4.3 Getting Started
4.3.1 Booting the Console
Because the STATUS 18R is computer controlled, system software must be loaded for
the console to function. In computer jargon this is known as “bootstrapping” or “booting”
the computer.
System Software is stored on Read Only Memory (ROM) inside the console. Updated
software and storage files are stored on a master floppy disk. Insert the master floppy
into the disk drive located below the Digital Master module.
Turn on the console power supply. None of the console’s switches or meters will
respond at this point.
The console has been pre-configured to load system software when it is turned on. This
should take 15 to 30 seconds to complete. After some startup messages, the Recall
Menu will appear on the LCD display. The console is now operational.
4.3.2 Initial Setup
When the STATUS 18R is booted for the first time, factory defined switch settings are
loaded to configure the console initially. If you cannot hear audio through the console,
follow this basic setup procedure. This procedure assumes that audio is connected to
the Tape inputs of the Input modules and is active.
1. Pull all faders down to the bottom of their travel.
2. Press All in the “Select Groups” area of the Master Section.
The Select buttons on all modules should light.
3. Press Tape and Mix On in the “Mix Path” area of the Master Section. Press
Stereo Bus in the “Mix Path” area until it is lit.
4. Press Meter in the LCD Display area of the Digital Master module. Press the
button directly beneath the word MIX on the LCD Display.
The meters should now display the levels coming from tape. If they don’t, press
Level in the “Meter Display” area at the bottom left-hand corner of the Digital
Master module.
5. In the C/R section of the Analog Master module (directly above the Master
Fader), depress Mix and turn the C/R level control to the 11 o’clock position.
6. Leaving the Stereo Master Fader down, raise all Mix path faders (the ones
closest to you) to the “0” mark on the fader panel.
7. Raise the red Stereo Master Fader slowly.
Audio should be heard and displayed on the Stereo Master Meters.
Raise the fader to the top of its travel, turning the Control Room level down
as necessary.
8. Press Copy To Master in the Master Section.
The Select buttons on all modules should go out.
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