JL Audio MCS-3800 - Manual (Page 90)

7
Getting Started
This chapter discusses the MCS-3000 Series hardware,
describing the front and rear panel controls, viewing the front
panel in "sections", the displays and connectors, and how to
interconnect it into your system.
Front Panel Displays and Controls
The illustrations show the MCS-3800, which is operationally the
same as the MCS-3400.
It is helpful when considering the front panel layout to view
the MCS-3800 or MCS-3400 in sections.
Some of the sections “overlap”, there are controls that can be
used for more than one purpose. But viewing the unit in
sections makes it easier to understand.
The displays and controls within the section under discussion
are shown in the following illustrations by "graying out" the
controls that are not part of the section under discussion.
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Quick Operation Reference
Fader Wave Demo
Hold the UP cursor button while powering up the unit.
Continue to hold it for about 3 seconds, until the demo starts.
Turn the power off to stop the demo.
Memory Initialization
To clear the memory and restore the Factory Preset settings,
hold both the UP and DOWN cursor buttons while powering
up the unit.
Two Basic Modes of Operation
The unit powers up in “User Assignable Mode.”
Some audio and video host systems automatically switch the
unit into “Special Mode.”
When in User Assignable Mode, you chose what command the
controls send.
When in Special Mode, you cannot program the unit.
The host system determines what each control will do and
what appears in the displays.
You then need to rely upon documentation included with the
host system.
Manually Switching Modes
Enter Utility Mode by pressing Shift and Assign.
Above the first encoder is the word MODE.
The encoder is turned to select wither User or Host.
Selecting User returns the unit to User Assignable Mode.
Selecting Host returns the unit to the Special Mode.
This function is only available if the unit has already been
switched into Special Mode by an external host system.
Otherwise, this feature is not available.