Switching Basics
Soft Knobs
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The Device Control Module supports the following functionality:
• Run control:
• Play,
• Cue,
• Stop/Pause,
• Jog +/-,
• Fast Forward, Rewind,
• Variable speed play,
• Mark in/out,
• Loops,
• Library of cues (Q-MEM),
• Record, and
• Ganging.
Device Control Module Organization
The Device Control Module is organized as follows:
• Device Select button group (buttons A-F), located at the top-left of the Device Control
Module, has six buttons labeled A-F. These buttons select devices for control by the
Device Control Module and when selected, show status for that device in the Status
Display (top-left).
• Status Display, located middle-right at the top, (right of the Device Select button
group),
• Run Control button group (with Cue button), located middle-right (just below the
status display),
• The two soft knobs (Knob 1 and Knob 2), at the far right of the Device Control Module
(right of status display), are:
• Knob 1, Device select knob (top)—turn to scroll through and delegate devices, and
• Knob 2, Clip select knob (bottom)—turn to scroll through and select clips
(parameters for both knobs are shown on the right in the status display.),
• Clip Editing button group, located in the middle of the Device Control Module, has
eight clip control buttons:
• Go To TC—Device jumps to keypad entered numeric time code data.
• M
ark In—Captures the current Time Code of the selected device and stores it as
the ‘Mark In’ position.
• Mark Out—Captures the current Time Code of the selected device and stores it as
the ‘Mark Out’ position.
• Loop—If Mark In/Mark Out points are set, causes the selected device to loop from
the Mark Out point to the Mark In point, if points are not set, causes the device to
loop from the end of a clip to the beginning.
• Link Cue—Allows you to learn more than one device into a cue.
• Gang—Works with Device select button group to ‘Gang’ devices.
• Set In—Allows you to set a Mark In into a clip using numeric keypad entry.
• Set Out—Allows you to set a Mark Out into a clip using numeric keypad entry.
• Jog knob—The Jog knob (middle-right) is associated with the Jog, Var, and Shuttle
mode buttons (middle, right of Jog knob). The jog knob operates in the three modes