Aviom A-16 - Manual (Page 44)

Aviom A-16 Personal Monitor Mixing System
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When you select a Channel by pressing its corresponding numbered Channel button,
the current settings for channel volume and panning are indicated instantly in the
Volume and Pan LED readouts. When a Channel is selected, you can always make
real-time changes to its settings.
Note: Remember to save your new mix to a memory location before turning the
system off.
Linking Channels
For stereo input sources such as keyboards, drum machines, CD players, main mixer
submixes, etc., the A-16T provides a convenient method of controlling these two-chan-
nel sources. It’s called a Link. A Link is simply two Channels working together as one
to process a stereo input.
Linking two Channels is done from the front panel of the A-16T Transmitter. Each pair
of inputs has a corresponding Link switch. When the switch is positioned to the left,
the two Channels are independent. When the switch is moved to the right, the Channels
become linked. Only adjacent Channels can be linked (Channels 1 and 2, Channels 3
and 4, etc.).
When Channels are linked, they act as one source on the A-16 Personal Mixer. When
you select either of the two linked Channels on the Mixer, both LEDs will light up,
indicating that they are linked. Volume changes affect both Channels simultaneously.
Channels that are linked at the A-16T Transmitter will appear linked on every Personal
Mixer connected to the system. You can link or un-link Channels as needed, even
while audio is running through the system. All connected Personal Mixers update
immediately.
The Spread Control
When two Channels are linked, they no longer have separate pan controls. With the
Channel link comes a new feature, called Spread. The Spread control varies the stereo
image of the two linked Channels from full stereo to mono. This allows you to position
stereo sources in your mix by controlling the width of the stereo image.
Spread changes the panning of the left and right Channels simultaneously. Instead of
having two Channels panned 100% left and right, Spread allows the Channels to be
panned to 60% left and right, for example.