Theta Digital Casablanca III HD, Owner'S Manual

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STATUS Function
This feature, accessible from the hand held remote or RS232 control device, provides the user with a ‘quick
view’ of the most pertinent current settings of the Casablanca III HD. It is available from any menu or
submenu by pressing the
STATUS button. While viewing the Status pages, the INPUT SELECT buttons ( 1 -
6 ) are inactive. Pressing a function button will clear the STATUS display and show the current function
menu.
Figure 59 - Front Panel Display of the STATUS Display
When the
STATUS display is activated, the following will always appear in the VFD, as shown in figure 59.
•
The current MODE (Default or temporary).
•
The currently selected input jack name ( SRCE , or Source).
•
The analog TAPE OUT audio source to be recorded, by Input jack name.
•
The EQ parameter value of OFF , 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 . (Stored or temporary).
•
The PHASE parameter value of + (0
°
) or - (180
°
).
•
The Sample Rate ( SRTE ) of the signal currently being received.
•
The Master Volume ( LVL ) setting.
Press the
A-D button once to display the Dolby Digital Status page, an example of which is shown in figure
60.
Figure 60 - Front Panel Display of the STATUS / Dolby Digital Display
The Dolby Digital status displays information that may be embedded in the Dolby Digital datastream. The
information can be correct only if a Dolby Digital source is active. Each parameter on the first page is
described below:
Channels (
CHANS ): Displays the number of main channels in the source signal.
LFE : Displays whether an LFE track is present or not.
Surround Mode (
SMODE ): Displays the surround mode. See SETUP / INP Page 2 / DOLBY DIGTL Page 1 ,
parameter value of 2CHEN and 2CHNEN for Casablanca III HD’s use of this parameter. This can be found