Sony DMX-R100 - Manual (Page 21)

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Automation Operation
Automating Knobs
General
The principles for automating knobs are very similar to
those for faders. Note that most level control can be
assigned to the row of knobs above the faders. They
can be automated using knobs or faders, provided that
they are assigned to the chosen control type.
Before using the automation for knobs for the first
time, clear all automation data which may be resident
in memory if the system has been in use by others.
Confusion may result if previous automation moves
are replayed whilst learing the system. Clearing
automation data is described at the beginning of the
section ‘Automating Faders’.
To Automate a Pan Knob
1
Make sure no panel buttons are selected under the
‘PANS’ heading to the right of the row of knobs
above the faders. Their default function is pan
unless a button is selected for any other function.
2
Press {ABS} (short for absolute) on the panel under
the TC AUTOMATION heading above the
timecode display. The AUTO button in the middle
at the top of the GUI turns red and indicates ‘ABS’
at the lower left.
3
Make sure the defaults ‘BUTT’ and ‘NORMAL’
are displayed in the AUTO button. If not, touch it
for a pop-down, which requires an individual
operation for each selection.
4
Touch {READY SETUP} to the right of the AUTO
button and it highlights.
5
Turn a pan knob to the right (clockwise) and note
that its surrounding LED position indicator does
not follow when {READY SETUP} is selected. This
sets it into automation ready, indicated by the
channel {WRITE} button above it flashing on and
off red, with a fast double flash in the red part of
the cycle. The fast double flash serves as a
reminder that {READY SETUP} is selected. Turning
the knob to the left (anti clockwise) will take the
pan out of automation ready, at which time the
{WRITE} button will cease flashing. In ‘ABS’
mode, the exact moves and settings will be
recorded by the automation system.
The ready status of any knob is also displayed in
the CHANNEL GUI. Either touch {CHANNEL} at
the bottom left of the LCD or press the {ACCESS}
button for the channel to be viewed. The
positional readout, below the CH PAN legend to
the right of the GUI, will change colour from green
to yellow, indicating automation ready status.
The {PAN} button in the READY SETUP column
will also highlight orange when the fader is ready.
Touching this {PAN} button is another way of
setting a channel pan in and out of automation
ready. But please note that touching {PAN} in the
GUI sets both the channel and multrack pans into
automation ready mode simultaneously.
6
Then touch {READY SETUP} to de-select it, or roll
the material in which case it will be de-selected
automatically. When {READY SETUP} is off, the
{WRITE} buttons will flash regularly without the
double flash. The regular flashing indicates the
normal automation ready mode.
7
Then, either before or whilst the material is
playing, touch the CH PAN positional readout,
touch {MASTER DROP IN} or press the {WRITE}