Studer Vista 9, Operating Instructions Manual

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2- Desk Operation
2.4.15 Area 15 – keyboard / Trackball / Graphical Controller
KEYBOARD:
ESC – DELETE –

SHIFT – ENTER – CTRL
, four arrow keys, trackball
These keys duplicate the function keys of the drawer keyboard and can,
together with the trackball, be used for operating the Graphical Controller
application.
GRAPHICAL CONTROLLER:
SNAPSHOT 1...4
A snapshot contains all audio settings including patching and labels.
These keys allow four snapshots to be saved and recalled without making use
of the Graphical Controller screen.
• Making a snapshot:
Press and hold
MAKE SNAPSHOT
, then press one of the four
SNAPSHOT
1...4
keys. This will program this key with the current audio settings.
• Recalling a snapshot that has been programmed on one of the
SNAPSHOT
1...4
keys:
Press and hold
RECALL SNAPSHOT
while pressing one of the
SNAPSHOT
1...4
keys. This will recall the snapshot instantly, if warning mode is
not active (see description of the ‘Options’ menu on the Graphical
Controller.)
• Preview of a snapshot that has been programmed on one of the
SNAPSHOT
1...4
keys (SW V3.3 and up) :
Pressing one of the four keys by itself will activate a preview of that
specific snapshot and illuminate it. Values in the previewed snapshot
that are different from the current console settings will be visible on the
Vistonics™ modules using
magenta-colored indicators.

This preview
function can also be activated momentarily or latching.
MAKE SNAPSHOT – RECALL SNAPSHOT
Pressing and releasing
MAKE SNAPSHOT
will create a snapshot with an
automatically generated name and list it in the Graphical Controller screen.
Filtering may be applied upon recall of the snapshot.
MAKE CONNECT – CLEAR CONNECT
If the general patch window is opened on the Graphical Controller screen,
these keys will make or clear a patch connection at the intersection of the red
lines.
CHANNEL PROTECT – SNAPSHOT FILTER – SNAPSHOT – GLOBAL PATCH
– STRIP SETUP – AUTO TOUCH – CHANNEL PATCH
These shortcut keys will open the corresponding windows on the Graphical
Controller screen.
Vista 9 Digital Mixing System
Date printed: 27.0.0
SW V4.5