Control Details; General Fader Controls - Axia Element Installation & User Manual

Control Details

General Fader Controls

Although any Element faders can handle any
type of audio source, some fader functions change
their behavior depending upon the type of source
assigned. Also, certain fader modules have "ex-
tra" controls for specific uses. The controls found
on the Element 4-Fader Line Module (Figure 4-1)
are common to all Element modules, so we'll look
at these first.
• Fader Assignment Display
The 10 character alpha display shows the
source presently assigned to this channel. If the
fader's button is pressed and the opera-
Options
tor changes sources, this display changes too.
If a channel is ON and the operator changes
its source, the display will flash between the
source currently on-air and the newly selected
source. The fader will not "take" the new source
until the operator has turned the channel off, pre-
venting on-air errors. If a Show Profile is loaded
that specifies an unavailable source, the display
reads
Requested source not
Just above the alpha display is a Status Symbol
display. This display indicates the fader's channel
number or presents a Status Symbol to indicate
when backfeed or talkback is active.
• Channel Options Key
Pressing this key activates the
keys located on Element's Master Module.
tions
Refer to the sections on Monitor Module controls
later in this chapter for detailed functions.
• PGM-1, -2 & -3 Keys
Each channel is assigned to any of the three
main output buses by selecting any (or all) of these pro-
gram keys. Generally, PGM-1 is the main air bus and
other buses are used for production or other program-
ming requirements. All program outputs are post-fader
and post on-off function.
•
II
I
PGM 1 PGM 2
MONITORS
RECORD PHONE
MONITOR
OPTIONS PREVIEW
OPTIONS
found.
Channel Op-
Figure 4-1:
Line Module
Fader Channel
content in full stereo.
Momentarily pressing any channel's
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PGM-4 / Record Bus / Phone Bus Key
The fourth bus functions as a regular output bus, but
any sources feeding PGM-4 are also sent to a spe-
cial bus that feeds a dedicated recording
Record
device, as well as to the
mix-minus audio to any phone callers. These
buses operate independently but simultaneously,
allowing jocks plenty of operational flexibility.
TALK TO
bus audio output is post-fader, post-
PGM-4
on/off; bus audio output is post-fader,
Record
PREVIEWED
EXTERNAL STUDIO
SOURCE
pre-on/off, and
Phone
pre-fader, pre-on/off.
PREVIEW STUDIO
• Talkback Key
Each fader is equipped with a
located between the bottom of the fader and the
channel keys. If the source assigned to
ON/OFF
a fader is has an associated backfeed, pressing
this key will allow the board operator to com-
municate with the person at the other end of the
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backfeed; the fader's Status Symbol display will
change to show that Talkback is active.
Multiple
Talkback
talk to more than one source at a time.
Auto-Talkback: If a source's Backfeed
mode is set to "Auto", the caller or remote
talent will hear PGM-1 minus himself (mix-
minus) whenever the fader he's assigned
CONTROL
RECORD TIMER
to is ON, and will have his Talkback chan-
OPTIONS
MODE MODE
nel automatically activated when the
channel is turned OFF. See Chapter Two:
"Configuring Inputs" for more information
on configuring backfeeds.
• Channel Preview Key
(called "cue" in the analog days) al-
Preview
lows the operator to listen to sources before they
air. Element's
Preview
The key acts like a latching switch.
Preview
bus that sends
Phone
bus audio is sent to callers
HEADPHONES
key,
Talkback
STUDIO
OPTIONS
keys can be selected to
bus allows auditioning of
key as-
Preview