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Section 3 – Operator Screens
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6.6 VCU Setup
The VCU Setup (VCU) screen allows you to set up
volume linking options, volume control options and
feature control options for a Volume Control Unit
(VCU). The VCU is a wired remote control that can
be used with a Rowe Studio Sound System, a Rowe
4-channel preamplifier, or a Rock-Ola Digital
Sybersonic preamplifier. One of these preamplifiers
must be used for this screen to be available.
The Volume Links tab
allows you to set up linking
options for a Volume Control Unit (VCU).
The VCU has a volume range from 0 (no sound) to
63 (maximum sound). The Step Size value is
used to determine how fast the volume changes
when the volume is adjusted using a VCU (and can
be set from 1-9). The larger the number, the faster
the volume will change. However, a smaller
number allows for more volume level settings.
Mode Linkage is used to select how volume is controlled during Normal play, Auxiliary play and Autoplay. Touch the circle
next to one of the options to select it (fill it with blue). Only one of four options may be chosen:
• Independent allows the volume settings of Autoplay, Auxiliary Audio, and Normal play to remain independent.
• Linked Aux+Autoplay will allow both the Auxiliary Audio and Autoplay volumes to change together.
• Linked Normal + Aux + Autoplay links all volumes so that when one is changed, they are all changed together.
• Lock Autoplay will lock the Autoplay volume so it cannot be changed during Auxiliary Music play or Autoplay.
Channel Linkage is used to set the output channel behavior of a Rowe AV Controller or a Rowe 4-channel preamplifier.
Each output channel can be independent, or linked in several different ways. Touch the drop-down menu to display a list of
linkages to choose from. Touch an option to select it.
The VCU1, VCU2, VCU3, or VCU4 tabs
allow you
to enable/disable the volume and feature control
buttons for each VCU.
A check mark in any box enables that feature for
that specific VCU. Select to allow the buttons an a
VCU to change volume on specific channels, change
volume for specific microphones, give jukebox
credits (Add Credits*), turn on/off power
(Power), Reject (cancel) a song, or Reject All to
reject (cancel) all songs. Up to four VCUs may be
connected.
*Note: The Credit Management screen (Cash
Management –> Credit Management) and the IR
Remote Setup screen (Hardware Setup-> IR
Remote Setup) both contain a check box to Enable
Remote Credits/Add Credits respectively. If
those are not also checked, credits cannot be
added from the IR Remote and/or VCU even if the
Add Credits box is checked on this page. The
Credit Pool can also be configured on the Credit
Management screen to limit the number of free
credits available from the IR Remote and VCUs.
To save your changes and return to the Service Mode – Main Menu, touch the Save button.
Touch the Cancel button to undo your changes and exit the screen.