Studio Technologies 55 2002 - Manual (Page 23)

Model 55/56 User Guide Issue 4, June 2002
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 23
Operation
Now that you’ve installed and configured
the system, you’re ready to go. You should
find operation very easy.
Model 55 Central Controller
The Model 55 front panel contains three
LEDs. The power present LED should be
lit whenever AC mains power is con-
nected. During normal operation the Over
Current LED will not be lit. It will flash only
if there is a problem interfacing with the
Model 56 Control Console or the talent
amplifiers that you have connected. Refer
to Troubleshooting section if the Over
Current LED lights.
The Input Data LED will light whenever
a message is received. Refer to the
Troubleshooting section if the LED does
not flash in response to a message from
the Model 56 Control Console.
Model 56 Control Console
All StudioComm functions are controlled
using the Model 56 Control Console.
To make things easy, we’ve divided the
StudioComm functions into three main
groups: input-output selection, control
room output, and communications
functions.
Control Room/Meter Source Selection
To select an input for monitoring in the
control room, press one of the four CR
buttons. The corresponding LED in the
CR column will light to let you know which
input is selected. If the input is set for
mono the LED will continually flash on
and off as a warning. The same source
will be connected to the meter output.
The system may have been configured
to allow two control room sources to
be selected simultaneously. If so, select
the first source by pressing and holding
one of the four CR buttons. Then, while
keeping the first button pressed, select
the second source by pressing one of
the three other CR buttons. The two
sources will be added (summed or
mixed) together: L+L, R+R.
Headphone Source Selection
To select an input source for the head-
phone output, press and hold the Phones
button and press one of the four CR but-
tons. In the Phones column, the LED for
the input you select will light. If the input is
set for mono the LED will continually flash
on and off as a warning.
A special function allows you to select no
input to be sent to the headphones. This
ensures a quiet feed to the phones, but
still allows the talk to phones function to
be used. To select no input, simply press
and hold the Phones button, then press
both Communications Level buttons at the
same time. The Level buttons are located
to the right of the two Communications
buttons. All LEDs in the Phones column
will be off when no input is selected. To
again select one of the four inputs, press
and hold the Phones button, then press
one of the four CR buttons.
Dub Source Selection
To select an input source for the dub
output, press and hold the Dub button and
press one of the four CR buttons. The
appropriate LED in the Dub column will
light. If the input is set for mono the LED
will continually flash on and off as a warn-
ing. You can select no input just as you did