Ecler DAM514 - Manual (Page 16)

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7. INPUT EDIT MENU
To open the edit menu for the settings of an input, you have to press SHIFT + INPUTn, INPUTn
being the INPUT key corresponding to the desired input (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).
Once in the edit menu for an input, and in one of its pages, it is possible to obtain the same page
for another input by pressing SHIFT + INPUTm, INPUTm being the INPUT key for the new targeted
input.
The new edited values are activated in real time. You can cancel an edit operation, returning the
value before editing, by pressing SHIFT + CANCEL.
To exit the Edit menu and return to the main screen:
 Press SHIFT + EXIT
 Press SHIFT + INPUTn (the MUTE key of the input n currently edited)
 Stay 2 minutes without operating any control on the front panel
The next pages show the full structure and options of the menu for setting inputs.
Notes:
1. INPUTs 4 and 5 are dual (MICRO/LINE), and feature additional setup menus compared to
inputs 1, 2 and 3 (which are only LINE inputs):
o High-pass filter (HP FILTER), with adjustable cut-off frequency between 50 and
150 Hz
o TALKOVER: priority function of an audio input over other audio inputs
o NOISE GATE. When this function is turned on, the input remains muted as long as
no signal exceeds the activation threshold of the NOISE GATE, rejecting the
background noise picked up by the microphone or the connected device
o FEEDBACK SUPPRESSOR. It's an efficient system to reduce the risk of feedback
loops (audio feedback or Larsen effect) when a microphone source is near the
speaker(s) producing its signal, once amplified. When activated, this function
slightly shifts the incoming signal frequency on the affected channel before
sending it to the matrix mixer and then to the selected output. The shift is so slight
that it is barely noticeable to the listener, especially when it occurs in the frequency
range of the human voice. A few cycles (Hz) displacement is enough to greatly
increase the system protection against possible feedbacks.
2. The adjustable parameters for the TALKOVER function are:
o Activation (ON/OFF)
o MODE: DUCKER/PAGER (the latter only for Input 5). It has two operating modes:
 DUCKER: performing after a signal detection (when the signal exceeds the
detection threshold), it attenuates the signals that are assigned to the
affected outputs (DUCKED OUTS)
 PAGER (only Input 5): allows messages to be sent in real time from a
MPAGE4 desktop paging station with a microphone
o Priority (PRIO): HIGH/LOW. An input featuring a TALKOVER function set with a
higher priority than another will be able to attenuate or mute the latter in the
destination zones, in addition to INPUTs 1 to 3 assigned to these zones. If both
inputs have the same priority level (both LOW or both HIGH), the first of two inputs
whose Talkover is engaged on a destination zone (its signal exceeding the
detection threshold) disables the Talkover of the other input for the same zone,
until the end of operation of the first Talkover (when its signal drops back below
the activation threshold). Then the Talkover function is available again to be
activated by an input that exceeds the threshold
o Attenuated Outputs (DUCKED OUTS): outputs affected by the TALKOVER
function when this one operates in DUCKER mode. The symbol "o" under one of