Monitoring Systems; Control Room Source Selection - API The BOX Operator's Manual

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11.0 Monitoring Systems

"The BOX" is equipped with a comprehensive stereo control room monitoring system that
supports two (2) sets of loudspeakers, In addition, the console provides a fully routable cue
and headphone system for studio and control room monitoring. Both systems employ many
of the features found on larger consoles.
The program bus and up to four external stereo sources can routed to the loudspeaker,
headphone, and cue outputs.
In total, the monitoring systems has the following components:
Control room source selectors
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Control room monitor controls and outputs
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Headphone master and outputs
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11.1 Control Room Source Selection

The output of the program master and up to four (4) external stereo sources can be
routed to the control room monitors. The C/R SOURCE selections provide the feed for
the active loudspeaker system and VU meters, as well as the default source for
headphones.
2 TRACK source selections 1-4 are additive, so more than one external source can be
selected simultaneously. Each source is summed at unity gain when multiple sources
are selected. Engaging PROGRAM will override any 2 TRACK source selections. The
illuminated switches indicate the actual active source.
Rear Panel Control Room Source Input Connections
Control room sources are selected using the
C/R SOURCE selectors.
C/R SOURCE (control room source): Routes
the selected sources to the control room
master
PROGRAM: Program master output
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2 TRACK 1-4: External sources 1-4
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Illuminate when engaged
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Nothing is routed to the control room
loudspeakers if none of the C/R SOURCE
switches are engaged.
Any time
program master output is the only C/R
SOURCE. 2TRACK sources are blocked even
if their switches are engaged.
2 TRACK INPUTS 1-4: DB-25, balanced, low-
impedance, line-level
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Standard pin-out:
2-TRACK 2, 5-6=2-TRACK 3, 8-7=2-TRACK 4
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Routed to the C/R SOURCE and CUE
SOURCE selectors
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PROGRAM is engaged,
1-2=2-TRACK 1, 3-4=
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