Studio Technologies 68A 2005 - Manual (Page 19)

Model 68A/69A User Guide Issue 2, January 2005
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 19
for Surround
again display the desired level. If not, re-
peat the calibration procedure.
You might wonder why you have to press
and hold the reference button for 5 sec-
onds before the selected value is stored.
This is provided specifi cally so that some
turkey won’t accidentally change the refer-
ence level while they are playing around in
the confi guration mode! Only if you know
the “secret” will you be able to store a new
value.
Remote Input Select
The remote input select function requires
confi guring two parameters: mode and
input to be selected. The mode can be se-
lected from three choices: disabled, exclu-
sive, and non-exclusive. As expected, when
confi gured for disabled, the function can not
be activated. When confi gured for exclu-
sive, whenever the function is activated
only the specifi ed input will be active. When
confi gured for non-exclusive, whenever the
function is activated the specifi ed input will
be added (summed) with any other input or
inputs that are already active.
Remote Mute All
Two confi guration choices are associated
with the remote mute all function: disabled
and enabled. To utilize the function simply
confi gure it for enabled.
Remote Dim
Two confi guration choices are associated
with the remote dim function: disabled and
enabled. To utilize the function simply
confi gure it for enabled.
Spare Remote Input
This remote control input is reserved for
future use. Enabling or disabling this input
will not impact system performance.
Dim Level
The dim function is used to reduce the
monitor output level by a preset amount.
The reduction is in dB relative to the moni-
tor output’s current level. There are four
dim level values available: 10, 15, 20, and
25 dB.
Auto Dim Off
The auto dim off function is unique, mak-
ing the dim function respond to real world
operating conditions. When enabled, the
function automatically turns the dim func-
tion off if a change is made to the control
room level potentiometer while the unit
is already in dim mode. This prevents a
heart-stopping blast of audio when an
engineer presses the dim button to turn
dim on, but actually turns it off because the
unit was already in the dim mode. While
it’s hard to explain unless you’ve used a
console and experienced this in person,
trust us, this situation does happen! Auto
dim off is a wonderful “real-world” function
and in most cases should be enabled.
Mono Mode
The mono operating mode can be selected
from two choices: mono-to-left-and-right
or mono-to-center. For music mixing it’s
common to have a mono function combine
(sum) the signals from the left and right
channels and route the result to both the
left and right output channels. For broad-
cast and cinema use, it may be more
appropriate to combine the left and right
signals and route the result to the surround
output’s center channel. By default mono
is set to the mono-to-center mode.
Mono Attenuation
To meet the needs of the operator and
specifi c program content, an attenuation