Operating as a Profanity Delay
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Chapter 1 Introduction
BD600+Profanity Delay
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Once the ramp to zero process is complete, the unit will be operating at zero delay (live).
Ending a Show Segment with WAIT AND EXIT
This process rapidly reduces the delay and takes the time displayed on the BD600+'s front panel indi-
cator, typically 8 seconds or less.
At the end of the show, after the last word is spoken, press the WAIT AND EXIT button. All of the
audio delayed in the BD600+ is played out in real time until the delay reaches 0.00. The WAIT AND
EXIT button's indicator flashes until the process is complete. Input audio is ignored by the BD600+
during this process. When the delay reaches 0.00, the unit goes into
live
mode at which time input au-
dio is passed directly to the outputs.
If the WAIT AND EXIT button is pressed erroneously, the process may be cancelled by pressing the
WAIT AND EXIT button again. The unit will go back to the delay it had before WAIT AND EXIT
was pressed and will be
static
(delay not changing).
DUMP Button
This button has several functions. The primary purpose of this button is to stop a profanity from going
out over the air. This button is illuminated when
in-line
with a safe amount of delay (specified by
safe
time
). Here is a list of modes and how the DUMP button works in each:
In rebuild or ramp to zero
DUMP causes the unit to delete several seconds (configurable) from the delay line starting with the
most recently input audio information. The amount dumped is configurable and defaults to 4.00 sec-
onds. When the DUMP button is pressed, the dump amount is subtracted from the current delay. If the
displayed delay is lower than the dump amount, the delay is reduced all the way to 0.00. After DUMP
is released, the unit continues with the previous mode. Note: even if the unit is no longer rebuilding,
having already reached full delay, the unit will still return to
rebuild
mode after DUMP is released.
In wait for safe
DUMP will cancel the
wait for safe
operation and return the unit to zero delay.
In precision delay configuration mode
DUMP causes the delay to be reduced to its minimum value (0.010 seconds).
In bypass, live, or wait and exit
DUMP has no function.
SNEEZE Button
This button is used to cover up a predictable interruption to a program like a sneeze, cough or com-
ment to the caller or engineer, or some other undesirable noise. If the unit is
in-line
(not bypassed) in
profanity delay
mode and not in
wait for safe
or
wait and exit
mode, this button will stop accepting in-
put audio while it is held. The delayed audio will continue to be played out, reducing the delay amount.
This would make the listener unaware that the mute occurred. If the delay reaches 0.00, or is at 0.00
when SNEEZE is pressed, the audio is muted. When SNEEZE is released, the unit goes back to the in-
terrupted mode. In simple terms – press button, sneeze, release button.
Delay Amount Display
The display consists of a bar graph and a 4-digit numerical display. The numerical portion shows the
delay amount in seconds with optional fractions of seconds. The factory default is to show seconds and
thousandths of seconds with the decimal point appropriately placed. The bar graph indicates what por-
tion of maximum the unit is delaying. For instance, if the unit is delaying at 3.50 seconds and the unit
is configured to have a maximum of 8 seconds of delay, 6 of the 15 bar graph segments are lit.
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