Instruction manual

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual Introduction
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1.1 How to Use This Manual
Euphonix has dedicated substantial time and resources to the System 5 documentation.
We recognize the diverse range of experience among our customers and have written
and organized the manual to be accessible to everyone. Of course it is more fun to use
System 5 than read about it but we assure you that your time reading this manual will
be well spent.
Manual Structure
We recommend that everyone read this introduction in its entirety. The manual contains
the following chapters:
• Chapter 2: New Features in eMix Version 2.6: Discusses System 5’s new fea-
tures in eMix version 2.6.
• Chapter 3: Quickstart to Common Tasks: Provides the fastest way to begin us-
ing System 5’s basic features.
• Chapter 4: eMix Application: Discusses PatchNet, bus configuration, externals,
system configuration, folddown, and diagnostics.
• Chapter 5: CM401 Master Section: Discusses System 5’s master section in-
cluding monitoring, communications, solo, and meters.
• Chapter 6: CM402 Center Section: Discusses the channel select, knobset select,
and bus routing panels.
• Chapter 7: Busses and Bus Masters: Discusses the bus masters.
• Chapter 8: Channels and Strips: Discusses the physical area of the console used
to control channels and the channel processing functions.
• Chapter 9: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters: Discusses how to use
Control Groups and Multi Format Masters.
• Chapter 10: Layouts and Snapshots: Discusses how to store/recall channel-to-
strip mappings (layouts) to the console and how to store/recall channel func-
tions (snapshots).
• Chapter 11: Machine Control: Discusses the transport and locator controls and
track arming.
• Chapter 12: GPI/O Event System: Discusses how to use the event system to
program System 5.
• Chapter 13: Dynamic Automation: Discusses automation record/playback, ed-
iting, and performance utilities.
• Chapter 14: CM403 Film/Post Module: Discusses the CM403 Film Module.