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ALLEN & HEATH LTD GL4 MULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE

ISSUE : 1 MUTE GROUP SYSTEM - USER MANUAL PAGE: 32

GL4

MULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE

MUTE GROUP SYSTEM

USER MANUAL

INTRODUCTION 33

CHANNEL MUTE 33

REAR PANEL 33

CONTROL SECTION 34

USING THE MUTE GROUP SYSTEM 35

SETTING UP 35

EDITING MUTE GROUPS 35

USING MUTE GROUPS 35

PREVIEWING MUTE GROUPS 36

EDITING SAFE MUTES 36

USING MIDI 37

MUTES 37

MUTE GROUPS 37

LINKING 2 GL4S USING MIDI 37

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 38

MIDI NOTE TO CHANNEL MUTE 38

MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE TO MUTE GROUP 38

TECHNICAL SUPPORT - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 38

HARD RESET 38

SOFTWARE VERSION NO. 38

Summary of content (7 pages)

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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE M UTE GROUP SYSTEM USER M ANUAL INTRODUCTION 33 CHANNEL M UTE REAR PANEL CONTROL SECTION 33 33 34 USING THE MUTE GROUP SYSTEM 35 SETTING UP EDITING M UTE GROUPS USING M UTE GROUPS PREVIEWING M UTE GROUPS EDITING SAFE M UTES 35 35 35 36 36 USING MIDI 37 M UTES M UTE GROUPS LINKING 2 GL4S USING MIDI 37 37 37 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 38 MIDI NOTE TO CHANNEL M UTE MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE TO M UTE GROUP 38 38 TECHNICAL
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD INTRODUCTION The GL4’s Mute Group System allows all channel Mutes, including Group, Aux, Left, Right & Mono Mutes, to be assigned to 8 Mute Groups. Multiple Mutes can then turned on or off using a single switch. Mute Groups can be Previewed before activating them, and Mutes can also be made Safe. A Safe Mute can only be turned on or off by pressing the Mute switch, it cannot be turned on or off using either a Mute Group or MIDI.
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD CONTROL SECTION GROUPS ‘ON’ LED • • DISABLE If ON, shows that the Mute Group System is enabled Turns off when the D ISABLED switch is pressed down • • Turns off Mute Group System when depressed Mutes will still operate as normal but Mute Groups & MIDI will not GROUP MODE MIDI SLAVE SINGLE M ODE • Used when linking 2 GL4s using MIDI • Turns On when receiving MIDI data Only one Mute Group can be active at a time.
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD USING THE MUTE GROUP SYSTEM SETTING UP Before using the Mute Group system check the following: • The Disable switch is UP & the Groups On LED is On • The Group Mode switch is in the desired position for Multi or Single Group Mode • The MIDI Slave switch is UP (unless you are linking 2 GL4s together - see ‘Linking two GL4s’) • If you are using MIDI, check that the MIDI Channel is as required (see Rear Panel above) If you do not want to use the Mut
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD If the Group Mode switch is UP, multiple Groups can be activated. If the Group Mode switch is DOWN then the Groups are interlocked, e.g. if Group 1 was active, activating Group 4 would deactivate Group 1. PREVIEWING M UTE GROUPS The GL4 Mute Group system allows you to view your Group settings on the channel Safe/Preview LEDs before activating them.
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD USING MIDI NOTE: If the GL4 Mute System is Disabled, the GL4s MIDI capability is also disabled. M UTES Pressing a channel Mute will transmit a MIDI Note On message on the current channel. Similarly, if the GL4 receives a MIDI Note On message, the appropriate channel mute will be turned On & Off. See the MIDI Implementation section for the Mute to MIDI Note translation chart.
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GL4 M ULTI-FUNCTION LIVE CONSOLE A LLEN & HEATH LTD MIDI IMPLEMENTATION MIDI NOTE TO CHANNEL M UTE Console Channel No.