Studio Technologies 60 - Manual (Page 14)

Model 60/61 User Guide Issue 2, March 1998
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 17
Dub Output
Four push-button switches, located on the
Model 60’s front panel, are used to select
one or more of the input sources to be
routed to the dub output. Circuitry in the
Model 60 electrically sums (adds) the
sources you select.
A rotary level control (“pot”) on the Model
60’s front panel is used to set the dub
nominal output level. This allows the dub
output level to be quickly set to match
the input sensitivity of the connected
equipment. In the fully clockwise position
the circuitry is unity gain. In the fully coun-
terclockwise position the dub output is fully
attenuated, allowing the pot to be used as
an output “fader” for special applications.
Markings on the Model 60’s front panel
identify where the rotary control should be
set for nominal output levels of +4dBu and
–10dBV.
Headphone Output
Warning: Protect your ears! The head-
phone output is capable of driving
headphones to extremely high sound
pressure levels. Hearing experts (along
with common sense and your mother)
advise against continuous extended
play, especially at high levels.
A rotary level control on the Model 60’s
front panel is used to set the headphone
output level. The “pot” sets the output level
for the both headphone output jacks, front
and back.
A push-button switch, located adjacent
to the headphone level control, is used
to select the headphone source. When
the switch is set to the CR (control room)
position the audio source(s) selected for
control room monitoring are also sent to
the headphones. The control room output
level pot, mono button, and output mute
function do not effect the headphone out-
put. When the headphone source switch is
set to the dub position the audio source(s)
selected for dub are also sent to the head-
phones. The dub output level control does
not effect the headphone output.
Cue (Talk to Phones)
The cue function allows voice cues from
the control room to be sent to the head-
phone output. Using cue is quite simple;
press the push-button switch on the Model
61 Control Console and start talking!
Above the cue switch is a status LED and
a graphic outline of a pair of headphones.
The cue switch is set for momentary
operation so you’ll need to press and hold
the switch while you are talking to the
headphone user.
A rotary level control (“trim pot”) on the
Model 60’s front panel is used to set the
voice cue level relative to the normal audio
level. Set the trim pot so as to give a
comfortable level to the headphone user.
Adjacent to the trim pot is a push-button
switch that sets the cue operating mode.
With the switch set to the interrupt position
the normal audio signal going to the head-
phones is muted (interrupted) whenever
cue is active. When the switch is set to the
sum position the voice audio is summed
(added or mixed) with the normal audio. In
an on-air setting or an application such as
foley, you’d want to use the sum position.
In this way voice cues won’t inhibit the
talent’s ability to hear themselves or other
important program material. The interrupt
mode is useful when you are not recording
or broadcasting in a “real-time” setting and
“loud” program material makes a voice
cue hard to hear.