Cloud Electronics DCM1 - Manual (Page 42)

DCM1 & DCM1e Installation and User Guide v1.0 42
Select Mic Priority Input
SELECT INPUT
Numeric buttons select Mic Input
Rotary Control selects Zone/Group
Zone 1
Mic Pri Sel
When a microphone is in use in a Zone (or Group) as well
as a music source, it may be desirable for the music (the line
input) to be reduced in volume, to allow the microphone
signal to be more readily heard; this process is often called
“ducking”. The Mic Pri Sel menu function configures the
DCM1 to do this.
The rotary control selects the Zone in which Microphone
Priority is to be set (displayed by name if they have been
renamed). Note that rotating the control “beyond” Zone
8 allows Groups 1 to 4 to be selected as well to permit
assignment of a priority microphone for each Group as well
as each Zone.
The first four numeric buttons correspond to the four
Microphone Inputs. If multiple ME-1 remote input modules
are daisy-chained to a Microphone Input, selecting that Input
effectively selects all the modules connected to it, and any or
all mics plugged into them will activate the Priority.
The default assignment is for no priority mic to be assigned
for any Zone or Group. Pressing a button assigns that
Microphone Input as a priority mic for the currently-displayed
Zone or Group; a second press de-assigns it.
A mic must be enabled for the Zone or Group for it to be
available as a Mic Priority Input (see page 32 for details).
Note that more than one Mic Input may be assigned as the
Priority Mic Input for each Zone or Group, if wished.
UTILITY
The Select Mic Priority Input function may be
configured by clicking the OUTPUTS tab, selecting the
Zone
in the left-hand drop-down list, and then clicking in
the appropriate Mic checkbox in the Mic Priority
area. Click Send Output to transmit the new setting.
Mic Priority Hold Time
SELECT INPUT Rotary Control sets value
Mic Pri Hold
3s
The Mic Pri Hold function operates in the same way as
Line Pri Hold (see above), except that it applies to the
Priority Microphone instead of the Priority Music Input. It
determines how long the music will remain reduced in volume
(or “ducked”) once the priority mic signal has stopped.
The rotary control sets the Hold value in the range from 1 s
to 12 s, in 1 s increments. The default value is 3 s.
Note that the Mic Priority Hold Time is global – it applies to
all Zones/Groups and Mic Inputs .
The numeric buttons are not used in this function.
UTILITY
The Mic Priority Hold Time can be set from the
SYSTEM tab of the Utility Tool; select the required value
from the Hold drop-down list in the Mic Priority
area. Click Send System to transmit the new setting.
Mic Priority Release Time
SELECT INPUT Rotary Control sets value
Mic Pri Release
1s
At the end of the Mic Priority Hold Time (see above), the level
of the music programme ramps back up from its attenuated
level to its previous level over the Release Time period.
The rotary control sets the Release value in the range from
1 s to 12 s, in 1 s increments. The default value is 1 s.
Note that the Mic Priority Release Time is global – it applies
to all Zones/Groups and Mic Inputs.
The numeric buttons are not used in this function.