Studio Technologies 76 V.1.10 - Manual (Page 31)

Model 76/77 User Guide Issue 7, August 2012
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 31
for Surround
and off, while the LEDs on the non-soloed
channels are not lit.
The channel pop solo function is available
when the mute/solo function is configured
for post downmix. In this case, the sys-
tem can be changed between normal solo
mode and channel pop solo mode. Simply
press and hold the mute/solo mode but-
ton for a few seconds until the solo LED
lights in the desired manner; steady for
normal solo mode and flashing for channel
pop solo mode. Once the state of the LED
changes (steady-to-flashing or vice-versa)
the desired solo mode becomes active.
The selected solo mode will be maintained
even after the system is powered down and
subsequently powered up.
Display and Display Mode
The Model 77’s 4-digit LED display shows
the output level as either the amount of at-
tenuation or the sound pressure level (SPL).
Both figures will indicate level in dB. What
the digits actually represent will depend on
how the Model 77 has been configured.
If configured for the attenuation mode the
display will show the output level as an
attenuation value in reference to the maxi-
mum output. This is in the form of 0.5 db
steps less than 0.0 dB. So a display of -40.5
would indicate that the output is set to be
40.5 dB below the maximum level. As the
rotary level control is moved counterclock-
wise the output level will go down and the
indicated value will get more negative.
If the Model 77 is configured to display
the output level in SPL, the 4-digit display
will always show the output level in posi-
tive numbers. These numbers are intended
to represent the sound pressure level in
dB SPL, a figure that should directly relate
to the actual sound pressure level that the
loudspeaker system is presenting to users.
(Typically, the level value would actually
be in dBC, the C-weighted sound pressure
level.) When the reference level button is
enabled, or the rotary level control is set so
that the reference level has been reached,
the display will typically show something
in the range of 82 to 87 dB. Assuming that
the monitoring environment has been cor-
rectly calibrated, this would indicate that
an average listening level of 85 dB, for
example, had been achieved.
As has been previously discussed, the
channel pop solo mode offers a unique
way of sonically highlighting an individual
channel. A channel selected for soloing
in this mode will have its level increased
while the other non-soloed channels will be
reduced in level. To highlight this condition
the letters POP will appear in the 4-digit
display whenever a channel is actively
being soloed in the channel pop solo
mode. This ensures that a user will under-
stand that the monitor outputs no longer
represent the true inter-channel level
relationships.
Remote Control Inputs
Two remote control signals can be con-
nected to the StudioComm system and
configured for operation. The two functions
are remote mute all and remote dim. When
an external signal activates remote mute
all the LED on the Model 77 associated
with the mute all button will flash. If mute
all was already active when the remote
mute all function is activated, the LED will
change from being steadily lit to flashing.
When an external signal activates remote
dim the LED on the Model 77 associated
with the dim button will flash. If dim was
already active when remote dim is acti-
vated, the LED will change from being
steadily lit to flashing.