3 – Functional Overview
TASCAM FW-1884 Owner’s Manual
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3.7
Monitoring and Metering Modes
The FW-1884’s twelve-segment stereo LED meters
monitor the stereo buss output, before the
Monitor
Level
control. The signal source for the meters is select-
able in MON MIX mode with the
F7-F9
keys, as fol-
lows:
•
F7 –
Computer only
•
F8 –
Inputs only
•
F9
– Computer and Inputs (default setting)
Refer to section 4.3, “Monitor Mix Mode – (General
Notes)”, for more details on monitor source selection.
The meters can be configured to any of three func-
tional modes. The
AUTOMATION/CLOCK RATE
keys function to display and select these modes, with
their values silkscreened below the keys. The three
modes are:
•
INSTANT –
Instantaneous
•
P DECAY –
Peak Decay (default setting)
•
P HOLD –
Peak Hold
To display or change the current metering mode, press
the
MON MIX
key. The currently selected metering
mode’s associated LED will light. Pressing the
INSTANT
,
P
DECAY
, or
P
HOLD
key will change
the metering mode.
While in MON MIX mode, pressing the
P RESET
key
will reset any presently held peak display. The meter
peaks can also be cleared in COMPUTER or MIDI
CTL mode by holding
SHIFT
and
CTRL
and pressing
the
P RESET
key.
