How To Use This Manual - Euphonix System 5 Manual

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual
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How to Use This Manual

Euphonix has dedicated substantial time and resources to the System 5 documentation.
We recognize the diverse range of experience among our customers and have written
and organized the manual to be accessible to everyone. Of course it is more fun to use
System 5 than read about it but we assure you that your time reading this manual will
be well spent.
Manual Structure
We recommend that everyone read this introduction in its entirety. The manual contains
the following chapters:
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Chapter 2: New Features in eMix Version 3.0: Discusses System 5's new fea-
tures in eMix version 3.0.
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Chapter 3: Quickstart to Common Tasks: Provides the fastest way to begin us-
ing System 5's basic features.
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Chapter 4: eMix Application: Discusses PatchNet, bus configuration, externals,
system configuration, folddown, and diagnostics.
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Chapter 5: CM401T Master Section : Discusses System 5's master section in-
cluding monitoring, communications, solo, and meters.
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Chapter 6: CM402T Center Section : Discusses the channel select, knobset select,
and bus routing panels.
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Chapter 7: Busses and Bus Masters: Discusses the bus masters.
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Chapter 8: Channels and Strips: Discusses the physical area of the console used
to control channels and the channel processing functions.
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Chapter 9: Linking: Discusses linking controls to alter the values of multiple
parameters by changing the value of one of them.
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Chapter 10: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters: Discusses how to use
Control Groups and Multi Format Masters.
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Chapter 11: Layouts and Snapshots: Discusses how to store/recall channel-to-
strip mappings (layouts) to the console and how to store/recall channel func-
tions (snapshots).
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Chapter 12: Machine Control: Discusses the transport and locator controls and
track arming.
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Chapter 13: GPI/O Event System: Discusses how to use the event system to
program System 5.
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Chapter 14: Dynamic Automation: Discusses automation record/playback, ed-
iting, and performance utilities.
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Introduction