Specifications

S3L System Guide16
Powering Up the System
After connecting your system components, power up your sys-
tem.
Power up the system in the following sequence:
1 Power on the connected video monitor.
2 To power on the S3 control surface, locate the switch on the
back of the S3 and press the switch to the On position. The fad-
ers on the S3 jump, and the channel strip Select (
Sel) switches
next to the faders flash to indicate that the S3 is booting up.
3 Power on the E3 engine by sliding the front-panel Power
switch to the right. The associated LED lights green, and the
VENUE splash screen appears on the connected video moni-
tor.
.
.
4 To power on the first Stage 16, do the following
• Locate the power switch on the back of the Stage 16 and
press the switch to the On position. The Status LED on the
front panel is lit solid yellow while Stage IO box initializes.
• Wait for the Stage 16 to initialize. Initialization is complete
when the Power and Status LEDs on the Stage IO box front
panel are lit solid green.
5 Power on any other Stage 16 boxes in the system.
6 Turn on any connected computers for recording/playback.
7 Turn on the audio monitoring system.
8 Proceed to “Confirming and Configuring System Compo-
nents” on page 17.
Powering Down the System
Power down the system in the following sequence:
1 Turn off the audio monitoring system.
2 Turn off any connected computers for recording/playback.
3 Shut down your system by doing the following:
• Put the system into Config mode (see “Enabling Config
Mode” on page 17).
• Go to the Options
tab and click the System tab.
• Click Shut Down.
• Click Shut Down again to confirm.
4 Power off the S3 control surface.
5 Power off any connected Stage 16 boxes.
Faders on the S3 control surface move when power is turned
on. Before powering up the S3 control surface, make sure all
fader paths are clear.
S3 control surface Power switch
Power switch and lit LED indicating the device is powered on
VENUE splash screen
Power
Power switch on the back of Stage 16
Stage 16 Power and Status LEDs
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