CB Electronics has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of information contained within
this document, which is nevertheless supplied for information purposes only and does not
constitute any form of warranty or guarantee.
All trademarks acknowledged.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
H/W Mute output, LTC input, Play Input, Rec/Red light in/out.
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The TMC-1 is designed as a desktop unit but may be mounted flush with the desktop. The
unit should be sited in any convenient position away from sources of moisture or excessive
heat. The TFT display brightness may be adjusted via the Setup menu to optimise viewing
under different lighting conditions.
Figure 2: TMC-1 Side and Rear view
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Connecting to XMon
The 15 pin ‘D’ Female on the rear has the same pin connections as XMon. Use the DB15
M/M cable to connect. Where necessary extend the cable. To check connections see
Appendix
Power the TMC-1 via the USB cable supplied. The TMC-1 may be powered directly from the
USB power supply or connected directly to the DAW.
Tip:
It there is a long distance between the XMon and TMC-1, use RS-422
The TMC-1 will recognize and configure XMON to the last TMC-1 setting on power up. If the
XMON is not discovered, then No XMON will be displayed in the top right of the TFT Display.
Once good communications are established with the XMON, this will then be replaced as
selected in the Setup Menu. You can select to see the XMon software revision; the software
revision number of the XMon used to develop the TMC-1 was “Version 11”.
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Factory Default:
We recommend that you start from the factory default setting. This sets all gains and Trims
at 0dB and selects the Main input and Output. To do this, you need to enter the advanced
menu – see appendix B: Selecting the Advanced menu (menu 24)
Having setup the unit to its default setting, you can then adjust each input trim as required
to achieve the required SPL level and trim the speaker outputs where necessary.
T/B Gain 1 & 2
Depress T/B 1 to adjust Talkback Microphone 1 gain [5]
Depress T/B 2 to adjust Talkback Microphone 2 gain [8]
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Depress Listen 1 to adjust Listen Microphone 1 gain
Depress Listen 2 to adjust Listen Microphone 2 gain
AFL Gain
Press [Page] key until the [Select Page] screen is displayed. Press Levels [5] and scroll down
to AFL I/P. The gain may now be changed via the Encoder.
Protected/Calibrated Settings
To remove the protection and enable calibration select the Menu (Depress [select] and
[Page] and select [Setup], then depress [Select] and the [>] key to access the Advanced
Menus
Input Trim:
Each input has a -10db to +20dB input trim in 1dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration
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2. Select the Meters page
3. Select the required input
4. Hold the [Select] key down, a Red Box in the lower right will display the Input Trim
5. Adjust as required whilst holding [Select] depressed
6. Disable Calibration
Speaker Trim:
Each speaker output has a +/-4dB trim in 0.5dB steps. Select the Meters page then enable
speaker Solo using the [Ctrl/Solo] key.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Select the required output
3. Solo the individual speaker
4. Hold the [Select] key down, a Red Box in the middle of the screen will display the
speaker trim
5. Adjust as required whilst holding [Select] depressed.
6. Disable Calibration
Mono Trim:
When Mono is enabled the output has a +/-4dB trim in 0.5dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Select the Meters page
3. Hold the [Mono] key depressed, a Green Box in the lower right will display the Mono
trim
4. Adjust as required whilst holding [Mono] Depressed
5. Disable Calibration
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5.1 Trim:
When 5.1 is enabled the surround outputs have a +/-4dB trim in 0.5dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Select the Meters or Input/Output page
3. Hold the [5.1] key depressed, a Green Box in the lower right will display the 5.1
trim
4. Adjust as required whilst holding [Mono] Depressed
5. Disable Calibration
Cal A/B Trim:
The factory reset value for Cal A is 85 and Cal B is 80. However, these values can be
adjusted when calibration is enabled.
1. Enable Calibration Mode
2. Hold Cal A or Cal B depressed.
3. Adjust as required
4. Disable calibration
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The TMC-1 control panel provides access to all the available functions of XMon. There are a
number of different pages that may be selected on the TFT Display. The Two main pages
are selected by depressing the [Page] key quickly to display the screens shown below.
The legends at the bottom of the screen correspond to the button layout of the TMC-1.
Meters Page:
The Meters page is the default page.
Depressing the Page key will always
return to the Meters page
When the Meters page is displayed
the [Select] key will enable the
Speaker and Input Mute selection.
The [Ctrl] key will enable
Speaker/Input Solo. [Select] returns to
the Meters screen.
Cue Sends Page:
Depress the Page key from Meters
page will select the Cue Sends page.
When displayed the [Select] key will
enable the source selection for the
selected cue output.
[Mute}(Key3 ) mutes the selected
feed (press [Select first]. When Studio
L/S is selected [Monitor](Key7) will
select Stereo 4 input (See Menu –
Stereo 4)
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Input Select/Mute:
The [Select] key on the meters page
will select the Input Select/Mute
page. Use keys [1] to [8] to
enable/disable Inputs.
If [Speaker(9)] is lit, [Stem(10)], will
select Stem Mute.
NOTE: [Page] or [Select]returns to
Meters page
Stem/Input Solo Page:
The [Ctrl] key on the meters page will
select the Stem Solo page. Use keys
[1] to [8] to Solo Stems.
NOTE: [Page] or [Ctrl] returns to
Meters page
If [Speaker(9)] is lit [Stem(10)] will
select Stem Solo
Speaker Mute:
The [Select] key on the Meters will
enable the Speaker Mute page. Use
keys [1] to [8] to enable/ disable
Outputs.
If Input Mute is displayed, key [9] will
select Speaker Mute.
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Speaker Solo Page:
The [Ctrl] key on the Meters page will
enable the Speaker Solo page. Use keys
[1] to [8] to enable/ disable Outputs.
If [Stem (9)] is lit, [Speaker (9)] will
select Speaker Solo.
[Defeat (11)] clears any Solo function
Select Page:
Depressed the [Select] and [Page}
key will access the Page Select
Screen as Shown. The keys
highlighted in yellow will access the
relevant screen.
This screen also displays the current
function for the [User], [Fn-1], [Fn-2]
and [Fn-3] keys (formerly Lb, Back,
Rb)
In/Out Preset
The Sum key enables/disables the
Sum Mode. If Sum is not enabled,
then the Input key selects the
individual inputs. If Sum is enabled,
the Input key will display the input/
stem mute page.
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Information display: Shown Below
Having selected several pages, you will have noted that the right hand section of the
display is repeated in all but one of the above displays. This Section displays the following
information
NOTE: Switch functions can be momentary or latching
• SPL Level
• Selected Source including Listen back
• Mute/Dim
• Mono on/off
• Talk/Back on/off
• Studio Loudspeaker on/off
• Encoder control destination if not the Main output level.
In this case, the encoder controls Internal T/B Gain.
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Auto Mode:
The Auto Mode pages (shown below) can be selected from the Select Page screen
({Select} + [Page] to access) , You can switch back to the Meters page at any time using
the [Page] key alone.
The Auto mode is controlled by transport tallies; two GPI inputs are provided Play and
Record and Hui via the USB port. If there is no Play tally output from your DAW you can use
either MTC via the USB connector or LTC via the GPIO connector as a play tally. You can
change the polarity of the GPIO inputs in the Setup menu. You can also program the User
key to act as a Play or record Start/Stop.
For each output there is an enable key (Blue = Enabled) and then Play Start, Play Stop,
Record Start, Record Stop, where you can determine the action. This provides an
equivalent to the Before/During/After selection used in the USA
Auto Mute Page: Key 2
Enable/disable different outputs
on state change there are three
choices on change of state 1) No
Change, 2) Mute, 3) Enable. The
action is only performed on
change. To set, select line using
[<] and [>] then depress the Select
key. The Enable line is used to
enable disable individual colums
Auto Studio L/S: Key 3
Before, During and After style monitor
control of Studio L/S output.
Switching on change of state as per
Auto mute. To set, select line using
[<] and [>] then depress the Select
key for Off/Mute/Enable of the
selected sources.
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Auto Headphones: Key 4
Before, During and After style
monitor control of the headphone
output. Switching on change of
state as per Auto mute. To set,
select line using [<] and [>] and
then depress the Select key to
choose the sources.
User Keys, GPIO’s and Auto:
The User key can also be used as a Manual Red Light Control. At the beginning of a record
pass, you can disable both Listen back and Talkback, mute the studio speakers and enable
the Red light (Record/Red Light GPIO Output) from one key.
Setup Menu: Key 8
The Setup menu is selected from the Page Select ({Select} + [Page] to access). To exit the
Setup page, use the Page key to return to the Meters page.
The Setup menu is described in more
detail later in this manual. The [<] and
[>] keys select the menu page, the [+]
and [-] keys (keys [3] and [7]) change
the selected value. The [Listen] key
enables/disables Listen back and the
[T/B] key enables/disables talkback;
the associated LED indicates status.
The remaining pages are available from the Select Page screen. As usual, depressing the
[Page] key alone will return you to the Meters page. The most important extra page is
shown below [Levels]
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T/B, L/B, AFL Page: Key 5
On the Talkback and Listen page you
can see the gains for each input
displayed, including AFL. The Green
box on the lower Right of the screen is
displayed whenever the Encoder is not
controlling the Monitor Volume. In this
case, Talkback 1 input gain has been
selected and can be adjusted via the
Encoder. Use the [<] and [>] keys to
change the selection
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[Mute]:
Mute the Monitor output, Reset Solo Red MUTE icon
[Dim]:
Dim the Monitor output, Hold [Dim] key down to adjust the dim amount, between –
10 to -40dB in 1dB steps. A green icon with the dim value is displayed in the centre of
the screen.
[Page]:
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Select displayed TFT page:
• Use alone to select between the two main pages – Meters and Cue Sends
• Select and Page together to display the Page select menu.
Select & Ctrl Keys:
When you depress and release the Select/Ctrl switches quickly they latch so that a second
depression will release the Select/Ctrl. When you hold the Select/Ctrl switches depressed for
a longer time the Select/Ctrl will turn off when the key is released.
[Select/Sp.Mute] Key:
The function of this key is dependant on the displayed page as follows
2) Cues Page: Use with keys[1]-[8] to select Cue Send content
3) Auto Pages: used with keys [1]-[8] to select auto function
[Ctrl/Sp.Solo] Key:
The function of this key dependant on the displayed page as follows
1) All Pages: used with the [Mute] key to enable the hardware mute and Soft Mute. The
hardware mute is disabled with the normal Mute.
2) Meters Page: Selects the Speaker Solo or Input/Stem Solo page.
[User]:
The function of the [User] key may be selected when the page select screen is displayed, Hold the
select key depressed and repeated depressions of the [User key] will select and display its function,
the LED follows on the function selected.
Function Keys: Fn-1, Fn-2, Fn-3
Switches 9,10,11, (Formerly labelled Lb, Back, Rb) these Function keys can be user-defined
from the page select screen by holding the select key depressed and repeated
depressions of the relevant key. The LEDs follow the selected function.
Function Keys - normal operation after factory Reset
[9] Speaker Select
[10] A/B - Select between two In/Out selections A and B, the Display shows the
current selection in the middle Top.
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[11] Solo Defeat - Defeats both Stem Solo and Speaker Solo
Function Keys - Speaker/Stem Solo or Mute Page
[9] Speaker - Select Speaker Mute/Solo and Switch between speaker banks
allowing for a maximum of 32 Speakers in Digital systems
[10] Stem - Select Stem Mute/Solo
[11] Solo Defeat - Defeat both Stem Solo and Speaker Solo
Note: as XMon only has 8 channels Function key [9] will not select between speaker banks.
User Function Keys:
Not all users require the same functions, too many keys are confusing. The compromise that
we have made is to make most keys user programmable. User Keys 1-8 below the display
have two banks, you can use another key (eg. the [User] key) to select between banks. By
default the two banks are identical allowing you to change only a few keys in the second
bank.
User Keys 9, 10, 11 are not banked as their function is only displayed in the Select Page
screen.
You can also select the user keys by user or function with 5 user programmable selections,
which also include some of the setup options.
You can modify the user keys directly from the TMC-1 (You can lock this in the advanced
setup) but it is easier to use the TMC-1 configuration tool which is available for Mac or
Windows.
When programming the User keys you should remember that keys 2,3,4,7 are not available
on all screens, and that keys 1-8 are used for Speaker/Stem mute or solo.
The current user key functions are as follows
Label Function
No Function
S.L/S Studio Loudspeaker Mute On/Off
SLS A/B
The SLS A/B switch allows you to switch quickly between two different settings
for the Studio Loudspeaker feed, The current input selection is saved when you
switch and recalled when you switch back.
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I/P Sel • Sum Disabled: step between inputs
• Sum Enabled: select Stem/Input page
Sum Enable Input Sum
Speaker Select between Main, Alt and Mini Outputs,
A/B Sel
The A/B switch allows you to switch quickly between two different input
selections, the current input selection is saved when you switch and recalled
when you switch back.
AutoT/B Enable/Disable Auto T/B, Listen, Cues
GP0-3 Enable/Disable GPOutput 3
Defeat
Defeats any active Speaker and Stem Solo. The Defeat key will also defeat any
latched talkback or Listen Back.
Cues Pg Selects the Cues page
In/out Pg Selects the In/Out Page
Main LS Select Main L/S
Alt LS Select Alt L/S
Mini ls Select Mini L/S
T/B 1 Enable Internal Talkback 1, (a quick push and release will latch)
When held down allows Internal Talkback gain adjust.
T/B 2 Enable Internal Talkback 2, (a quick push and release will latch)
When held down allows Internal Talkback gain adjust.
T/B 1x Enable External talkback Mic to T/B 1
When held down allows External Talkback gain adjust.
T/B 2x Enable External talkback Mic to T/B 2
When held down allows External Talkback gain adjust.
Listen 1 Enable/Disable Listen Inputs 1, (a quick push and release will latch)
When held down allows listen input 1 gain adjust.
Listen 2 Enable/Disable Listen Inputs 2, (a quick push and release will latch)
When held down allows listen input 2 gain adjust.
Cal A Se Set Output to Cal A – Default 85dB SPL
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When set to Cal A repeated depressions will enable/disable the gain knob.
When the LED is lit the gain knob is disabled.
Cal B Set Output to Cal B – Default 80dB SPL
When set to Cal B repeated depressions will enable/disable the gain knob.
When the LED is lit the gain knob is disabled
U.Bank Switch User keys 1-8 between Bank 1 and Bank 2,
Note. After setting to Factory default Bank 1 = Bank 2
Mono Select Mono Output, and modify output level for mono
Stereo Select Stereo Input and Output
5.1 Select 5.1 Output, Modify Surround output levels for 5.1
7.1 Select 7.1 Output
Penta Version Only
St Down Monitor Stereo Down mix
Dn Mix Monitor Multi-track Down mix
L.Ph Inv Invert phase of Left Input
Swap L/R Swap Left and Right Outputs
Note: Both Cal A and Cal B can be adjusted +5/-10dB by first enable calibration mode.
When Cal A or Cal B is depressed, the Cal level can then be adjusted by the Encoder.
Knob Push
If any of the below are active it will clear them and require a second knob push to perform
any programmed action
Solo, Talkback, listen back, and Cal Lock
The Knob Push action can be programmed from the Setup Menu.
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Display Keys [1] – [8]
The functions of the 8 keys in the top two rows (1..8) are defined by the selected page of
the TFT display and will depend on the selected page.
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Meters Page
Listen 1 [1] and Listen 2 [6]:
User keys: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]:
User programmable, hold down [Select] and press [2] to select function, see User
Key for options
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Cue Sends Page
User keys: [1], [5], [6], [8]:
User programmable, hold down [Select] and press [2] to select function, see User
Key for options
[ < (2)] and [ > (4)]:
Use to select the cue to me modified
Mute[3]:
Mute/Un-mute selected Cue (press Select to display Mute/Mon legends)
Mon [7]:
If Selected to Studio L/S and Menu 18 enabled, connects monitors to Stereo Input 4
[Select]
Depress to display the Cue Send enable/disable keys
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Mute page
To select the mute page use [Select/Mute] from the Meters page, The Mute page is used to
display Speaker Mute or Stem/Input mute.
Speaker Select keys [1]-[8]:
IThe screen now displays the speaker configuration. Keys [1] – [8] will mute a selected
speaker. To switch to Solo mode, press [Ctrl/Solo].
LED’s [1]-[8] When selected to Speaker/Stem Mute or Solo, the LEDs will indicate which
Speakers/Stems are enabled
Stem.Input Select keys [1]-[8]:
Switches [1] – [6] enable /disables the inputs, [8] Enables/ disables Sum
[Speaker(9)]
[Stem (10)]
– selects the Speaker Mute Page
- selects Input/stem Mute page
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Solo Page
In/Out Page - Speaker [3]:
Select the monitor speaker Output. If the Alt output is not used, it may be disabled
by Menu 17.
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The XMon has two talkback inputs, one from the controller via the 15 Way Control cable
and an external talkback input on the TB/LB/UTIL Connector. The two inputs have individual
gain settings that can be adjusted from TMC-1. The two inputs are summed within the XMon
to provide a single Talkback Output available on the TB/LB/UTIL Connector.
The TMC-1 has two Talkback Switches (5 and 8) both of which enable the internal talkback
microphone. The switches also drive Talkback 1 and Talkback 2 GP Outputs.
The external talkback microphone is enabled by up to two GPI inputs. These both enable
the External talkback microphone and also drive Talkback 1 and Talkback 2 GP Outputs.
The two Talkback GP Outputs may be used to drive relays that switch the talkback output
destination.
The Cue Send page enables T/B 1 and T/B 2 to the 5 cue send outputs
Internal Talkback and Listen-back Latching [1] and [6]
When you depress and release the Talkback/Listen-back switches quickly, they latch so
that a second depression will release the Talkback/Listen-back. When you hold the
Talkback/Listen-back switches depressed for a longer time, the Talkback/Listen-back will
turn off when the key is released.
TMC-1 Internal/External Microphone Gain adjust
Whenever the T/B 1 switch [5] on the TMC-1 is depressed, the internal Talkback Microphone
Gain is displayed at the lower right of the TFT display. The gain may be adjusted by the
Encoder.
Whenever the T/B 2 switch [8] on the TMC-1 is depressed, the external Talkback
Microphone Gain is displayed at the lower right of the TFT display. The gain may be
adjusted by the Encoder.
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The setup menu is entered from the page select page, depress [Select and [Page] keys to
select the Page select screen and then pressing key [8] Setup
Setup Menu:
The [<](key 2) and [>](key4) keys select
the menu page, the [+](key 3) and [-
](key 7) keys change the selected
value . The [Listen] keys enable/disable
Listen-back and the [T/B] keys are used
to enable/disable talkback.
Note: S/W version at top of screen
NOTE: Confirm the selection by returning to the Meters Page
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Menu 01 – User key and setup Select
Menu 01 – User Select
Factory User-1 User-2 User-3 User-4 User-5
Recall user Keys and Setup, ‘Factory’ will reset to the last factory default setting. The user
name will be displayed in the top right of the display. The Mac/Windows setup program
may be used to set your own user names.
After Factory reset the TMC-1 will default to User-1. When an unused memory is selected
User-1 will be copied to the selected memory. If you need to reset a user memory to
factory defaults, select Factory and exit setup.
Note: All User settings and names are reset after Factory reset.
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Menu 02 – Volume Knob push switch Function
Menu 02 - Knob Push
Mute Dim Cal A Cal B A/B Select
Volume Knob Push Switch Function
Mute: Mute/Unmute Speakers
Dim: Dim/UnDim Speakers
Cal A: Set Output to Cal A (why not toggle between Cal A and B?)
Cal B: Set Output to Cal B
A/B Select: Select A or B speakers
Menu 03 – Page key function
Menu 03 – Page Key Function
Cues page Off In/Out Page
The Page key is used to return to the Meters page from any other page.
This Menu defines the function of the Page key when the Meters Page is selected
Menu 04 – Meter Order
Menu 04 - Meter Order
L Lx C Rx R Ls Rs LFE
.Although the Physical layout of the channels is fixed by the hardware the meter layout can
be changed to suit the user.
L Lx C Rx R Ls Rs LFE This is the default layout and matches the physical layout of the
channels in XMon
L C R LFE Ls Rs lb Rb This layout is good for 5.1 and 7.1 and the surrounds in stereo pairs
L R C LFE Ls Rs Lb Rb This follows a standard stereo pair layout
L R C LFE Ls Rs Lb Rb
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Menu 05 – Talkback Latch Enable
Menu 05 – Talkback Latch Enable
On Off
Talkback Latch Enable On: The Internal and External talkback keys will latch with short
depressions and no latch with long depressions
Talkback Latch Enable Off: Latching is disabled
Menu 06 – Stereo Input
Menu 06 – Stereo Input
Current St-1(Alt2) St-2(Alt3) St-3(Alt4)
The XMon does not have a stereo downmix, you must generate a stereo downmix within
Pro Tools and send to a different output.
When the [Stereo] function key is enabled this menu allows you to switch to a different at
the same time. When disabled the Input selection will switch back.
Current: Use Input selection
St-1: Use Stereo Input 1 (Alt2 on TMC-1-Penta)
St-2: Use Stereo Input 2 (Alt3 on TMC-1-Penta)
St-3: Use Stereo Input 3 (Alt4 on TMC-1-Penta
Menu 07 – Stereo Output
Menu 07 – Stereo Output
Current Alt Mini
When the [Stereo] function key is enabled this menu allows you to switch speakers at the
same time. When disabled the speaker selection will switch back.
Current: Use Current Speakers
Alt: Use Alternate speaker Output
Mini: Use Mini Speaker Output
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Menu 08 – TFT Brightness
Menu 08 - TFT Bright
0 Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Max
TFT Brightness can be adjusted to suit ambient light levels.
Note: The TMC-1 is set to full brightness on power on. There is some interference from the TFT
Backlight when not set to Max.
Menu 09 – Top Display
Menu 09 - Top Display
User LTC MTC HUI XMon Version Serial Number Keyboard
The top Right of the Display is used for error messages and useful displays, Error messages
take precedence!
User: Current user setting – not displayed if factory default
LTC: Linear Timecode via GPIO connector
MTC: Midi Timecode via USB connector
HUI: HUI position via USB connector. The TMC-1 must be selected as a HUI
Controller on the Workstation
XMon Version: XMon Software version
Serial No, Display the TMC-1 Serial number
Keyboard: Used to check the keyboard -Hex Display of up to 8 keys
Menu 10 – Hui AFL Enable
Menu 10 – Hui AFL
Off Enable
Enable/Disable Hui PFL/AFL, One of the problems on the XMon is that when enabled the
PFL/AFL is also sent to the Cue outputs when the Main output is linked to the cues. If you are
using the Hui connection to auto-switch the talkback the is allows you to decide if you wish
the outputs to switch with the AFL/PFL.
Note: If ALF/PFL is set in protocols to switch to the main output then this setting will not help.
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Depress the [Select] key and then the [>] key to Enter the Advanced Menu
Adv Menu 01 – Lock/Un-Lock User Keys
Un-Locked Locked
Unlocked: The user key function can be changed by holding Select down and repeated
depressions of the selected user key.
Locked: The user key functions cannot be changed
Adv Menu 02 – Calibration Mode Enable
Adv Menu 02 – Calibration Enable
Off On
Off Source Gain, Speaker Trim, Mono trim, 5.1 trim, Cal A and Cal B are Locked
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OnSource Gain, Speaker Trim, Mono Trim, 5.1 trim Cal Trim and 5.1 trim are enabled to
allow SPL Setting and user preferences
Adv Menu 03– External T/B Dim
Menu 03 - Ext T/B Dim
On Off
When the external talkback microphone does not cause feedback, you can disable the
Dim on Talkback function.
On: Dim Control Room Speakers when External Talkback is enabled
Off: No Dim with External Talkback
Note: Internal (TMC-1) Talkback will always dim the control room speakers.
Adv Menu 04 – Alt Output Select
Adv Menu 04 - Alt Output Select
Enable Disable
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Enable: Speaker switching rotates between Main, Alt and Mini
Disable: Speaker switching alternates between Main and Mini, use when the Alternate
output is not connected.
Adv Menu 05, 06, 07, 08, 09,10 – GPI Inputs
Adv Menu 05 – User GP In 0
AFL/PFL
Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
Adv Menu 06 – User GP In 1
Listen 1 Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
Adv Menu 07 – User GP In 2
Listen 2 Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
Adv Menu 08 – User GP In 3
Ext T/B 1 Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
Adv Menu 09 – User GP In 4
Ext T/B 2 Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
Adv Menu 10 – User GP In 7
Ext T/B 1 Mute Dim SLS Mute Int T/B 1 Int T/B 2
AFL/PFL: Enable AFL/PLF to Control room Monitors
Listen1: Enable Listen Microphone 1 to Control room Monitors
Listen 2: Enable Listen Microphone 1 to Control room Monitors
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Talkback: Enable Internal Talkback Microphone and T/B GP Out 1
Ext T/B 1: Enable External Talkback Microphone and T/B GP Out 1
Ext T/B 2: Enable External Talkback Microphone and T/B GP Out 2
Mute: Mute Control room Monitors
Dim: Dim Control room Monitors
SLS Mute Mute Studio Monitors
Int T/B 1: Enable Internal Talkback Microphone and T/B GP Out 1
Int T/B 2: Enable Internal Talkback Microphone and T/B GP Out 2
Adv Menu 11 – AFL/PFL GPIO Input Active level
Adv Menu 11 – AFL/PFL GP In - 0
Low High
When active, the XMon Monitor Output is switched to the AFL input.
Adv Menu 12 – GPIO Record Tally Active Level
Adv Menu 12- Rec GP In
Low High
Adv Menu 13 – GPIO Play Tally Active Level
Adv Menu 13 - Play GP In
Low High
Adv Menu 14 – Action on Menu Exit
Adv Menu 14 - On Menu Exit
Off Factory T/B+L/B Factory T/B Only Factory NO T/B or L/B
Off: No Action
Factory T/B+L/B: Reset to factory and default user keys with T/B and L/B Keys
Factory T/B only: Reset to factory and default user keys with T/B Keys only
Factory NO T/B or L/B: Reset to factory and default user keys without T?B and L/B Keys
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Set all variables to factory to defaults as follows
All Gains set to 0dB-Unity
Cue routing as follows
SLS – Main
Cue1 – Cue1 input
Cue2 – Cue 2 input
Cue3 – Cue 3 input
Head Phones – Talkback
Automation
Play Start – Disable Talkback and Listen Back
Play Stop –
Record Start – Disable Talkback, Listen Back and Studio L/S
Record Stop –
TMC-1-Penta Advanced Menu’s
These menus are only present on the TMC-1-Penta
Adv Menu 15 – Master Slave
Adv Menu 015 – Master/Slave
Master Slv 1 Slv 2 Slv 3 Slv 4
When connecting more than one TMC-1 to a Ax32/Penta 720 one of the units is the master
and the others slaves. If using the default ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.246 … xxx.xxx.xxx.250 this
parameter will also set the ip address as follows;-
Master xxx.xxx.xxx.250 Slv 1 xxx.xxx.xxx.249
Slv 2 xxx.xxx.xxx.248 Slv 3 xxx.xxx.xxx.247
Slv 3 xxx.xxx.xxx.246
The Master unit sends all commands to the AX-32/Penta-720 and copies tatus to all slaves
The slave units send commands to Master that will relay them to the AX-32.Penta 720.
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TMC-1-XMon Advanced Menu’s
These Menu’s are only present on the TMC-1-XMon
Adv Menu 15 – Stereo Input to Studio L/S via Cue Input 3
Adv Menu 15 – Cue Input 3 Label
Cue 3 St 3
To independently play back a stereo source on the Studio L/S while monitoring other source
material in the control room, it can be routed to a cue input. Selecting Stereo 3 routes the
signal to Cue send 3.
Cue 3: Cue Input 3 labelled “Cue 3”
Stereo 3: Cue input 3 labelled “St 3”
Adv Menu 16 – Studio L/S Monitor via Stereo Input 4
Adv Menu 16 - Stereo 4
Input Studio L/S
To monitor any the Studio L/S in the control room connect the Studio L/S Output to Stereo
Input 4
Input: Stereo 4 input is used as normal
Studio L/S: To monitor the Studio L/S Send, connect Stereo 4 Input to the Studio L/S
output, then when selected to Studio L/S on the Cue Send Page, Switch 7 will
enable/disable.
Adv Menu 17 – Communications
Adv Menu 17 - Comms
RS422 Midi
XMon has two serial ports, RS422 and MIDI. Either can be selected.
RS422 Communication via RS-422 pins 1, 2, 9 and 10 on the XMON connector
MIDI Communication via MIDI pins 3, 4, 11 and 12 on the XMON connector
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G
PII
G
O
P
O
Pin
GPI
GPO
No.
1 0 Input PFL/AFL Enable Menu 12 User GP In-0 Low 1
2 2 Input Listen 2 Menu 14 User GP In-2 Low 3
3 4 Input Ext T/B 2 Menu 16 User GP In-4 Low 5
Bit
No.
9 1 Input Listen 1 Menu 13 User GP In-1 Low 2
10 3 Input Ext T/B 1 Menu 15 User GP In-3 Low 4
Bit
No.
Input/
Output
Default Function Menu Selection Default
Active
Note
11 5 6 In/Out Play Tally I/O Low 6
4 6 5 In/Out Record Tally/
Red Light I/O
12 7 4 In/Out Talkback Menu 4 User GP In-7 Low 8
5 3 Out User GP Out 3 Low 9
13 2 Out Talkback 2 On Low 10
6 1 Out Talkback 1 On Low 11
14 0 Out H/W Mute Low 12
7 Ground
15 Input LTC-
8 Input LTC+
Low 7
Note1. PFL/AFL Enable
Connect to the PFL/AFL control output of your console/DAW, active low input will switch
the monitor output to AFL/PFL Input.
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Notes 10, 11. T/B 1, T/B2
XMon has only one Talkback output. These two outputs allow you to route the talkback to
two different areas.
Note 12. H/W Mute
Low when Hardware mute is enabled
Connecting to the Avid S6
See the GPIO Section of the S6 Manual. The relevant connections are:
S-6 GPIO
Function
Talkback 18 Note 3 6 12 GPI 7 I/P
Dim 19 Note 3 7 1,2,3,9,10 Note 1
Mute/Cut 20 Note 3 8 1,2,3,9,10 Note 2
Play 22 Note 3 10 11 Play Tally I/O
Record 23 Note 3 11 4 Record Tally I/O
Note 1: Dim is available as an option on any of 5 GPI inputs via menu selection
Note 2: Mute/Cut is available as an option on any of 5 GPI inputs via menu selection
Note 3: Common connection – Connect to pin 7 on TMC-1 GPIO.
S6 GPIO Connect to
TMC-1 pin 7 Ground
S6 GPIO
Pin
TMC-1 GPIO Pin
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U
S
U
S
B
Poorrtt
B
P
Power
The TMC-1 uses about 400mA, this is within the 500mA maximum for a USB port. We
recommend that the TMC-1 is the only device connected to the port. If you are not using
the MTC or HUI functions, you can use a 5v USB power supply.
HUI Emulation
To use the HUI emulation, define the MIDI port as a HUI interface in the Workstation (DAW).
The HUI Play and Record tallies will then drive the automated switching. You can check the
interface by enabling the HUI positional display in the top line.
The Debug section includes a HUI Status display, if you find a key function that would be
useful to include in the TMC-1, please report its code and we will look into updating the
software.
MIDI Timecode
To use MTC, connect to a workstation and define it as a MIDI Port. MTC ¼ frame timecode
will enable the Play tally drive the automated switching. You can check the interface by
enabling the MTC positional display in the top line.
Firmware Updates
The USB Port is also used to update the TMC-1 firmware. Updates are posted on the TMC-1 –