System; Plug-In Metering - TC Electronic CLARITY M User Manual

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CLARITY M/CLARITY M STEREO User Manual
Screenshots
Press buttons 1 and 3 simultaneously to create a screenshot. A prompt will allow
you to cancel or confirm the screenshot. If you are connected to a computer, eject
Clarity M before confirming. The image will appear in the Screenshots folder
when connected to a computer.

9. System

Press the 5th button to access the System menu. This allows several global
adjustments and preferences to be set.
1. When the Clarity M is connected to a computer via USB, it can operate in two
modes (USB Modes):
Disk Drive Mode
Use this setting to:
- Organize presets: Rename, copy, delete or move
- Add your company's logo to the front screen of Clarity M
- Transfer screenshots from Clarity M to your computer's hard drive
- Update firmware
Plug-in Mode
Use Plug-in Mode if you want to use the Clarity M plug-in as a sound source
for the Clarity M meter.
When switching from Disk Drive mode to Plug-in Mode, Clarity M will no
longer be a USB drive, and to prevent data loss you will be prompted to use
the eject feature of your computer to eject the Clarity M USB Drive from
your computer.
2. Select the input source. When using digital inputs, AES or optical, the options
are AES 1, 2, 3, 1-3 (5.1 surround*
Plug-in, the input will automatically be changed to Plug-in. Note that
changing the input causes the meters to reset.
3. In case you work in surround, this parameter determines in which order the
channels are displayed. This parameter has no effect on the routing of the
channels; the audio channel routing of Clarity M is fixed to the ITU routing
matrix (L-R-C-LFE-LS-RS). It affects only the order the channels are displayed.
The options are:
Film: L-C-R-LS-RS-LFE
ITU: L-R-C-LFE-LS-RS
This feature does not apply to the Stereo model.
4. Select the function of the rotary knob when using the radar meter.
*The Stereo model does not support surround.
), and optical. When USB Mode is set to
2
5. Select the function of GPI 1 and 2. Each can trigger pause or reset commands
from a remote device.
6. Select the function of the GPO. This can send either the Peak, Loud, or 'Peak
or Loud' indications to an external device. See Chapter 6 - Radar section
for details.
7. Adjust the LCD brightness.
8. Adjust the LCD contract.
9. Scroll through a list of system information.
10. View the relevant FCC and CE compliance information by scrolling with
the rotary knob.

10. Plug-in Metering

Download the Clarity M plug-in installer from
tcelectronic.com/p/P0C7T/Downloads.
Installation on a Mac
Open the zip folder and double click the installer icon.
Proceed through the prompts, accept the license agreement and
begin installation.
Installation on PC
Open the zip folder and double click the executable file.