Studio Technologies 230 2014 - Manual (Page 29)

Model 230 User Guide Issue 9, November 2014
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 29
begin normal operation. Depending on the
selected configuration, one LED associated
with the state of the main output may be lit.
The user is now presented with three but-
tons, four LEDs, and two rotary controls.
These are simple to operate and under-
stand, as will be described in the following
paragraphs.
Pushbutton Switches and
Status LEDs
Three pushbutton switches are used to
control the main output and the talkback
functions. The way each operates depends
on the selected configuration. Four LED in-
dicators are located adjacent to the buttons.
They reflect the status of the main output
and the talkback functions.
Main Output Button and LED Indicators
The button on the left, factory labeled as
COUGH, functions according to the select-
ed configuration. Two LED indicators, locat-
ed directly above the button, are associated
with the status of the button and/or the main
output. If the Model 230 is set to the on-air
mode the green LED, located on the right, is
lit whenever the main output 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! The
red LED, located on the left, will be lit when-
ever the main output is muted. This indi-
cates that it’s safe to speak as one sees fit.
If the Model 230’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 one of the talkback but-
tons. To clarify, when the system mode is
set to production the red LED will never
light. In the production mode the green LED
will light whenever the main output is active.
Main Output Button Modes
• Push to mute: If this mode is selected
the main output is normally active. The
main output will mute whenever the
button is pressed and held.
• Push to talk: If this mode is selected
the main output is normally muted. The
main output will become active when-
ever the button is pressed and held.
• Alternate action: If this mode is selected
the main output will alternate between
its active and muted states whenever
the button is pressed. Upon power up
the main output 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 that talk buttons
function on user stations associated
with broadcast or production intercom
systems. If the button is pressed and
held the main output will become active
until the button is released. If the button
is momentarily “tapped” the main out-
put will change state. Upon Model 230
power up the main output will be in its
muted state.
Main Output vis-à-vis Talkback Activity
This short section applies only in the case
where the Model 230’s system mode is
configured for on-air and the main output
button mode is set to alternate action or
hybrid.
How the main output responds to talk-
back activity depends on the configu-
ration of the main output mode. In the
normal mode 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 activity ends that state will
resume; the main output will again be in