TC Electronic BMC-2, User Manual, Page: 13 / 22

12 – VALID LED
When the VALID LED is lit, the big volume Rotary
Control is in the signal path. When it is not lit, you are
listening at REF level (see “6 – REF Button” for more
information).
13 – METERS
The Level Meters show the precise sample peak level
of the input selected without any gain changes.
If Mono or Side monitoring is selected, the left LED bar
shows the Mono component, while the right LED bar
shows the Side component.
(Both speakers, however, reproduce either Mono or
Side, depending on the setting).
As BMC-2 handles digital input signals only and subse-
quently cannot be above 0 dBFS, the O/L indicators
cannot be triggered by the input signal. If they do light
up, it is due to an
internal overload.
Internal overload can occur when a high input level is
present and the Rotary Control Knob or the
Headphones control is set above 0 dB (“3 o’clock”
position) at the same time.
If the O/L indicators are lit, reduce the Rotary volume
control or the Headphones control accordingly.
External Metering:
When using an external loudness or level meter
in connection with BMC-2, it is essential that the
big ROTARY CONTROL knob is not present in
the signal chain.
Therefore, external metering should be done
using a digital output which is not assigned to
ALT (see “7 – ALT button”).
The outputs not used for ALT bit-transparently
pass the signal from the selected input - as it is
required for an external meter.
OPERATION
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