Teac FW-1884 - Manual (Page 18)

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TASCAM FW-1884 Owner’s Manual
3 – Functional Overview
3.1 Control Surface Modes
The FW-1884 control surface is extremely versatile,
and can be used to control a computer application, to
control an audio input monitor mix, and to send MIDI
messages to external devices via its MIDI outputs.
The FW-1884’s control surface is always in one of three
modes: Computer Control Mode, MIDI Control
Mode or Monitor Mix Mode. Each mode has a dedi-
cated illuminated key, labeled COMPUTER, MIDI
CTRL, and MON MIX, respectively. Only one of
these keys may be selected and illuminated at one time.
Pressing one of these keys activates its designated mode
and illuminates its associated LED.
For more information on Control Surface modes,
please refer to section 4, “Control Surface Modes and
Operation”, and to the Application Notes for your soft-
ware.
3.2 Global Controls
Certain controls operate globally; that is, they function
the same way regardless of which control surface mode
is selected. These controls are:
MASTER FADER – Any movement of the master
fader is always communicated to the host computer,
the MIDI control surface and the monitor mixer.
There is always one, and only one master fader for the
entire system.
ROUTE key – This is used to route data from the
MIDI inputs to the MIDI outputs. It also performs
other functions as detailed elsewhere in this manual.
PFL key
– This key is always used to toggle the state
of the Solo function from PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) to
Solo-In-Place. For more details on this function, please
refer to section 4.3, “Monitor Mix Mode – (General
Notes)”.
CONTROL SURFACE MODE keys
– These
three keys are used to select the current control surface
mode. This is their only function. Only one control
surface mode (and hence only one key) can be selected
at a time.
CONTROL PANEL key – This key always opens
the FW-1884 control panel on the host computer,
assuming it is connected and powered on.
“Hidden” functions The following functions are
not printed on the control surface panel, but are avail-
able in all modes.
SHIFT+CTRL+P.RESET (LATCH)
Reset meter peaks
SHIFT+MIDI CTRL
Enter MIDI Programming mode if host computer is
attached