Studio Technologies 760-03 V.4.15 - Manual (Page 43)

Model 760-03/77 User Guide Issue 3, April 2015
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 43
for Surround
the control is rotated more quickly and
increases the amount of level change in dB
per step. A little experimentation will allow
the user to acquire a good “feel” for how
best to use the control.
The reference level LED will flash when the
rotary level control sets the post-fader moni-
tor output level to be the same as the stored
reference level. Whenever the rotary level
control attempts to set the output level for
less than –70.0 dB, the post-fader surround
and stereo monitor output channels will au-
tomatically mute. As previously discussed,
the 4-digit display indicates the mute condi-
tion by showing four dashes (
– – – –).
If the mute all function is active the rotary
level control won’t have an impact on the
post-fader surround and stereo output lev-
els. It’s also not active whenever the refer-
ence level function is active, except if the
auto reference level off function has been
enabled.
Channel Mute/Solo
The channel mute/solo functions allow spe-
cific channels to be selected for individual
or group mute or “solo” monitoring. The
functions impact the post-fader surround
and stereo monitor outputs, taking place
electrically “after” the input source selection,
input delay, downmix, and level control func-
tions. The relationship between the mute/
solo function and the bass management
resources will depend on how the system
has been configured.
The mute/solo mode button and the six
channel mute/solo buttons, along with as-
sociated LEDs, work together to provide
excellent operating flexibility. The channel
mute/solo mode button allows the user to
select between the mute and solo functions.
Going from mute mode to solo mode, or
vice-versa, clears all active mutes or
solos. Pressing the mode button twice
is a legitimate means of quickly clearing
muted or soloed channels. To mute or solo
a channel simply requires pressing one of
the channel mute/solo buttons. The buttons
function in a press-to-enable/press-to-dis-
able “latching” mode. Multiple channels can
be muted or soloed at the same time. The
LED associated with any muted or soloed
channels is used to indicate that the func-
tion is active.
In most cases the mute/solo function will
be configured to act in a pre-bass manage-
ment signal flow, creating an “input” mute/
solo function. In this case soloing one chan-
nel when bass management is enabled will
result in audio content being reproduced
in both the soloed channel as well as the
subwoofer post-fader monitor output chan-
nels. Should the function be configured for
post-bass management mode soloing a
channel will result in only that specific moni-
tor output channel reproducing the audio
content.
Selecting the Solo Mode
As previously discussed in this user guide,
solo operation can be selected between
normal and channel pop. When the nor-
mal solo mode has been enabled the solo
LED will light steadily. When the channel
pop solo mode is enabled the solo LED will
flash. It’s easy to change from normal to
pop solo, and vice-versa. Simply press and
hold the mode button and use the surround
to stereo button to select the desired solo
mode. The LED associated with the sur-
round to stereo button displays the active
mode. Refer to Figure 11 for details. The
selected mode will be stored in non-volatile
memory so a power-down/power-up cycle
will not change the selection.