JL Audio MCS-3800 - Manual (Page 51)

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MCS-3000X Expanders and Bank Switching Scenarios
The maximum number of fader channels that can be controlled
by a single MCS-3800 is 64, including the 8 faders on the 3800
itself.
Understand that the addition of 8 faders also adds 8 Select
buttons. Since each Select button allows access to 40 virtual
encoders, a single MCS-3000X Expander adds 320 virtual
encoders.
Due to the huge amount of programming memory this
requires, there are certain restrictions on the number of Banks
and channels that are available, dependent upon the number
of MCS-3000X Expanders connected.
This table shows the total number of Banks and Channels that
are available, depending upon the number of Expanders
connected to a single MCS-3800.
MCS-3800
+ 0 Expanders X 4 Banks = 32 Channels.
+ 1 Expanders X 3 Banks = 48 Channels.
+ 2 Expanders X 2 Banks = 48 Channels.
+ 3 Expanders X 2 Banks = 64 Channels.
+ 4 Expanders X 1 Banks = 40 Channels.
+ 5 Expanders X 1 Banks = 48 Channels.
+ 6 Expanders X 1 Banks = 56 Channels.
+ 7 Expanders X 1 Banks = 64 Channels.
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Assigning Transport Controls
An Overview
The general procedure to change (edit) what a control sends or
change its name, is to enter Assign Mode by pressing Assign.
then do the following:
1. Select the control by moving it. This control is “held” in the
LCD display, and you cannot at this point decide to edit a
different control.
If you meant to edit a different control, press Assign twice to
exit and re-enter Assign mode.
2. Make the desired edit, by turning the rotary encoders below
the parameters shown the LCD.
3. Use the right-most encoder to change pages, to see and edit
more parameters for a single control.
4. To keep the changes, and store them to memory, press Enter
on the Keypad.
5. You may then proceed to select another control to edit.
6. To discard the changes, do not press Enter. Simply press
Assign to exit Assign mode.
7. When you are done editing, be sure that you have exited
Assign mode. Yellow LED off.