Studio Technologies 214 - Manual (Page 23)

Model 214 User Guide Issue 1, July 2014
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 23
If the Model 214 is configured to operate
in either of the production modes, the red
LED will never light. This is to reflect the
fact that the main pushbutton has now
taken on a function similar to that of the
talkback pushbutton. To clarify, when the
Model 214 is set to either of the produc-
tion modes, the red LED will never light;
the green LED will light whenever micro-
phone audio is connected to the main
output channel.
Main Button Modes
Depending on the selected configuration,
there are four ways the main pushbutton
can function:
• Push to Mute: If this mode is selected
the audio signal associated with the
main output channel is normally active.
The audio signal will mute whenever the
pushbutton is pressed and held.
• Push to Talk: If this mode is selected the
audio signal associated with the main
output channel is normally muted. The
audio signal will become active whenev-
er the pushbutton is pressed and held.
• Alternate Action: If this mode is selected
the audio signal associated with the
main output channel will alternate be-
tween its active and muted states when-
ever the pushbutton is pressed. Upon
power up the audio signal will be in its
muted state.
• Hybrid: This mode is a combination of
push to talk and alternate action. It’s
similar to the way talk pushbuttons func-
tion on user stations associated with
broadcast or production intercom sys-
tems. If the pushbutton is pressed and
held the audio signal associated with
the main output channel will become
active until the pushbutton is released.
If the pushbutton is momentarily
“tapped” the audio signal will change
state. Upon Model 214 power up the
audio signal will be in its muted state.
Main Output vis-à-vis
Talkback Activity
This short section applies only in the case
where the Model 214’s system mode is
configured for on-air and the main push-
button mode is set to alternate action or
hybrid.
Talkback activity will always cause the
audio signal associated with the main
output channel to be placed in its mut-
ed state. If the audio signal was in the
“latched-on” state when talkback activity
began, once talkback activity ends that
state will resume; the audio signal asso-
ciated with the main output channel will
again be in its on (“latched”) state.
Talkback Button and LED
Indicator
The pushbutton on the right, factory
labeled TALKBACK, controls the audio
signal associated with the talkback out-
put channel. The manner in which the
talkback pushbutton functions depends
on the way it was configured. One LED
indicator, green in color, is located directly
above the talkback pushbutton. It lights
whenever the microphone audio signal is
connected to the talkback output chan-
nel. If the Model 214’s system mode is
selected for on-air, whenever the talkback
function is active the audio signal associ-
ated with the main output channel will be
placed in its muted state. If the Model 214
is selected for the production mode, the
status of the talkback pushbutton will not
impact the status of the audio signal as-
sociated with the main output channel.