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Table Of Contents

How to Use This Reference Manual
Contents
Function Tree
SELECTED CHANNEL section
- Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section
Channel Strip section
- Operations in the Channel Strip section
Input and output patching
- Changing the input patch settings
- Changing the output patch settings
- Inserting an external device into a channel
- Directly outputting an INPUT channel
Input channels
- Signal flow for input channels
- Specifying the channel name, icon, and channel color
- Making HA (Head Amp) settings
- Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO bus
- Sending a signal from an input channel to a MIX/ MATRIX bus
- Correcting delay between channels (Input Delay)
- Channel library operations
OUTPUT channels
- Signal flow for output channels
- Specifying the channel name, icon, and channel color
- Sending signals from MIX channels to the STEREO/ MONO bus
- Sending signals from MIX channels and STEREO/ MONO channels to MATRIX buses
- Correcting delay between channels (Output Delay)
- Using the PORT TO PORT function
- Channel library operations
EQ and Dynamics
- Using EQ
- Using dynamics
- Using the EQ or Dynamics libraries
Channel Job
- DCA group
- Mute group
- Using the Recall Safe function
- Channel Link function
- Copying, moving, or initializing a channel
Scene memory
- Storing and recalling scenes
- Editing scene memories
- Using the Global Paste function
- Using the Focus Recall function
- Using the Fade function
- Outputting a control signal to an external device in tandem with scene recall (GPI OUT)
- Playing back an audio file that links to a scene recall
- Using Preview mode
Monitor and Cue functions
- Using the Monitor function
- Using the Cue function
Talkback and Oscillator
- Using Talkback
- Using the Oscillator function
Meters
- Operations in the METER screen
Graphic EQ, effects, and Premium Rack
- About the virtual rack
- Virtual rack operations
- Graphic EQ operations
- About AUTOMIXER
- Editing the internal effects
- Effects and tempo synchronization
- Using the Premium Rack
- Using the graphic EQ, effect, and Premium Rack libraries
I/O devices and external head amps
- Using an I/O device
- Remotely controlling an Rio unit
- Remotely controlling an amp
- Remotely controlling WIRELESS unit
- Using an external head amp
- Remotely controlling an external head amp
- Controlling an internal head amp
MIDI
- MIDI functionality on the QL series console
- Basic MIDI settings
- Using program changes to recall scenes and library items
- Using control changes to control parameters
- Using Parameter Changes to control parameters
Recorder
- About the USB memory recorder
- Assigning channels to the input/output of the recorder
- Recording audio to a USB flash drive
- Playing back audio files from a USB flash drive
- Editing the title list
- Recording or playing back using a computer DAW
- Using the QL console with Nuendo Live
Setup
- About the SETUP screen
- User settings
- Preferences
- USER DEFINED keys
- Functions that can be assigned to USER DEFINED keys
- USER DEFINED knobs
- Functions that can be assigned to USER DEFINED knobs
- Custom fader bank
- Console Lock
- Saving and loading setup data to and from a USB flash drive
- Word clock and slot settings
- Using cascade connections
- Basic settings for MIX buses and MATRIX buses
- Switching the entire phantom power supply on/ off
- Specifying the brightness of the touch screen, LEDs, channel name displays, and lamps
- Setting the date and time of the internal clock
- Setting the network address
- Setting up the Dante audio network
- Using GPI (General Purpose Interface)
Help function
- Loading a Help/text file from a USB flash drive
- Viewing Help
- Using USER DEFINED keys to recall Help directly
Other functions
- Initializing the unit to factory default settings
- Adjusting the detection point of the touch screen (Calibration function)
- Adjusting the faders (Calibration function)
- Fine-tuning the input and output gain (Calibration function)
- Adjusting the LED color (Calibration function)
- Adjusting the brightness of the channel name display
- Adjusting the contrast of the channel name display
- Initializing the Dante audio network settings
Warning/Error Messages
Index
Data List
- EQ Library List
- DYNAMICS Library List
- Dynamics Parameters
- Effect Type List
- Effects Parameters
- Premium Rack Processor Parameters
- Parameters that can be assigned to control changes
- NRPN parameter assignments
- Mixing parameter operation applicability
- MIDI Data Format
- Input/Output Specifications
- Electrical characteristics
- Mixer Basic Parameters
- Pin Assignment Chart
- MIDI Implementation Chart

SELECTED CHANNEL section

Reference Manual

 EQ graph field

This field graphically indicates the approximate response of the EQ. Press this field to open

the HPF/EQ 1ch window, in which you can set the attenuator, HPF, and EQ.

 DYNAMICS 1/DYNAMICS 2 field

This field enables you to set the Dynamics 1/2 parameters.

1 OVER indicator

Warns you when the signal is clipping.

2 Level meter

Displays the output signal level (green) and the amount of gain reduction (orange)

when the Dynamics is on. The current threshold setting is shown as a white vertical line.

3 Threshold

Specifies the threshold.

4 Parameters

Indicate the values of parameters that vary depending on the currently-selected

dynamics type.

Press this field to open the DYNAMICS 1/DYNAMICS 2 1ch window, in which you can

make detailed parameter settings.

 INSERT field

This field enables you to make insert settings.

1 Popup button

Press this button to open the INSERT/DIRECT OUT 1ch

window.

2 ON button

Switches the insert on or off.

3 RACK EDIT button

Appears if an effect or Premium Rack is inserted. Press this button to display the edit

screen for the inserted rack.

4 IN indicator

Appears if a port has been assigned to the insert-in patch. It lights when the signal is

sent to the insert-in.

 DIRECT OUT field

This field enables you to make Direct Out settings.

1 Popup button

Press this button to open the INSERT/DIRECT OUT 1ch

window. The Direct Out level value will appear below the

button.

2 ON button

Switches the Direct Out on or off.

 RECALL SAFE field

This field enables you to make Recall Safe settings.

1 Popup button

Press this button to open the RECALL SAFE window.

2 ON button

Switches the Recall Safe status on or off.

3 PA RT IAL indic ator

This will light if recall safe applies only to some of the parameters, not to all channel

settings.

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