Studio Technologies 591 - Manual (Page 28)

Model 58/591 User Guide Issue 1, September 1999
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 31
Operation
Now that you’ve installed and configured
the system, you’re ready to go. You should
find operation very easy.
Model 58 Central Controller
The Model 58 front panel contains two
LEDs. The power LED should be lit when-
ever AC mains power is connected. The
data LED will light whenever a MIDI sys-
tem-exclusive message matching the
Model 58’s configuration is received.
Model 591 Control Console
StudioComm functions are controlled
using the Model 591 Control Console and,
if installed, the contact inputs and remote
level control. To make things easy to
describe, we’ve divided the functions into
six main groups: Input source selection,
inserts, monitor output general functions,
mute/solo, bypass function, and remote
controls.
Input Source Selection
Input source selection is simple. To select
an input source for routing to the meter
and monitor outputs, press one of the
input source buttons. The corresponding
LED will light to let you know that the input
has been selected. You can select more
than one button simultaneously; up to all
eight. The selected inputs will be summed
(combined) for each channel.
Input Source Preset
Activating one of the input source presets
simply requires pressing the desired
button: A, B, C, or D. When an input
source preset has been selected, its
associated LED will be lit and the input
routing selected for that preset will take
effect. The LED associated with the input
preset button will remain lit until a change
has been made to the input routing. This
change can occur as a result of any one
of the input routing buttons being pressed,
or because another input source preset
has been selected. A special configuration
allows an insert source preset to be dis-
abled. If this configuration has been se-
lected, pressing its associated button will
result in no action occurring.
Inserts
Activating the two insert sections is as
simple as pressing the desired insert
button. When an insert function is active,
its associated LED will be lit. Because
of the flexibility that is built into the insert
functions, it may be important for an op-
erator to understand how each insert
function is configured. An insert may be
configured to operate in the usual manner
(substituting a processing device into the
audio path) or may be used for a sum-
ming, routing, or muting function.
A special configuration mode allows an
insert to be disabled. This would be appro-
priate if an insert section was not going to
be used. In this case, pressing that insert
button would result in no action. This is the
factory default
Monitor Output General
Functions
Four buttons and one rotary control are
associated with the monitor output func-
tion. The buttons are A/B output select,
reference level, mute all, and dim. The
rotary level control is used to set the
monitor output level.