Fader Tests; Led Tests - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Fader Tests

Command|8 provides tests for fader and group
performance.
Use this routine to return the motorized, touch-
sensitive faders to their factory calibration set-
ting.
Touch Circuit Test
To reset the faders:
Press F1 Utility, to enter Utility mode.
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Select Fadcal by pressing the channel 1 Select
2
switch. Do not touch the faders, as the fader
routine begins immediately and moves the fad-
ers through their range of travel. The lower row
of the LCD shows fader resolution while the test
is in process.
Faders park at the bottom of the fader paths
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when recalibration is complete.
Press the channel 8 Select switch (Esc) to exit.
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Fader Tests
These functions test fader performance and
fader group resolution. You can use these rou-
tines to troubleshoot the mechanical elements
of the Command|8 faders.
To test fader resolution:
Press F1 Utility, if necessary, to enter Utility
1
mode.
Select Fader by pressing the channel 2 Select
2
switch. The LCD displays the available fader
Utility functions.
Select FadTst by pressing the channel 2 Select
3
switch. Do not touch the faders.
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Press the channel 8 Select switch to stop the
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test.
To test fader group resolution:
Press F1 Utility, if necessary, to enter Utility
1
mode.
Select Fader by pressing the channel 2 Select
2
switch.
Select Group by pressing the channel 3 Select
3
switch.
One by one, touch and move each fader. The
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other seven faders follow, and the LCD displays
resolution for each fader as they move through
their range so you can compare fader perfor-
mance as both a group master and slave.

LED Tests

Use this test to check all LEDs of similar color si-
multaneously.
To test LEDs:
Press F1 Utility, if necessary, to enter Utility
1
mode.
Select LED by pressing the channel 3 Select
2
switch. The LCD displays tests for each color
LED used in Command|8. Choices include Grn
(green), Red, Yel (yellow), and All.
Select a test by pressing the channel Select
3
switch corresponding to the desired color. To
test all LEDs simultaneously, select All. The se-
lected color (or all) LEDs light solid.
Select another color LED test by pressing its
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corresponding channel Select switch.
To exit LED test mode and remain in Utility
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mode, press channel 8 Select (Exit).
To exit Utility mode entirely, press F1 Utility.
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