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"B" AUX RETURNS AND TAPE RETURNS The four "B" AUX RETURNS and the two TAPE RETURNS are basically the same, but with different input hardware . They're your basic, no-frills, stereo Channels. AUX RETURNS B1, B2, B3, TAPE A and TAPE B are dedicated to the LEFT/RIGHT mix, and AUX RETURN B4 is dedicated to the CENTER mix. Equipped with LEVEL, MUTE and SOLO controls, they're perfect for getting reverb and delay signals to the main mixes. If you need to send these signals to the monitors (via AUX SENDS) or to the SUBS, patch them into the MAIN AUX RETURNS (A1-A4) instead. LEVEL Point Before: "B" AUX RETURNS , TAPE INPUT . Point After: MUTE . The signal is off with the rotary LEVEL control turned fully counterclockwise, unity gain is at the center "U" detent, and turned fully up provides 15dB gain. SOLO PFL Point Before: "B" AUX RETURNS , TAPE INPUT . PFL Point After: SOLO (LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER Faders) PFL mix (mono). AFL Point Before: LEVEL . AFL Point After: SOLO (LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER Faders) AFL mix (stereo). SOLO allows you to audition signals through your headphones without having to assign them to any of the LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER mixes or subgroups (SUB 1-8 mixes) . You can simultaneously SOLO as many signals as you like. The SR40•8 features nondestructive solo: Engaging SOLO does not interrupt any of the other Channels, buses or outputs. Not only that, the SOLO system comes in two flavors: PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) and AFL (After-Fader Listen, Solo-In-Place). Remember: AUX SENDS SOLO has precedence over AUX RETURNS SOLO - you can't combine these signals. MUTE Point Before: LEVEL . Point After: LEFT/RIGHT mix (AUX RETURN B1, B2, B3, TAPE A, TAPE B); CENTER mix (AUX RETURN B4). Muting removes the signal from the dedicated LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER mixes and AFL SOLO. The PFL SOLO and PFL Meter paths will not be affected. The signal is muted with the switch engaged (down). "B" AUX RETURNS and TAPE A and TAPE B do not have momentary MUTE switches or associated LEDs and are not controllable via ULTRA MUTE™ . OO AUX RETURNS ASSIGNED TO TAPE RETURNS CENTER RUDE U U U U U U U SOLO LIGHT +15 LEVEL MUTE SOLO B1 OO +15 LEVEL MUTE SOLO B2 OO +15 LEVEL MUTE SOLO B3 OO +15 LEVEL MUTE SOLO B4 OO +15 LEVEL MUTE SOLO TAPE A OO +15 LEVEL OO +15 LINE OUT MUTE SOLO TAPE B MUTE MONITOR PFL AFL INPUTS PFL AFL OUTPUTS SOLO 33

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“B” AUX RETURNS AND
TAPE RETURNS
The four
“B” AUX RETURNS
and the two
TAPE RETURNS
are basically the same, but
with different input hardware
. They’re
your basic, no-frills, stereo Channels.
AUX
RETURNS B1
,
B2
,
B3
,
TAPE A
and
TAPE B
are
dedicated to the
LEFT/RIGHT
mix, and
AUX
RETURN B4
is dedicated to the
CENTER
mix.
Equipped with
LEVEL
,
MUTE
and
SOLO
con-
trols, they’re perfect for getting reverb and
delay signals to the main mixes. If you need to
send these signals to the monitors (via
AUX
SENDS
) or to the
SUBS
, patch them into the
MAIN AUX RETURNS
(A1–A4
)
instead.
LEVEL
Point Before:
“B” AUX RETURNS
,
TAPE
INPUT
.
Point After:
MUTE
.
The signal is off with the rotary
LEVEL
con-
trol turned fully counterclockwise, unity gain
is at the center “
U
” detent, and turned fully up
provides 15dB gain.
MUTE
Point Before:
LEVEL
.
Point After:
LEFT/RIGHT
mix (
AUX RETURN
B1
,
B2
,
B3
,
TAPE A
,
TAPE B
);
CENTER
mix
(
AUX RETURN B4
).
Muting removes the signal from the dedi-
cated
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes and
AFL
SOLO
. The
PFL SOLO
and
PFL
Meter paths
will not be affected. The signal is muted with
the switch engaged (down).
“B” AUX
RETURNS
and
TAPE A
and
TAPE B
do not
have momentary
MUTE
switches or associated
LEDs and are not controllable via
ULTRA
MUTE
™
.
SOLO
PFL Point Before:
“B” AUX RETURNS
,
TAPE INPUT
.
PFL Point After:
SOLO
(
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders)
PFL
mix (mono).
AFL Point Before:
LEVEL
.
AFL Point After:
SOLO
(
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders)
AFL
mix (stereo).
SOLO
allows you to audition signals through
your headphones without having to assign
them to any of the
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes
or subgroups (
SUB 1
–
8
mixes)
.
You can simultaneously
SOLO
as many signals
as you like. The SR40•8 features nondestruc-
tive solo: Engaging
SOLO
does not interrupt
any of the other Channels, buses or outputs.
Not only that, the
SOLO
system comes in two
flavors:
PFL
(Pre-Fader Listen) and
AFL
(After-Fader Listen, Solo-In-Place).
Remember:
AUX SENDS SOLO
has prece-
dence over
AUX RETURNS SOLO
— you can’t
combine these signals.
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
B
1
B
2
B
3
B
4
LINE OUT
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
MUTE
INPUTS
MONITOR
SOLO
TAPE B
TAPE A
AUX
RETURNS
ASSIGNED TO
CENTER
TAPE
RETURNS
PFL
AFL
PFL
AFL
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
RUDE
SOLO LIGHT
OUTPUTS