Tascam DS-M7.1 owner manual Control room stereo inputs, Other monitoring settings

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1Press the SYSTEM key, and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears:

[SYSTEM]<

MonOut POST

3 – Connections

2Use the VALUE control to select between POST (the digital signals mirror the analog signals) and PRE (the parameters described above are ignored).

Other monitoring settings

There are other system settings related to the monitor system, which affect the analog outputs and the digi- tal outputs in “post” mode.

These are the SPL Reference Level, the Dimmer level, the Surround level and the LFE Gain.

SPL Reference Level sets the reference value of the SPL which will be used in the monitoring envi- ronment. See the Setup Guide for details of how this works.

It is accessed and set in the screen described here, however.

Dimmer level This sets the amount by which the monitor signal is dimmed (or attenuated) when the DIM key is active.

1Press the SYSTEM key, and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears:

[SYSTEM]<>

Dimmer-60dB SPLRefLevel 82dB SurroundLvl -10dB

2Use the VALUE control to set the Dimmer parameter value between –60dB and –10dB in 5dB steps.

Surround level This sets the amount by which the surround (rear speaker) level is attenuated.

1Press the SYSTEM key, and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears:

[SYSTEM]<>

Dimmer-60dB SPLRefLevel 82dB SurroundLvl -10dB

2Use the VALUE control to set the SurroundLvl parameter value to between 0dB and –10dB in 1dB steps.

LFE gain This refers to the amount of relative gain added to the LFE channel.

1Press the SYSTEM key, and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears:

[SYSTEM]<>

LFEGain +10dB

SoloExclusive

WordIN Normal

2Use the VALUE control to set the LFEGain parameter value to any of the following val- ues: 0, +6, +7, +8, +9 or +10 (dB).

Control room stereo inputs

These balanced +4dB inputs are used for a direct feed of the master CR analog outputs (your console may give these a different name, but they are the ste- reo outputs used for monitoring in the control room) to the DS-M7.1.

These outputs can be monitored directly from the DS-M7.1 using the SRND/ST key.

Note that the stereo inputs are subject to the same downmix, delay, processing etc. as the surround inputs. See the block diagram for details.

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Contents Professional Digital Surround Monitor Controller Important Safety Precautions Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Digital Mixing Console About the unitSurround Monitoring System DS-M7.1 Installing the DS-M7.1 About the unit Front panel Parts of the DS-M7.1Function keys Parts of the DS-M7.1 Slot 2/TRK Recorder I/O Tdif Rear panelParts of the DS-M7.1 Connections Connecting the consoleConnecting the tracking recorder Connecting the mastering stem recorder Inverting the word clock Word clock errorsMonitor connections InsertsControl room stereo inputs Other monitoring settingsDimmer and mute control connections Choosing the surround format Routing and patchingMatching output channels to surround channels Configuring the Input Summing RouterMuting and soloing Using the DS-M7.1Bass management SoloingType Type 2 bass management High speed operationType 1 bass management Stem recorder DS-M7.1Multitrack Recorder Multi-bus mixing consoleDownmixing Mono Formats5.1 In the 7.1 to 5.1 downmix, the attenuation values are Format 5.1 In the 5.1 to 5.1 downmix, the attenuation values are Lcrs 4.1 In the 5.1 to 4.1 downmix, the attenuation values are Lcrs mono Lcrs formatLR to mono LR formatAES/EBU connections SpecificationsAnalog connections Analog CR inputs stereo SpecificationsAnalog monitor section Analog inputs Audio performance Analog outputsDimensional drawings General specificationsExtended cable Making up a remote control cableStandard cable Analog insert I/O Digital insert I/O AES/EBU Block diagramDS-M7.1

DS-M7.1 specifications

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