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command to select between the available inputs on each channel. On a standard preamp card, ribbon mode is
activated if “LINE INPUT” is selected via MIDI. If an optional 130V DPA card is installed, the DPA 130V mic input is
selected if “LINE INPUT” is selected via MIDI.
Remote Control Unit Operation
The m802 Remote Control Unit (RCU) features the same LCD display and DATA knob found on the front panel
of the preamplifier. As well, most of the control conventions for the preamplifier apply when using the RCU.
However, the RCU has additional pushbuttons for direct channel select, page up/down and view and a 3 digit
numerical display which indicates the gain level of the currently selected channel.
48V
This button has the same function as the +48V button on the preamplifier unit, except that it lights up to
indicate the microphone power status on the currently selected channel.
Phase Reverse Ø :
This button has the same function as the Ø button on the preamplifier unit except that it
lights up to indicate the phase reverse status on the currently selected channel.
GROUP:
The GROUP button has the same function as the GROUP button on the preamplifier unit except that it
lights up to indicate that Group mode is active. Group mode functions the same way on the RCU as it does on
the preamplifier unit. Note that the channel select buttons for all of the channels in a group will illuminate when
their group is selected. To access Group mode from Meter mode, it is first necessary to return to Channel mode.
CHANNEL SELECT:
The channel select buttons allow direct access to a channel without having to turn the
DATA knob. This can be handy when a channel is overloading and you need to access it immediately. The chan-
nel select button for the currently selected channel will illuminate green.
Page Up/Down:
The page Up button is labelled >> and the page Down button is labelled << . In a multiple pre-
amplifier system, these buttons allow for immediate paging to the next preamplifier’s setup screen. Scrolling
the cursor with the DATA knob will also allow for paging between preamplifiers. For example, in a 2 preamplifier
system (16 channels), the RCU will show two pages: channels 1-8 and channels 9-16. With the cursor on channel
8, turning the DATA control one click clockwise will page the screen and move the selected channel to 9.
View:
Pressing the VIEW button momentarily clears the peak indicators on the bar graph displays. Pressing
and releasing the VIEW button will also clear any digital over indicators. Pressing and holding the VIEW button
enters and exits Meter mode. (See figure 9 below)
Meter Mode:
Pressing and holding the VIEW button for 1 second switches the LCD display into Meter mode. In
Meter mode, the LCD displays bar graph level meters for up to 24 channels at a time. The DATA control is used
to highlight an individual channel. The display will “page” from channels 1-24 to channels 25-48 and then to
channels 49-64 as the page up or page down buttons are pressed or the DATA control is rotated.
The Channel Select buttons will illuminate with the selected channel as well. Pushing the DATA knob or press-
ing the illuminated Channel Select button when a given channel is highlighted zooms to the Channel mode for
channel parameter adjustment.
In meter mode, there are always 64 channels of meters available to view even if there are only 8 channels (one
preamplifier) in the system. There will be a small dot above the channel numbers where there is an actual pre-
amplifier in the system. The picture below shows the meter mode for a system with 2 preamplifiers (16 chan-
nels). Pressing and holding the VIEW button for 1 second will return the LCD display to Channel mode.
