SoundCraft DC 2020, User Manual

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The Channel CUT switch is a soft switch, i.e. this switch provides an input to
the Automation. The Automation , in turn, controls the Cut circuit and also the
Channel CUT and Arm LEDs
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The REC LED indicates when the tape machine is in record mode for the track
which is connected to this channel.
Monitor Path
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The motorised Monitor Fader feeds the MON PAN control, it also feeds the
Aux1 and Aux2 Level controls and normally feeds the Aux3 and Aux4 Level
controls. It may also be switched to feed the FB1MON and FB2 buses.
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A multi-point peak detector illuminates the MON PEAK LED when less than
6dB of headroom remains at two critical places in the signal path: the Monitor
Source switch and the pre-fade connection to the Monitor Fader.
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The Monitor SOLO switch is a soft switch, i.e. this switch provides an input to
the Automation. The Automation , in turn, passes the Monitor signal onto the PFL
bus and also switches the input of the Control-room/Headphones circuit from its
selected input to the PFL bus.
The Automation also indicates, by switching on the associated SOLO LED, that the
Solo is active on the Monitor.
The Automation gives the Solo switch a toggle action: note that the switch itself
does not physically latch.
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The Monitor CUT switch is a soft switch, i.e. this switch provides an input to
the Automation. The Automation , in turn, controls the Cut circuit and also the
Monitor CUT and Arm LEDs
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The SEL switch is a soft switch, i.e. this switch provides an input to the
Automation. This switch has three functions.
Firstly, it is used to arm the Aux1, Aux3, Channel Cut and Monitor Cut switches.
To Arm one of these switches, you press and hold the SEL switch and then press
the CUT or Aux ON switch in question, then release both switches.
Secondly, it is used in conjunction with the Group Assignments pag. This allows
you to assign channels to Control Groups, see page 4.71.
Finally, if the RECORD ENABLE or PREVIEW modes are selected (via the control
panel keyboard) the SEL button may be used to Record Enable the tape track in
question. The REC LED indicates when this has happened.
Automated Fader and Switch Modes
Each Automated Fader and Switches can be in one of four modes, which are as
follows:
Manual.. The Fader or Switch operates normally as if it were not automated.
Read. Changes to the Fader or Switches which have previously been recorded
against the Timecode are played back, i.e. the changes are read from the Automation.
Armed. This mode is the same as Read mode until you make a change, at which
point the change(s) are written into the Mix Data.
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4.8 DC2020 Mono Inputs