Timer Buttons; Meters; Vu Meter Pairs; Meter Select Button - AudioArts Engineering Lightning Technical Manual

TIMER Buttons

The console timer is provided with an AUTO-RESTART function so that
input modules can automatically reset the timer display (located on the meter-
bridge) to zero and start a new count, allowing the announcer to easily track
his own pace. The AUTO START button must be lit to enable this function.
The START/STOP function halts the timer, holds the last count, and then
restarts and accumulates the count when depressed again
tapes of desired duration. The START/STOP button is lit while the timer is
counting.
RESET – Return to zero (if the timer is stopped it will hold at zero; if it is
running it will reset to zero and immediately begin counting up).
HOLD – When held down freezes the timer display (the counter keeps on
going); when released the display catches up to the current count.

Meters

The METERS section consists of three VU meter pairs on the console's
meterbridge and a METERS select button located on the Master Panel.

VU Meter Pairs

VU meter pairs (PROGRAM 1, PROGRAM 2 and SWITCHED) are stereo LED
bargraph type meters.
The level of the signal being metered is indicated by the number of display elements
that are lighted. The more elements lighted, the stronger is the signal being displayed. The
right four LEDs in each bargraph are red to indicate when the signal level is approaching
a clipping (distorted) level. The next four LEDs are yellow, indicating a normal level
range, and the remaining LEDs are green. The top member of the pair indicates the level
of the signal's left channel, while the bottom member of the pair indicates the level of
the signal's right channel.
The left VU meter pair shows the level of the PGM 1 output, the middle pair shows
the PGM 2 output, and the right VU meter pair (SWITCHED) shows the level of the
signal that is selected for it (PGM 3, PGM 4, EXT1 or EXT 2).

METER Select Button

The METER button selects the source for the switched meter pair, as indicated above.

On Air LED

The ON AIR LED, located above the Program 1 meters, lights up when any of the
input channel is programmed by dipswitch to have the TALLY dipswitch activated, and
is also ON.
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