Telos ZephyrExpress user manual About our hardware, Front Panel

About our hardware...

ZephyrExpress, like almost everything else these days, is a software-driven device. This lets us put more features into the system, and means new updates can be installed without opening the case.

But hardware’s important too. We put a lot of effort into making a system that would be compact and field-worthy, while looking and feeling like the precision audio equipment it is. The exterior features — all the knobs, buttons, and connectors — are organized in a logical way for intuitive operation. Even the design of the eight protective bumpers was carefully researched (though we must confess: we colored them teal just because we think it’s pretty).

The first part of this section explains the panel features. The second details the connector and wiring standards. A separate section about hardware maintenance is at the end of this manual.

Front Panel

This overview will help you get oriented:

Microphone Inputs Line Input	Send Meters	Safe Mode	ÊÒEditÓÊor	Dial Drop
			ÒJogÓ Knob
Assign LEDs
Routing

Send Mixer

Monitor 1 Mixer

Monitor 2 Mixer

Monitor 2	Local Level	Received Level	Receive Meters Locked Indicator	HELP Utility
Headphone Jack	to Monitors	to Monitors

ZephyrExpress has a self-test function for the front panel LEDs: all of the indicators, plus every segment of the VU meters, should glow for a few seconds when you first apply power.

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