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PAM1 MK2 User Handbook Issue 1
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................6
1.1 PAM1 MK2 Hookup Schematic .........................................................................................7
1.2 PAM1 MK2 Front and Rear Panel .....................................................................................8
1.3 PAM1 MK2 Front Panel Functions –Quick Lookup ...........................................................9
2.0 Getting Started................................................................................................................10
2.1 Front Panel Controls and Displays...................................................................................11
2.2 Rear Panel Connectivity..................................................................................................11
2.3 Shortcut Button and Menu...............................................................................................12
2.3.1 Input Select .............................................................................................................12
2.3.2 Display Mode Select................................................................................................12
2.3.3 Monitoring Mode Select...........................................................................................14
2.4 Top Level Screen Mode ..................................................................................................16
2.4.1 Scroll to Hear...........................................................................................................16
2.4.2 Dim Cut Control.......................................................................................................16
2.5 External Monitor Functionality.........................................................................................17
2.5.1 Activating the External Monitor Output.....................................................................17
2.5.2 Setting the External Monitor Output Format.............................................................18
2.5.3 Configuring the External Monitor 3rd Quadrant.........................................................18
2.6 Main Menu......................................................................................................................19
2.7 Input Selection................................................................................................................19
2.8 Monitor Menu –PCM (non-Dolby) signals........................................................................20
2.8.1 Phase Reverse........................................................................................................20
2.8.2 Left/Right/Swap.......................................................................................................20
2.8.3 Mono.......................................................................................................................21
2.8.4 Mix ..........................................................................................................................21
2.8.5 Downmix .................................................................................................................21
2.8.6 All............................................................................................................................21
2.9 Split Mono Input Selection...............................................................................................22
2.10 Dolby E, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus Monitoring.............................................23
2.10.1 Dolby E Timing and Rate Information ..................................................................24
2.10.2 Dolby Metadata....................................................................................................25
2.10.3 Dolby E programme number selection.................................................................25
2.11 Monitoring using external loudspeakers.......................................................................26
2.11.1 Discrete PCM 5.1 –Using ALL Mode...................................................................26
2.11.2 Dolby E, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus.......................................................27
2.12 Internal and External Monitoring Modes.......................................................................28
2.13 Data Screen. ...............................................................................................................29
2.14 Setup and Setup 2 menus ...........................................................................................30
2.14.1 Bargraph Settings and non-system default conditions..........................................30
2.14.2 Meter Scale Selection..........................................................................................30
2.14.3 Reference and Peak Level Selection ...................................................................31
2.14.4 Block Colour Mode Selection...............................................................................31
2.14.5 Hold.....................................................................................................................31
2.14.6 Dolby E Video Delay............................................................................................31
2.14.7 Audio Delay.........................................................................................................32
2.14.8 Signal Conditional UnMute...................................................................................33
2.14.9 Un-Mute a PCM signal identified as ‘Data’ ...........................................................33
2.14.10 Un-Mute a Dolby signal identified as ‘Data’ ..........................................................33
2.14.11 Override All conditional muting............................................................................33
2.14.12 Setup Menu 2 ......................................................................................................34
2.14.13 Locking Presets (Usr Save)..................................................................................34
2.14.14 Locking Hotkeys (Hot Save).................................................................................34
2.14.15 GPI......................................................................................................................34
2.14.16 Internal Speaker Mute (Int LS).............................................................................34
2.14.17 External Speaker Mute (Ext LS)...........................................................................35
2.14.18 Preset Standard Auto-Switching (Pst Std)............................................................35
2.14.19 Aux Mixer (Aux Source, Aux M/S, Aux Level)......................................................35
2.15 Assign Matrix...............................................................................................................35
2.16 Loudness Measurement...............................................................................................37
2.16.1 Source Selection..................................................................................................37
2.16.2 Target Level, Limit Threshold and Red Line Alarm...............................................39
