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Table of Contents
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv
Credit Where Credit’s Due . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv
New in this Element v.2.0 Manual . . . . . . . . .
iv
A Note From Frank Foti . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vii
Quickstart:
Element with StudioEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Making Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Software Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Quickstart:
Element with PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Making Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Software Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter One: Element with StudioEngine . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
StudioEngine Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
StudioEngine Channel Settings. . . . . . . . . . .
8
Set Your Console Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter Two: Element with PowerStation . . . . . . . 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PowerStation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connections and IP Configuration . . . . . . . . .
23
Livewire Source Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Source Configuration - I/O Subsystem . . . . . . .
24
Source Configuration - MixEngine. . . . . . . . .
26
Destination Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter Three: Working With Sources . . . . . . . . 29
Understanding Source Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Source Profile Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Source Profile Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Adding Backfeeds and GPIO to a Source . . . . .
37
Chapter Four: Configuring GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . 41
GPIO Port Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
GPIO Operator’s Microphone Logic. . . . . . . .
42
GPIO Control Room Guest Microphone Logic . .
43
GPIO Studio (Monitor 2) Guest Microphone Logic
44
GPIO Producer’s Microphone Logic. . . . . . . .
45
GPIO Line Input Logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
GPIO Codec Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
GPIO Telephone Hybrid Logic. . . . . . . . . . .
48
GPIO Control Room Monitor Logic . . . . . . . .
49
GPIO Studio Monitor Logic . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
GPIO Computer Playback Device Logic. . . . . .
51
GPIO External Profanity Delay Logic . . . . . . .
52
GPIO Film Legendable User Button Module / Acces-
sory Panel / Rack Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
GPIO Recording Device Logic. . . . . . . . . . .
54
GPIO External Timer Control Logic . . . . . . . .
55
Assigning GPIO to a Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
A word about the GPIO Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Input Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Chapter Five: Element Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Show Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Sources, Channels and Faders . . . . . . . . .
59
Mix-Minus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Monitor Module and SoftKnobs. . . . . . . . .
60
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Control Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Control Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
General Fader Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
4-Phone Module Channel Controls . . . . . . . .
66
Call Cont 2-Fader Phone Module . . . .
67
Production Module Controls . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Standard Monitor Module Controls . . . . . . . .
69
2-Fader Monitor Module Controls. . . . . . . . .
70
Source-Specific Channel Controls . . . . . . . . .
87
Studio Microphone Channel Operation. . . . .
88
Phone Channel Operation . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Codec Channel Operation . . . . . . . . . . .
89
