Studio Technologies 76B 2008 - Manual (Page 15)

Model 76B/77B User Guide Issue 1, July 2008
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 15
for Surround
Confi guration
After the physical installation has been
completed it’s important that the system’s
confi guration options be carefully reviewed.
In most cases one or more of the operating
parameters will need to be revised to meet
the needs of a specifi c installation. Many
of the parameters will impact the signal
fl ow in to and out of the Model 76B Central
Controller. Other parameters affect how the
one or more Model 77B Control Consoles
will display status conditions and respond
to user commands.
Confi gurable Parameters
Many StudioComm functions can be
confi gured to meet the exact needs of
an installation. The Model 77B Control
Console is used to display and select the
desired system confi guration. Here’s an
overview of what can be confi gured:
• Model 77B Device Address
• Auxiliary Output Nominal Level
• Digital Input Reference Level
• Monitor Output Nominal Level
• Input Select Buttons
• Reference Level
• Overall Display Mode
• Reference Level in dB SPL
• Dialnorm Reference Level
• Dialnorm Data to Surround Input
Assignment
• Dim Level
• Remote Inputs
• Channel Pop Solo Mode Offset Levels
The confi guration diagrams, located at
the end of this section, give details on set-
ting each parameter. An overview of each
confi gurable parameter is provided in the
following paragraphs.
Entering and Exiting the
Confi guration Mode
A small button is located on the back of
each Model 77B Control Console, adjacent
to the 9-pin D-sub connector. On any con-
nected Model 77B pressing and holding
this button for two seconds places both the
Model 76B and all the connected Model
77B units into the confi guration mode.
The Model 76B will immediately mute the
monitor outputs as a protection measure.
In the confi guration mode the Model 77B’s
array of buttons and LEDs no longer per-
form their normal functions, instead allow-
ing you to observe and change many of
the operating parameters. The dialnorm
and output level LEDs, associated with the
display mode section, will light alternately
to indicate that the confi guration mode is
active.
To leave the confi guration mode and return
the Model 77B units to normal operation
once again press and hold the confi gure
button for two seconds. Note that confi gu-
ration changes are stored in nonvolatile
memory only after the confi guration mode
has been exited.
Our apologies to those of you who fi nd
the confi gure button a pain to use, but it’s
supposed to be that way! Seriously, the top
of the button is slightly recessed from the
back panel, making it harder to acciden-
tally activate. We didn’t want normal opera-
tion to cease because someone pushed a
Model 77B into a “rats nest” of schedules,
memos from management, and empty