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Channel Safes Explained

A channel is referred to as being made ‘safe’ when

it is protected from being overwritten or affected by

an automated process.

Selected channels can be made safe from either

the automation or the solo-in-place (SIP) systems.

Channels made ‘automation safe’ are not

overwritten by the snapshots and MIDI messages.

This is useful when channel allocations are

changed ‘on the fly’ during a pre-programmed

show. Channels made ‘solo safe’ are not muted

when SIP is actioned, for example selected outputs

and effects returns. Input and outputs can be

made safe.

M1 EDIT SAFES. Press this switch to enter edit

safes mode. The red LED flashes to warn that you

are in edit mode. When entered from normal

console operating mode it lets you make selected

channels safe from the snapshot/MIDI automation.

When entered from SIP mode it lets you make

selected channels safe from the solo-in-place.

Making a Channel Automation Safe

From normal console mode press EDIT SAFES M1

The red LED flashes. Now press the mute switches

on the channels you want to make safe or restore to

automation. The channel SAFE/EDIT LED lights if

the channel is safe. Press EDIT SAFES again to

return to normal console mode.

To clear all channels made safe

It is useful to be able to clear all safes when you are

starting a new session. This can be done without

having to check each channel individually.

While in edit safes mode, hold down SHIFT M9

and press RECALL M7 . The recall switch flashes

and the display flashes CLr. Release shift and

press RECALL again to confirm. All channel

SAFE/EDIT LEDs turn off indicating that all safes

are cleared.

To make all channels safe

You may want to use the automation to affect just a

few channels. In this case you can start by making

all channels safe and then remove those you want

to be automated. This affects inputs and outputs.

While in edit mode, hold down SHIFT M9 and

press RECALL M7 two times until the display

flashes SEt. Release shift and press RECALL

again to confirm. All channel SAFE/EDIT LEDs turn

on indicating that all channels are assigned.

M3 The DISPLAY. The 3-digit LED display

normally shows the snapshot memory number. It is

also used to display the MIDI channel number and

other information depending on function.

MIDI dot. This lights when the rear switch is set for

MIDI and data is being received on the console

MIDI channel. It also lights during a MIDI dump out

and when selecting the MIDI channel number to

confirm that the rear switch is correctly set for MIDI.

RS232 dot. This lights when the rear switch is set

for RS232 and data is being received. It also lights

during dump out and when attempting to set the

MIDI channel number while the rear switch is set for

RS232.

STATUS dot. This shows the relationship between

the console current settings and the displayed

memory number as follows:

Dot on The displayed number is the last memory

recalled and the current settings are the same as

the memory contents.

Dot off The displayed number is the last memory

recalled but the settings have changed and are not

the same.

Dot flashing The displayed number is not the

same as the last memory recalled. This is the case

when you scroll to a different number, or when ‘auto

increment’ is active with the number always

advancing after a recall.

Snapshot number. The number scrolls up or

down from 1 to 128. It wraps around at either end.

MIDI channel number. Wraps around 1 to 16.

Version number. Displays the console operating

code version number briefly on power up.

CLr SEt. Clear, set all function

On OFF. Store, auto increment functions

dPo dPI. MIDI data dump in/out

Er#. MIDI receive error (# = error number)

STATUSMIDI RS232

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