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Operation Switch
The Operation switch controls operations specific to D-Com-
mand, and does not affect the Pro Tools on-screen display. For
details on setting preferences, see "Setting D-Command Pref-
erences" on page 22.
The Operation switch has three pages of Soft Key functions.
Operation Switch (Page 1)
BnkJus (Bank Justification) Determines whether banks of
channels in Normal mode are justified at the left, left center
(to the left of the Main Unit), right center, (to the right of the
Main Unit) or right side of the control surface.
CF Jus (Custom Fader Justification) Determines whether chan-
nels in Custom Fader mode are placed at the left, center-left,
center-right, or right side of the control surface.
MaxCF (Maximum Custom Fader Bank Size) Determines the
number of channels to be used when displaying channels in
the Custom Fader modes. The bank size can be set to 4 and 8
faders for a Main Unit, and 4, 8, 16 and 24 faders for an ex-
panded system.
Rotary (Rotary Encoder Mode) Determines responsiveness of
rotary encoder knobs. Fixed mode is at normal resolution. The
velocity modes set different rates of encoder acceleration. In
Fine mode, response is fixed and at fine resolution.
Select (Select Switch Latch Mode) Determines whether chan-
nel Select buttons follow latching or exclusive-or (non-latch-
ing) behavior when in Select mode.
Encod (Encoder Order) Determines whether inserts, sends, and
pan controls will be displayed in order from top-to-bottom or
bottom-to-top on D-Command rotary encoders.
Operation Switch (Page 2)
ApTrgt (Target Track from Application) Determines whether se-
lecting an Insert or Send on-screen focuses its track on the
D-Command Main Unit.
Faders (Faders On/Off) Turns off D-Command faders to pre-
vent fader movement when monitoring a mix.
ChanWn (Channel Window Display) Determines whether dis-
playing plug-in or send pan parameters (by pressing an en-
coder Select switch) on D-Command opens the corresponding
plug-in or send window on-screen in Pro Tools. Also deter-
mines whether the Channel Select switches (in the Dynamics
or EQ sections) change the channel display of multi-mono
plug-ins.
When this preference is set to "Yes," the on-screen display
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of plug-in and send windows changes to reflect the state of the
control surface.
When this preference is set to "No," the on-screen display of
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plug-in and send windows does not change to reflect the state
of the control surface.
TchVal (Touch Display of Parameter Values On/Off) Turns off
the display of parameter values when faders or encoders are
touched.
Import PIMaps (Import Plug-in Maps) Opens "Choose a map-
ping file" dialog in Pro Tools.
Export PIMaps (Export Plug-in Maps) Opens "Save Plug-in
Mapping As" dialog in Pro Tools.
For more information about importing and exporting
plug-in maps, see "Exporting and Importing .pim Files" on
page 99.
Operation Switch (Page 3)
CFTrks (Custom Faders Display Hidden Tracks) Determines
whether tracks that are hidden in Pro Tools are displayed or
hidden in Custom Fader modes. Tracks that are hidden in
Pro Tools but shown in Custom Faders cannot be Selected or
Record enabled.
Brdcst (Broadcast) Determines whether the XMON monitor-
ing system is in Broadcast mode, which prevents AFL and PFL
solo modes from changing the XMON Control Room Input
source.
Match Time (AutoMatch Time) Lets you use the Scrub/Shuttle
wheel to set AutoMatch time for automated panning func-
tions.
Glide Time (AutoGlide Time) Lets you use the Scrub/Shuttle
wheel to set AutoGlide time for automated panning func-
tions.
FCStrp (Focus Channel Strip) Determines whether focusing a
channel in the Focus Channel section also places a duplicate
of the focused channel in the channel strip to the immediate
left of the Global Controls section.
When Focus Channel Strip is enabled, all controls and modes
are linked. You can, however, use four encoders simulta-
neously by using the Page Up or Page Down switches to bring
a different set of sends or inserts to the duplicate channel's en-
coders.
Trk/Ed (Link Track and Edit Selection) Toggles the Options >
Link Track and Edit Selection option, which automatically se-
lects a track or range of tracks when a selection is made in the
track's timeline.
The duplicate Focus Channel strip is not available when
D-Command is in a Custom Fader mode.
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