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sources to the headphones. These keys light to
denote the selected source.
Press and hold either of the External selector
keys to display and select from a list of available
audio streams to monitor on these keys.
Link Key
This key toggles the Monitor 1 / Headphone source
Link function. When active, a change to the Monitor 1
source automagically selects that source for the Head-
phone feed, and vice versa. The Link key illuminates
when this function is active.
Monitor 2 Knob
This knob, at the top left of the Monitor section, con-
trols the selection and volume of the source heard in the
Monitor 2 speakers (typically Studio or News booth
monitors).
Rotate to vary the Monitor 2 speaker gain.
Push the knob to see an on-screen display of
sources that can be assigned to the Monitor 2
feed. Rotate to highlight the desired source, and
push again to “take”.
Talk To Monitor 2 Key
The board operator can push and hold this key to
talk to the talent listening to the Monitor 2 feed. While
the key is depressed, audio from the Control Room mic
channel is fed, pre-fader, to the Monitor 2 speakers
and headphones (if used). Releasing the key ends the
talkback function.
Preview Knob
This knob, at the top right of the Monitor section,
controls the volume of the source heard in the Preview
(cue) speakers. Rotate the knob to vary the gain of the
Preview speakers.
Preview To HP Key
This key toggles the Preview To Headphone func-
tion. When active, this function sends Preview audio
to the board operator’s headphones. When inactive, au-
dio from the Preview bus is heard exclusively in the
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Preview speakers. The Preview To HP key illuminates
when this function is active.
There are three different Preview to HP modes; the
current mode is indicated by an annunciator on the Ele-
ment display screen just below the headphone selection
tally.
Off: When Preview to HP is off, the selector key
is unlit. No preview audio will be heard in the
board-op’s HP path.
On: Pressing the Preview to HP key once from
the Off state sends preview audio, when present,
into both sides of the operator’s headphone feed,
overriding the Monitor audio. The Preview to
HP key is now lit.
Auto: Pressing the Preview to HP key a sec-
ond time toggles Auto mode. In this mode, audio
from the Preview channel overrides the Head-
phone Monitor selection in the left headphone
channel only. Program audio is still present in
the right channel of the operator’s headphones.
Global Options Section
The Global Options keys are used to load Show
Profiles and to customize Monitor, Meter, Aux Sends/
Returns and Fader settings.
Prole Key
Pressing this key allows the board operator to browse
and select from the list of saved Show Profiles, custom
surface configurations that can be loaded as needed to
reconfigure Element for different shows and talent.
As soon as you “take” a new show profile, Element
begins loading it. During the profile loading process, a
status line reads Loading (Show Profile Name) to
inform the operator of the operation in progress.
LOADING A NEW SOURCE WHILE ANOTHER
SOURCE IS STILL ACTIVE: Element will nev-
er interrupt an active source in order to load a
new one.
Let’s say that the operator has a satellite
feed assigned to Channel 10, and this source
is currently on-the-air (assigned to Program-
1, fader up, channel On). The board op loads
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