S6000 Study Guide Questions

What does Double Clock Rate cover? (2 answers)

88.2 or 96kHz

What are the two things that the "License" page is used for? (2 answers)

Activate license and View available licenses

What cable connects the TC ICON to the REMOTE CPU?

36 pin multi cable

How many engines are there?

4 (per mainframe)

What are the six tabs at the top of the TC Electronic M6000 page? (3 answers)

Library, Frame, E 1-4 (engine selectors)

What are the available AD/DA filters? (5 answers)

Linear, Natural, Vintage, Bright, Standard (arranged by quality)

How is the SP-1 connected to the Mainframe?

MIDI

What are the 3 components that make up the System 6000?

Mainframe, Remote CPU, TC Icon

How do you name a scene, routing, or engine? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Name > Type a name > Enter

How do you name or rename a preset? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Name > Type a name > Enter

Is it possible to connect more than one physical input to the same engine input? (Y/N)

No

What are the two clock rate modes?

Normal (32, 44.1 and 48 kHz) and Double (88.2 and 96 kHz)

What surround delivery format do the surround sound algorithms appear in?

SMPTE

What can the SMPTE event list control or change?

SMPTE Automation

Under the TC Icon, in the "Auto" tab, what functions can be seen or done?

SMPTE Automation can be edited

What kinds of connections are on the back of the Mainframe? (5 answers)

SMPTE, MIDI, Remote, Pedal, LAN

What are the three TC Icon tabs? (3 answers)

Select, Auto, Setup

What kinds of connections are on the back of the Remote CPU? (5 answers)

USB, Mouse, Remote, VGA, LAN

What are the two wizard categories? (2 answers)

music reverb, film reverb

What does the little red dot at the top of the Frame page mean? (2 answers)

no lock, sample slip

After you're done naming your scene, routing, or engine, does pressing Enter on the keypad store your scene?

no, press the store button

Is the Wizard destructive or non destructive?

non destructive

How do you do a fine adjustment on the parameters value above the faders?

press the value field

What MIDI functions can the System 6000 do? (4 answers)

recall presets, program change, control change, and SysEx messages

What are the four function select tabs called under the Library page? (4 answers)

recall, store, delete, bank

What key in the Search page clears out all previous selections, so that you can start over?

reset

What can you do under the "Frame" page, with the "Routing" tab selected?

route inputs and outputs

In Library-Recall, what are the 3 levels of presets? (3 answers)

scene, routing, engine (1-4)

What are the two wizard preset filters? (2 answers)

show factory, show user

During routing, what do faders one and two do? (2 answers)

source, engine input

What tab in the wizard would you make the source, group, size, and color selections?

type

What tabs are available in the TC Icon "Setup" page? (7 answers)

update, security, devices, joystick, ui, color, net

What is the default MIDI channel for the SP-1?

1.0

How many ROM and User preset banks are there for engines 1-4? (2 answers)

100 ROM, 100 User

How many PHYSICAL inputs and outputs can be routed?

16

What is the TCP/IP address for the TC Icon?

192.168.1.125

What is the TCP/IP address for the Mainframe 6000?

192.168.1.126

What frame rates can the System 6000 support? (5 answers)

24, 25, 29.97, 30 Drop, 30

What is the default subnet mask for the System 6000?

255.255.255.0 (Class C)

What does Normal Clock Rate cover? (2 answers)

32, 44.1 or 48kHz

How many ROM and User preset banks are there for ROUTING presets? (2 answers)

50 ROM, 50 User

How many ROM and User preset banks are there for SCENE presets? (2 answers)

50 ROM, 50 User

How many inputs and outputs are on each ENGINE?

8

What are the two available IO cards? Where can they be mounted? (2 answers)

ADA 24/96 and AES-8, on the back of the mainframe

Under "IO", in the "DSP" tab, what are the two status bit options? (2 answers)

AES/EBU, S/PDIF

What are the four slots on the back of the mainframe? (2 answers)

DSP slot and 3 ADA 24/96 slots

What does bypass do?

Depends on the algorithm, in some it functions as a mute button

What surround delivery format do the meters in the edit and engine pages show?

Dolby

How do you get to the page that holds up to six parameters per engine and shows metering? (Answer must have >) (2 steps)

Frame > E 1-4

How do you access the "Routing" page and begin the routing process? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Frame > Routing > Route

Where do you go to RENAME the physical inputs and outputs? (Answer must have >) (4 steps)

Frame > System > IO > Labels

Where would you set up the four IO cards and be able to view their relative position? (Answer must have >) (4 steps)

Frame > System > IO > Setup

How do you get to the "License" page? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Frame > System > License

What are the four types of software in the System 6000? (4 answers)

Frame, DSP, TC Icon, Ethernet

What are the three types of reverbs? (3 answers)

Generic, Source, Sampling

Where is the setup page for the SP-1 joystick? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Icon Setup > Joystick > Enable

What can the word clock master be set to? (6 answers)

Internal, Word Clock, AES/EBU 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

How do you delete a scene, routing, or engine preset? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

Library > Delete

Where is the Wizard located? (Answer must have >) (5 steps)

Library > Recall > E 1-4 > Search > Wizard

How do you program the MIDI channel for the SP-1? (Answer must have >) (5 steps)

TC Icon > Setup > Joystick > Enable > MIDI Channel

Where do you update the software? (Answer must have >) (3 steps)

TC Icon > Setup > Update

What cable connects the REMOTE CPU to the MAINFRAME?

X coupled ethernet cable

Can you control the TC Icon's presets without the TC Icon? (Y/N)

Yes

Is it possible to connect all engine outputs to one single physical output? (Y/N)

Yes

Is it possible to connect an engine output to the inputs of the three other engines? (Y/N)

Yes

Is it possible to connect any physical input to several engine inputs? (Y/N)

Yes

While loading the software, what does it mean when you see a: a. Orange LED? b. Red LED? c. Red Blinking LED? d. Green LED?

a. Orange LED? • The Boot Software is starting and processing the control file - b. Red LED? • The Boot software could not start the Ethernet or H8 main board application - c. Red Blinking LED? • The Boot software could not save the result file "Resboot.txt" on the diskette - d. Green LED? • The Boot software has started the Ethernet and H8 main board application -

What does an "Engine" store?

algorithm of current engine

What can the "Bank" tab do, under the "Library" page?

copy scene, routing and engine presets from 3.5" disk or PCMCIA card

During routing, what do faders five and six do? (2 answers)

destination, engine output

What do the E 1-4 tabs at the top give you access to?

engine algorithm parameters

What does a "Scene" store? (2 answers)

engine algorithms, physical/virtual engine connections

What are the two bank selector tabs called under the Library page? (2 answers)

factory, user

What fader can any parameter always be assigned to? How do you do it? (2 answers)

fader 6, select the field (parameter)

How do you assign a parameter to faders 1-5? (3 steps)

fader assign key > select the fader > press the parameter

What button scrolls between the fader groups?

fader group selector

What does the "Algo" button (in the Search page) do?

filters search by algorithm

What does a "Routing" store? (2 answers)

io routing, physical connections

What are the two wizard engine output formats? (2 answers)

mono/stereo, multichannel