Telos Axia Element User manual

Quick Guide to Using the Axia Console
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How to Quickly Change
Presets (“profiles”) on the
Axia Console
All About Your Profile Choices ................................... 2
How to Change Profiles –
The Detailed Instructions............................................. 5
How to Change Profiles –
The Quick 5-Step Instructions..................................... 9
Studio C Profiles – Quick Reference ........................ 10

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All About Your Profile Choices
One of the exciting features of our Axia Element audio system is the ability to save
“preset” choices of channels for various purposes. Our console has 14 channels,
but we have more than 21 different audio sources available to use in the studio.
Therefore, we have created a couple of presets, called “profiles”, to allow quick
access to different pieces of equipment in the studio.
The STANDARD STUDIO C Profile
STANDARD STUDIO C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 TT 1 TT 2 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 4 COMPUTER
RCA/
IPOD MINIDISC PHONE EFFECTS
The STANDARD STUDIO C profile is fine for most of our music shows on the
station. It gives us the flexibility to use up to three (3) mics, plus the most heavily
used audio equipment in the studio, and the ability to do phone interviews.
However, we have five (5) microphones available in the studio! If you are
having multiple guests for a show, or even having an in-studio band performance,
you might want to use Mic 4 and/or the Stereo Microphone. We have preset two
profiles for this purpose.
The ALL 5 MICS (Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo) Profile
ALL 5 MICS (Lo/Mi /Hi Stereo)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4
STEREO
MIC TT 1 TT 2 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3
RCA/
IPOD COMPUTER PHONE EFFECTS
The first multi-mic profile is the ALL 5 MICS (Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo) profile. This
profile inserts Mic 4 on Channel 4 and the VP88 Stereo Mic on channel 5, moves
the turntables and CD players two channels to the right, drops CD4 and drops the
Minidisc player.
This profile serves two purposes. First, you can have quick access to the four
“interview” microphones mounted on the desktop booms. Second, you can have
quick access to the stereo microphone, which is useful if you are having a music
performance in the studio.

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The (Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo) designation in the profile refers to the settings on the
VP88 Stereo Microphone. The VP88 microphone is the microphone that is
mounted on a separate stand in the corner of the studio, under the air conditioner.
It’s a special stereo microphone that has 4 different settings.
Here’s a picture of the VP88 Microphone so you know what to look for:
The VP88 Stereo Microphone
The Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo settings are identified as
H M L STEREO on the microphone.
L: “Lo” Stereo. In this setting the microphone picks up
a narrow width of stereo sound. For example, if you
were having two singers share the microphone, it would
pick them both up very well.
M: “Mid” Stereo. In this setting the VP88 picks up a
slightly wider area of stereo sound. This setting would
pick up three singers quite well.
H: “Hi” Stereo. In this setting, the microphone would pick up the widest area of
stereo sound. You might use this setting if you were trying to mic a small group of
musicians to capture the “ambience” of the room and performance.
The ALL 5 MICS (Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo) profile gives you the ability to use the
stereo mic, with any one of the three settings, on Channel 5 on the console.
You will have to experiment with placement of the mic stand for the VP88. You
might consider putting the stand on your side of the console, with the extension
boom reaching over the console to point at the musicians. There is no “perfect”
placement because it depends on the size of the group performing.
As an alternative to the ALL 5 MICS profile, there is one more multi-mic profile
available.

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The ROLL AWAY THE DEW (VP88 M-S) Profile
ROLL AWAY THE DEW (VP88 M-S)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4
VP88
MID
VP88
SIDE CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 TT 1 TT 2 COMPUTER
RCA/
IPOD EFFECTS
The second multi-mic profile is the ROLL AWAY THE DEW (VP88 M-S)
profile. This was a profile suggested by Cousin Jimmie, host of “Roll Away the
Dew” so that we can use some of the special features of our stereo microphone,
especially if you have an in-studio performance by a musician or music group.
This profile inserts Mic 4 on Channel 4, puts the VP88 Stereo Mic on two
channels, drops the phone channel, and moves the turntable channels past those for
the CD players.
The (VP88 M-S) designation of the profile refers
to the fourth setting on the stereo microphone.
When the VP88 mic is set to MS, you can use
both channel 5 and channel 6 to control the
“width” of the stereo. In other words, you can
control your own custom version of Lo, Mid, or
Hi stereo.
Adjust Channel 5 (VP88 MID) for overall volume
of the mic. Raise or lower Channel 6 (VP88
SIDE) to adjust the width of the stereo field.
Make sure the microphone is set to the MS setting when using this profile,
otherwise you will not hear the desired stereo effects.
As noted before, you will have to experiment with placement of the mic stand for
the VP88. You might consider putting the stand on your side of the console, with
the extension boom reaching over the console to point at the musicians. There is
no “perfect” placement because it depends on the size of the group performing.
Following are the steps to follow to change presets/profiles on the Axia Element
console. The instructions are specifically for Studio C, however, the process works
exactly the same in the Production studio.

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How to Change Profiles – The Detailed Instructions
1. Verify what profile is currently in operation by looking at the label above the
WRUW logo on the Axia display.
2. Press the PROFILE button in the upper right area of the console.
When you press the PROFILE button, the Axia display screen will change from
the clock to the Profile Selection Screen as shown on the next page …

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3. Find the selector knob in the lower right area of the console.
4. Spin the selector knob to highlight the desired Show Profile.
The “●” indicates which profile is currently in use. Highlighting and reloading the
profile in-use will “refresh” the console settings for that profile.

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5. Once you have highlighted the desired profile, press the ENTER button to
activate the selected show profile.
The channel labels on the console will change to the new preconfigured lineup
of channels:
Important Note: The Axia Element will never interrupt an active audio source in order
to load a new one.
For example, let’s assume that you’re playing a CD on CD1 (Channel 6 on the
STANDARD STUDIO C profile). Suppose that Channel 6 is _ON_and the audio is
being broadcast over the air. While the song is playing, you decide to change to the
ALL 5 MICS profile, which has Turntable 1 assigned to Channel 6. Obviously there is a
conflict!
Instead of blindly changing the channel and interrupting audio that’s on-the-air, the
console will simply hold the new source until ready. In the example above, when you’re
finished playing CD1, and when you press the yellow _OFF_button for channel 6, the
Turntable 1 channel (TT1) will automatically load on channel 6.
What if you pick a profile you didn’t really want?
Just rotate the selector knob and choose the profile that you DO want, and press the
ENTER button again!
ONE MORE IMPORTANT STEP …
Channel labels will
change or be refreshed

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6. Finally, press the PROFILE button again to clear the display and return to the
clock.
When you press the PROFILE button this second time, the Axia display screen
will change from the Profile Selection Screen back to the clock:
That’s it! You’re all done! You have changed profiles!
Remember to change back to the STANDARD STUDIO C
profile when you are done!

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How to Change Profiles – The Quick 5-Step Instructions
1. Press the PROFILE button in the upper right corner of the console. The clock
will be replaced with a list of profile choices.
2. Use the selector wheel in the lower right corner of the
console to select the desired Profile.
3. After highlighting the desired profile, press the
ENTER button.
4. Watch the channel labels change across the top of the
console.
5. Press the PROFILE button again to clear the display and return to the clock.
Channel labels will
change or be refreshed

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Studio C Profiles – Quick Reference
As of November 1, 2006, the WRUW air studio has four main profiles/presets for
the console. These profiles contain pre-selected arrangements of equipment and
channels. The primary differences between the profiles are the arrangements of
microphone channels.
Many of the channels also contain multiple choices of sources which can be
selected after choice of a profile. For example, Channel 14 also contains options
for the Live Mix studio, the Studio B RCA/IPOD jack, the Production Studio
Program feed, and many other choices.
ALL 5 MICS (Lo/Mid/Hi Stereo)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4
STEREO
MIC TT 1 TT 2 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3
RCA/
IPOD COMPUTER PHONE EFFECTS
Default show profile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1
** This is a “blank” profile **
ROLL AWAY THE DEW (VP88 M-S)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4
VP88
MID
VP88
SIDE CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 TT 1 TT 2 COMPUTER
RCA/
IPOD EFFECTS
STANDARD STUDIO C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 TT 1 TT 2 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 4 COMPUTER
RCA/
IPOD MINIDISC PHONE EFFECTS
Note: If you feel your show needs a completely different profile than those listed
above, please contact the Tech Crew.