API Audio 1608 Recording Console - Manual (Page 34)

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6.1 Monitor Control Section
845B Monitor Control section provides a comprehensive set of controls for up to three Control
Room Monitor systems. Features include:
 Monitor volume control
 Monitor cut
 Control Room monitor dim with level control
 Monitor system selectors
 Switchable mono summing
The 845B Monitor Control section functions as follows:
CONTROL ROOM MONITOR LEVEL: Controls the output level of the Monitor Control section
 Volume control for the selected monitor system
 The largest and most dangerous knob on the console…please use it wisely!
MONO: Sums the Left and Right Control Room Monitor output to
mono.
 The MONO button works with all monitor selections
 Illuminates in red when engaged
SMALL1/SMALL2: Selects between the Small 1 and 2 Monitor
systems when the MAIN monitor button is disengaged
 Supports two stereo monitor systems
 Routes the Monitor feed to the Small2 when engaged
 Routes the Monitor feed to the Small1 when not engaged
 Only active when the MAIN button is not engaged
 Illuminates in yellow when active
o
Illuminates slightly brighter when engaged
MAIN: Routes the Control Room Monitor feed to the Main monitor
outputs
 Supports one stereo or 5.1 monitor systems
 Routes the Control Room Monitor feed to the Small monitor
selector when not engaged
 Illuminates in yellow when engaged
MON CUT (Monitor Cut): Cuts the Control Room Monitor feed
 On/off switch for the Control Room Monitor section
 Illuminates in red when engaged
CR DIM (Control Room Dim button): Attenuates the Monitor output
by routing the Monitor feed through the DIM attenuation pot
 The CR DIM level is set by the DIM pot
 CR DIM is automatically engaged when:
o
The TO BUS button is engaged on the Oscillator
o
Any of the Talkback buttons (T/B ALL, T/B TO AUX, or
SLATE) are engaged
 Illuminates in red when engaged