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Stereo Generator (Omnia-3fm Turbo only)
This sub-menu has the adjustments for the SCA Level, Composite 1 & Composite 2 output levels, Pilot Level,
Pilot Phase and Separation.
Display
This sub-menu has the adjustments for the LCD screen (Contrast and Backlight).
Utility
Numerous maintenance and utility functions are nested within this sub-menu. You can find the currently
running system software versions in the About sub-menu. The housekeeping of Preset and System Attributes
data, along with PC Card Maintenance is provided here. Enabling Dayparts as well as setting Security features
to prevent tampering by unauthorized personnel are also provided under this sub-menu. Finally, the Date, Time
and the RS-232 serial Ctrl Port Baud rate can be set here.
Audio Processing
This sub-menu is used to make changes that affect the on-air sound. It has five items: Select Preset, Edit
Parameters, Undo Edit, Save to Card, Save to Card as. The Omnia-3am style also has an Editing Mode item.
Select Preset
This opens up a selection box to select a factory preset or a user preset that was previously saved to the PC
Card. The name of the preset that is currently running is displayed. Use the jog-wheel to scroll through the list
to find a preset to load. Once the desired preset name is displayed, click the jog-wheel to immediately load that
preset into the unit's memory. This also returns you to the Select Preset menu item.
Note that once you move the jog-wheel to display another preset name, a message below the preset name
indicates the previous selection, i.e., "(was Jazz-6AM)" will be shown if that was the currently running preset.
This serves as a reminder, so you can reselect that preset in case you change your mind about changing presets,
since there is no way to "cancel" selecting a new preset to load.
A thermometer bar along the left side of the window indicates where you are in the list of presets. All User
Presets are added onto the end of the list, so they will be found when the bar is toward the bottom of the
thermometer.
Edit Parameters
The action when this menu item is selected is dependent upon the Editing Mode selection (either Normal or
Expert). Regardless of which editing mode is used, an editing change made in one mode is reflected in the
other mode's parameter value settings. Normal mode allows non-technical personnel to make processing
changes without having to understand details about AGC levels, attack and release times, etc.
Note: Normal editing mode is only available on the Omnia-3am style and older Omnia-3fm styles.
Editing Parameters in Normal Mode (Omnia-3am only)
To make it easy to obtain the desired sound, only three general parameters are available: Thunder, Sizzle and
Thrust. As might be surmised from the names, Thunder deals with the bottom end bass sound, Sizzle sets the
high-end sound and Thrust adjusts the voice-range or presence sound. Changing one of these three parameters
is equivalent to individually selecting (and changing) multiple Expert Mode parameter settings. For instance,
changing the Thunder setting affects the levels of the Deep, Phat and Warm Bass settings simultaneously.
Likewise, individually changing the Deep, Phat or Warm Bass settings in Expert Mode will affect the Thunder
level displayed when the editing mode is changed to Normal Mode.
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