6 – Internal Settings and Operations

MONITOR button: Monitoring mix (same signal output from the PHONES connector, which includes soloed signals, etc.)

CHx NAME (button)

Edit the name of the channel (“x” is the channel).

Use the Shift and Caps buttons to change the available character types.

Follow the same procedures to enter names as in “Editing the project name” on page 35, with the exception that there is no “Date” button. A maximum of 4 characters are allowed in channel names.

Channel settings (CHANNEL SETUP)

Make settings for each channel.

Select the channel using the tabs at the bottom of the screen.

Ana x buttons (“x” indicates the channel number): Set analog input channel 1-8 as the input source.

Ana x buttons (“x” is “A” or “B”): Set analog input channel A/B as the input source.

AES x/ADAT x button (“x” indicates the channel number): Set AES/EBU digital input channel 1-8 or A/B or ADAT input channel 1-8 as the input source.

DIGITAL SOURCE button: Touch this button to set digital input as the input source and open the “CHx-x DIGITALSOURCE” screen where you can select the desired digital input connector.

REC button: Arm or disarm recording. When armed, the button background becomes red. When recording, the signals of tracks that are enabled are recorded.

Moreover, when a channel is armed for recording, the signal from the assigned input connector is input

when the unit is stopped, recording or in recording standby. (Default setting: disarmed—button not red)

INPUT MONITOR button: Use to turn input monitoring ON/OFF. When ON for a channel, sound is always input through its input connector.

Level knob: Touch the knob to adjust the level sent to the stereo bus. When its background color turns yellow, use the DATA dial to adjust it. Setting values range from –∞ to +10 dB. (Default setting: 0 dB)

Pan pot: Touch the knob to adjust the stereo position of the signal sent to the stereo bus. When its background color turns yellow, use the DATA dial to adjust it. Setting values range from L100 to R100 with C as the center value. (Default setting: C)

Level meter: The input signal level is shown for a channel when input monitoring is ON or recording is armed and it is not being played back. The playback level is shown during playback and for tracks that have input monitoring OFF.

The area beneath each level meter shows the track name (four characters or less) and indicates whether recording and input monitoring are enabled. Depending on whether or not recording and input monitoring are enabled, the background color will appear as follows.

 

REC Off

REC On

 

 

 

MON Off

Black

Red

 

 

 

MON On

Blue

Red/blue

 

 

 

If the input source is set to a digital input and there is no signal on the corresponding digital input or the input signal differs from the unit setting, the channel meter display appears gray and the following messages appear. (The channels are indicated by “x-x”.)

Display

Description

AESx-xNOSIGNAL

If there is no input signal

 

ADAT NO SIGNAL

 

AESx-xUNLOCK

If the input signal is not

ADATUNLOCK

synchronized with the system

 

AESx-xNOT AUDIO

If the Cbit information of the

input signal is not audio

AESx-x NOTPRO

If the Cbit information of the

input signal is not professional

 

 

If other input signal Cbit

AESx-xCbitERROR

information differs from the

 

actual operation mode

Channel name button: Touch this button to edit the name of the channel.

 button: Touch this button to open the next channel setting screen.

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