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Controls, Indicators and Connections
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5. Controls, Indicators and Connections
This section contains information about the interactivity of the different
panels of the device. This includes pinouts, status colour definitions, and
various other useful information.
This section will cover the following;
• Top panel
• Front panel
• Back panel
Top Panel
The top panel can be used to control audio sources, audio destinations and
audio mix points.
The top panel provides key-capped buttons which can be configured using
the embedded webserver, these buttons allow the commentators to quickly
perform functions including taking microphones on-air and off-air, and
activating talkback, each buttons action and colour is fully configurable. A
button can also be used to open the system menu, this allows basic settings
to be configured, such settings include the brightness of LEDs, the network
configuration, and also allows the user to select custom loaded pre-sets.
The rotary encoders are used to control the level, pan, and muting of
sources, mix-points, and destinations. Each encoder has a side light which
allows the commentator to associate colours with a specific source, mix-
point, or destination. A quick double press of an encoder allows the
assigned input, output or mix-point to be immediately muted or unmuted.
There is also a coloured display which is bright even in daylight viewing
conditions, this displays useful information about audio assignments such
as their level, whether they are muted, if there is any pan enabled and
whether this pan is towards the left or the right. The page selected is also
shown in the top-left of the display alongside the main output metering.
Status LEDs are also shown on the top panel which provides quick
diagnostic information, such as whether the PTP clock is in sync and
whether power is being provided to the unit.
