Genie Front Panel Controls

The hardware front panel interface features menu navigation buttons, an LCD display with PPM metering and a dialing keypad.

 

Genie distro rack unit front panel description v1.0

Navigation Buttons

The codec has four arrow shaped navigation buttons for navigating codec menus and adjusting levels, and an OK button for selecting menu items.

OK and navigation arrow buttons

Dialing Keypad

The keypad has alpha-numeric buttons, plus star and hatch (pound) buttons, which can be used to enter contact and program information into the codec.

 

number keypad

Operation Button Descriptions

 

Features

Operation Button Descriptions

Back button

Return Button

Press to move back through menus & delete characters

F1 buttons

Function Button 1

Press to activate codec user functions

F2 button

Function Button 2

Press to activate codec user functions

connect button

Connect Button

Press to create an IP connection

Home button

Home Button

Press to return to home screen

Information button

Information Button

Press to view a help menu onscreen

Settings button

Settings Button

Press to adjust codec settings

disconnect button

Disconnect Button

Press to end a connection

headphone button

Headphone Button

Press to adjust headphone audio levels

Reset Button

Reset Button

Press to reboot the codec

 

Adjusting LCD Screen Contrast Levels

1.Press and hold the F1 buttons button and then press and release the arrow up up arrow button button to display the Contrast adjustment screen.

2.Use the left left arrow button and right right arrow button arrow buttons to adjust the LCD screen contrast until viewing is optimized.

 

Home screen - Contrast displayed

 

3.Press Ok button when you have finished.

 

Contrast can also be adjusted by pressing the HOME Home button button, selecting Settings, then System, and using the downdown arrow button button to navigate to Contrast.

 

Stereo RTS Headphone Output

The codec has a 6.35mm (1/4") RTS stereo HEADPHONE output for audio monitoring and this can also be switched to a balanced mono auxiliary line output. The front panel HEADPHONE output and rear panel HP/AUX OUT share the same hardware output. This means both are switched and configured together. I.e. both outputs are either a stereo headphone output (default setting), or a balanced mono auxiliary output.

 

USB 2.0 Host Port

USB 2.0 host port, which can be used for playback of backup audio files and firmware upgrades.