User manual CREST AUDIO CENTURY SERIES VX

[. . . ] CENTURY SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL Congratulations on your purchase of a Century Series console. All of us at Crest Audio in Paramus, New Jersey, USA, support your decision, knowing your console contains the finest combination of design and manufacture in the industry. While your new Century Series console is one of the most feature-packed available, great effort has been put into making it simple to operate. This manual explains the functions of your new console, how they operate and how they relate to each other. [. . . ] STR = normal stereo MONO = summed L&R in both channels REV = mirror image of normal Inner control 'Balance' adjusts image position, extreme L and extreme R setting attenuate the opposite sides about 20dB. When LCR is selected, the Balance control changes function. Fully clockwise = full level to center, no signal to L&R Fully counter-clockwise = full level to L&R, none to center 50% rotation = equal levels to L, R & Center outputs. Fader 100mm VCA fader adjusts the channel stereo audio level. Controls all outputs of the channel except those Aux output sections selected pre-fader. VCA Group 1-8 selectors Assign the channel VCA to the VCA group control buses. Puts the channel audio level under the (remote) control of the VCA Group fader along with other channels assigned to the same group. Independant of the Group Audio Assign section above. VCA LED Indicates VCA gain (i. e. , gain of fader stage) via a two-color LED. Indications are as follows: Green - intensity indicates gain status (gain of fader stage). Red - indicates maximum VCA gain has been reached, approximately 15dB. When the gain LED is red then further requests for increased level, by moving the channel fader or the VCA Group fader up, will produce no response. SUM combines L&R audio into a mono mix for the assigns to group mixes only. MUTE Switch w/LED Mutes the channel and all send functions. Mute also responds to the Mute Group system and to the VCA Group Mute if selected (refer to User Options). The LED illuminates when the channel is muted. Mute Group selectors A-D Assign input channels to any of the four Scene Mute groups. Mute response occurs only when the group Master has been activated. Mute Groups Safe Switch w/LED Bypasses the selected Scene Mute assignments. An associated green LED indicates the channel is in a SAFE (isolated) state. MONO Bus Assign Switch w/LED Assigns audio to the Mono bus. LCR Switch with Indicator Controls the function of the L-R and M assign switches in combination with the Balance control. When LCR is selected, the Balance control provides continuous variation of outputs to the L, R & Mono mixes. Full clockwise = full level to mono, none to L-R. Full counter-clockwise = full level to stereo, none to mono. Refer also to Special facilities. Bus Assign Switches, L-R & Mono w/LEDs Connect the post fader stereo audio to the output buses. These outputs are always affected by the Width and Balance controls. Balance provides L-C-R panning function to the three output buses when the LCR switch is selected. SOLO Switch w/LED Operator monitor facility, switches channel audio into the headphones and SOLO meters in stereo. Unaffected by mutes. 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The right side takes that mix and processes it as a stereo source into the Vx. The right side (called Multi Master) is similar to a regular Vx Stereo Input module, except that the Input Gain pot and switches are replaced by a mix trim stereo level control. [. . . ] These are ways that the console configuration may be varied after manufacture. The items listed are internal options selected by gold jumper links or pcb DIP switches. DIP switch 'ON' position is down when reading the numbers on the switch body. Jumper link default is marked with a line on the board and is usually pins 1&2 of the three pin header. [. . . ]