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USER GUIDE LCS SERIES
CueMixer
Matrix3 Audio Show Control System
Edition: 2007-09-19 for CueStation 4.6.0
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© 2007 Meyer Sound. All rights reserved. CueMixer User Guide The contents of this manual are furnished for informational purposes only, are subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Meyer Sound Laboratories Inc. Meyer Sound assumes no responsib- ility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Except as permitted by applicable copyright law, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or tran
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Table of Contents CueMixer™ Setup 7 Connecting the CueMixer CueMixer Controls 11 Modes Page Select Transport Buttons EQ Isolate Mute User Buttons Programming CueMixer Functions 15 CueMixer Setup User A Mode Using the CueMixer 21 Mixing with Virtual Groups Executing Cues with User A Buttons CueMixer Details 23 Basic Operation Reference Service and Troubleshooting 29 Service Calibration 5
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CueMixer Setup Connecting the CueMixer 7 The CueMixer™ is a physical control surface for the Matrix3™ audio show control system. The faders and buttons provide a flexible interface for controlling audio processing and automation within the Matrix3. Connecting the CueMixer Power is suppled to the MS-CUEMIXER from an external +12VDC/2.5A power supply (included.) Data is RS-422 and is connected to Port B of the LX-COS module in an MS-LX300 Matrix3 Primary Processor using the supplied cable (DB-9 ma
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Connecting the CueMixer CueMixer LX-COS module Port B RS-422 RS-422 Serial Cable On the Matrix3 LX-COS module, Port A and Port B use the same connector pin-outs as the CueMixer, so the cable connections are swapped from end to end. The cable needed to connect the LX-COS module to the CueMixer should be wired as shown. Use a two-shielded-pair stranded cable with low capacitance. Pins 4&5 are one pair, and 8&9 are the second pair. (See the appendix for an application note on how to use two channel
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Connecting the CueMixer Table1. CueMixer RS-422 Connection Pin Purpose 1 Shield 4 TxD+ 5 TxD- 8 RxD+ 9 RxD- DIP Switch Settings The dip-switches on the rear panel of the CueMixer are not used and their settings ignored by the electronics. 9
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CueMixer Controls Modes 12 Page Select 12 Transport Buttons 13 EQ 14 Isolate 14 Mute 14 User Buttons 14 Controls on the CueMixer are organized into sections with related functions grouped together. These sections match functions in CueStation software. They are Transport, Editing, Navigation, EQ, Isolate and Mute. The two most used buttons have been placed at the top left and the top right. System Master The top left button is the System Master [0]. Pressing the System Master button assigns the
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Modes Modes Next to each button is an LED. On the top two rows of buttons, these LEDs are used to display the current mode and page selection. There are four modes on the CueMixer. These are System Master, Trims, Shift and EQ. For each mode, there is a single button that will enter the mode - which is why there is a graphic box around both the button and the LED. Note The GO button is a special case; the LED is on all of the time to highlight the button. Shift Mode Pressing and releasing the Shi
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Transport Buttons For example, to select faders 33 to 40, you need “page 5”. Press then release the Shift key (LED lights) then press the Isolate button for fader number 5. There are blue numbers beneath each of the LEDs on the Isolate row of buttons. These show pages 1 to 8. There are black numbers about the LEDs on the Mute row of buttons. These show pages 9 to 16.8 Table 3. Channel Pages Page Faders Show 1 1-8 2 9-16 3 17-24 4 25-32 5 33-40 6 41-48 7 49-56 8 57-64 9 65-72 10 73-80 11 81-88 12
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EQ that will allow automated levels to be offset. For example if you have a substitute musician and you need to adjust the overall level without changing the programmed fades, you could use the trim control. When the Trims LED is green selection of Inputs, Bus Lvls, Outputs, Aux Out, or VGroups, will set the faders to control the Trims for these controls. If the Trims LED is dark, the faders will control the Levels for these controls when selected. EQ The EQ button [9] lets you edit the EQ setti
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Programming CueMixer Functions CueMixer Setup 15 User A Mode 19 CueMixer Setup By default the LX-300 connection to CueMixer is not enabled. An External Subcue is used to enable the connection to a CueMixer. When the LX-300 is first powered up, the CueMixer is not enabled. You must enable it by using the CueMixer RIF- 108 > Enable RIF command in the Frame Control window, or by programming an External Subcue. From CueStation you can disable controls on the CueMixer. This can be used to restrict th
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CueMixer Setup Enable Console Modes Enables these controls on the CueMixer. By default these are all of enabled until you use this command and select "Disable" from the drop-down menus to disable the control on the CueMixer. Enable EQ/Trim Modes Enables these controls on the CueMixer. By default, these are all of enabled until you use this command and select "Disable" from the drop-down menus to disable the control on the CueMixer. 16
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CueMixer Setup Enable Misc Console Modes Enables these controls on the CueMixer. By default these are all of enabled until you use this command and select "Disable" from the drop-down menus to disable the control on the CueMixer. The “Editing” controls are the ones accessed by pressing Shift, and then using the Page 1, 2, 3, and 4 buttons. Assign User A/B Cues This external sets the Cue ID number to be fired when the User A or User B button is pressed. The default value for all User buttons is c
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CueMixer Setup Note Do not confuse User A button with User A mode. User A button fires a single cue when pressed. When you enter User A mode (LED next to user A button is ON), then you have the use of the bottom two rows of buttons on the CueMixer available to fire cues. (see “Set User A Mode” below.) Enable Cue 0 CueMixer Enables the CueMixer User A and User B buttons to send Cue id 0. There is not a way to set the User button to Off. It must have a cue number assigned. In order to allow you to
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User A Mode Set Port on LX-300 Port B on the LX-COS module is the default port for connecting a CueMixer, but you can change the connection to Port A. Please note that each LX-300 will only support one CueMixer. User A Mode This command is used to assign the Cues that are fired by last two rows of buttons on the CueMixer when you are in User A mode. Page There are a total of 16 pages available. Button 1 to 8 are the "Isolate" buttons left to right. 9 to 16 are the "Mute" buttons left to right. C
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