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PRO Series Live Audio Systems
Owner’s Manual
Chapter 8: Patching
This chapter describes the patching feature of the PRO Series.
Introduction
Patching is a GUI-only feature that lets you carry out all system routing requirements.
The GUI main menu has a Patching option that takes you to the Patching screen,
which contains all of the available patching connectors in the system. This screen
provides an easy-to-use interface, where you can select your source and destination
patching options, facilitated by a panel of function buttons. Additionally, the Patching
screen lets you set up the units (devices). For example, you can adjust the analogue
gain, select +48V phantom voltage etc., of the line I/O units connected in the system.
Terms used in PRO Series patching
The following is an explanation of the patching terms:
• Checkpoint A patching data store point, created by clicking CHECKPOINT.
• Destination The patch connector to which a signal is routed.
• Device A diagram in the I/O tabs that represents a physical rack unit, such as a
line I/O, mic splitter, DN9696 etc.
• Drag A method of selecting a block of source patch connectors in the From section
of the Patching screen (see “To select a block of patch connectors in the From
section” on page 95).
• From section The leftmost area of the patching screen that contains the source
patch connectors.
• Patch connector Any tab patching point, for example, an XLR connector, bus,
sidechain compressor etc.
• Patching The process of routing a channel/signal from a source to a
destination(s).
• Source The patch connector from which a signal is patched.
• Tab A ‘sheet’ in the From and To sections that contains a specific group of patch
connectors.
• To section The rightmost area of the Patching screen that contains the destination
patch connectors.
About the Patching screen
The Patching screen has two main areas: a function button panel towards the top of
the screen and a patching area below. The function buttons provide the required
patching functionality and allow I/O tab devices to be set up. The patching area
provides access to all the patch connectors.
The patching area is split equally into two independent sections, called From and To,
which contain the source and destination patch connectors, respectively. The patch
connectors are grouped on tabs according to type. Only one tab per section will be
visible at any time.