Sound Devices 302 - Manual (Page 23)

302 User Guide and Technical Information
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Setup Menu (v 3.6)
Below is the chart of setups for the 302. See Setup Menu on page 15 for instructions on how to enter
and navigate the setup menu. Factory default settings are displayed in bold.
Meter Setup Name Setting (value on R Meter) Descripion
–30 XLR Attenuation
Level
Line-level (0), add the indicated values on left
and right meter for attenuation amount
Selects the amount of attenuation from Line level on the XLR
Outputs.
–26 Output Limiter
Thres . Adjustment
1 dB increments from +4 to +20 dBu, level
shown on meter
Sets the Output Limiter threshold in dBu. see page 12 in User
Guide for more details.
–24 Stereo Link, Ch . 1/2 OFF (–30), Stereo Link (–26), MS Link (–24) Links inputs 1 and 2 as a stereo pair, either X/Y or MS stereo
–22 Input Limiter Defeat OFF (–30), ON (–26) When ON, input limiters remain OFF at all times
–20 RTN L to Ch . 4 Input OFF (–30), L-only (–26), R-only (–24), L+R (–22) Routes RTN-Left to the master bus with set pan assignment.
–18 RTN R to Ch . 5 Input OFF (–30), L-only (–26), R-only (–24), L+R (–22) Routes RTN-Right to the master bus with set pan assignment.
–16 Tone Osc . Frequency 1000 (–30), 400 (–26), 100 (–24), Hz Selects the frequency of the sine wave tone oscillator
–14 Tone Osc . Level OFF (–30), –20 dBu (–26) –10 dBu (–24), 1 dB
increments to +8, 0 dBu is default
Selects the output level of the tone oscillator in dBu at LINE
level
–12 Slate Mic ON/OFF ON (–30), Tone + Slate (–26), OFF (–24) Activates the slate mic. Tone and slate offers a 400 Hz tone
preceding the slate mic.
–10 Metering Source ST & PFL (–30), Follows headphone switch posi-
tion (–26), STereo only (–24)
Selects the metering source. PFL levels are show on the left
meter
–8 Meter Reference
Level
(VU and Peak)
0 VU =0 dBu (–30),
0 VU = +4 dBu (–26),
0 VU = +8 dBu (–24)
0 VU/Peak = +1 dBu (–22)
0 VU/Peak = +2 dBu (–20) 0 VU/Peak = +3 dBu (–18)
0 VU/Peak = +4 dBu (–16)
0 VU/Peak = +5 dBu (–14)
0 VU/Peak = +6 dBu (–12)
0 VU/Peak = +7 dBu (–10)
0 VU/Peak = +8 dBu (–8)
Selects VU and/or Peak dBu reference level
–6 Split-Ear Monitor OFF (–30), ON (–26), Program Mix (–24) Assigns summed-mono RTN signal to left headphone output
and R program to right headphone output. Active in RTN
position.
–4 Headphone
Attenuation w/Tone
ON (–30), OFF (–26) Reduces the headphone level by 20 dB when tone oscillator
is activated
–2 External Battery
Voltage Reference
1 (–30), 2 (–26), 3 (–24), 4 (–22), 5 (–20), 6
(–18), see voltage metering chart below
Selects the external DC range of the voltage check function
and power LED flash point
0 Meter Ballistics
Select
VU | PPM | VU-PPMHold | VU-PPM (–30),
PPM | VU-PPMHold | VU-PPM (–26),
VU | VU-PPM-Hold | VU-PPM (–24),
PPM | VU-PPM (–22), VU | VU-PPM (–20)
PPM only (–18)
Selects meter ballistics choices selected when toggling the
front panel meter ballistics switch
4 Master Peak LED
Threshold Adjust
1 dB increments from +4 to +20 dBu,
level shown on meter
Sets the signal level where the “20” LED illuminates. Used to
set an alternate peak level
8 Slate/Tone Switch Normal (–30), reversed (–26), tone only (–24),
slate only (–22)
Changes the functionality of the slate / tone switch. Switch
can be defeated by engaging setup -14 and setup -12
12 Default Restore OFF (–30), User Default (–26),
Factory Default (–24), Custom Default (–22)
Resets setup menu to either the stored default, factory
default, or custom default values
Voltage Metering Chart
Setting High Voltage LED Flash Point Low Voltage Power Source
4.5 3.4 3.0 Internal batteries
1 13.0 11.5 11.0 12 V NiCad, NiMH, Li, etc.
2 17.0 11.5 11.0 Expanded range of setting #1
3 8.5 5.75 5.5 6 V NiMH, Li, etc.
4 14.0 11.4 10 12 V Lead Acid
5 7.0 5.7 5.0 6 V Lead Acid
6 17.0 11.5 5.0 Full range of DC input, with cutoff for 12 V NiCad, etc.