Euphonix Max Air Control surface Bedienungsanleitung
Operation Manual
Document Revision: 3.0
Software Version: 3.0
Part Number: 840-08718-06
Release Date: September 2007
Euphonix, Inc.
220 Portage Ave.
Palo Alto, California 94306
Phone: 650-855-0400
Fax: 650-855-0410
Web: http://www.euphonix.com
e-mail: [email protected]
In the interest of continued product development, Euphonix reserves the right to make improve-
ments to this manual and the product it describes at any time, without notice or obligation.
System 5, S5, PatchNet, eMix, EuCon, R1, Studio Hub, Audio Deck, Max Air, Reel Feel, Clear
Displays, Track Panner, SnapShot Recall, DSC (Digital Studio Controller), Hyper-Surround,
Total Automation and Mix View are trademarks of Euphonix, Inc.
Manual design by Rob Wenig.
Manual written by Tim Driedger, Steve Milne, Duane Takahashi, Martin Lucas and Rob Wenig.
©2007 Euphonix, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be repro-
duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in
any form by any means without written permission from Euphonix, Inc.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interfer-
ence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
Caution:Any changes or modications made by the user that are not expressly approved
by Euphonix could void the user’s right to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The lighting ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is
intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”
within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electrical shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user
to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions
in the literature accompanying the product.
Read these instructions.1)
Keep these instructions.2)
Heed all warnings.3)
Follow all instructions.4)
Do not use this apparatus near water.5)
Clean only with a dry cloth.6)
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s in-7)
structions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appara-8)
tus (including ampliers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug9)
has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a
third grounding prong. The wider blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If
the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience10)
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.11)
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold 12)
with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combi-
nation to avoid injury from tip-over.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.13)
Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus 14)
has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EX-15)
POSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects lled with 16)
liquids, such as vases, are placed on the equipment.
To completely disconnect this equipment from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply 17)
cord plug from the AC receptacle.
The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable.18)
This unit is provided with a power supply cord set suitable for 120V AC input only (for19)
U.S.A. and Canada). For other than U.S.A. and Canada, a qualied person must provide for
use with this unit, an appropriate, approved power supply cord set which is in compliance
with the end use country requirements and has a minimum cross-sectional area of 1.0mm2.
For units with more than one power cord:20)
Caution: This unit has more than one power supply cord. Disconnect two power supply
cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock.
Attention: Cet appareil comporte plus d’un cordon d’alimentation. An de prévenir les
chocs électriques, débrancher les deux cordons d’alimentation avant de faire
le dépannage.
Operator Accessible Fuse:21)
Caution: For continued protection against risk of re, replace only with same type and
rating of fuse.
Attention: Pour ne pas compromettre la protection contre les risques d’incendie, rem-
placer par un fusible de même type et de même caractéristiques nominales.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures viii
Chapter 1: Introduction 17
1.1 How to Use This Manual 17
1.2 Overview of the System Components 19
1.2.1 DF66 SuperCore 19
1.2.2 Analog and Digital I/O 19
1.2.3 Control Surface 21
1.3 Additional Hardware Components 22
1.4 Max Air Startup Sequence 23
Chapter 2: New Features in Version 3.0 25
Chapter 3: Quickstart to Common Tasks 27
3.1 Create a Title 27
3.2 Initial Router and Patchbay Setup 28
3.2.1 Name Ports 28
3.2.2 Assigning the Mic Preamps to Hubs 29
3.2.3 Label Individual Signals 30
3.2.4 Label Destination Ports and Signals 30
3.3 Channel to Strip Layout 31
3.3.1 Setting up Stereo Channels using MF Masters 31
3.3.2 Assign Channels to Strips 32
3.4 Busses 33
3.4.1 Create Main Sections and Audio Subgroups 33
3.4.2 Route to the Main Sections and Busses 36
3.4.3 Using the 24 Group Busses 36
3.5 Meters 37
3.5.1 Setting the Fader Meters On Each Strip 37
3.5.2 Screen Meters on the Touchscreen 37
3.5.3 External Meters Display 38
3.6 Knobsets 39
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3.6.1 Creating a Custom Knobset for Mono Channels 39
3.6.2 Creating a Custom Knobset for Stereo Channels 40
3.7 External Device Setup 40
3.7.1 Patching External Devices into the External Inputs 40
3.7.2 Assign External Inputs a Format and a Button 41
3.8 Monitors 42
3.9 Save a Default Title 43
Chapter 4: Touchscreen 45
4.1 Introduction to the Touchscreen 45
4.2 File 49
4.2.1 Projects 49
4.2.2 Titles 51
4.2.3 Operations on the Current Title 52
4.2.4 Default Titles 53
4.3 Patch 54
4.3.1 Destinations and Sources 55
4.3.2 Console I/O 55
4.3.3 Cabling 60
4.4 Patching Examples 63
4.4.1 Patch 12 Mics Into Channels 25–36 63
4.4.2 Main Bus Send/Return 67
4.4.3 Monitor Patching 68
4.4.4 Solo Bus and Utility Patching 68
4.4.5 Talkback Signal Patching 68
4.5 Busses 69
4.6 System 69
4.6.1 Externals 69
4.6.2 *Knobset 70
4.6.3 Mixer Model 71
4.6.4 Preferences 72
4.6.5 About 73
4.7 Channels 74
4.7.1 Multi Format Masters 74
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4.7.2 Control Groups 74
4.8 Surface 74
4.8.1 Assign 74
4.8.2 Layouts and Snapshots 76
4.8.3 Spill Area 76
4.8.4 Lock Strips 77
4.8.5 Fader Unity 77
4.9 Status 78
4.10 Super Channel 80
4.10.1 Process Order 81
4.10.2 Main and Group Bus Routing 82
4.11 Meters 83
4.11.1 Presets 83
4.11.2 Screen 84
4.11.3 Fader 87
4.11.4 Setup 88
4.12 Events 88
Chapter 5: Channels and Strips 89
5.1 Strips 89
5.1.1 Assign Channels to Strips 91
5.2 Channel Control Features 93
5.2.1 Channel Name 93
5.2.2 Fader 94
5.2.3 Meters 95
5.2.4 Status LEDs 95
5.2.5 Wave Key 95
5.2.6 Channel On Key 95
5.2.7 Channel Select Key 96
5.2.8 Solo Key 96
5.2.9 Copy and Paste 96
5.2.10 Rotary Knobs 96
5.2.11 Knobset Select Keys 97
5.2.12 In/Out Keys 98
5.2.13 Expand 98
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5.3 Channel Processing Functions 98
5.3.1 Inputs 98
5.3.2 Dynamics 101
5.3.3 EQ 102
5.3.4 Filters 103
5.3.5 Pan 104
5.3.6 Aux Busses 106
5.4 Channel Processor Order and Patch Points 107
5.4.1 Channel Processor Order 107
5.4.2 Insert Point 107
5.5 Channel Routing Functions 108
5.5.1 Group Bus Routing 108
5.5.2 Main Bus Routing 109
5.6 Mix Minus 110
Chapter 6: Busses 111
6.1 Introduction to Max Air Busses 111
6.2 Conguring Main and Group Busses 112
6.2.1 Format Selector 113
6.3 Conguring Aux Busses 116
6.3.1 Aux to Faders 116
6.3.2 Toggle On/Off 117
6.3.3 Toggle Pre/Post 117
6.3.4 Copy Fader to Aux 117
6.3.5 Copy Aux to Aux 118
6.3.6 Set Unity 118
6.3.7 Level To Off 118
6.3.8 Toggle Stereo 118
6.4 Mix Minus 119
6.5 Bus Centric Views 120
6.5.1 Group Bus View 120
6.5.2 Aux View 120
6.5.3 Main View 122
6.6 Bus Masters 123
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6.6.1 Main Section Masters 123
6.6.2 Group and Aux Bus Masters 124
6.6.3 Bus Inserts 124
6.7 Bus Processing 125
Chapter 7: Center Section 126
7.1 Super Channel 127
7.1.1 Assign a Channel to the Super Channel 128
7.1.2 Input Section 129
7.1.3 Pan 129
7.1.4 Filters 130
7.1.5 Insert 130
7.1.6 EQ 130
7.1.7 Dynamics 131
7.1.8 Fader 131
7.2 Monitors and Control Room 132
7.2.1 Monitors 133
7.2.2 Control Room 134
7.3 Talkback/Slate 137
7.3.1 Talkback 138
7.3.2 Listenback 139
7.3.3 Slate 140
7.4 Oscillator 140
7.5 Solo 142
7.5.1 Solo Mode 143
7.5.2 Solo Level 143
7.5.3 Clear Solo 143
7.5.4 Solo Switch Mode 143
7.5.5 Speaker Selection 144
7.5.6 Solo Speaker Dim 144
7.5.7 Solo-Safe 144
7.5.8 Backstop PFL 145
7.6 Soft Knobs 145
7.6.1 Soft Knob Setup Popup 146
7.7 Center Section Faders 147
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7.8 Keypad 148
7.9 Global Functions 150
7.10 Custom Keys 151
Chapter 8: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters 152
8.1 Control Groups 152
8.1.1 Create a Control Group 152
8.1.2 Assign Control Group Master to Strip 153
8.2 Multi Format Master Channels 154
8.2.1 Create a Multi Format Master Channel 154
8.3 Control Groups or Multi Format Masters 155
8.4 Spill 156
Chapter 9: Layouts and Snapshots 157
9.1 Layouts 157
9.1.1 Store 158
9.1.2 Recall 158
9.1.3 Name 158
9.1.4 Clear 158
9.2 Snapshots 159
9.2.1 Store 159
9.2.2 Recall 161
9.2.3 Name 161
9.2.4 Clear 161
Chapter 10: Scene Automation 162
10.1 Scene List 162
10.1.1 Scenes 162
10.1.2 Scene Menu 163
10.1.3 Add Scene 163
10.1.4 Insert Scene 163
10.1.5 Delete Scene 163
10.1.6 Take 163
10.1.7 Finish 164
10.1.8 Previous and Next 164
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