Yamaha PM4000 Operating Manual page 17

prevents the channel from being muted. Engag-
ing this switch ensures the channel will always
be on so long as the channel ON switch is also
engaged.
25. FADER
This long-throw fader sets the level applied to the
8 group mixing busses, and the stereo bus. It also
affects any auxiliary feeds which are set to post-
fader position. The Fader does not pass audio, but
instead controls a VCA through which the audio
signal flows. The channel level may, therefore,
also be controlled remotely from the 8 VCA
Master Faders [47] or the VCA/MUTE CON-
TROL connector [129] if one or more of the VCA
GROUP Assign switches [22] is engaged.
26. CUE/SOLO
The function of this switch on each input channel
will depend on the setting of the console's Master
SOLO MODE switch [48].
If the console is set to the SOLO MODE, then
pressing this switch mutes all other input chan-
nels, and only the input channel(s) whose CUE/
SOLO switch is engaged will feed the console
outputs. (This is also known as "solo in place.")
If the console is set to the CUE MODE, the
console then has a dual-priority cue system,
designed to give the engineer maximum control
and speed when it is most important. In this
mode, pressing the channel CUE/SOLO switch
causes the channel signal to replace any master
signal in the Cue output and the Phones output.
The engineer can readily select any of 27 output
mixes (Group 1-8, Matrix 1-8, Aux Send 1-8, Aux
Stereo 1 and 2, or Stereo L & R) by pressing the
corresponding CUE switches. In most cases, once
the individual output mixes have been estab-
lished, the engineer will want to listen to the
"most important output mix" during the perfor-
mance, possibly the main house feed or the vocal
group. However, should feedback occur, or should
any other condition require attention, the
PM4000 enables the engineer to instantly check
any input channel or channels by pressing their
CUE/SOLO switch(es). The input whose CUE
switch is engaged then automatically replaces the
selected output mix in the headphone and cue
outputs. The engineer can make the necessary
adjustment, and then return to monitoring the
original output mix simply by releasing the input
CUE/SOLO switch.
Pressing the CUE/SOLO switch part-way down
causes momentary contact; pressing it further
locks it down. In either case, the LED in the
switch is illuminated when the channel is being
cue'd or soloed. Although the cue signal is not
affected by the Fader or ON/off switch, it is
affected by the Input PAD, GAIN control, Filter,
channel EQ, and anything connected between the
channel's INSERT IN and OUT jacks (if the
INSERT switch is engaged).
NOTE: Since the console operator may normally be
listening to the stereo bus or one or more group busses by
means of engaging their cue switches, the PM4000 is set
up for input cue priority. As soon as one or more input
channel cue switches are engaged, any bus cue signal
will be replaced by the input cue signal(s). Input priority
is also given to other PM4000 inputs (Aux Return cue),
not just to the input channel cue signals.
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