Axia Element - Timer Section

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control the onboard clock and timers, engage Record
Mode and invoke hidden setup screens.
Prole Key
Pressing this key allows the board operator to browse
and select from a 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
a new Show Prole to ready Element for
the next show; the Show Prole he’s load-
ing has a CD player assigned to Channel
10. Obviously, there’s a conict.
Instead of blindly changing the channel source
and interrupting audio that’s on-the-air, Element
queues the new source. When the board op is
nished with the satellite feed, he turns the
channel Off and the CD player automatically
loads.
Along with selecting a new Show Prole to load,
users can reload the currently active profile, resetting
the board to a “nominal” state if they wish to return
to their normal configuration after making on-the-fly
changes.
Select / Take: Rotate this knob to scroll through
the on-screen list of available Show Profiles. Push
the knob to “take” the new Show Profile.
Previous: When you load a new Show Profile,
Element remembers the previously loaded Pro-
file until you exit the Show Profile screen. The
Previous command functions as a “speed key,”
highlighting the previously assigned source in
the source list and allowing the operator to re-
turn to it should they change their mind. Press
to “take.”
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Exit returns the operator to Element’s main op-
erating screen.
DON’T PANIC! Element is full of options intend-
ed to make life on-air easier and more intuitive
for today’s talent. However, it’s possible for tal-
ent not yet familiar with the way Element works
to “get lost” in the option settings.
Pressing and holding the Prole key for ve
seconds instantly clears changes made to the
current Show Prole, resetting the Show Pro-
le’s default settings. All is well, and your jock
once again knows where his towel is.
Timer Section
The Timer control keys operate Element’s onscreen
event and countdown timers, and allow users to set op-
tions determining the behavior of these timers.
Timer Options Key
Pressing the Timer Options key allows users to ad-
just how the onscreen timers behave. Pressing the Timer
Options key once opens the Count Up Timer controls;
pressing it twice opens the Countdown Timer.
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Figure 4-31: Load Prole screen.