@dsperber: This SOLO function seems to be really important to you. For me it's just nice to have. You check it once or twice (or more often while "beta-testing") and then forget about it. I hope that you agree that adding this line of text isn't as important as for example async measuring mode, single speaker measuring mode etc. so Priority is relatively low and more of a nice to have if they had some time, which I think they don't.
I don't dispute that what one might consider "purely cosmetic" cleanups or improvements are not necessarily as important or significant as "functional" enhancements, fixes or improvements. And sure, a prioritization of the items listed is appropriate.
But when the delivered initial user-interface could stand to be improved in some particular way, which would greatly increase intuitive use of the A16 so that you wouldn't always have to refer to the manual in order to figure out how to do something, then that's a very good thing too. The new display screen on the A16 is light years better than the A8 screen, and presents lots of potential for self-documenting and user assistance to show exactly what is happening, and eliminate ambiguity, vagueness and possible confusion to the non-expert user.
So... hence my wordy "specs" to the Smyth programmer as to exactly what very simple one word change to the onscreen TEST user-interface that I would like to see on the screen.
Could you put this in one, two short sentences, then I would add it.
Absolutely.
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When the TEST button is pushed to enter virtual speaker test/demonstration mode using the built-in music loop, add one word on a new second line below the word "TEST" which currently appears prominently on the first line, in order to visibly designate with a word which of the three possible test modes the A16 is currently in, depending on which sequence and combinations of additional remote keys are then pressed:
(a) music loop activated, sound sent to ALL speakers -> TEST (ALL)
(b) individual single selected speaker active for music loop, all others muted -> TEST (SOLO)
(c) group of one or more selected speakers all active for music loop, all others muted -> TEST (GROUP)
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Through the simple addition of this one second English word that is displayed boldly thus making it visible and easily seen from far away, the user receives instant visible confirmation of which of the three TEST modes the A16 is currently operating in.
No more need to guess, or try and remember what sequence keys have previously been pressed and therefore what mode the A16 is now in. No need to peck wildly at the remote keys or "start over" just so you know where you are. And no need to peer at the screen from close range to see if red box outlines are present in addition to white box outlines in order to see if you're in SOLO or GROUP mode.
Just one additional onscreen and highly visible word to now always provide the answer immediately for the question of what TEST mode the A16 is in: (ALL), (SOLO), or (GROUP). The user now always sees the answer, continuously.