Channel Format; Routing Protection - Studer OnAir 3000 Operating Instructions Manual

5.8.2

Channel Format

5.8.3

Routing Protection

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The channel format is not fixed as it usually is in a production console, but
it automatically follows the format of the routed input source instead. This
means that when routing a mono input source to a console channel forces the
channel to operate in mono mode, and routing a stereo input source forces
the channel to operate in stereo mode; the same applies for 5.1 channels.
The channel format affects the controls in the channel pages. This is visible in
the CHAN - Input page, where the LR/RL/LL/RR/Mono buttons are shown
for stereo channels only, and in the CHAN - FDR/Bus page, where either
a PAN field is shown for mono channels or a BAL field for stereo channels.
In case of a 5.1 input channel, the format-specific controls are displayed on
the abovementioned two pages as well.
Formats are automatically adjusted. If e.g. a channel is currently in stereo
mode and its signal is routed to a mono AUX output, the system automatically
inserts a mono summing matrix into the signal path between the channel and
this AUX output.
If a channel is currently on-air (i.e., channel ON, channel fader open, channel
routed to a master being on-air, master fader open), the input source cannot
be changed before the channel becomes inactive. However, hot-swapping of
channels is always allowed.
Connections can also be generally protected in the configuration (e.g. the
master channels).
SW V6.0
OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console
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