Mackie SR408 / SR568 Owner's Manual - Page 43

Use Sysex Messages for backup. We're going to repeat that in case you weren't paying attention. USE SYSEX MESSAGES TO BACKUP YOUR SNAPSHOTS AND GROUPS!!! We can't stress the importance of this enough. If you create a series of mute configurations for a show or band, back it up to disk, or at least to your computer's hard drive. This can save you hours of work in the event that something (or everything) accidentally gets erased from ULTRA MUTE's memory. See page 50 for more information on using System Exclusive Messages. IMPORTANT Tidbits and Tittles • When you mute a Channel or MAIN AUX RETURN (A1-A4), the entire path is muted, including the assignment outputs, pre- and post-Fader AUX SENDs, and DIRECT OUT. The INSERT SEND remains active, as do the PFL meters and PFL SOLO outputs. • When you mute a Subgroup, all channels assigned to that Subgroup are muted from that point on. All of the individual channel's functions (i.e., DIRECT OUT, pre- and postFader AUX SENDs, INSERT points, and assignment outputs) are still active. • When you turn the console on, ULTRA MUTE loads Snapshot 00 into the console, then starts up in SYSTEM BYPASS mode. The LED above the SYSTEM BYPASS button lights, and all of the other ULTRA MUTE buttons are disabled. Simply press the SYSTEM BYPASS button to enable ULTRA MUTE. The BYPASS LED goes off and the Numeric Display comes alive, indicating either Set 1 (if ULTRA MUTE was last in Group mode) or Snapshot 00 (if ULTRA MUTE was last in Snapshot mode). • ULTRA MUTE comes from the factory preprogrammed with Snapshot 00 as "All Mutes Off" and Snapshot 99 as "All Mutes On." You can reprogram these Snapshots if you wish. Since Snapshot 00 is loaded into the console when it is first powered up, you may want to reprogram Snapshot 00 with certain channels muted to neutralize the console at startup. Note: During power-up a number briefly appears in the numeric display. This is the version number of the on-board ROM. • BYPASS can be turned on at any time. It disables ULTRA MUTE - turns it off, so all automation is inactive. The MIDI and DATA inputs are ignored in Bypass mode. (Exception: Sysex messages are still acknowledged.) The mute configuration of the console remains as it was when BYPASS was engaged. Any further changes you wish to make in the mute configuration must be done manually or by turning BYPASS off to reactivate ULTRA MUTE. • The MODE button toggles back and forth between Group mode and Snapshot mode. In Snapshot mode, both digits and the last decimal point in the Numeric Display light up. In Group mode, only the left digit and decimal point are lit. • The decimal point LED not only indicates the mode of operation (i.e. Group or Snapshot), but also indicates whether or not the current mute state of the console corresponds to the selected Group or Snapshot. If the mute configuration of the console exactly matches the configuration of the selected Group or Snapshot, the decimal point LED lights steadily. If the mute configuration of the console differs in some way, the decimal point LED blinks. • Remember, if you push an AUX SEND FLIP switch, its signal is routed to the corresponding SUB OUT. To mute it, you need to push the SUB MUTE switch, and to mute the SUB signal you need to push the AUX SEND MUTE switch. Refer to the Block Diagram on page 56 to gain a better understanding of the signal flow when the FLIP switch is engaged. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0-9 MODE GRP SNAP ULTRA MUTE™ SYSTEM BY PASS MUTE PREVIEW STORE CLEAR DO IT 43