Main Section Of Control Panel - AKG AS8 Bedienungsanleitung

Active Indicator - shows the"on"or"off"status of the channel. For the AS8,"on"means that the part
of the channel attenuation due to the automatic mixing algorithm is less than or equal to 4dB.
Clearly, even when a channel is "off", it may well be contributing significantly to the overall mix if
the microphone connected to that channel is in use. The Active indicator is only a gross indicator
of channel activity, and a more accurate picture is obtained from the Attenuation meter.
Channel Level (L) - gives an indication of the post level control signal level which is fed to the main
mix bus. The input level shown is equal to the input signal level minus attenuation (if any) from the
remote channel or remote main level controls.
Attenuation (A) - shows the total instantaneous attenuation applied to each channel from all sys­
tem functions; the automatic mixing algorithm, remote level controls, and the compressor/leveller
system.
Remote Level (R) - shows the cumulative attenuation applied to each channel as a result of the sum
of the remote channel level and main level controls. Note that the range of the both the channel
and main remote level control is 0 - 30dB plus off. Therefore, if both the channel and main remote
level controls are used,a total of 60dB of attenuation can be applied before the channel is turned
off.
Channel Select (Ch1 to Ch8) - allows any channel to be selected for information display in the
lower half of the screen.

Main Section of Control Panel

The Main section of the AS8 control panel, in the left-hand third of the screen, contains control for
the Remote Level Control, Auto/Direct Mode, and Compressor/Leveller subsystems.
Each of the subsystems has a Remote mode and a Local mode
determine whether the subsystem is controlled from the AS8 or the computer. If a subsystem is left
in the Remote mode when the AS8 control panel application is closed, the AS8 controls associated
with that subsystem will be disabled. This provides a useful security feature if it is desired to eliminate
the possibility of user adjustment of some or all of the AS8 subsystems. Local control may be re­
stored to the AS8 controls by running the AS8 control panel and setting the subsystem back to the
Local mode.
Remote Level Control Remote Level Control Remote Level Control
Remote Level Control Remote Level Control
The Remote Level Control subsystem allows level adjustments to be made to each channel singly,
or to all channels simultaneously. The following are the controls and indicators used in this sub­
system:
Remote radio button - allows the chosen subsystem to be controlled from the host computer. The
corresponding controls on the AS8 are disabled. If the subsystem is left in the Remote mode when
the control panel application is closed, the affected controls on the AS8 will continue to be dis­
abled, and the subsystem parameters last stored in the AS8 nonvolatile memory will be used.
Local radio button - allows the chosen subsystem to be controlled locally from the AS8. The control
panel will echo the settings from the AS8 for that subsystem.
Main Remote meter - shows the current value of main remote attenuation. This attenuation value is
radio button. These buttons
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