Conventions used in this user guide, How to use the pdf, User guide – Euphonix MC Control User Manual
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USER GUIDE
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTIST
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Conventions Used in this User Guide
The User Guide refers to all functions labeled on the MC Control surface and rear
panel with all caps in bold type (i.e.,
NUDGE
X
,
PAN, SEL, SOLO).
The Shift key is used in conjunction with other keys to access secondary functions
labeled in
blue
above the primary function. Two Shift keys are located at the MC
Control’s bottom-left and -right. To describe Shift functions simply, “press and
hold the Shift
key then press the NUDGE
X
key” is written as “press the
CLOSE
key.”
Track refers to an application’s track, while fader strip or strip refers to the MC
Control’s hardware fader strip.
How to Use the PDF
The Acrobat PDF version of this manual can be a valuable online help learning
tool while using the MC. These are some useful features of the PDF:
•
The Bookmarks on the left serve as a continuously visible table of contents.
Click on a subject heading to jump to that page. Click a
+ symbol to expand
that heading to show subheadings. Click the
- symbol to collapse a sub-
heading.
•
The manual’s table of contents and list of figures are active links to their
pages. Select the hand cursor, allow it to hover over the heading until it
turns into a finger. Then click to locate to that subject and page.
•
All cross references are active links. Allow the hand cursor to hover over the
reference until it turns into a finger and click to follow the reference.
•
Use the left and right arrow keys on the bottom bar to go back and forth
between views. This is a great way to follow a cross reference and return to
the page from which you were reading.
•
Select the
Find item from the Edit menu (Ctrl-F) to search for a subject. This
can be used as an “index on the fly.”
•
Use the magnifying glass tool or the zoom edit box on the top bar to zoom
in/out. This is helpful when examining a complex graphic or setting the text
size for easy reading online.
Acrobat Reader version 6 or later is required to open the PDF. This can be down-
loaded for free from: