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VISTA 5 M2, SW V4.5, DIFFERENCES AND NEW FEATURES
Please insert this document at the end of chapter 10 of your Vista 5 operating instructions folder.
Meterbridge Installation (Option) ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Mechanical ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Electrical ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
System Start .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
TFT Level Meters........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
TFT Meter Setup ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Date printed: 09.06.11
SW V4.5
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System
TFT Meters 1
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System VISTA 5 M2, SW V4.5, DIFFERENCES AND NEW FEATURES Please insert this document at the end of chapter 10 of your Vista 5 operating instructions folder. Meterbridge Installation (Option) ............................. 3 Mechanical ....................................3 Electrical .................................... - Page 2 Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System 2 TFT Meters SW V4.5 Date printed: 09.06.11...
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Page 3: Meterbridge Installation (Option)
This option can only be used for Vista 5 M2 consoles, i.e. with SW versions 4.5.03 and up. If your console should not be a Vista 5 M2, it has to be electri- cally upgraded to M2 before, please contact your distributor. -
Page 4: Electrical
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System Electrical 1. Wire the system according to the diagram below. 2. Connect the mains cable attached to the meterbridge to the mains outlet at the console’s rear side. (Bottom View) Ethernet GC DVI Input Ext. DVI Input Ethernet Power ON GB Ethernet Switch Meterbridge PC GC DVI Input Power ON Power-On Link to Meterbridge PC VISTA 5 M2 Desk... -
Page 5: Tft Level Meters
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System TFT Level Meters Depending on console size, the TFT meterbridge features either three or four screens dedicated to the metering. An additional screen is used for display- ing either the GC information of the desk control PC, the metering PC or an external DVI signal; selection from these signals is done with the 3 keys located just below this screen labeled GC, INT and EXT. The metering PC also features two USB sockets where a keyboard and a mouse may be connected whenever it needs to be operated separately (e.g. for a SW update). For all possible channel types the metering goes with it – from mono over stereo to 5.1, always in the same space. Priority was to have as large a bar graph meter as possible. In order to bring in more information, a lower area is configurable that enables displaying different options, depending on the channel type. It can bring a surround image view or what is called the ‘history diagram’ of incoming or outgoing signal waveforms. This shows the history of the signal and makes it easy to spot anomalies in the audio signal, such as overloads or signal loss. When focusing on some important channels, one might miss what’s going on somewhere else. If suddenly hearing something strange, with the history... - Page 6 Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System see e.g. all auxiliary outputs – or to all groups, all programme masters, direct outputs, bus outputs, N–1s, matrix channels, etc. In addition there are user pages assignable to whatever is desired via the strip set-up. There are four configurable user pages. One of them has ten slots in one row, the next one has 20 slots in two rows, and the next two have 40 half- width slots in two rows. So if calling up page four, there are 40 meters, and they can be virtually anything. The two meter slots at the right of the control bay TFT screen continuously show PFL and CR levels. The illustration on the previous page is an example of a meter screen with mono, stereo and surround channels, as well as different views in the lower area – such as metering of the L2 channel, history, bus assignment and sur- round view. Further information is displayed as well, such as gain reduction or surround signal type. Level Meters The level meter bargraphs indicate digital peak values including headroom of mono, stereo, 5.1 and N–1 channels. The meter scale always is in dB with 0 dB at the top, with an additional overload segment clearly indicating overloads. Stereo meters feature a correlation meter on top of the meter bars, both on stereo inputs as well as on stereo master channels. Above the level bargraph area gain reduction meters are added. Clipping is displayed by turning the white bargraph section (i.e., the segments above the headroom threshold) over to red. The meter tap point can be selected from input, post fader and direct output level of the corresponding channel. It is possible to use the red overload indicator above the meters to indicate a level just entering the configured headroom, rather than clipping. This is set in the GC’s ‘Meter/Generator’ window. The area below the large bargraphs provides additional visual information, depending on the channel type and on what the operator prefers to see. When the desk is in ‘two layer’ mode, a smaller bargraph meter of the L2 channel (e.g. a spare microphone) is always shown.
- Page 7 Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System Surround channels come per default with a surround image view in the lower area, offering a spatial visualization of the surround signal. It allows spotting anomalities in a surround signal much faster than any other method. Alternatively, a bus assign view can be selected on any channel, giving a nice overview of the bus routing right below the bargraph meters. This may not be sensible for every channel but is useful for the ones where the bus assignment is changed frequently. Control Bay The control bay TFT metering is of multiple use. The VIEW keys together with the ñ (shift) key allow switching between different views. All VIEW keys are of the momentary/latching type. The FOLLOW key displays the metering that belongs to the channel assigned to the desk surface. Then, there are view keys for all different type of master channels: Aux, Groups, program Masters, Matrix, etc., as well as output meter views of...
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Page 8: Tft Meter Setup
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System TFT Meter Setup Strip Setup Window If the ‘Fader Bays’ or ‘Control Bay’ tab is active, every channel displayed on the console surface also has a slow meter in the strip setup window that is a slow indication of signal activity at this channel’s input. Color is used to identify the channel’s status. A blue meter bar means that the channel has its fader open and is switched on. If the meter bar is gray, then the channel has a signal associated with it, but either the channel fader is closed or the channel is muted (off). If the meter bar is red, the channel currently is in overload status. 8 TFT Meters SW V4.5 Date printed: 09.06.11... - Page 9 Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System Fader Bay Meters The default assignment of the TFT meters to the fader channel strips is 1:1. This may be modified by the system administrator only; if not logged in as system administrator, the ‘Fader Bay Meters’ tab is not displayed, and meter assignment is is restricted to the control bay. Assignment is done in the strip setup window. First, click the ‘Fader Bay Meters’ tab. The window changes to the view shown below. Entering channels is done with the same mechanism as is used for the assignment of channels to bays. Changes in the channel assignment may be easily reset to the default setting by selecting ‘Reset to StripAssignment’. Lower Meter Area The default settings of the lower meter area are labeled ‘DEF’. These are the history view for mono and stereo channels, and the surround view for 5.1 channels. When right-clicking into the lower meter area, the display mode of the lower part of the meter can be selected (‘HIST’ for the history display, ‘BUS’ for bus assignment view, ‘SRND’ for surround view, and ‘L2’ for layer 2 view). Options not available for a particular channel type will be grayed-out. Changes made here may also be reset to the default setting by selecting ‘Reset to StripAssignment’ after a right-click in the upper meter area. Control Bay Meters Click on the ‘Control Bay Meters’ tab. The window changes to the view shown below. Entering channels is done with the same mechanism as is used for the assignment of channels to bays. After selecting one of the ‘USER’ fields, the view corresponding to the user keys can be defined. Please note that the two meters at the far right of the control bay are always used for PFL and CR monitoring and cannot be assigned to a channel.
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