Slate raven - Control Head Functions; Talkback and Communication Features; Control Room and Speaker Management

SLATE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
CONTROL HEAD FUNCTIONS WITH EXAMPLE SETUP
TALKBACK
Press this to talk!
Assignments are handled in
the TALKBACK PRESET area.
Momentary switch, use TB
FOOTSWITCH or TB AUX for
latching.
DIM
Scalable
CONTROL ROOM
DIM. Lowers the
Control Room
volume by the
level set on the
knob. Still
functional in CAL
mode. Switched
on automatically
when TALKBACK
is engaged.
LOCAL HEADPHONES
Source and level selected
in the HEADPHONE AREA.
Third output on the rear
of the control head.
⅛” INPUT
TRS input sized for phones,
players, laptops, etc. Level is
bumped from -10 to +4.
Selectable for the CR, LOCAL
HEADPHONES and CUE C/D.
CONTROL ROOM VOLUME
Relay switched
in 1db increments
SPEAKER SELECTION
Selects which speaker pairs (A, B or C) is
sent the CONTROL ROOM source.
Controlled by CONTROL ROOM
VOLUME. LFE ENABLE per speaker pair.
B & C SPEAKER Trims
Allows tweaking of
B & C speaker pair volumes
relative to the A speaker level.
TALKBACK PRESET
This is where you
decide WHO you
are talking to
when you press
TALK. CUE A/B,
CUE C/D, LOCAL
HEADPHONES,
and SLATE (Mix
outputs) are
INDEPENDANTLY
selectable.
CAL MODE
Disables CONTROL
ROOM VOLUME.
Control Room level is
set at CAL trimpot
CR 2 CUE A/B
At CUE A/B output,
replaces CUE A/B signal
with the selected
CONTROL ROOM SOURCE.
TB AUTO
Latches TALKBACK in the
ON position, unless signal
is presented at AUTO TB
Inputs on EXT INPUT DB25
USB HUB
High current USB hub. Powered even
when not connected to a computer.
USB connection on Control Head rear.
EXPANDED CONTROL ROOM FUNCTIONS
See manual for detailed descriptions
Internal Talkback mic with preamp adjustment,
external talkback mic selector, master talkback
level, REVERSE TALKBACK enable and level.
REVERSE TALKBACK injects the REV TB MIC into
the CONTROL ROOM whenever TALKBACK is
enabled.
TALKBACK CONTROL & SOURCE
Selects the source for the LOCAL HEADPHONES
and sets the level. Global for all three LOCAL
HEADPHONE outputs. Selections are CR, MIX 2,
CUE A/B, CUE C/D, EXT1, EXT2 OR ⅛”.
LOCAL HEADPHONE control
Selects the source for the CUE C/D and SLS
(Studio Loudspeakers) outputs and sets the
level. Global for all CUE C/D and SLS
outputs. Selections are OFF, CR, LOCAL
HEADPHONES, CUE C/D, EXT1, EXT2 OR ⅛”.
CUE C/D control
ENABLES SLS OUTPUT
CONTROL ROOM SOURCE SELECTIONS