
2 Installation
digital
Revision C • 1/04
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Meter Panel
The meter panel has five horizontal Stereo Bar-
graph Meters, except for the BMX
digital-8, which
has two meters. An alphanumeric display below
each meter identifies the current signal source
(PROGRAM 1, UTILITY 1, etc.).
Four of the meters provide simultaneous level
monitoring of the four Program or the four Utility
bus outputs, as selected by two Session module
buttons. On the BMX
digital-8, these two Session
module buttons cycle through the four Program
and the four Utility buses to select which bus to
display on the single main meter.
The right-hand meter (Auxiliary) shows the Cue
or Solo bus levels. When neither function is ac-
tive, the meter shows a source selected on the Ses-
sion module (from between the four external in-
puts, the two Sends, the four Utility buses or the
Telco Record output).
The meter display mode (peak hold or non-peak
hold) and the level where the peak indicators turn
on are set for each meter via DIP switches on each
meter display board.
On the left end of the meter panel is an ESE-
slaveable 12/24-hour digital clock (on all sizes
except for the BMX
digital-14). On the right end
there is an event timer that can be controlled
manually, through buttons on the Session mod-
ule, or automatically, through module On reset
commands.
CONNECTOR ACCESS
Module connectors are hidden below the meter
panel, which is hinged on the rear of the main-
frame. To access the connectors, open up the meter
panel by lifting up on the middle of the meter panel
while allowing it to pivot rearward to fully extend
the two gas springs.
Caution:
Make sure the panel is open all the
way so that it does not accidentally fall shut.
To facilitate initial wiring, the meter panel can
be entirely removed from the mainframe:
1
Open up the meter panel fully and unplug
the meter power cable (attached to the rear
panel) and the three signal cables plugged into
the Session module.
2
With another person assisting to hold the
meter panel, remove the screw and bushing
that attach each gas spring to the meter panel.
Lay the gas springs on the mainframe while
working.
3
Unlatch the hinges by moving the release pins
to their unlocked positions and lift the meter
panel up and off the mainframe.
To reinstall the meter panel, align the two halves
of the hinges, then release the pins out of their
unlocked positions.
Reattach each gas spring to the meter panel by
inserting a screw through the gas spring and the
bushing.
Main Meters
(BMXdigital-8 only has one meter)
Two Session module switches select
whether the Program or the Utility
Buses are displayed
Clock
(not available on
the BMXdigital-14)
Event
Timer
Auxiliary Meter
(Cue, Solo, or Session
module-switched source)
BMX
digital
Meter Panel