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WheatNet-IP
/ Apr 2009
destination #5 in BLADE 2. A temporary connection in the WheatNet-IP system is
where a destination’s normal audio source connection is temporarily removed
(normally for as long as a button is held down) and a secondary connection is
substituted. Once the button is released, the secondary connection is removed and
the original one is restored.
From the control surface VGA display screen main page choose
Options>Programmable buttons. For button #2 choose MOMENTARY/SURF
LED which is the default. This tells the control surface that you want programmable
button #2 to act as a momentary switch (it stays engaged for only as long as the button
is held down) and the switch indicator LED is to be illuminated directly by the
surface for as long as the button is held down.
We’ve told the surface how we want the button to act; we must now tell it what
we want it to do. If not already running, we must connect and start the Navigator GUI
software, because this is where we’ll program the crosspoint connections.
In the System Pane view, click on the engine BLADE for our control surface to
display the BLADE tabs and click on LIO info tab. The LIO properties window will
open, showing a listing of all the available logic signals for the control surface. Select
“Spare Btn2” from the list to choose our button and double click on the MOMEN-
TARY CONNECTION box; the LIO CONFIGURATION window will open. Click
on the MOMENTARY CONNECTION check box to enable it.
In the DESTINATIONS window, double click to bring up the destinations list
and scroll to BL02D05 or whatever you’ve named it.
In the SOURCES window, double click to bring up the sources list and scroll to
select BL01S03 or whatever you’ve named the 3rd source in BLADE 1, which is
your talkback signal. Finally, click OK and the momentary connection information
will be displayed on the "Spare Btn2" line.
That’s all there is to it; whenever you press programmable button #2 on the
monitor panel of the control surface, destination #5 in BLADE 2 will receive audio
from source #3 in BLADE 1 (the talent mic signal) until the button is released.
In a like manner all of the programmable buttons on the control surfaces can be
programmed for any of the available functions. As a final note, once you have
completed your programming, please be aware that Wheatstone can provide custom
laser etched buttons with whatever labels you specify - a very handy way to dress
up your control surfaces. Contact Wheatstone Sales or Customer Support if you wish
to order custom buttons.
