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SYSTEM
BY PASS
MUTE
PREVIEW
GRP
SNAP
MODE
ULTRA MUTE
™
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1
2
3
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Use Sysex Messages for backup. We’re going
to repeat that in case you weren’t paying atten-
tion. USE SYSEX MESSAGES TO BACKUP
YOUR SNAPSHOTS AND GROUPS!!! We can’t
stress the importance of this enough. If you
create a series of mute configurations for a
show or band, back it up to disk, or at least to
your computer’s hard drive. This can save you
hours of work in the event that something (or
everything) accidentally gets erased from
ULTRA MUTE
’s memory. See page 50 for more
information on using System Exclusive Messages.
IMPORTANT Tidbits and Tittles
• When you mute a Channel or
MAIN AUX
RETURN (A1-A4)
, the entire path is muted,
including the assignment outputs, pre- and
post-Fader
AUX SEND
s, and
DIRECT OUT
.
The
INSERT SEND
remains active, as do
the
PFL
meters and
PFL SOLO
outputs.
• When you mute a Subgroup, all channels
assigned to that Subgroup are muted from
that point on. All of the individual channel’s
functions (i.e.,
DIRECT OUT
, pre- and post-
Fader
AUX SEND
s,
INSERT
points, and
assignment outputs) are still active.
•
When you turn the console on,
ULTRA
MUTE
loads Snapshot 00 into the console,
then starts up in
SYSTEM BYPASS
mode.
The LED above the
SYSTEM BYPASS
button lights, and all of the other
ULTRA
MUTE
buttons are disabled. Simply press
the
SYSTEM BYPASS
button to enable
ULTRA MUTE
. The
BYPASS
LED goes off
and the Numeric Display
comes alive,
indicating either Set 1 (if
ULTRA MUTE
was last in Group mode) or Snapshot 00 (if
ULTRA MUTE
was last in Snapshot mode).
•
ULTRA MUTE
comes from the factory
preprogrammed with Snapshot 00 as “All
Mutes Off” and Snapshot 99 as “All Mutes
On.” You can reprogram these Snapshots if
you wish. Since Snapshot 00 is loaded into
the console when it is first powered up, you
may want to reprogram Snapshot 00 with
certain channels muted to neutralize the
console at startup.
Note:
During power-up a number briefly ap-
pears in the numeric display. This is the
version number of the on-board ROM.
•
BYPASS
can be turned on at any time. It
disables
ULTRA MUTE
— turns it off, so all
automation is inactive. The
MIDI
and
DATA
inputs are ignored in Bypass mode. (
Excep-
tion:
Sysex messages are still acknowledged.)
The mute configuration of the console
remains as it was when
BYPASS
was
engaged. Any further changes you wish to
make in the mute configuration must be
done manually or by turning
BYPASS
off to
reactivate
ULTRA MUTE
.
• The
MODE
button toggles back and
forth between Group mode and Snapshot
mode. In Snapshot mode, both digits and
the last decimal point in the Numeric
Display light up. In Group mode, only the
left digit and decimal point are lit.
• The decimal point LED not only indicates
the mode of operation (i.e. Group or
Snapshot), but also indicates whether or
not the current mute state of the console
corresponds to the selected Group or
Snapshot. If the mute configuration of the
console exactly matches the configuration
of the selected Group or Snapshot, the
decimal point LED lights steadily. If the
mute configuration of the console differs in
some way, the decimal point LED blinks.
• Remember, if you push an
AUX SEND FLIP
switch, its signal is routed to the corre-
sponding
SUB OUT
. To mute it, you need to
push the
SUB MUTE
switch, and to mute
the
SUB
signal you need to push the
AUX
SEND MUTE
switch. Refer to the Block
Diagram on page 56 to gain a better
understanding of the signal flow when the
FLIP
switch is engaged.
