Studio Technologies 212 2013 User Manual

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Model 212 User Guide

Issue 5, May 2013

Studio Technologies, Inc.

Page 25

Main Output Button and LED Indicators
The button on the left, factory labeled as

COUGH, functions according to the se-

lected conﬁguration. Two LED indicators,

located directly above the button, are as-

sociated with the status of the main output

channel. The green LED, located on the

right, is lit whenever the main output chan-

nel is active. This could be considered as

an “on-air” or mic active indicator. At the

least it should serve as a “careful what you

say” warning! If the Model 212’s system

mode is conﬁgured to On-Air, the red LED,

located on the left, will be lit when the main

output channel is muted. This indicates that

it’s safe to speak as one sees ﬁt.
If the Model 212’s system mode is conﬁg-

ured to Production, the red LED will never

light. This is to reﬂect the fact that the main

output button has now taken on a function

similar to that of the talkback output button.

To clarify, when the Model 212 is set to the

production mode, the red LED will never

light; the green LED will light whenever the

main output channel is active.
Main Output Button Modes
• Push to mute: If this mode is selected the

main output channel is normally active.

The main output channel will mute when-

ever the button is pressed and held.

• Push to talk: If this mode is selected the

main output channel is normally muted.

The main output channel will become

active whenever the button is pressed

and held.

• Alternate action: If this mode is selected

the main output channel will alternate

between its active and muted states

whenever the button is pressed. Upon

power up the main output channel will

be in its muted state.

• Hybrid: This mode is a combination of

push to talk and alternate action. It is

similar to the way talk buttons function

on user stations associated with broad-

cast or production intercom systems. If

the button is pressed and held, the main

output channel will become active until

the button is released. If the button is

momentarily “tapped” the main output

channel will change state. Upon Model

212 power up the main output channel

will be in its muted state.

Main Output vis-à-vis Talkback Activity
This short section applies only to the case

where the Model 212’s system mode is

conﬁgured for On-Air and the main output

button mode is set to alternate action or

hybrid.
Talkback activity will always cause the

main output channel to be placed in its

off state. If the main output channel was

in the “latched” on state when talkback

began, once talkback activity ends that

state will resume; the main output channel

will again be in its on (“latched”) state.
Talkback Output Button and LED

Indicator
The button on the right, factory labeled

TALKBACK, controls the talkback output

channel. The manner in which the talk-

back button functions depends on the

way it was conﬁgured. One LED indicator,

green in color, is located directly above

the talkback button. It lights whenever the

talkback output channel is active. If the

Model 212’s system mode is selected to

On-Air, whenever the talkback function

is active the main output channel will be

placed in its muted state. If the Model 212

is selected to the Production mode, the

status of the talkback output channel will

not impact the main output channel.