MOTU 828 User Manual page 35

Front Panel Operation
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The front panel provides access to preamp
settings, two headphone outputs with
independent volume, and the 828's control room
features. The high-resolution LCD screen displays
level meters for all inputs and outputs, status
information and activity indicators for MIDI I/O.
Basic device settings and status information can
be accessed in the LCD using the MENU knob
and SELECT/BACK buttons.
Level meters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headphone volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Preamp controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Channel focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Monitor control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The Monitor Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mute and Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
A/B Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Talkback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 5-1: The 828 front panel.
LEVEL METERS
In its default state when the unit is first powered
on, the LCD screen displays level meter activity for
all audio inputs and outputs (Figure 5-2).
Headphone Input
volume meters
Mic return
indicator.
Figure 5-2: The front panel LCD.
Clock Status
The Clock Status section of the screen (Figure 5-2)
displays the Sample Rate at which the unit is
currently operating, and the current Clock Source
setting (item #3 in the Devices tab on page 43).
The Sample Rate and Clock Source settings can
also be found (and changed) in the front panel
screen menu. They can also be changed in the
Device tab of CueMix 5.
Output Monitor
meters volume
Clock Status,
USB Status and
MIDI activity
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