Front Panel - Red 8Line - Focusrite Red 8Line User Manual

Controls and Connections . . .
Front Panel – Red 8Line
Instrument Input Select
Inputs Buttons
• Instrument Inputs. Two high-impedance unbalanced inputs on 1/4" jack sockets.
• Input Select buttons provide direct access to the menu settings for analogue input channels 1&2.
• The Input Encoder and its associated Input Display is used to select and adjust the configuration
menu settings for the input channels; it also functions as the input gain control for inputs 1&2.
• The Level Meter Display is an eight channel, switchable LCD meter which is able to display
groups of input or output signals.
• The Analogue button shows the analogue signals on the level meter display; pressing Analogue
again toggles between inputs and outputs.
• The Digital button shows the digital signals on the level meter display; the group of signals
to show is selected by the pressing the Meter button and then rotating the Output Encoder.
Pressing the Digital button again toggles between inputs and outputs.
• The Output Encoder functions as the volume control for the monitor and headphone outputs. It is
also used to configure the global system settings, control the digital meter selection and select
the monitor dim and mute features. Its function is determined by the adjacent Monitor, Meter
and Headphone Select buttons.
• The Monitor button assigns the Output Encoder to the monitor loudspeaker functions.
Pressing the Meter and Monitor buttons simultaneously enters the Global configuration menu, where host,
clock and power-up settings are assigned.
• The Headphone 1 and 2 buttons assign the Output Encoder to the selected headphone control
functions.
• Headphone Outputs are standard 1/4" TRS jacks.
Input
Input
Display
Encoder
Meter A/D
Select Buttons
Menu &
O/P Display
Level Meter
Display
7
Menu & O/P H/phone
Encoder Select
Menu, Meter & H/phone
Monitor Buttons Outputs
Power
Switch