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2 – User interface—Rotary encoders (ring LEDs)
TASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual
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Soft keys
At the bottom of a display screen, there may be some
“tabs” displayed, which lead to further related
screens or pre-defined action. The four keys at the bottom of the screen, beside the
PODs, are used as “soft keys” to jump to the screens
shown on the “tabs”. In this example, the
MONITOR
and OSC/COM tabs are controlled by soft keys 2 and 3.
NOTE
It is also possible to jump to the different screens by
repeated presses of the key which brings up the screen
(in this case, the MONITOR key).
These keys are sometimes used to perform a unique
“one-off” action, as shown in this screen, where the
oscillator can be turned on and off using soft key 1.
Soft key pull-up menus
In a few screens, for example, the library screens,
where many soft keys are used for the “one-off”
actions, a soft key (usually soft key 1) is used to bring
up a small menu at the bottom of the screen: When such a menu pops up, either the dial or the
POD corresponding to the soft key (usually POD 1)
is used to select the desired option (which is high-
lighted in inverse video).
Use either the ENTER key or the soft key which was
used to pull up the menu to make the selection from
the menu.
Rotary encoders (ring LEDs)
These controls allow you to set commonly-used
parameters such as EQ parameters, pan and balance,
and Aux send levels.
These are not dedicated controls, as the parameters
which may be controlled using them are changed
using selection keys, but their action is confined to
fewer parameters than the POD controls.
Like the PODs, these controls are continuously
moveable, and have no end-stop. Unlike the PODs,
though, the parameters that they control may not nec-
essarily be shown on screen. In order to gain an indi-
cation of the current value, the eleven LED indicators
arranged in a ring around the knob light to show the
current value, as explained in the sections below.
These encoders have three different functions:
• EQ controls and pan controls to control the EQ
settings (gain, frequency and Q) as well as the cur-
rent channel pan/balance of the currently active
module. In this mode none of the encoder indica-
tors (to the left of the encoders) is lit, and the band
controlled is determined by the appropriate
EQUALIZER key.