Dolby LM100 Broadcast Loudness Meter User's Manual

Chapter 3
Front-Panel Controls
This chapter describes the LM100 front‐panel controls.
Figure 3‐1
Broadcast
Loudness Meter
Model LM100
Remote
Shift
Brightness
Enter
Status
Setup
Esc
Reset
Pause
Audio Alarm
Fault
Error
Remote
RS-232
Figure 3-1
LM100 Front Panel
The material includes:
• Button Functions
• Button Combinations for Special Functions
• LED Indicators
• The RS‐232 Connection
• The Headphone Connection
3.1 Button Functions
You use the LM100 front‐panel buttons to navigate menus, for measurement related
functions, and for special functions, such as hardware resets, factory resets, and firmware
upgrades. Following is a description of each button.
3.1.1 Navigation Buttons
The front‐panel buttons control the operation of the LM100. The front of each button is
labeled with its primary function.
Shift
Remote
Above or below some buttons are alternate functions. To enable an alternate function,
press the LM100 Shift button and then press the corresponding button. The Shift button
lights when pressed, and remains lit until you press a button with an associated shift
command, press Shift again, or press the LM100 Esc button.
Pressing • scrolls through the status menus. In setup menus and the Dolby E Metadata
and Dolby Digital Metadata status menus, when selecting an option, pressing •
returns the display to the next‐higher menu level without activating your selection.
Pressing Shift followed by •activates remote operation. The •button glows, and the unit
remains in remote operation until the same combination is pressed again. In the
Headphone Volume or Brightness menu, pressing • decreases the setting
incrementally.
Pressing moves the selection from the current menu option to the one above. In the
Headphone Volume or Brightness menu, pressing increases the setting
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