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Chapter 2:Basic Console Conventions
Command Line and Its Syntax
FIGURE 2.4 LOCATION OF COMMAND LINE
The commands you enter into the console appear in the Command Line. The Command Line is visible near the
bottom of the monitor screen, just above the soft-keys (See Figure 2.4 above). A command is entered by
pressing a sequence of different soft-keys and hard-keys. Every keystroke you make appears on the Command
Line, creating a "sentence" that becomes a command for the console. Normally your command is then
completed by pressing the [ENTER] key, at which time the console executes the command. However, for
simple entering of channel levels, it is not necessary to use the [ENTER] key.
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EXAMPLE: A command to set channel 7 at a level of 75 percent is:
[7] [AT] [75]
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(Command Line History shows "Channel 7 at 75")
BASIC RULE: There is no channel key, therefore anytime a number is entered at the beginning of
the Command Line, "Channel" is automatically entered onto the Command Line.
Use the [AT] key to signify a channel level or patching assignment. The [AT] key
can be roughly translated as "at the level of" or "patched to."
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BASIC RULE: Before you execute a command by pressing the [ENTER] key, you can use the
[CLEAR] key to erase keystrokes in the Command Line. The keystroke immediately
to the left of the cursor is erased from the Command Line when the [CLEAR] key is
pressed.
Command Line History
After pressing the [ENTER] key in the Example above, you will notice that your command turns from white
text to gray text. The entered command is now called the Command Line History. The Command Line History
provides you with a copy of the last command that was entered. You cannot manipulate the information in the
Command Line History, it just shows what command you last entered.
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