Studio Technologies 76B 2012 - Manual (Page 35)

Model 76B/77B User Guide Issue 3, August 2012
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 35
for Surround
control functions. Two solo modes are
available, normal and channel pop. In the
normal solo mode the level of a chan-
nel selected for soloing actually doesn’t
change; the solo function causes the non-
soloed monitor output channels to mute. In
the channel pop solo mode the level of the
soloed channel will increase, while the level
of the non-soloed channels will decrease.
In this way the soloed channel will “pop out”
from an audio mix so as to be more easily
observed. The actual level changes that oc-
cur in pop solo are dependent on how the
system has been configured.
Six buttons and associated LEDs, along
with the auxiliary monitor output enable
button, are associated with the channel
solo function. To solo a channel simply
requires pressing one of the solo buttons.
The buttons function in a press-to-enable/
press-to-disable “latching” mode. The LED
associated with a soloed channel will flash
to indicate that solo is active. The auxil-
iary monitor output enable button is used
to select the solo mode. Using this button
the solo mode can be changed any time
between normal and channel pop. Simply
press and hold the auxiliary monitor output
enable button for a few seconds until all
the channel solo LEDs light in the desired
manner; steady for normal solo mode and
flashing for channel pop solo mode. Once
the state of the LEDs change (steady-to-
flashing or vice-versa) the desired solo
mode becomes active and the button can
be released. The selected solo mode will be
maintained even after the system is pow-
ered down and subsequently powered up.
Note that there is a potential downside of
having to use the auxiliary monitor output
enable button to change the solo mode.
Whenever the button is pressed the on/off
status of the auxiliary monitor output will
change too. While this may be a bit odd
and possibly inconvenient, it hopefully won’t
prove to be a big issue. It’s simply an artifact
of “multi-tasking” the button’s function.
Once the solo mode has been selected the
auxiliary monitor output enable button can
be “tapped” to select the desired on/off
condition.
For user flexibility, more than one output
channel can be selected for soloing at a
time. The Model 77B even allows all six
monitor output channels to be simultane-
ously selected for solo. This would seem to
be an “all soloed so none are soloed” mode.
But this condition is specifically allowed so
that an output channel mute function can be
provided. By first soloing all output channels
an operator can then “un-solo” specific chan-
nels, directly muting them. It’s a bit confusing
to describe in words but is very simple to
use and can be very useful resource—try it
out and you’ll see! But note that while you
can always solo all channels, it’s really more
useful to do this when the system in config-
ured for normal solo mode. If selected for the
channel pop solo mode, soloing all the chan-
nels won’t provide a very useful function.
Auxiliary Monitor Output
As has been previously discussed in this
user guide, the auxiliary monitor output is
a stereo (2-channel) output signal that can
be used for special applications. The source
for this output is stereo input C. Using the
auxiliary monitor output enable button it can
be routed to the auxiliary monitor output as
desired. The button functions in an alternate
action manner to change the current state
of the output. An associated LED lights
whenever the auxiliary monitor output is
active. No level control, downmix, or other
Model 77B-supported functions will impact
the auxiliary monitor output.