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Qu Mixer Reference Guide 7 AP9372 iss.8
3. Qu Chrome Edition and V1.8 Firmware
Qu Chrome Edition introduces a fresh new look for the Qu range with high contrast chrome
rotary and fader knobs that also improve visibility in dark conditions. Qu Chrome coincides
with the release of new firmware V1.8. This introduces several new features and
improvements. Existing black knob Qu mixers can be updated to V1.8. Qu hardware and
memory files remain fully compatible between editions. You can easily upgrade existing Qu
models to Chrome standard by ordering the following kit from Allen & Heath:
004-742JIT KIT QU-16 CHROME CONVERSION
004-743JIT KIT QU-24 CHROME CONVERSION
004-744JIT KIT QU-32 CHROME CONVERSION
New features introduced in firmware V1.8
 Automatic Mic Mixer (AMM) for conference speech control, available for CH1-16
 Group Mix mode to use the Groups to create additional stereo Mixes
 High Pass Filter (HPF) slope increased from 12 to 18dB/octave
 Spectrogram mode for the RTA
 LR routing function assignable to the Qu-Pac Qu-Control screen
 Qu-Pac reset default for CH17-32 source is dSNAKE 1-16
 Reset default for Scene Global Filter now blocks Custom Layer and SoftKey settings
 User password can be set at the mixer for the Qu-You personal monitor app
 Qu-Pad app now follows the Admin password
 More functions added to the Qu-Pad app:
o Audio Setup – PAFL, Talkback, SigGen, AMM
o AMM and MIDI fader added to Custom Strips
o Input linking
o Direct Out source and level trims
o Matrix sends
o Mix routing and source options
o Output balance
o Ability to assign all On/Off and Pre/Post to a mix
o Group/Mix mode select