Stereo Image in stereo strip vs 2 mono

Hello,
Seeking clarification on this…I have sources in stereo strips but left and right seem to default Left and right down the centre …its only when I change the channel mixer config to 2 mono channels , pan L hard L and R hard R , then return the strips to a stereo …do I achieve separation…it would seem that the stereo control is just balance and not pan …and there is essentially no pan control in stereo.
please educate me. trying to get and a wider image on our stream audio. also curious how this relates to the mixes and matrices as well.

thanks for your input.
Andrew

Have a look at page 24 and 25 of the manual - see the stereo image section. It’s most likely that your problem is caused by settings in there.

Cheers
Phil

that part of the manual doesn’t really cover this issue for me …

Anyone?

I think the manual 25/26 is quite clear… you can set width of a stereo channel, but you cannot move it left/right. I feel, that even the UI is quite self explaning here.

With this said I do not value the missing features, I just recapture the situation.

Best Regards,
Tobias