Peavey X-Eight HS, X-Eight RT owner manual Features, Mute controller

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features

Crest Audio X-Eight consoles are equipped with a MICROPROCESSOR MUTE CONTROLLER which permits the user to set-up a series of MUTE SCENES,each controlling any combination of channels and outputs. These scenes can then be recalled, either singly or in combination, to allow the operator to easily control the mutes during a performance.

The MUTE CONTROLLER features 128 SEQUENCED SCENES (patches) along with

eight MANUAL MUTE SCENES.The 128 PATCHES can be stepped through using a single button,or remotely activated by the use of MIDI patch-change com- mands.The PATCHES can be combined with the MANUAL SCENES to allow dif- ferent combinations of channel mutes.

The following is an overview of the controls and indicators of the MUTE

CONTROLLER and the channels. The following information pertains to X-

Eight consoles with Rev 1.12 firmware.

mute controller

A—UP/DOWN

Each press of these switches increments or decrements the PATCH DISPLAY B. Holding either button down will allow quickly scrolling up or down.The buttons are also used to select the parameters and settings of the system while in UTILITY mode.

B—DISPLAY

This four-character alpha-numeric display normally shows the current PATCH 1–128being recalled.It is also used to display the parameters and set- tings of the system while in UTILITY mode.

C—EDIT PREVIEW

Pressing this switch puts the system into EDIT/PREVIEW mode, allowing the operator to view and change the contents of any selected MUTE SCENE.The internal red LED will blink while in this mode, along with the status LED’s J of any channels assigned to the selected MUTE SCENE. Pressing a CHANNEL MUTE switch K will add or remove a channel from that scene. Pressing the EDIT/PREVIEW switch again will exit back to normal operating mode.

D—EDIT SAFE

Pressing this switch puts the system into EDIT SAFE mode,allowing the oper- ator to view and change the contents of the SAFE memory. The internal green LED will blink while in this mode, along with any channels assigned to the SAFE SCENE. Pressing a CHANNEL MUTE switch K will add or remove a channel from the SAFE SCENE.If a channel is included in the SAFE SCENE,it can’t be muted from a MUTE SCENE.This allows the operator to remove a chan- nel all scenes without having to edit any of the scenes themselves. Pressing the EDIT SAFE switch again will exit back to normal operating mode.

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