SoundCraft FX16II, User Manual

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9 PAN
This control sets the amount of the channel signal feeding the MIX L & R or SUB
L & R busses (see SUB & MIX below), allowing you to move the source smoothly
across the stereo image. When the control is turned fully right or left you are
able to route the signal at unity gain to either left or right outputs individually.
A mono sum of the post-fader channel signal is also fed to the Mono output,
unaffected by the position of the PAN control.
10 MUTE
All outputs from the channel except inserts and pre-fade Direct outputs are
active when the MUTE switch is released and muted when the switch is down,
allowing levels to be pre-set before the signal is required.
11 SUB
The channel signal may be routed to the SUB L & R busses by pressing this
switch, with the channel signal fed proportionately to left or right depending on
the position of the PAN control.
12 MIX
The channel signal may be routed to the MIX L & R busses by pressing this
switch, with the channel signal fed proportionately to left or right depending on
the position of the PAN control.
13 SOLO/PK
The FX16ii provides versatile non-destructive PFL (Pre-Fade-Listen) and SOLO-
IN-PLACE monitoring, as selected by the SOLO MODE switch on the Master
section.
PFL
When the latching SOLO switch is pressed, the pre-fade, post-EQ signal is fed
to the headphones, control room output and meters, where it replaces the
selected monitor source. The adjacent LED illuminates to identify the selected
channel and the PFL/AFL LED on the Master section illuminates to warn that a
PFL is active. This is a useful way of listening to any required input signal
without interrupting the main mix, for making adjustments or tracing problems.
When the PFL switch is released the LED serves as a PEAK indicator which
illuminates approximately 4dB before clipping to give warning of a possible
overload. The signal is sampled both pre-insert and after the HF EQ.
Note: It is normal for the Peak/PFL LED to go off slowly when the switch is
pressed.
SOLO-IN-PLACE
In contrast to PFL, SOLO-IN-PLACE mode allows an individual channel, or
selection of channels to be monitored in isolation from the rest of the mix, but
at the correct mix levels and with all sends and effects active. With SOLO
MODE active, pressing any one or more SOLO switches mutes all channels
which are not SOLOed, leaving only the selected channels in the mix. When the
SOLO switches are released the original mix is restored.
Note that when SOLO MODE is active, pressing any SOLO switch interrupts
the main MIX, and should therefore not be used during live performance.