====== 52/TX control module (52-1156) ====== The 52/TX control module 52-1156 is a table top module with a 10.1" TFT IPS Touch Display (1), 6 push buttons (12 and 13), 2 potentiometers (14), Mic input (XLR), Headphones output (XLR/6.3 mm jack combo), integrated talkback microphone and loudspeaker. [{{:tx:52-1156_hw-elements_documentation.png?600&nolink |//52-1156 top view//}}] **1.** The TFT/Touch Display shows diverse pre-set TFT pages. These pages show, for example faders, peak meters, correlation display, clock, stopwatch and setting of EQ, dynamics unit, snapshots and other parameters. The main page can be changed to other [[tx:tx_module#mixer_mode_descriptions|Mixer Modes]] on the ''Settings'' page in the user interface. This TFT display is not only able to show information. Due to it is sensitive to touch, you can use views with buttons to control functions via the TFT screens. ---- **2.** On/ Off Buttons for the fader channels. The current state will be shown in the TFT display. If the label is red, it is ''On'', if it is grey it is ''Off''. ---- **3.** It is possible to configure this talk keys for a simple talkback, for example to a sound booth or an additional mixing console. ---- **4.** Professional high-grade volume potentiometers for ''Headphone'' (headphones output at 52-1156 rear) and ''Monitor'' speaker (Talkback speaker in 52-1156, when PFL is active). ---- **5.** integrated Talkback microphone ---- **6.** integrated Talkback loudspeaker ---- **7.** APC port Use this port to connect this 52/TX control unit (52-1156) to the 52-1830 DSP I/O core, see [[tx:connecting|]]. ---- **8.** Microphone input ---- **9.** Headphone output ===== Mixer Mode descriptions ===== The default configuration that is delivered with the 52/TX Bundle has 3 mixer modes with different main pages: * [[tx:tx_module#mixer_mode|Mixer Mode]] (Default) - shows a simple mixer layout with standard functions like PFL, Access for channel parameters, Automix. * [[tx:tx_module#basic_mode|Basic Mode]] - shows a basic 2-channel-setup without faders, functionality reduced to a minimum. * [[tx:tx_module#advanced_mixer|Mixer Advanced]] - shows an mixer layout with more functions in direct access and additional gain reduction meter for Compressor, Expander and Limiter. ==== Mixer Mode ==== [{{:tx:52-1156_mixer-mode_documentation.png?direct&600 |//Mixer Mode display elements//}}] **A** Mic On (Red Light) signalisation. If a fader with a microphone input is ''ON'', the top bar will light up in red. ---- **B** Use the fader to control the audio level from -∞ to 0 dB with an additional gain of +10 dB. Above the fader the channel name is shown. ---- **C** Press this PFL button to route the pre fader signal of a fader channel to the PFL bus. ---- **D** Access button on TFT Touch display. With this button you can select a channel, on which you want to make further settings. If the button is pushed, and a TFT settings page is selected, you can see the associated settings, for example EQ settings on the TFT display. All changes belong to the selected fader channels. To deselect the fader channel, push the ''Select'' key again or select another fader channel by pushing the associated select key. This Access button also provides additional information about the channel below, these are: the channel name, the used DSP functions, an input meter and the current gain value. ---- **E** Automix fader section Activate the ''Automix'' button to activate the automix function for this fader, see [[tb8:automix|]]. When you activate the ''Passive button'' additionally, a ducking function will be realised on that channel. That means, that a other automix channels are lowering the level of this passive channel, but the passive channel has no influence on the other channels. The meter shows the current gain reduction if automix is active on that channel. ---- **F** ON AIR signalisation Will light up red, if the On-Air switch on the settings page is activated. ---- **G** The clock shows NTP time. This needs a configured NTP server, see [[installation:windows_ntp_time_server|Configure the time server]] ---- **H** Program level meter This meter shows the current Program 1 level. ---- **I** Monitor Selector Shows the currently selected monitor signal. By pressing this button, you can select other monitoring signals from a list. ---- **J** Settings Push this button to go to the settings page. There you can change the mixer mode, PFL operation modes, color schemes and brightness settings. ---- **K** Snapshot Push this button to go to the Mixer Snapshot page. There you can save or load mixer snapshots. ==== Basic Mode ==== The Basic mode features 2 channels. Each channel has a small list of sources that can be chosen for the channel. There is no fader in the channel, to send the channels to the Program Bus, press the ''ON'' button below the display. You can use automix (see [[tb8:automix|]]) for automatically mixing the sources together. [{{:tx:52-1156_basic-mode_documentation.png?direct&600 |//Basic Mode display elements//}}] **A** Mic On (Red Light) signalisation. If a fader with a microphone input is ''ON'', the top bar will light up in red. ---- **B** Input selection Both channels have an direct input selection area (see [[tb8:console#channel_functions|Direct Input Select key function]] with pre-set source signals. You can select one of these source. ---- **C** Activate the Automix button to activate the automix function for this fader, see Automix. When you activate the ''Ducking'' button additionally, a ducking function (''Passive Mode'') will be realised on that channel. That means, that a other automix channels are lowering the level of this passive channel, but the passive channel has no influence on the other channels. The meter shows the current gain reduction if automix is active on that channel. ---- **D** Access button on TFT Touch display. With this button you can select a channel, on which you want to make further settings. If the button is pushed, and a TFT settings page is selected, you can see the associated settings, for example EQ settings on the TFT display. All changes belong to the selected fader channels. To deselect the fader channel, push the ''Select'' key again or select another fader channel by pushing the associated select key. This Access button also provides additional information about the channel below, these are: the channel name, the used DSP functions, an input meter and the current gain value. ---- **E** Input channel meter ---- **F** ON AIR signalisation Will light up red, if the On-Air switch on the settings page is activated. ---- **G** The clock shows NTP time. This needs a configured NTP server, see [[installation:windows_ntp_time_server|Configure the time server]] ---- **H** Program level meter This meter shows the current Program 1 level. ---- **I** Monitoring Selector By default the PGM signal will be monitored. To select another signal you can choose one from the four fast select signals or tap ''MORE SOURCES'' to select additional monitoring signals from a list. The blue label below the ''MORE SOURCES'' button shows the currently selected monitor signal. ---- **J** Settings Push this button to go to the settings page. There you can change the mixer mode, PFL operation modes, color schemes and brightness settings. ---- **K** Snapshot Push this button to go to the Mixer Snapshot page. There you can save or load mixer snapshots. ==== Advanced Mixer ==== [{{:tx:52-1156_advanced-mixer_documentation.png?direct&600 |//Advanced Mixer display elements//}}] **A** Mic On (Red Light) signalisation. If a fader with a microphone input is ''ON'', the top bar will light up in red. ---- **B** Use the fader to control the audio level from -∞ to 0 dB with an additional gain of +10 dB. Above the fader the channel name is shown. ---- **C** Press this PFL button to route the pre fader signal of a fader channel to the PFL bus. ---- **D** Access button on TFT Touch display. With this button you can select a channel, on which you want to make further settings. If the button is pushed, and a TFT settings page is selected, you can see the associated settings, for example EQ settings on the TFT display. All changes belong to the selected fader channels. To deselect the fader channel, push the ''Select'' key again or select another fader channel by pushing the associated select key. This Access button also provides additional information about the channel below, these are: the channel name, the used DSP functions, an input meter and the current gain value. ---- **E** Automix fader section Activate the ''Automix'' button to activate the automix function for this fader, see [[tb8:automix|]]. When you activate the ''Passive button'' additionally, a ducking function will be realised on that channel. That means, that a other automix channels are lowering the level of this passive channel, but the passive channel has no influence on the other channels. The meter shows the current gain reduction if automix is active on that channel. ---- **F** ON AIR signalisation Will light up red, if the On-Air switch on the settings page is activated. ---- **G** The clock shows NTP time. This needs a configured NTP server, see [[installation:windows_ntp_time_server|Configure the time server]] ---- **H** Program level meter This meter shows the current Program 1 level. ---- **I** Monitor Selector Shows the currently selected monitor signal. By pressing this button, you can select other monitoring signals from a list. ---- **J** Settings Push this button to go to the settings page. There you can change the mixer mode, PFL operation modes, color schemes and brightness settings. ---- **K** Snapshot Push this button to go to the Mixer Snapshot page. There you can save or load mixer snapshots. ---- **L** Gain encoder You can change the digital gain for each channel directly. To increase the values tap on the colored wheel and move to the finger upwards or to the right. To decrease the values tap on the colored wheel and move to the finger downwards or to the left. ---- **M** Gain Reduction This gain reduction meter shows the gain reduction summed up for the channel DSP processing **C**ompressor, **E**xpander and **L**imiter. ===== Access View ===== The Access view allows to control parameters for each fader channel, for example gain, routing, panning, DSP processing and input source. To show the ''Access'' view, tap on the Access button of the desired channel. [{{:tb8:tft_displaybutton.png?150&nolink|//Access button//}}] [{{:tx:52-1156_access_view_documentation.png?nolink&600 |//Access view for a microphone channel//}}] ---- **A** Input channel meter Depending on the source, it will be shown as a mono or stereo level meter. ---- **B** Gain The green encoder (left) allows to adjust digital gain value. When a microphone signal source is selected the yellow encoder (right) allows to adjust the analogue gain value. To //increase// the values tap on the colored wheel and move to the finger upwards or to the right. To //decrease// the values tap on the colored wheel and move to the finger downwards or to the left. The ''PHASE'' button activates a phase reverse (in stereo signals right channel only). The ''P48V'' button activates the phantom power if available for the selected channel. ---- **C** Bus routing You can route the selected signal to different busses, by activating the corresponding buttons. All routings are active by default. The sliders for ''Aux 1'' and ''Aux 2'' allow to adjust the Aux send level for the selected channel. You can also switch the Aux sends also between the modes switch, pre-fader and post-fader (default). (for AUX modes see: [[tb8:console#bus_functions|Bus functions - Aux Types]] ---- **D** Panning Use the yellow encoder in that section to adjust the panning/balance value. Additional mono functionalities are available for the other three buttons: ^Button^description^ |Mono -3 dB| • Mono summation -3 dB of the input signals in stereo inputs. | |LL| • In stereo signals, the left input signal replaces the right. | |RR| • In stereo signals, the right input signal replaces the left. | ---- **E** DSP PROCESSING This section has 3 parts: * left: EQ diagram - Double tap on the EQ-diagram to show the EQ Overlay, see [[tb8:element_configuration#filter_element_with_touch_eq_functionality_firmware_v8132_and_higher|Touch EQ Overlay]] for more information. * middle: gain reduction meters for **C**ompressor, **E**xpander, **L**imiter * right: dynamics diagram - Tap on this diagram to open the Dynamics page, this allows to adjust the channel DSP parameters for Compressor, Expander and Limiter.[{{ :tx:dynamics_passive.png?nolink&400 |//Dynamics page//}}] ---- **F** INPUT SELECT When the selected channel is ''OFF'' you can change the source in that section. Tap on the selected source to use it for this channel. The currently selected source will light up in yellow. If the channel is ''ON'' or the source is already used on a channel the input selection can not be performed. ---- **G** RESET CHANNEL button Tap this button to set default values for this channel for Gain, Panning, EQ and Dynamics. ---- **H** Channel Snapshot button Tap this button to save the channel parameters into a channel snapshot. This channel snapshot can be loaded on other channels to recall the same parameter set. ---- **I** HOME button Tap this button to leave the Access view and show the main page.