Checking Your System's Status; Selecting A Configuration - Lexicon LEXICON480LV4 Owner's Manual

Checking Your System's Status

Press CTRL to enter Control Mode. Press PAGE, then
press 1. Move slider one on page one of the control
program for a quick display of the following information:
• Configuration
• Sampling rate selected
• Clock source (internal or external)
• Input source (analog or digital)
• External Word Clock present/not present
• Register protection status
• Cartridge Status (formatted or unformatted,
present or not present)
480L Power-Up State
Normally if power is lost, or turned off, and then
restored, the 480L will return to its last previous state.
You can also configure the 480L to automatically load
pre-selected programs upon power up. To do this, go
to Control Mode, Page two, slider 5. This slider, labeled
DEF for default, is set at the factory to "off". Advancing
the slider will scroll through all of the 480L programs
and select one as the new default state. The upper
display will indicate the machine you are addressing,
followed by the Bank number, Program number and
Program name. In order to select a default load for the
second machine, press the MACH button and advance
the slider to the desired program.
Control configuration is always remembered re-
gardless of power-up default setting.

Selecting a Configuration

System configuration, input type and system clocking
are selected in Control Mode. To enter or exit Control
Mode, press CTRL.
Note: Pressing VAR will display the operating mode of
the mainframe.
Configurations are selected with Slider 2 on page 1 of
the control mode. There are four internal configura-
tions available:
• Cascade
• Stereo Split
• Mono Split
• Single
Because the Configuration slider redefines the internal
architecture of the 480L, the display takes a bit longer
to update after you move the slider than other parame-
ters. Let's take a closer look at the four configurations.
The Cascade Configuration
The Cascade configuration feeds the output of one
program (Machine A) directly into the input of the
second program (Machine B). This allows you to pro-
cess a stereo signal with two entirely different effects-
-without ever leaving the digital domain. The Main
outputs are connected to Machine B, and contain the
processed signal from both Machine A and Machine B.
The Aux outputs contain only the signal from Machine
A.
In the Cascade configuration, the MIX control found in
most programs becomes very important, because it is
the only method you have of controlling the mix be-
tween the two programs.
Inputs
L
Machine
A
Machine
B
L
Main Outputs
The Stereo Split Configuration
The Stereo Split configuration also uses the 480L as
two independent signal processors. It differs from the
Mono Split in that both inputs are sent to both pro-
grams; in other words, Machine A and Machine B
receive the same stereo input signal. The Main outputs
are used for Machine A, and the Aux outputs are used
for Machine B.
L
Machine
A
L R
Main Outputs
Basic Operation
R
L R
Aux Outputs
R
Inputs
R
Machine
B
L R
Aux Outputs
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