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question“CLEARPROGRAM INMEMORY?”whichcan be confirmedwith . By using youcanstop
at this point and leave the settings as they are.
We recommend that you make use of this feature whenever you have something completely new to do and
havetostart from scratch.Thisway,youcan carryonwithoutthedanger that maybeanoldfeedback destroyer
setting is in the place which could cause problems. In any case it is the quickest and most convenient way to
reset all the parametric filters.
b) Saving programs
SoftkeyB : Theprocedureof savinga program isanalogous to thatof loadingone.The memorylocation
is selected with the vertical cursor keys, is confirmed with or cancelled with . If a program location
is already occupied, the warning “OVERWRITE PROGRAM?”will appear. Pressing once more allows
you to confirm the save, means it does not take place, and the program already in place remains
undisturbed. When is pressed a window is opened where the name can be entered when an empty
memory place is used or the previous name can be edited.
Importantto note hereis thatprogramnames canhavea maximumoftwelf characters.You will seea window
in the equalizer display, showing the available characters. Choose the character you require with the cursor
key, which is to be found in the part of the name field highlighted by blinking. You can change position using
the arrows keys /, removes all characters. Having completed the name you wish to use,
pressing returns you to the EDIT menu.
c) Additive and subtractive editing of programs
Load firstly the program to which you wish to add or subtract another program, then press softkey D .In
the pictograms either a plus or a minus will appear or disappear. If you now wish to load and add a program
onto the one already in memory, press softkey D until a + appears. Using key A , you can now
chooseand loada furtherprogram, whichwill be added to theone alreadyin memory.The sameprocedures
applyfor subtraction andsaving.
The tools menu
Using softkey B you can enter the sub-menus which contain a number of tools to edit the graphic
equalizer. They affect the selected channel, except when the stereolink function is active (see section 2.1.6)
whenthey effectboth channels.
a) Resetting all faders to zero
SoftkeyA : All thegraphicequalizer faders includingthemaster faderwillbe reset tozero.Having carried
this out, you can confirm the changes made with or you can cancel them with . In either case, you
willbe thenreturnedto theEDIT menu. Withsoftkey C /or /respectively,youcan check
the status of each channel on the display, before confirming the changes as mentioned above. While doing
this, you cannot make any other changes.
b) Inverting the current settings
Softkey B This causes the levels of all the graphic faders, with the exception of the master fader, to
invert. I. e. a value of +5 becomes -5, -2 becomes +2 etc. This edit can be confirmed as above.
c) Copying the current setting to the other channel
Softkey C / The current setting will be copied to the other channel. Confirmation as above.
d) The shelving tool
Softkey D : You will be presented with the shelving menu. By repeatedly pressing softkey D you can
switchbetween threedifferenttools:
createsa shelving curvebelow theselectedfrequency.
createsashelving curveabovethe selectedfrequency.
createsa peakingresponse centeredon the selectedfrequency.
You can use the horizontal cursor keys to choose the frequency at which or from which the tool will operate.
You can use the vertical cursor keys to adjust the level. The shelving function is always superimposed upon
anygraphicorparametriccurvealreadyexistinginRAM.Inotherwords,therelativelevelsofadjacentfrequency
bandsare maintained,while the overallslope isaltered. Youcan create curveswith varyingslopes, the slope
can be adjusted, in 3 dB steps, from a slope of 6 to 30 dB per octave.
Havingconfirmed the editwith ,theULTRA-CURVE PRO willleavethe shelvingmode,and returntothe
EDITmenu. Bypressing the settings madein theshelving menu willbe cancelled,and you returnto the
EDITmenu.
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