User manual

AMP-S8 Series+ User Manual P/N 821640 Rev-B

Presets Definitions

• What is stored in a Preset?

The following parameters are stored in a named Preset:

1) Name of the preset, in a maximum of 8 alpha-numeric characters.

2) Input Type (i.e. Analog, AES1, AES2, SDI 1, etc.)

3) Selected Channels

4) Channel Selection Mode (i.e. Single Channel Mode, Paired Channel Mode, etc.)

5) Selected SDI Groups.

• How will Presets generally be used?

There are two main uses of presets, depending on the application where the audio monitor panel is installed. In on-air live situations,

including Master Control and remote trucks, the unit will be setup ahead of time with presets defined for the input signals and their

selected channels. Preset Mode will be enabled so the user can easily select only from these valid monitoring modes.

In laboratory, testing, or other applications where the unit may not be connected to dedicated inputs, some presets may be defined

for rapid configuration, but Preset Mode may not necessarily be enabled, so that each of the inputs are accessible as in normal

operation.

We envision that Preset Mode will be enabled for most applications, and presets will be defined based on dedicated inputs to

the unit. The user will more easily be able to monitor the sources that are most important. Preset Mode can greatly reduce the

number of button pushes required to navigate from one source to another.

• How many presets are available?

Ten presets are available from the Setup Menu, and they are numbered 0-9. Preset 1 through Preset 4 are accessible using

the front panel button combination of FN Button and CHANNEL MIX Buttons 1-4.

• Is Preset Mode required in order to use presets?

No, you can Save and Recall presets 0-9 using the Setup Menu commands Save PSet, and RCall Pset. Also, presets

1-4 can be saved and recalled using the front panel button combination: FN Button and CHANNEL MIX Button 1-4.

• Do you need to have presets defined before entering Preset Mode?

Yes. If you do not have presets defined then it is not possible to enable Preset Mode. If you only have one preset defined, then

Preset Mode will leave the unit in that preset. If you have only two presets defined, then the INPUT Button will toggle between

them.

• How is Preset Mode enabled?

It is enabled under the Setup menu called PSet Mode (page 29). Options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.

MUTE Button

Pressing the MUTE Button allows the user to step through three mute states and an unmuted state. When the system is in

one of the mute states, all other information normally shown in the LCD Display, such as the Input Status Display, is

disabled and all other buttons are disabled until the unit is taken out of the Mute Mode.

First press mutes both speakers : Mute LR

Second press mutes the Left speaker : Mute L

Third press mutes the Right speaker : Mute R

Fourth press returns the unit to Unmuted (normal) operation.

Muting functions affect the signals to the speakers/headphones and the rear panel Selected/Downmix Analog Output

Connectors (Item M, page 14). Muting does NOT affect the Metered Analog Outputs (Item K, page 14), except to

defeat scaling. When speakers are muted, the gain scaling of the Metered Analog Outputs is defeated so that no scaling is applied

during unit muting. See the Analog Output Preference parameter in the Setup Mode section on page 30 for more information.

Otherwise, the Metered Analog Outputs remain active even when the mute state is enabled.

User Interface Features

Section 2: Operation