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Owner's Manual Program Output Section 40. TRANSFORM PGM 1 PGM 2 Switch The transform switch has three positions: Latch- TRANSFORM ing, Center, and Momen- OL tary. 10 7 When the switch is 4 2 Latched, this program's 0 2 signal is on, and passes 4 through to the outputs. 7 10 20 When the switch is in 30 REVERSE the center position, this program's signal is muted at the outputs and FX Sends. infinium contact-free cross-fader The other position is a momentary version of the Latched position (in other words, it won't stay there when you let go of it), and allows the signal to pass as long as the switch is held down. Let go of the switch, and the signal is muted again. This lets you quickly use the transform switch for "stutter" effects. If you prefer, you can rotate the Transform switch 45º or 90º so the switch moves diagonally or horizontally instead of vertically. See Appendix D on page 25 for more information. Note: If this switch is in the center position, the program can still be heard and cued in the headphones if the PGM/MAIN switch [38] is up. MAIN LR OL 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 REVERSE TRANSFORM OL 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 REVERSE A B 42. PGM LEVEL METERS These meters have 12 LEDs, ranging from -30 to +20 (OL). They indicate the summed-mono signal strength of the PGM signals just before the BAL controls [31]. The meters are not affected by the PROGRAM faders [41]. Typically, you want to see these meters bouncing between the "0" and the "+4" LEDs. It is okay if the OL LED lights occasionally, but if it lights frequently or continuously, turn down the PGM LEVEL control [25] until the OL LED blinks occasionally or not at all. 41. PROGRAM FADER 43. REVERSE LED This controls the volume for the PGM signal being sent to the Main Mix bus. The characteristics of how the fader affects the audio signal are determined by the corresponding CONTOUR control [47] and the REVERSE switch [48]. These faders have a very light touch and are designed to last the lifetime of the d.2. No audio passes through these faders. Rather, they send a control voltage to a pair of VCAs (Voltage-Controlled Amplifiers) that determine the gain of the signal. This is a very good thing, by the way, as the audio will not be affected by any scratchy electrical contacts, and the design allows for customizing the fader action using the CONTOUR and REVERSE controls. These light when the front-panel REVERSE switches [48] have been activated for PGM 1 or PGM 2 faders. They show that the fader direction-of-action is reversed. (The meters are not reversed, just the faders.) 44. MAIN LEVEL METERS These meters are similar to the PGM LEVEL METERS [42], but indicate the signal strength of the Main outputs before the MAIN LEVEL control. As with the other meters, you want to see the signals bouncing between the "0" and the "+4" LEDs. It is okay if the OL LEDs light occasionally, but if they light frequently or continuously, turn down the PROGRAM FADERS [41] until the OL LEDs blink occasionally, or not at all. Owner's Manual 15