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L - 8 C O N T R O L S A N D F U N C T I O N S
The cue speakers have the potential for feedback and should be muted
whenever the control room speakers are. Use the VDips tab of the
Wheatnet
IP L8 Setup Tool
GUI to add the Cue mute attribute to any microphone sig
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nals located in the studio room.
NOTE: If cue is muted and you turn the level control all the way up, then
remove the condition that has the cue muted, the sound in the external
cue speakers will suddenly be VERY LOUD!
Note that CUE audio may interrupt the Control Room audio, the Head
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phone audio, and/or the Studio audio, depending on the Cue Default settings
on the Monitor Config tab of the
Wheatnet IP L8 Setup Tool
GUI.
STUDIO Level Control
The STUDIO level control determines the overall loudness of the signal
being monitored as it appears in the Studio speakers.
The INFO display, which shows the source name and location of the
monitored source, has two horizontal lines at the bottom. The bottom line
indicates the volume level for the studio speaker.
The L‑8 may be configured so that this level control has no effect by
locking the Studio outputs on the Monitor Config tab of the
Wheatnet IP L8
Setup Tool
GUI.
NOTE: If the Studio is muted and you turn the level control all the way
up, then remove the condition that has the Studio muted, the sound in the
Studio speakers will suddenly be VERY LOUD!
TB (Talkback) Button
The TB button lets the operator’s microphone signal interrupt the normal
feed to the studio speakers, allowing the operator to talk to the performers
in the Studio. Note that the Talkback source, typically the board operator’s
mic, must first be cross connected to the surface’s TB input.
METERS
The METER section consists of three VU meter pairs on the control
surface’s meterbridge and a group of METER select buttons, located on the
top of the L8‑SC module.
VU Meter Pairs
VU meter pairs (PROGRAM, AUDITION, and SWITCHED) are stereo
LED bargraph type meters.
The level of the signal being metered is indicated by the number of display
elements that are lighted. The more elements lighted, the stronger is the sig‑
