Front Panel Controls And Displays; Signal Level Meter - Pacific Microsonics HDCD Model Two User Manual

Setup & Operation

Front Panel Controls and Displays

All Processor controls, except the Analog Input Attenuator, are located on the front panel
shown below:
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POWER
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1 "POWER" Switch
2 "MENU" "UP" and "DOWN" Buttons
3 Function Buttons 1-5 (left to right)
4 "ENTER" Button
5 Rotary Control
6 "SYSTEM" Status Indicator
Processor control and display functions are described below.
Note: Menu selections, starting from the Operating Menu, to access a menu or feature are
shown in (parentheses).
Signal Level Meters
The Signal Level Meters consist of two, four color LED bar graphs which indicate program
level for each channel. The LED ranges by color are shown below:
Green = -
Yellow = -10 to -1 dB
Amber = 0 dB
Red = OVER
The range of -60 to -40dB is indicated in 5 dB steps, -40 to -20dB in 2 dB steps, and -20
to 0dB in 1 dB steps. OVER indication has two dedicated segments with individually ad-
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CLOCK
SYSTEM A/D D/A
UP DOWN
MENU
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to -11 dB
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METER
RESET
ENTER
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7 "CLOCK" Indicators
8 "HDCD"Indicator
9 Signal Level Meters
10 Peak Extension Meters
11 "METER RESET" Button
12 Graphic Display
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