Specifications

S3L System Guide134
Sending the Main Mix to the Monitor Bus
Monitor Output from an L-C-R Main Mix
The stereo Mix to Monitors signal is derived from the L–C–R
Main mix by adding a –3 dB signal from the Center channel to the
Left and Right monitor channels.
Monitor Output from an L–R+M Main Mix
In a L–R+M Main mix, only the Left and Right channels are
heard in the Monitor bus.
To send the Main mix to the Monitor bus:
 Press the Mix to Monitors switch.
– or –
 Go to the Options > Busses page and select the Mix to Monitors
option.
Adjusting Monitor/Headphone Level
Output level for the Monitor bus is controlled from the Monitors
Global Control encoder and on-screen.
Output level for the Headphone output is controlled by the Head-
phone volume control located on the front edge of the S3 control
surface.
You can apply an adjustable delay to the Monitor bus to match
the acoustic delay from the main speaker system.
To adjust the level for the Monitor bus from the Global Control
encoders:
 Rotate the Monitoring Global Control encoder to adjust the
level as needed.
To adjust Headphone level:
 Adjust the Headphone volume control to adjust level as
needed.
To adjust the level for the Monitor bus on-screen:
1 Go to Options > Busses.
2 In the Solo and Monitor Operations section, adjust the
Monitoring knob.
To adjust monitor bus delay:
1 Go to Options > Busses.
2 Click the In button beneath the on-screen encoder to enable
Delay.
3 Click the Delay knob in the Solo and Monitor Operations sec-
tion and drag to adjust. When lit, the Delay setting is applied to
the monitor output.
Oscillator, Talkback, and 2-Track
Controls
Using the Oscillator
The Oscillator provides selectable signal type, frequency (for
Variable Sine) and signal level, as well as a master on/off switch.
The output of the Oscillator can be routed directly to output bus-
ses and can be assigned to Input Channels and FX Returns.
Routing the Oscillator to Output Busses
To route the Oscillator to an output bus:
1 Go to the Options page and click the Misc tab.
2 In the Oscillator section, click the Route button. The switch
flashes to indicate
Route to Selected mode.
3 Go to the Outputs page and click one or more output fader
strips. The selected fader strips flash.
4 In the confirmation dialog that appears, click Route to confirm
your assignment or click
Cancel to cancel without changing
the current routing.
Monitoring Global Control encoder
The Headphone volume control is post-Monitor bus level.
If no signal is present on headphones, make sure the level
for the Monitor bus is set properly.
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Delay time can be displayed in a variety of units of mea-
surement. See “Channel Delay” on page 63.
To route the Oscillator to Input Channels or FX Returns,
see “Assigning Input Sources to Channels” on page 74.
Signals are routed to output busses post-mute and post fader.