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AMP-S8
User Manual P/N
821640
Rev-
B
Presets Definitions
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What is stored in a Preset?
The following parameters are stored in a named Preset:
1)
Name
of the preset, in a maximum of 8 alpha-numeric characters.
2)
Input Type
(i.e.
Analog
,
AES1
,
AES2
,
SDI 1
,
etc.)
3)
Selected Channels
4)
Channel Selection Mode
(i.e.
Single Channel Mode
,
Paired Channel Mode
, etc.)
5)
Selected SDI Groups
.
•
How will Presets generally be used?
There are two main uses of presets, depending on the application where the audio monitor panel is installed. In on-air live situations,
including Master Control and remote trucks, the unit will be setup ahead of time with presets defined for the input signals and their
selected channels.
Preset Mode
will be enabled so the user can easily select only from these valid monitoring modes.
In laboratory, testing, or other applications where the unit may not be connected to dedicated inputs, some presets may be defined
for rapid configuration, but
Preset Mode
may not necessarily be enabled, so that each of the inputs are accessible as in normal
operation.
We envision that
Preset Mode
will be enabled for most applications, and presets will be defined based on dedicated inputs to
the unit. The user will more easily be able to monitor the sources that are most important.
Preset Mode
can greatly reduce the
number of button pushes required to navigate from one source to another.
•
How many presets are available?
Ten presets are available from the
Setup Menu
, and they are numbered
0-9
.
Preset 1
through
Preset 4
are accessible using
the front panel button combination of
FN Button
and
CHANNEL MIX Buttons
1-4
.
•
Is Preset Mode required in order to use presets?
No, you can Save and Recall
presets 0-9
using the
Setup Menu
commands
Save PSet
, and
RCall Pset
. Also,
presets
1-4
can be saved and recalled using the front panel button combination:
FN Button
and
CHANNEL MIX Button
1-4
.
•
Do you need to have presets defined before entering Preset Mode?
Yes. If you do not have presets defined then it is not possible to enable
Preset Mode
. If you only have one preset defined, then
Preset Mode
will leave the unit in that preset. If you have only two presets defined, then the
INPUT Button
will toggle between
them.
•
How is Preset Mode enabled?
It is enabled under the
Setup menu
called
PSet Mode
(page
29
). Options for this setting are
Enabled
and
Disabled
.
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MUTE Button
Pressing the
MUTE Button
allows the user to step through three
mute
states and an
unmuted
state. When the system is in
one of the
mute
states, all other information normally shown in the
LCD Display
, such as the
Input Status Display
, is
disabled
and all other buttons are disabled until the unit is taken out of the
Mute Mode
.
First
press mutes
both
speakers :
Mute LR
Second
press mutes the
Left
speaker :
Mute L
Third
press mutes the
Right
speaker :
Mute R
Fourth
press returns the unit to
Unmuted
(normal) operation.
Muting functions affect the signals to the speakers/headphones and the rear panel
Selected/Downmix Analog Output
Connectors
(
Item M
, page
14
). Muting does NOT affect the
Metered Analog Outputs
(
Item K
, page
14
), except to
defeat scaling. When speakers are muted, the gain scaling of the
Metered Analog Outputs
is defeated so that no scaling is applied
during unit muting. See the
Analog Output Preference
parameter in the
Setup Mode
section on page
30
for more information.
Otherwise, the
Metered Analog Outputs
remain active even when the
mute
state is enabled.
User Interface Features
Section 2:
Operation
