Mackie Onyx 80 LEDs, 45. AFL Solo Switch, 46. GROUP/AUX FLIP Switch, 48. SOLO Meters, 47. POWER Indicators

45. AFL Solo Switch				Metering, Matrix, and Power
	The AFL switch allows you to hear the Group signal			LEDs
through your headphones or monitor outputs. This
comes after the Group Fader and before the MUTE				47. POWER Indicators
switch, so you can hear the relative signal level on each
Group even when they are muted.				These four LEDs indicate the status of the internal
	When you engage the AFL switch on two consecutive			power supply voltages. The +15V and –15V supplies
odd/even Groups (i.e., 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc.), the soloed				power the audio circuits, the +48V is the phantom
signal appears in stereo in the headphones and moni-				power applied to the XLR MIC inputs (when the 48V
tor outputs. This is useful when you are using a pair				switch is pushed in on the channel strips), and the –12V
of Group Sends in stereo to feed an in-ear monitoring				supply powers some internal relay circuits and the lamp
system.				connectors.
	Remember, PFL solo mode always overides AFL solo			When all four LEDs are lit, you know that the internal
mode. If you engage a PFL solo switch on a mono or				power supply (or the external redundant power supply,
stereo channel, the AFL solo is disconnected from the				if connected) is operating correctly.
headphones and monitor outputs and replaced with the				48. SOLO Meters
PFL signal. The Rude Solo LEDS below the SOLO meters
indicate which solo mode is active.				The Onyx SOLO				POWER
46. GROUP/AUX FLIP Switch							+15V	-15V +48V		+12V
				meters are made up of		20		CLIP		20
				two columns of twelve		10				10
	This switch “flips” the controls for the Aux Sends and			LEDs, with three		7				7
						4				4
the Group Sends, so that the Group Faders control the				colors to indicate dif-
						2				2
Aux Send levels, and the Aux Send GAIN controls adjust				ferent ranges of signal
						0		0dB=0dBu		0
the Group levels. The Group signals still appear at the				level, traffic light		2				2
GROUP SEND outputs and the Aux Send signals still				style. They range from		4				4
appear at the AUX SEND outputs.				–30 at the bottom, to 0		7				7
						10				10
				in the middle, to +20
	This allows you to use the long-throw (100 mm)					20				20
				(CLIP) at the top.
						30				30
Group Fader to make more precise settings for the Aux
				If there are no			SOLO		L		R
Sends, if required.
								RUDE
				channels in SOLO, the				SOLO
	The following chart shows what happens to each					PFL AFL
				meters won’t do any-
control in the Aux Send and Group sections when the
				thing. When a channel is soloed, the meters reflect the
GROUP/AUX FLIP Switch is pushed in:
				program level of the selected source prior to the SOLO,
				MONITOR, and PHONES [61/63/64] level knobs.
				When a mono channel (or channels) is soloed, only the
				left meter indicates signal, confirming the monophonic
				status of the soloed signal. When a stereo Aux Input is
				soloed, or stereo AFL solo mode is selected, both meters
				indicate the corresponding left and right signals.
		With GROUP/AUX FLIP Switch Down
	Aux Send Control	Function	Group Control		Function
	Aux Send MUTE	Mutes Group Signal	Group MUTE		Mutes Aux Send Signal
	Aux Send GAIN	Adjusts Group Signal	Group Fader		Adjusts Aux Send Signal
	Aux Send AFL	Solos Group Signal	Group AFL		Solos Aux Send Signal
			Signal Level LEDs		Indicates Aux Send Signal Level
			Main Mix Switch		Routes Group Signal to Main Mix
			Group PAN		Adjusts amount of Group Signal
					to left and right Main Mix
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