Tascam DM-24 Owner's Manual

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10 – Monitoring—Dimming and talkback76 TASCAM DM-24 Reference ManualDepending on the solo type selected, the SOLO key(above the STEREO fader) and the MUTE key of anysoloed channel(s) will flash or light:Inplace solo defeatThe solo defeat option prevents channels selected inthis way from being muted when other channels aresoloed. It can be used with a pair of effect returns, forinstance, so that these effect returns will always beadded in the inplace mix, together with those otherchannels selected for inplace soloing.Inplace soloing will output the soloed channel(s)from the stereo outputs, and cut all other channels.Use the cursor keys (or the channel SEL key) to high-light a channel (“box” cursor), and the ENTER key tochange the status of the INPLACE SOLO DEFEAT.SOLO levelThe level of the PFL and AFL signals is determinedby the SOLO control above the monitor selectionkeys. The indicator by this control lights or flashes(depending on the selected solo mode) when anysoloing is taking place.Turning soloing on and offThe SOLO key with integral red indicator above theSTEREO fader is used to turn the solo mode (asselected in the option screen) on and off.When soloing is active;, this indicator lights orflashes (as does the indicator above the SOLO levelcontrol). All previously-lit MUTE indicators go out.The MUTE keys are used to control which channelsare soloed. Pressing the MUTE key of a channel willun-mute it, therefore soloing it. The MUTE indicatorof a soloed channel lights or flashes.If Mix Solo is selected as the solo mode (see “MODESELECT” on page 75, pressing another MUTE keywill add that channel to the solo mix. If solo linkingis switched on, and the channel is a group master, allchannels which belong to that group will be soloed.More than one group may be soloed at a time in MixSolo mode.If Exclusive Solo is selected as the solo mode, thechannel whose MUTE key was pressed last will besoloed. If solo linking is turned on, and the channel isa group master, all channels which belong to thatgroup are soloed. If another channel’s MUTE key ispressed (whether or not the channel is part of thegroup or not), only that channel will be soloed. Onlyone group at a time may be soloed in Exclusive Solomode.The type of soloing (pre-fader, etc.) is determined bythe settings described in “SOLO TYPE” on page 75.Dimming and talkbackOn the same screen as the control room selection, itis possible to change the amount by which the controlroom outputs are “dimmed” (attenuated) when thedim is active or the studio-routed talkback is active.Use POD 2 to set the level to the level that thedimmed output will be, relative to the normal controlroom level. This can be set from –40dB to 0dB in 1dBsteps.When dimming the studio output, the DIMMER keyacts as a “smart” key. That is, if pressed and releasedquickly, the dimming status latches on or off. Press-ing and releasing the key quickly again changes thestatus back again.If the key is pressed and held for more than half ascone, the switch becomes non-latching, that is, thedimming status is on as long as the key is held down.Whenever the dimming is active, the indicator is lit.The level of the talkback microphone (which islocated below the PHONES control) can be adjustedusing the T/B control.The talkback signal can be routed to the studio out-puts (use the STUDIO key) or to a “slate” (use theSLATE key), that is, to a selected group of aux andbuss outputs, as explained below.Both the STUDIO and SLATE keys are smart keysworking in the same way as the DIMMER key. IfPFL fast flashingAFL slow flashingInplace lit