User Guide

Issue Preliminary 1, August 2021 Model 354 User Guide
Page 12 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 354
TALK STATION
intensity of these LEDs, as a group, to be selected.
Deciding which choice, low or high, is optimal will
typically depend on the amount of ambient light that is
present in the area where the Model 354 is located.
System – Button LED Action
Choices are:
Red when Off/Green when On
Green when Off/Red when On
Unlit when Off/Green when On
Unlit when Off/Red when On
The action of the red and green LED indicators as
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sociated with the four pushbutton switches can be
configured. (There are two red and two green LEDs
in each pushbutton switch.) The pushbutton switches
are configured as a group, all acting in the same
manner. The third and fourth choices were specifi-
cally provided to support users who have limitations
in their ability to discern between two colors (“color
blindness”).
Red when Off/Green when On: The LEDs in each
pushbutton switch will light red when its associated
function is off (not active). The LEDs in each pushbut
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ton switch will light green when its associated function
is on (active).
Green when Off/Red when On: The LEDs in each
pushbutton switch will light green when its associated
function is off (not active). The LEDs in each pushbut
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ton switch will light red when its associated function
is on (active).
Unlit when Off/Green when On: The LEDs in each
pushbutton switch will not light when its associated
function is off (not active). The LEDs in each pushbut
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ton switch will light green when its associated function
is on (active).
Unlit when Off / Red when On: The LEDs in each
push-button switch will not light when its associated
function is off (not active). The LEDs in each pushbut
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ton switch will light red when its associated function
is on (active).
Monitor Output – Overall Level
Choices are:
Fixed –10 (Pre-Fader)
Fixed 0 (Pre-Fader)
Adjustable (Post-Fader)
The functioning of the analog and Dante monitor out
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puts can be configured from among three choices.
Fixed –10 (Pre-Fader): When selected the analog
monitor output’s nominal level will be –10 dBu and the
Dante monitor output (if enabled) will be –30 dBFS.
The level of both outputs will not be impacted by the
front-panel rotary level control. Technically, when
Fixed –10 (Pre-Fader) is selected, a digital audio
signal that arrives in the selected Model 354 Dante
receiver (input) channel at –20 dBFS will result in an
analog monitor output level of –10 dBu and a digital
monitor output level of –30 dBFS. This setting is ap
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propriate when one of the monitor outputs is being
connected to an amplified speaker which includes
input gain and a level control. This configuration may
be appropriate when the input of a Fostex® 6301-
series amplified loudspeaker is connected to the
Model 354’s analog monitor output or subscribed to
the Dante monitor output. In this way, the user is only
required to adjust the level control on the associated
amplified loudspeaker.
Fixed 0 (Pre-Fader): If selected then the analog
monitor output’s nominal level will be 0 dBu and the
Dante monitor output (if enabled) will be –24 dBFS.
(Again, referenced to a Dante input signal with a level
of –20 dBFS.) Neither output will be impacted by the
Model 354’s front-panel rotary level control. This set
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ting might be appropriate when the analog monitor
or Dante monitor output signals are being used with
other equipment that needs something that approach-
es a more-standard nominal line-level signal.
Adjustable (Post-Fader): When this mode is se
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lected the rotary level control will impact the level of
the analog monitor output and Dante monitor output
(if enabled). The rotary level control, with a push-
in/push-out knob action, is located on the front of the
Model 354’s enclosure. In this mode when the rotary
level control is adjusted to its fully clockwise (CW)
position the analog monitor output level will be +4 dBu
and the Dante monitor output level will be –20 dBFS.
(Referenced to a Dante input signal with a nominal
level of –20 dBFS.) The level control will perform an
attenuation action as the knob is turned in the coun-
terclockwise position. The analog and digital monitor
outputs will be fully muted when the rotary level control
is set to its fully counterclockwise (CCW) position.