User guide

Conguration
DCM-1 User Manual v1.0 33
Routing Menu
Enable Mic Inputs
Rotary:
Buttons:
selects Zone/Group
enable/disable Mic Inputs
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If ME-1 remote mic input plates form part of the system, it is
likely that they will not be used all the time, and that any
mics connected to them will not necessarily need to be
heard in the same Zone(s) on every occasion. The MIC
INPUTS menu function allows the operator to activate each
of the DCM-1’s microphone inputs as required, and to
determine which Zone(s) each is routed to.
The DCM-1 imposes no restrictions on mic routing, and
it is important to note that any of the four Mic Inputs may
be routed to any Zone, regardless of the physical location
within the installation of the ME-1 plates connected to a
particular input.
In practice, many installations will only ever require a
microphone input to route to the Zone where that
microphone is physically connected. The rotary control
selects the Zone; these will be displayed as Zone n unless
the Zones have been renamed, in which case the names will
be shown (see page 37 for details of renaming Zones).
Note that rotating the control “beyond” Zone 8 allows
Groups 1 to 4 to be selected as well. This permits use of
microphones to be enabled in some areas only when a
Group is in use.
The rst four numeric buttons correspond to Mic Inputs
1 to 4. Default assignment is for all Mic Inputs to be OFF.
Pressing a key enables that Mic Input for the selected Zone
or Group; a second press disables it. Note that the keys’
illumination indicates current Mic Input-to-Zone/Group
assignment at all times.
Because ME-1 remote mic input plates can be “daisy-
chained”, enabling one of the DCM-1’s Mic Inputs will enable
all ME-1 plates connected to that input.
No separate mic level control is available on either the
DCM-1 or CDR-1. Adjustment of microphone volume
should be made from the controls on the ME-1 plates
themselves.
Input Enable
Rotary:
Buttons:
selects Zone/Group
enable/disable Music Inputs
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In some installations, it may be desirable to restrict the range
of music inputs which can be selected in one or more zones.
The INPUT ENABLE menu function allows the operator to
determine which Music Inputs are available for selection in
each Zone. The default setting is for all Music Inputs to be
available in every Zone. If some inputs are disabled for a
particular Zone, they will no longer appear on-display to the
user in the SELECT INPUT function of the Music menu in
either Installer or User modes for that Zone. They will also
be removed from the display on any CDR-1 remote controls
assigned to that Zone.
The rotary control selects the Zone in which music
inputs are to be enabled or disabled. Note that rotating
the control “beyond” Zone 8 allows Groups 1 to 4 to be
selected as well to permit source to be enabled for Groups
independently from Zones.
The eight numeric buttons correspond to the eight Music
Inputs. Default assignment is for all inputs to be enabled
for all eight Zones and all four Groups. Pressing a button
disables that Music Input from selection in the currently-
displayed Zone or Group; a second press enables it. Note
that the LEDs’ illumination indicates the current per-Zone
availability of inputs at all times.
CDR Zone Offset
0
CDPM Zone Offset
0
Access Connector
Input
Zone 1
Input Enable
Zone 1
Mic Inputs
Routing Menu Flow Diagram