Studio Technologies 212 2013 - Manual (Page 26)

Issue 5, May 2013 Model 212 User Guide
Page 26 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Talkback Output Button Modes
• Push to talk: If this mode is selected
the talkback output channel is normally
muted. The talkback output channel will
become active whenever the button is
pressed and held.
• Hybrid: This mode is a combination of
push to talk and alternate action. If the
button is pressed and held, the talkback
output channel will become active un-
til the button is released. If the button
is momentarily “tapped” the talkback
output channel will change state. Upon
Model 212 power up the talkback output
channel will be in its muted state.
Headphone Output Level
Controls
Two rotary controls (“pots”) are located
on the Model 212’s front panel and are as-
sociated with the headphone output. The
way the controls function depends on the
selected configuration. One configuration
parameter sets the controls to operate in
a level/level or a level/balance mode. An-
other parameter allows the left/right assign-
ment of the controls to be reversed. A third
parameter selects whether the headphone
output channels will maintain a minimum
output level or can be fully muted.
Level/Level Mode
When set to the level/level mode, the two
controls operate independently. Each con-
trol sets the output level of one channel of
the stereo headphone output. If configured
to the normal mode, the control on the left
side is used to adjust the level of the head-
phone output’s left channel. The control on
the right is used to adjust the level of the
right channel. If configured to the reverse
left/right mode, the control on the left side
adjusts the headphone output’s right chan-
nel. The control on the right adjusts the left
channel.
When in the level/level mode, and the mini-
mum output level is set for –40 dB, turning
each control to its fully counterclockwise
position will place its respective output
level 40 dB below its maximum. This set-
ting ensures that talent will never be fully
“isolated” from potentially important cue
signals. If present on the Model 212’s input
and assigned to the headphone channels,
some audio signal will always be present
on the headphone output. If set to the full
mute mode, turning each control to its fully
counterclockwise position will cause its
respective output to fully mute.
Each level control has a mechanical step
(detent) that is located at the halfway
(50%) position of its rotation range. This is
intended to serve as an aid to Model 212
users. In an ideal installation, setting the
controls to their detent position will result in
a comfortable headphone output level. The
user, in response to a changing operating
environment, can then move the level con-
trols to get more or less level as desired.
The detent position will always remain as
a useful reference point. To achieve this
condition the audio levels on the selected
cue sources would have to be adjusted as
required. This is somewhat counter to the
usual mentality of just providing the user
with whatever level comes up by default.
Spending a few extra minutes “trimming”
the audio levels can result in much happier,
and more productive, talent.
Level/Balance Mode
When set to the level/balance mode, the
two controls operate together to adjust the
desired headphone output level. The con-
trol on the left adjusts the overall level of