Sony MCS-8M Switch User Manual


 
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Mixing Audio
Chapter 3 Basic Operations
Switching audio for monitoring
Press the MONITOR SEL button to select [PGM].
The button lights orange for a moment and the audio for
monitoring switches in the following sequence with each
press.
The current selection appears at the top right of the menu
screen.
Audio for monitoring
PGM: Audio output from the PGM OUT L and R
connectors
AUX1: Audio output from the AUX OUT 1 connector
AUX2: Audio output from the AUX OUT 2 connector
MIX: Audio output from the MIX OUT L and R
connectors
Viewing the audio level meters
The audio level meters display the levels of the audio
selected with the MONITOR SEL button within a 0 dB to
–60 dB range (16 levels).
Peak hold is performed.
During PFL (pre-fade listen), the PFL audio levels are
displayed.
Adjusting audio levels for monitoring
Use the MONITOR LEVEL adjustment knob and the DIM
button to adjust the level of the audio that is output to
devices connected to the MON OUT L and R connectors
and the HEADPHONES connector.
MONITOR LEVEL adjustment knob
Turn the knob to perform adjustment of the audio level for
monitoring.
DIM button
Pressing the button lights it orange and enables the dimmer
function, which lowers the monitor level 20 dB. Pressing
the button again disables the dimmer function and returns
the original monitor level.
Monitoring the Audio of a Particular
Channel Only
Use the Pre-Fade Listening (PFL) function to check the
audio on a channel without the channel fader adjustments.
You can do this, for example, on the MON OUT L and R
connectors and the HEADPHONES connector.
Hold down the ACCESS/PFL button for the channel you
want to monitor for at least 0.5 seconds. While the button
is held down, the audio for that channel is monitored.
When you release the ACCESS/PFL button, the
monitoring is ended.
If you press another ACCESS/PFL button for at least 0.5
second during PFL, the sound of the subsequently
specified channel is added.
This does not affect the program output, AUX output, or
MIX output.
PGM
t AUX1 t AUX2 t MIX
Tips
R
0001
Rate
30
SS
Mon
PGM
Audio Channel1
1/11
Select
Level
0dB
Back
Input Trim
Filter
Equalizer High
The lowest level, –,
is always lit green.
Each level lights
green as it is
exceeded.
Over level display
Lights red when the
level reaches 0 dB.
Tips
MONITOR LEVEL adjustment knobDIM button