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The Average signal level is shown using a bar graph display while the
Peak level is shown using one LED per channel, to indicate the highest
instantaneous audio levels, which are typically 6 – 12 dB above the top of
the average level bar graph. Note that the Peak decay time is fixed.
Machine Logic
This sets whether there is a logic output (either a tally or a start/stop
pulse) when remote channel on/off commands are received. When No LIO
with RMT is unchecked, the default setting, tally or remote start/stop
commands are sent out with remote channel on/off commands. When this
option is checked, no tally or remote start/stop command is sent when the
channel is remotely turned on or off.
Input/Output
When Use Default Signal Mapping is checked the console’s default
monitor and program output connections are automatically reconnected
and locked whenever the Mix Engine or Surface are rebooted or power
cycled.
Note: Uncheck this option when any monitor or program output is
changed from their default setting, otherwise the default monitor
and/or program sources will automatically be reconnected in place
of those alternate connections when the Mix Engine or Surface is
rebooted or power cycled.
On-Air Tallies
The four on-air tallies (1 – 4) are usually all checked even though,
typically, only Tally 1 and Tally 2 are used to provide hot mic warning
tallies for the Control Room and a Studio. Tally 3 and Tally 4 can be used
to trigger hot mic warning lights in two external locations like an announce
booth, a newsroom, or a sports bullpen. The tallies are triggered when the
logic function: Studio 1 In-Use up to Studio 4 In-Use is assigned as the
logic output command on an LIO or SLIO.
Display Brightness
These three parameters control the OLED displays’ brightness levels.
The Normal Level setting sets the brightness of the OLED displays from 16,
the maximum OLED brightness, to 1, which is virtually off. Because OLED
displays will burn-in after displaying the same graphic over a long period
of time—and will also gradually dim over time, we do not recommend
setting a new console to a Normal Level of 16. The default level is 11, but
you’ll want to use the lowest setting that still yields an easy-to-read
display. In production rooms with very low lighting this might mean a
setting of 6 matches the ambient lighting in the studio.
To see the new setting reflected in the OLED display brightness, click
Apply to transmit the updated setting to the Surface.
The AutoDim Level setting is used with the AutoDim Timeout entry.
When the AutoDim Timeout is reached the OLED displays dim to the
assigned Dim level setting. If the AutoDim level is set to 1 the displays are
basically turned off. The default entry is 4 for this setting.
The AutoDim Timeout entry sets how many minutes, from one to 59,
must pass after a Surface control was last touched before switching the
OLED displays from the Normal Level to the AutoDim Level. The default
setting is 2, which means that after no Surface control has been touched
for two minutes, the OLED displays dim down to the AutoDim Level.
Touching any control immediately returns the dimmed OLED brightness to
the Normal Level.
Setting the timeout to 0 defeats dimming and the Normal Level setting is
used all of the time. Although this is OK for console configuration, we
recommend setting the AutoDim Timeout to between 2 and 10 minutes
and setting the AutoDim Level so the dimmed displays still show a dim
image (settings of 2–4).
Time Display Format
The right monitor display shows the time-of-day in standard USA 12
hour format (AM/PM) or using military/European format (24 hours). The
left monitor display shows the date as month day year.
The date and time are set using PR&E Navigator (see page 33 Info Tab
for details). Until this is done, the date will show a default date starting in
the year 2000. The date is always shown as Month Day Year.
Note: The date and time must be reset, using PR&E Navigator,
each time the DMX is power cycled.
Source Select
The default selection is Source Names. When the encoders are used to
select a new source, all visible source names are listed alphanumerically
with the host Blade name shown in the display for each source.
When Location Names is selected, rotating the channel encoder first
shows a list of Blade names. Clicking a Blade name then shows all of the
visible sources from that Blade. To view signals on another Blade, click
<< locations to step back to the Blade list so another device can be
selected. Needless to say most users leave Source Names selected.
Talent Access Page Tab
This page tab (shown in Figure 3-7 on page 24) has four sections:
Events; Bus Assignments; Channel Features; and Timeout to set board
operator access to various DMX Surface controls.
A fifth section: EQ allows the current EQ and Dynamics settings on any
channel to be saved to an “EQ configuration file” and a previously-saved
EQ configuration file to be loaded into any channel.