Owner`s manual

page 3 – 4
RD-12 / March 99
STEREO LINE INPUT
Utility Bus Pre-Fader
Dipswitch SW5 position 4, when activated, will cause the module
signal assigned to the console’s UTL output to be tapped before the fader
and the channel ON/OFF switches.
Tallies
Turning the module ON can activate a remote tally indicator. There are
three tally control lines: on-air, tally 2 and tally 3. The first three positions
of dipswitch SW6 (to the left of the fader) program these functions:
SW6 position 1 activates the on-air tally control line
SW6 position 2 activates tally 2
SW6 position 3 activates tally 3
Superphone Output Assign
Like MMD-5 modules, SLD-5 output assign switches can be con-
trolled by the console’s SPD-5 superphone module.
Dipswitch SW2 (to the left of the fader on the module’s main PCB) will
slave selected output assign switches to follow superphone output assign
switch control pulses:
Dipswitch position 1 links the PGM switch
Dipswitch position 2 links the AUD switch
Dipswitch position 4 links the UTL switch
In order for this feature to work, an associated dipswitch on the super-
phone module PCB (SW1) must be programmed as well (see page 9-4).
Remote ON/OFF — Constant vs. Pulse
Slide switch SW7, located just to the right of the main PCB’s upper
card fingers, allows you to correct for differing source machine ON/OFF
control signals to the SLD-5 module. When set to CONST (“up”), the
module will work with most standard source machines. Occasionally,
however, the source machine, because of the way it is designed, will send
overly long control closures to the module’s remote ON and OFF ports—
closures so long that they will hang up the module’s ON/OFF logic. When
this kind of problem manifests itself, setting SW7 to PULSE (“down”) will
convert the closures to pulses before they get to the channel ON/OFF
switch logic.
Example: SW7 is set to default CONST (constant). The external source
machine reaches end-of-play and sends a five second (or longer) OFF signal to
the module, effectively holding it in an Off state. You press the module ON
switch but nothing happens—because the OFF switch is locked up. With SW7
set to PULSE this type of problem is eliminated; the module is turned off and
left immediately ready for further control input.
Note this feature only
works for turning assign
switches ON; they will not
turn OFF from the
superphone module—this
must be done manually.
Remote tallies are
hooked-up to the console
at the Control Room and
Studio modules (see
pages 5-4 and 6-4).
The factory default set-
ting for SW7 is CON-
STANT (“up”)
RD-12 / Aug 01