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Ark - Owner’s Manual - Revision 3 - page 28
More on Metering
The metering on the Ark is very versatile.
But since there are 3 different locations on the console, which determine what gets shown on the VU meters, it can
be a little confusing, so it's important that this is well understood.
Note that metering is slightly different on the Ark Extended or Ark LX master section, so please refer to the correct
section below.
Ark Extended master section
Most important is the [meters] switch on top of the Master Module.
This selection determines if the meters read from the input channels or from the submaster section.
Master Meter switch undepressed (out)
> Meters 1 - 16 will read signal from the channels.
Each channel's associated meter will read either the channel direct output or the channel
monitor input. Selection - per channel - is made with the [channel meter] switch, situated
just below the subgroup buttons.
Master Meter Switch depressed (in)
> Meters 1 - 16 will read signal from the submaster section of the console.
> Meters 1 - 8 will read either the subgroup outputs or the monitor line inputs 1 - 8 de-
pending on each [replay] switch.
> Meters 9 - 16 will read monitor line inputs 9 - 16.
Ark LX master section
The [meters] switch on top of the master module has no functionality on the Ark LX.
But the combination of [replay] switches on the group master section and the [meter] switches on the input chan-
nels, allow you to select the meter source.
Channel [meter] switches undepressed (out)
> Meters will read signal from the respective channel direct outputs (after fader, one meter per input channel)
Channel [meter] switches depressed and [replay] switches on the group master section depressed (in)
> Meters will read signal from the respective monitor inputs (pre monitor level control, one meter per input channel)
Channel [meter] switches depressed and [replay] switches on the group master section undepressed (out)
> Meters 1-8 will read signal from the groups (pre monitor level control), the rest of the channels will read the re-
spective monitor inputs.
Combinations of these selections can be made on a per-channel basis. So it’s perfectly possible to have meter 1
read the group 1 signal, while meter 2 reads the direct output of channel 2, and meter 3 reads the monitor input of
channel 3, for example.