Studio Technologies 210 2008 - Manual (Page 23)

Model 210 User Guide Issue 4, October 2008
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 23
Main Output vis-à-vis Talkback Activity
This short section applies only in the case
where the Model 210’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 to be placed in its off state. If the
main output was in the “latched” on state
when talkback began, once talkback activ-
ity ends that state will resume; the main
output 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.
The manner in which the talkback button
functions depends on the way it was con-
figured. One LED indicator, green in color,
is located directly above the talkback but-
ton. It lights whenever the talkback output
is active. If the Model 210’s system mode
is selected to on-air, whenever the talkback
function is active the main output will be
placed in the muted state. If the Model 210
is selected to the production mode, the
status of the talkback output will not impact
the main output.
Talkback Output Button Modes
• Push to talk: If this mode is selected
the talkback output is normally muted.
The talkback output 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 will become active until the button
is released. If the button is momentarily
“tapped” the talkback output will change
state. Upon Model 210 power up the talk-
back output is will be in its muted state.
Headphone Output Level Controls
Two rotary controls (“pots”) are located
on the Model 210’s front panel and are
associated with the headphone output.
The way the controls function depends on
the selected configuration. One configura-
tion parameter sets the controls to operate
in a level/level or a level/balance mode.
Another parameter allows the left/right
assignment 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
control sets the output level of one chan-
nel of the stereo headphone output. If con-
figured to the normal mode, the control on
the left side is used to adjust the level of
the headphone 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 channel. The control on
the right adjusts the left channel.
When in the level/level mode, and the
minimum output level is set for –40 dB,
turning each control to its fully counter-
clockwise position will place its respective
output level 40 dB below its maximum.
This setting ensures that talent will never
be fully “isolated” from potentially impor-
tant cue signals. If present on the Model
210’s input and assigned to the head-
phone 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.