indicate active monitor matrix selections Figure 100 Monitor Mode User 2 Mode Channels 5 and 6 3 After you select the other channels use the Multi Function buttons to route the program outputs to monitor outputs as you wish 4 To accept the changes toggle the monitor MODE button off The display returns to the previous view 5 Or press RESET to reset...

Page 83: ... flash memory is used setups saved to memory are not lost if power is removed What is stored during a Memory Save During a Memory Save the following settings are stored for later recall Input Assignment EQ Phase Mute Headphone Output Routing Digital Reference Level Delay Input Level Trim Output Assignment Monitor Mode Solo Headphone Level Sample Rate Panel LED Level Clean Feed Fader levels Pan Pot...

Page 84: ...he Register menu also indicates if the register is in use or if the register is empty Figure 103 Register Menu To do a Memory Save 1 Exit all menus Select System Menu or Monitor Mode 2 Make the adjustments to the control panel that you wish to save to memory for later recall 3 Press a memory register button see above The Register menu will appear on the display Page 84 Memory Save Recall ...

Page 85: ... REGISTER EXISTS will appear along with the RECALL soft button If the register is empty the RECALL button will not appear 2 Press the RECALL soft button to recall the selcted register OR Scroll to another register using the upper soft knob Select a different register using the Multi function Keypad Note Only register numbers 1 16 can be accessed via the Multi function Keypad For all other register...

Page 86: ... The Register menu will appears on the display 2 Press the RENAME soft button The Register menu will now display a small name window Figure 106 Register Name Menu 3 Use the upper soft knob to scroll the letters number and characters 4 Use the lower soft knob to move the position either before or after the current character 5 Use the CLEAR soft button to clear out the name completely 6 Use the BACK...

Page 87: ...iew edits using the built in 2x1 preview switch PGM OUT Perform memory save recalls Note While an editor is controlling the Gray 328 mixer all controls remain available for manual operation Setting up for ESAM II Control This section describes the steps necessary to set up your mixer for ESAM II control Assign Record Returns and Auto Record Assign ESAM II Crosspoints Configure ESAM II control Fade...

Page 88: ...is on and is in the process of assigning inputs To assign record returns Select buttons 1 4 and the Multi Function Keypad are used for assigning inputs to record return channels The keypad is used to assign inputs its buttons light up to indicate which inputs are available which depends on the input modules that are installed in the mixer 1 Make sure the SOLO button is off 2 Press the MENU button ...

Page 89: ...s when the Edit Controller selects the Record VTR Auto Record also gives the Gray 328 the ability to handle VTR swapping from the Edit Controller When a playback source and the record source are swapped by the Edit Controller the Gray 328 will automatically select the new record source on the Record Returns Refer to Assigning ESAM II Crosspoints on page 90 for information regarding crosspoint assi...

Page 90: ...ion regarding TONE To assign ESAM II crosspoints to input pairs 1 Press the MENU button to bring up the System Menu 2 Press MORE twice to display the third level of the System Menu 3 Press XPTS to bring up the CROSSPOINT SETUP Menu 4 Choose a input pair or T to assign a crosspoint to by scrolling the INPUT SEL control 5 Assign an editor system crosspoint to the selected channel by scrolling the XP...

Page 91: ...e physical faders Assign the necessary number of input pairs to a single crosspoint number for the audio channels to be edited i e 1 input pair to 1 crosspoint for 2 channel editing 2 input pairs to 1 crosspoint for 4 channel editing etc Crosspoint settings are saved in memory registers ESAM II Control Page 91 ...

Page 92: ... type Possible selections are ODD EVEN and NONE BUSMAP Bus mapping allows edit systems that can only control four buses the ability to control additional buses For example if the edit system sends a command to transition bus 1 with bus mapping the same command could also transition bus 5 The BUS SEL control will toggle between edit system buses 1 2 and buses 3 4 while the keypad section is used to...

Page 93: ... the mixer accepts transition commands from ESAM II When TRAN is off the mixer ignores transition commands SOURCE When SOURCE is on the mixer accepts ESAM II source commands on the Program Preset buses When SOURCE is off the mixer ignores source commands Note Individual fader channels can be locked out from accepting ESAM II commands Refer to LOCK below for additional information Regarding BAUD RA...

Page 94: ...r the desired fader 2 Press MORE to access the next menu 3 Press MORE again 4 Press the LOCK soft button a lock symbol appears next to the fader number The menu displays the LOCK soft button in reverse video when the fader is locked Figure 111 Main Select Menu with Lock Note Typically when using LOCK the fader s Program and Preset button should be selected to allow the audio to remain on the Progr...

Page 95: ...ut pair has a crosspoint number associated with it a single crosspoint number can control one or more input pairs Note Auto To Auto From mode only operates on input pairs 2 channels For editing of individual channels manual assign the inputs to the faders Refer to Appendix B Assigning Single Channels on page 109 for additional information regarding assigning single channels Assigning Auto To Auto ...

Page 96: ... now show either for Program From or a for Preset To Figure 114 Auto From assignment 5 Repeat the above procedure for assigning additional Auto To Auto From channels Note Any number of fader s can be assigned as Auto To Auto From channels Normal assigned inputs can be used in conjunction with Auto channels All fader levels and audio effects are associated with the input pair Using Auto To Auto Fro...

Page 97: ...em sources crosspoints from the edit system Each input pair s will appear on the Auto From PGM bus Figure 118 Auto From Crosspoint number 1 selected 4 channel editing 3 Make any necessary audio adjustments to each of the input pairs like fader levels output routing and audio effects 4 The mixer is now ready for editing Note Auto To Auto From always works left to right where the left most Auto To o...

Page 98: ...Renegade Labs Gray 328 Once the mixer is completely configured properly it is always recommend that the current set up is saved to a memory register Page 98 ESAM II Control ...

Page 99: ...A0 Transition Duration 3F BF Transition Duration A7 A8 27 28 Transition Start 29 A9 Monitor Mode 2A AA Restore From Edit AB Fader Levels 2D AD Save Mixer AE Recall Mixer AF Monitor Mute 42 C2 Machines 34 35 36 B4 B5 B6 Status 2C Configuration 31 Machine Configuration 4B CB Machine Fader 18 98 Delay Machine 34 B4 Table 10 ESAM II Commands ESAM II Control Page 99 ...

Page 100: ...nu 2 Press MORE 4 times to display the fifth level of the System Menu 3 Press the USB soft button to display the Register Management Menu as shown Figure 119 Register Management Menu no USB Present The Register Management Menu has two indicators STATUS This indicator tells the current status of the USB memory device CURRENT DIRECTORY This indicator tells the current directory in use on the USB mem...

Page 101: ... wait until the operation ends 3 Once the USB memory device is initialized the Register Management Menu will display the mixer s ability to transfer registers to and from the USB device Figure 121 Register Management Menu Transfer Registers 4 The CURRENT DIRECTORY will indicate the directory where the registers will be stored on the USB memory device If other directories have been created use the ...

Page 102: ...g registers OR Press NO to exit back to the Register Management Menu transfer selection Note On the USB memory device it is possible to rename or create a new directory for the register transfers See section Rename or Create new USB directory on page 103 for details 8 Once the transfer has began the STATUS indicator will indicate the current status of the register transfer as it proceeds Figure 12...

Page 103: ...l registers in the CURRENT DIRECTORY on the USB memory device If other directories have been created use the DIRECTORY soft knob to select a different directory before pressing the DELETE USB REGISTERS soft button Press the EXIT soft button to exit the Register Management Menu 4 The Register Management Menu will confirm the delete register selection Figure 125 Register Management Menu Register Del...

Page 104: ... CLEAR soft button to clear out the name completely 7 Use the BACK soft button to erase the character immediately preceding the current position 8 Press DONE when the desired name is ready to be saved OR Press CANCEL to cancel all changes 9 Once the operation is complete the renamed or new directory will appear as the CURRENT DIRECTORY USB Register Directory Overview The register files and directo...

Page 105: ...ement Menu on page 100 5 After the USB device has been initialized the following screen wil be displayed Figure 128 Register Management Menu Software Upgrade 6 Press the YES soft button to begin the software upgrade process OR Press the NO soft button to exit the software upgrade process 7 The Software Upgrade Menu will display the status of the software upgrade process Figure 129 Software Upgrade...

Page 106: ...channel with mic or digital 8 channel input modules The digital input module can be either an AES AES with sample rate conversion or SDI Serial Digital with embedded audio for a total input capability of 32 inputs Optional Output Module Besides the standard eight digital output buses an optional output module may be installed to supply eight more output buses These buses may be digital or analog M...

Page 107: ...cidental release AES Outputs Four AES outputs 8 channels are provided via BNC connectors Spare Outputs The spare outputs can be either analog or digital depending upon which optional output module is installed For pinout information please refer to the Installation Guide Analog Outputs Eight analog outputs are provided via a 25 pin D Sub connector RS 422 Input The ESAM II input is an RS422 interfa...

Page 108: ...st be enabled from the EDIT menu Refer to Adjusting Edit System Controls on page 92 for more information The GPI Transition start follows the TRAN button See CUT TRAN buttons on page 19 for details regarding the TRAN button Page 108 Appendix A Installation Information ...

Page 109: ... page 53 for both faders Perform the steps twice once for each fader 2 Select the first fader you assigned and follow the steps for Setting Up Fader Output Routing on page 56 Assign only the left side of the fader to an output bus Figure 131 Single Channel Assign Ch 1 3 Select the second fader you assigned and route the right side of the fader to the other desired output bus Figure 132 Single Chan...

Page 110: ...tware control When prober communications is established the mon prompt will appear after pressing ENTER on the PC Write Protect Registers Write protect registers gives the ability to protect a register from accidently being written over To write protect a register 1 Using a PC connected to the mixer s diagnostic port press ENTER until the mon prompt appears 2 At the monitor prompt enter a wp follo...

Page 111: ...ill visible Refer to Main View on page 25 for more information Note Always make sure that there are no audio offsets present before checking pan pot indicators Refer to Fader Level View on page 31 for more information To re calibrate the pan pots perform the following 1 Adjust all pan pots to their center detent position 2 Enter pan at the mon prompt 3 The mixer will respond with a Pan offsets sav...

Page 112: ...Renegade Labs Gray 328 All GPI inputs have internal pull ups Page 112 Appendix C Diagnostic Port GPI Option ...

Page 113: ...gnostic Port GPI Option 110 Diagnostic Port GPI Pinout 110 Digital Audio Adjustments 35 Digital Reference Level Adjustment 35 Display 6 Display Controls 11 DownMix 78 dubs 71 Dynamics 62 Dynamics Adjustment 65 Dynamics Controls 63 Dynamics Menu Meter Output Section 64 E EDIT I F 92 Edit I F System Menu 92 Embedding Audio into SDI Output Groups 42 Enable Disable TONE 34 Equalization 60 equalization...

Page 114: ...ecord 89 Register Management 100 Rename register 86 Reset Loudness Monitoring 30 Route View 28 RS 422 Input 107 S Sample Rate Adjustment 36 Sample Rate Converter 36 Sample Rate Requirements 36 SD HD SDI Embedder output module configuration 42 SDI 106 SDI HD Embed Mode 43 SDI Input Module 47 SDI Output Module Status 44 Select Button 17 Select Button Row 14 Selecting Reference Sync 34 Selecting SDI ...

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