Panasonic Ramsa Audio Mixer Wr Da7 Users Guide

ENTER Button
Press the ENTERbutton to activate functions and/or toggle buttons selected
in the windows displayed on the LCD screen.
When MMC is active press the ENTERbutton to have the JogDialswitch to
the PARAMETERmode. Press the ENTER a second time to return to MMC.
ARROW Buttons
When MIDIcontrol is not active, the ARROWbuttons control the cursor
movement in the LCD screen. The buttons move the cursorin the direction of
the associated arrows.
Press the UP ARROWbutton to move the cursorup in the...

Press the LEFT ARROWbutton to move the cursorto the left in
the display. When the cursoris positioned on the extreme left of
the window, pressing the LEFT ARROWbutton will move the
cursorto the extreme right of the window.
When MIDIcontrol is active and the  /CURSORhas switched button
functions, the ARROWbuttons are switched to the MIDIfunctions indicated.
The UP ARROWbutton is switched to the  function. Press
the button to initiate playing of the active MIDIdevice.
The RIGHT ARROWbutton is switched to...

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5-1 Overview
This chapter provides information on the MASTER DISPLAYsection of the
Top Panel and the primary LCD screen windows for the DA7. The MASTER
DISPLAYsection is “home base” when operating the mixer. Although you
will be accessing and using the various features of the DA7, the windows that
are accessed via the buttons in the MASTER DISPLAYsection provide a
ready-reference for the current settings of the mixer.
Section 5-2 Channel Window, details...

Section 5-3 Library Windows, provides information on the library windows
of the mixer. Using the [CH LIB](channel library) window as the example,
the common elements found in all of the library windows are detailed in this
section.
Section 5-4 METER Group Windows, details the windows accessed via the
METER button in the MASTER DISPLAYsection of the Top Panel.
Section 5-5 Channel Window, Multi-Channel View, details the elements of
the [CHANNEL] window in the multi-channel view.Chapter 5 
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5-2 Channel Window
The [CHANNEL] window is displayed on the LCD screen by pressing the
button in the MASTER DISPLAYsection of the Top Panel. When
the [AUTO DISP CHANGE]selection in the [UTILITY>CONFIG]window is
, you can also display the [CHANNEL] window by pressing one of the
AUX section LED buttons, or adjusting the AUX section LEVEL ON/OFFknob.
When [AUTO CHANNEL SELECT]in the [UTILITY>CONFIG]window is
, you can display the [CHANNEL]...

Phase [PH] Area  
The phase normal and the invert function switches the signal phase of the
selected channel. Cursor to the  (normal) button, and press the ENTER
button to invert the signal. The  button will toggle to  (invert).
[GAIN] Area  
By using the JogDial, gain or trim can be added to the selected channel.
This should be considered as an additional gain stage. Cursor to the soft knob,
and rotate the JogDialto either boost or cut the level of the selected source.
The [GAIN] value is displayed in...

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[INS] Area  
The insertion mode allows you to send a signal to an external device when
an audio option card is installed in SLOT 3and the [INSERT]mode is
selected for [SLOT 3]in the [D-I/O>TO SLOT]window. You can only use the
AD/DA card or the AES/EBU card for this purpose. This signal is routed to an
outboard device, and then it is returned to the DA7via SLOT 3. You can
return to AUX returns 1 through 6, buses 1 through 8, or MASTER L/R....

The soft knob in the [PAN/BAL] area of the [CHANNEL] window controls
the balance for the paired channels. When the stereo setting is switched off,
the balance value returns to pan value, but the bus assignment status, if any,
does not change.
Gain Reduction Meter [GR]Area 
The [GR] meter is displayed when you select a channel that
supports dynamics. 
See Chapter 9, Dynamics/Delayfor more on gain reduction
metering.
[LEVEL] Area
The level meter indicates the outgoing level of the selected channel
to the...

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[MUTE GRP]Area  
A mute group is similar to a fader group. When a fader is assigned to an
already activated mute group, pressing the ON LED button of the current
Channel Stripwill affect the on and off status of all channels in that group.
To assign the current channel to a mute group, cursor to one of the mute
group choices, , , , or 
, and press the ENTER button.
To activate a mute group, change to the [GROUP>MUTE GRP]window,
cursorto the...

[PAN/BAL] Area
Use this area to set the pan or balance characteristics of the current channel.
A monophonic channel can be panned. The soft knob controls the pan
characteristics for the channel. When a stereo channel is selected, you can
adjust its balance. The pan value appears in the field with values of L16 - C -
R16.
When a channel is assigned to the L/R output selection in either the
PAN/ASSIGN
,BUS ASSIGNsection, or the [ASSIGN] area in the
[CHANNEL] window, the pan controls are always active,...