Studio Technologies 58 2000 - Manual (Page 40)

Model 58/59 User Guide Issue 4, December 2000
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 41
for Surround
A special configuration mode allows an
input to be disabled. This would be appro-
priate if an input has not been connected
to an audio source. If you press an input
source button and its associated LED
does not light, the input has been dis-
abled.
Inserts
Activating the two insert sections is as
simple as pressing the desired insert
button. When an insert function is active,
its associated LED will be lit. Because
of the flexibility that is built into the insert
functions, it may be important for an op-
erator to understand how each insert
function is configured. An insert may be
configured to operate in the usual manner
(substituting a processing device into the
audio path) or may be used for a sum-
ming, routing, or muting function.
A special configuration mode allows an
insert to be disabled. This would be appro-
priate if an insert section was not going to
be used. In this case, pressing that insert
button would result in no action.
Monitor Output General
Functions
Four buttons and one rotary control are
associated with the monitor output func-
tion. The buttons are A/B output select,
reference level, mute all, and dim. The
rotary level control is used to set the
monitor output level.
A/B Output Select
The A/B button is used to select the moni-
tor output to be connected to the Model
58s’ output circuitry. Two LEDs are associ-
ated with the button, displaying the active
output. Pressing the button “toggles”
between the A and B outputs. There is a
special configuration that allows this but-
ton to be disabled. This would be appropri-
ate if connections were made only to
output A. If this configuration has been
selected, pressing the A/B will result in
no action occurring.
Reference Level
The reference level button, labeled REF,
sets the monitor output level to a preset
value. This level is normally set, at the
time of system installation, by a technician,
using a sound-pressure-level (SPL) meter.
The LED associated with the reference
level function lights steadily whenever the
function is active. When reference level
mode is active the rotary level control is
disabled, as is the remote level control
input function.
The reference LED also serves as a cali-
bration aid. If the reference level mode is
not active, and the rotary level control is
set at precisely the same level as that
stored for the reference value, the refer-
ence LED will flash. This also holds true
for the remote level control, if configured.
Mute All
The mute all function is highly complicated
to operate—not! Pressing the mute all
button causes the active monitor output
(A or B) to mute. The LED associated with
the mute all button will light whenever
mute all is active. Note that if mute all is
enabled via the remote mute all function,
the mute all LED will flash, along with the
remote activity LED.
Dim
The dim function is quite self-explanatory.
Press the dim button to enable the dim
mode, which will reduce the monitor output