Midas HERITAGE 2000 Operator's Manual page 19

The SAFE switches disable remote
control of the channels as follows:-
i. The MUTE SAFE removes the channel
mute from the snapshot automation and
automute scenes.
ii. The FADER SAFE removes the
channel fader from the virtual fader
automation and VCA master fader
control including vca mutes.
iii. The AUTO SAFE removes the
channel from the snapshot automation
system only; leaving the automutes,
VCA masters and assignment systems
active.
The SET switch is used to programme
the channel automute and VCA master
assignment. The central controller
MODE and ASSIGN keys select the
desired automute or VCA group and the
SET switch will toggle the channel on
and off with each alternate press.
The STATUS leds are used to show
fader positions and the status of VCA
and MUTE group assignments. The
central controller MODE switches toggle
through the four available states:- VCA
group assignment, MUTE group
assignment, FADER position manual
recall and null, and full automated
VIRTUAL FADER RECALL.
FADER MANUAL RECALL AND NULL
In this mode, the STATUS LEDs are used
to prompt the operator where to move the
fader. If the fader is not at the position
stored in the current recalled snap shot,
one/two LEDs will flash to indicate
where the fader should be. A single
flashing LED indicates that the fader
should positioned next to that LED, if
two LEDs are flashing the fader should
be between the two LEDs. As the fader is
moved closer to the required position the
LED(s) will stop flashing and will be
replaced by a single continuously lite
LED. Once the fader is at the correct
position all LEDs will extinguish.
safe's
MUTE
FDR
solo
AUTO
10
SET
1
5
2
0
3
5
4
10
5
6
20
7
30
8
40
9
50
10
dB
HS0003
The SOLO switch sends the input channel
signal to the PFL mono and AFL stereo
busses. If the switch is pressed for a short
time it will latch on or off, but if it is held
on for more than 1 second the latching is
disabled and when the switch is released
the channel solo will turn off. As a default
the solo system is auto cancelling so each
new solo cancels the last. This function is
time dependant which allows several solos
to be active as long as they are switched
on at approximately the same time. The
SOLO ADD MODE switch on the
MONITOR module defeats the auto
cancelling and allows multiple channel
monitoring. In this mode input solos have
priority over outputs and will temporarily
override any active output solos. The
input solos also override any active VCA
solos.
The FADER gives continuous adjustment
of the input channel level from
+ 10dB to off.
FADER POSITION CHECK
When a scene's contents are being
"checked" (see automation operation) the
STATUS LEDs will indicate the fader
position stored in the scene by
continuously illuminating one or two
LEDs as appropriate.
VIRTUAL FADER RECALL
When in VIRTUAL FADER mode (see
automation operation) the automation
system will generate a "virtual" fader, set
to the level of the input fader at the time
the snap shot was stored. The level of the
virtual fader is added to the level of the
physical input fader. In this mode the
STATUS LEDs indicate the "position" of
the virtual fader by illuminating a bar of
LEDs starting at - . ¥
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