SoundCraft DC 2020, User Manual

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Note: pre-roll and post-roll times may be set up for the Locate points and the Drop
In and Drop Out points.
RECORD ENABLE is selected by pressing the RECORD ENABLE button: a LED
above the switch glows to indicate selection. It is deselected by pressing the
RECORD ENABLE button again.
The Drop In and Drop Out points become active when RECORD ENABLE is
selected, i.e. the enabled tracks on the tape machine will drop into record when the
tape plays through, or starts from, the Drop In point. Similarly, the tracks will drop
out of record when the tape plays through the Drop Out point.
Note: the Sync. head on the tape machine should be selected when RECORD
ENABLE is selected. This is done automatically on supported tape machines.
PREVIEW is selected by pressing the PREVIEW button, a LED above the switch
glows to indicate selection. It is deselected by pressing the PREVIEW button again.
The tape machine will not drop into record at the Drop In point when PREVIEW is
selected; Instead, the inputs of the channels which would have been recorded are
monitored between the RECORD IN and RECORD OUT points. This allows the
material to be previewed.
The Repro. head on the tape machine should be selected when RECORD PREVIEW
is selected. This is done automatically on supported tape machines.
When RECORD ENABLE is selected, tracks may be individually enabled by
pressing the SEL switch (located next to the fader).
Individual tracks on the tape machine may be record enabled by using the
appropriate switches on the tape machine, or in the case of supported machines, by
using the Record Enable page which may be displayed on the Automation Display.
Jog Wheel
The Jog Wheel has a variety of functions, as follows:
Associated with the Jog Wheel is the SEARCH button. When the SEARCH button
is selected it causes the Jog Wheel to become a shuttle control, jogging the tape
backwards and forwards relative to a timecode reading. This is only available with
supported tape machines. When SEARCH is not selected, the Jog Wheel is used for
scrolling the LCD, and for setting numerical values on the LCD.
The Jog Wheel also has an integral switch which is activated by pressing down on
the Jog Wheel. It is used in the alphanumeric and timecode editing screens.
Mix Automation
Automated Mixing is selected by pressing the MIX ON button, a LED beside the
switch glows to indicate selection. It is deselected by pressing the MIX ON button
again.
The ABORT button is used if you decide that you do not want to save a new mix.
The adjacent LED glows when ABORT is active.
The TRANSFER button is used to create a cue in the cue list. The timecode
associated with the cue is the timecode at the instant the TRANSFER button is
pressed.
The SETUP button takes you straight into the Set-up Screen.
4.52 DC2020 Introduction