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Figure C-12: Alpha display indicates Capture Mode
ture Mode, press and hold the
Module for 5 seconds. The alphanumeric displays will
change to read
Capture
the installed faders in the control surface. Press the
key to exit Capture Mode; your new module is active
ter
and your Element is ready to use.
Module Diagnostics
Element software contains a hidden routine that al-
lows you to perform fader, lamp and alphanumeric dis-
play diagnostics on each module should you suspect that
one of these items requires service.
To enter the diagnostic mode, press and hold the
and
keys found on Element's Moni-
Help
Right Arrow
tor Module for 5 seconds.
Figure C-13: Press and hold these keys for 5 seconds
to enter module diagnostic mode.
Upon entering the lamp diagnostic mode, the VGA
monitor connected to Element will display an initial
screen with a list of all installed modules (as shown in
Figure C-14). You'll see a description of the type of each
module; preceding the description are a set of numbers
in brackets.
To begin fader diagnostics, use the Arrow keys to
highlight the fader you wish to test and press the Enter
key on the Master
Help
Mode; this enumerates all of
En-
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Figure C-14: Module diagnostic selection
key. You will see, onscreen, a graphical representation of
the selected module's controls, including faders, lighted
selection keys and on/off switches.
In the first phase of the test, all of the module's lamps
are lit and you are instructed to turn each one off. This
serves as a combination lamp and switch test.
When the lamp/switch test is complete, you'll be
prompted to perform a fader operation test. As you move
the faders on the module being tested, you will see their
onscreen images move as well, and the alpha displays on
Element itself will display changing encoder values as
the faders are moved.
When you have finished testing a module, you have
Figure C-15: Module lamp test
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