Issue 6, September 2004
Model 50/51 User Guide
Page 24
Studio Technologies, Inc.
In the configure mode the Dim LED tells
you if auto dim off is enabled. When the
dim LED is off, the auto dim off function is
off; when the Dim LED is lit, the auto dim off
function is on.
Communications Functions
There are three Communications buttons at
the bottom center of the Model 51. Moving
from left to right, the buttons are talk to stu-
dio, talk to headphones, and slate. During
configuration, LEDs above the Communica-
tions buttons tell you whether the buttons
will latch when you press them. When an
LED is off, the button below it won’t latch.
You would have to press and hold the but-
ton to activate the function. When an LED
is on, it indicates that the button will latch.
Pressing the button will activate the function
until it’s pressed again.
Note that the Model 51’s external communi-
cations switch inputs are always configured
for momentary operation. They cannot be
set for push-to-latch operation.
Reset Factory Defaults
Provision has been made to allow you to
return all configurable parameters to the
factory default values. With the Model 51
in the configure mode, press and hold both
the Dub and Phones/Studio buttons. After
two seconds the factory defaults will be
stored in memory, the configure mode will
automatically end, and the Model 51 will
return to normal operation.
Alternate Configure Functions
To allow additional functions to be config-
ured, an alternate configure mode is uti-
lized. By pressing and holding the
Level Up button the alternate functions
are accessed. This is like the ALT key
on your personal-computer keyboard.
Talk to Phones Interrupt or Add
The talk to phones function can be config-
ured to either interrupt the source selected
for phones audio and connect communi-
cations audio, or to have the communica-
tions audio added (summed or mixed)
with the phones audio.
While holding Level Up, the talk to studio
LED is used to display whether talk to
phones will interrupt the phones source,
or add to the phones source. When the
LED is off, the selected phones source
will be interrupted and the communica-
tions audio source will be connected;
when the LED is on the communications
audio source will be added (mixed) with
the phones audio source. While holding
Level Up, press the button below the
LED to toggle the setting.
50Hz Slate Tone
A 50Hz slate tone can be generated
whenever slate is active. While holding
Level Up, the Slate LED is used to display
whether the 50Hz tone is selected. When
the LED is off, the 50Hz slate tone is off;
when the LED is on, the slate tone is
active whenever slate is active. While
holding Level Up, press the button
below the LED to toggle the setting.
Headphone Source Selection
The default configuration makes the
selection of the headphone source inde-
pendent of the control room or dub selec-
tions. While this is most flexible there are
operating scenarios where it would be
convenient for the headphone source to
follow whatever is selected for the control
room source.
While holding Level Up, the first (top) LED
associated with the Phones/Studio column
