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Channel Meters
The CDC five has 16 dual bar graph meters located in the fader bay, one per fader. The source for
each meter will always be the signal in its channel; the identity of this will be confirmed by the OLED
immediately above. If an input layer is selected, the meters will display input levels; if an output layer is
selected, they will show output levels.
The bar graphs have 20 segments: the lowest segment illuminates green at a signal level of -80 dBFS
and the top segment illuminates red at 10 dBFS, indicating digital clipping. The four segments below
are also coloured red and the remainder yellow. An additional LED below the meter (OPEN) illuminates
green when the fader is moved from its fully closed position.
If the channel is mono, only the left meter ladder is used. If the channel (input or output) has been
defined as stereo, two meter ladders will show the signal level in the left and right legs of the stereo
channel.
30: Bar Graph - 20 Segment