User guide

Chapter 6: Channels and Strips 89
Track Panner Module
The Track Panner Module is a four-Strip wide optional addition to the System 5 console. It controls the Pan of a channel, Multi
Format Master, or Control Group assigned to the Center Strip. Press a Strip’s Wave key to assign it to the Center Strip; the active
channel’s Pan is automatically controlled by the Track Panner Module.
The switch to the lower left of the trackball is the Select/Punch key for the trackball panner. The switch to the lower right of the
trackball provides the same function as the Pan function key on the assigned channel: the Pan parameters are assigned to the
knobset and the Pan graph appears in the TFT display.
Channel Mixing Functions
The number of Group or Mix busses available depends on the number of cards in the DF66 (or whether the DF70 is used instead)
and the current Mixer Model.
Group Bus Routing
System 5’s Group busses route signals to multitracks, DAWs, and sub-groups. The center section (CM401T) has a Mix/Group/Aux
master Strip that controls the master Group functions (see Chapter 7, “Busses and Bus Masters”).
Route a Channel to a Group Bus
To route the post-fader channel signal to a Group bus, press the GRP route key below the function switches (see figure below). This
assigns the Group routing parameters to the knobset. Two Group busses are displayed per knob (i.e., 1/2, 3/4, etc.). Since the dis-
play shows only four characters, Group 11/12 is displayed as 11/2.
The upper switch to the left of each knob assigns the first of the two Groups in the display, the lower switch assigns the second
(i.e., for 1/2, the upper switch assigns 1, the lower assigns 2). Group busses can be assigned in pairs from the switch in the center
of the knob. Those keys light to indicate this channel is assigned to that Group Bus.
Press the Pan to: key to switch Pan in/out for the Group Bus. This key is active only when accessing the Mix or Group Bus routing
pages. The key lights dimly in other modes to show that Pan is active in Mix and/or Group Bus routing. The GRP route key also
lights dimly in other modes to show that channel is assigned to one or more Group Busses.
Pressing the  key displays additional Group Routing pages (if there are more than 16 Group busses in this configuration), or the
last page, which has the GSL (Group Send Level) controls on the bottom knob.
The Select/Punch key (upper key to the left of the GSL knob) supports selecting and punching in all Group busses at once.
The Group Send on/off key (lower key to the left of the GSL knob) turns the Group Send on/off.
The GSL knob adjusts the master level for all Group busses.
See “CM403 Film/Post Module (S5 Only)” on page 165 to learn more about the CM403’s joystick functions.
See “Choosing a Mixer Model” on page 28 to learn more about configuration options.
GRP and MIX route switches
Pan to:
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