User manual SOUNDCRAFT MH3 8-1-03

[. . . ] MH3 User Guide MH3 User Guide Preliminary Issue 1 IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time. © Harman International Industries Ltd. 2003 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. ZM0278 Issue: Preliminary 8/1/03 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. [. . . ] The level of the PFL or AFL signal can be adjusted by +/-10dB using the PFL/AFL TRIM control (23). The Monitor level rotary control can be swapped with the Centre Output master fader, by pressing the `Use C Fader' button (2) adjacent to the rotary control. The stereo Monitor/phones signal can be summed to mono if required by pressing the MNO button (24). The headphones output socket is a stereo 1/4" jack (25), discretely mounted in a recessed socket in the fader panel fascia; the phones Volume control (19) is located adjacent to the socket. The headphone amplifier has a high power capability, and is designed to deliver its full output voltage even into low impedance (e. g. 8 ohm) phones. 19 2-Track Replay Input For replay of stereo tape, CD or Minidisc sources, a rotary level control (26) adjusts the signal level from the balanced 1/4" jack stereo inputs. These can either be routed to the MIX bus with the MIX switch (27), or monitored on the monitor/phones outputs as described above. 25 Optional Meterbridge Controls The optional buttons, FDR 1-8, AUX 9-12 and MTX are used if the optional VU Meterbridge is fitted. Three large VU meters with integral Peak LEDs meter the Mix left, right and Centre output signals. If the meterbridge is not fitted, these switches are covered by a (removable) blanking plate. The Meterbridge features a bank of 8 medium-size VU meters are switched to meter one of three banks of sources, using the FDR 1-8 (28), AUX 9-12 (29) and MTX (30): The FDR 1-8 switch selects the signals from Aux/Group Faders 1-8 to be fed to the 8 meters. The AUX 9-12 switch selects the Aux 9-12 signals to be fed to the first 4 meters. The MTX switch selects the Matrix 1-4 signals (and 5-8 if the optional matrix expander is fitted) to be fed to the 4/8 meters. The three switches are interlocked. MH3 User Guide Preliminary Issue 33 Automation CPU Panel The automation computer section occupies the fader panel area between the VCA Master faders and the Master Monitor/Phones controls. The functions of this section are: ·Mute Aut utomation ·Mute Scene Automation 128 Mute Scenes with MIDI Program Change, Insert, Store, Recall, Next, Up/Down, 7-segment display with Preview Edit. Scenes can also store VCA assignments - refer to VCA ASSIGN section below. Mute Groups Preview ·8 Mute Groups with Preview Edit VC Groups Mast Mutes VC ·8 VCA Groups with Master Mutes & VCA Solo ·Solo System Sys AFL/PFL control, SIP, Solo Clear, Input Priority, Auto-cancel ·Safe Sys ·Safe System Safe from Scenes, Mute Groups, VCA Master Mutes, MIDI Mutes & SIP Mutes ·Preview Sys ·Preview System Allows preview & edit of Scenes and Mute Groups Sys ·MIDI System Mute control via Note On/Offs. 'BSS Varicurve MIDI loop' support. dbx 'Driverack 480' Output AFL sysex protocol support. Sys ·Cascade System Linking 2 consoles automation & solo logic via RS232 ·Miscellaneous User modes for Recall VCA assignments in scenes, Recall mutes in scenes, Transmit Program Changes on/off, Mute Groups as scene shortcuts, Auto increment on scene recall, MIDI automation Note Mode, Hard Reset 34 Preliminary Issue MH3 User Guide controls Assignment controls VCA ASSIGN The VCA ASSIGN switch selects VCA Assign mode. To assign channels to VCAs, first press the VCA Assign Mode switch, then the SOLO buttons on one or more VCA master faders -these SOLO buttons start flashing. Then press the SOLO buttons of any channels required to be part of those groups. The VCA Assign LEDs on the channels illuminate to indicate the assignment. The assignments can be deselected by a second press on the channel SOLO button -this then acts like a toggle for assigning and de-assigning. When finished, press the VCA Assign mode switch again to turn off the flashing and lock the assignments. 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