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D-8 / Feb 2008
Monitor Control panel features three monitor output level controls with source
displays and studio talkback, an event recall system (with security function), and
an array of user-programmable switches.
Designed to integrate flawlessly with the Wheatstone BRIDGE digital audio
network router, the D-8 control surface allows you to easily create large or small
expandable platform-based systems that are exceptionally user-friendly. Wheat-
stone BRIDGE network cages house all I/O ports and engine cards, and may be
wired in tandem within a single equipment room or interconnected to separate
remote locations by means of CAT-5 cables or fiber to provide single wire studio
integration schemes.
Once configured, the system operates entirely independently of external
computers. Configuration itself is intuitive and customized onsite by means of
user-friendly graphical interfaces provided by Wheatstone desktop software. The
D-8 surface also takes full advantage of Wheatstone’s exclusive VDip configura-
tion software, so that studio functions (like mutes, fader and timer starts, tallies,
etc.) are easily configured right at your desktop. All settings are retained in non-
volatile storage, allowing the entire system to run independently.
All D-8 surfaces have a built in automation control Interface which enables
external control of many D-8 surface functions by popular video automation
systems over an Ethernet network. Our Translator desktop software adds another
level of flexibility by integrating house router crosspoint control with the D-8
surface.
