Allen&Heath GLD-80 - Manual (Page 23)

GLD User Guide 23 AP8561 iss.4
A few things to know before starting
Before working with the GLD familiarise yourself with its control layout and operating principles.
The Touch Screen
The Home Screen
This screen displays after power up. You can return here by turning off any active strip Sel key while in
the screen Processing view. You can also do this by turning on, then off any strip Sel key.
Returns to this
screen
Access the User
login screen
Opens the Quick
Start Mixing Guide
To safely shut down the GLD computer
before turning the system off.
 Always shut down using this button.
Real time clock.
Set the date and
time using the
Setup / Utility /
Date/Time
screen.
To lock the surface
controls. Can be
password protected.
Displays system
connection status
Shows which Mix is currently selected.
 Look here to check that you are on the correct mix. For example,
remember to turn off an Aux Mix key to return to the Main (LR) mix
after adjusting a monitor level.
Tabs to open one of
the 4 custom meter
pages or the RTA
(real time analyser)
display. The RTA
follows the PAFL
signal. Custom
meters are assigned
using the
Meters
screen.
Displays system
information
Touch ? to open the
Help page for the
current screen. You
can also access the
main Help menu
from here.
Screen select keys:
Press a key to select
that view. Press the
key again to return to
Processing view.
Screen rotary control:
Touch a parameter on
the screen to highlight
it, then turn the rotary
to adjust its value.
Screen graph view for
PEQ and dynamics:
Touch a pick-up box and
drag the curve. Values are
displayed in the parameter
buttons.
You can adjust parameters
using the graph, touch
buttons or processing
section rotary controls to
the left of the screen.
Processing
Meters
FX
I/O
Scenes
Ganging
Setup
Pull-up tab opens additional controls
and options for the current screen
Tabs to select the pages available for
the current screen Name and Colour
button
The last Scene recalled and the Scene highlighted in
the Scene list ready to be recalled are displayed here.
Shows USB playback and recording status.
Touch to open the
USB Audio screen.