MOTU 828 User Manual page 37

MENU NAVIGATION
Turn the MENU knob or push the SELECT button
to access the menu, which provides settings and
status information. Turn the MENU knob to scroll
through the menu settings.
Push SELECT to enter the selected sub-menu or to
select the currently highlighted parameter. Push
BACK to go to the parent menu.
To exit the menu entirely, push BACK repeatedly
until the menu disappears from the display.
Menu setting
What it does
Sample Rate Sets the sample rate for the device.
Clock Source Sets the digital audio clock source for the
device. See "Synchronization" on page 29.
Word Clock Lets you configure the Word Clock OUT
port as either OUT or THRU. See "Syncing
word clock devices" on page 31.
Optical Expander Puts the unit into Optical Expander mode.
Mode See chapter 8, "Optical Expander Mode"
(page 63).
Optical A Format Specifies ADAT or TOSLink.
See "Optical I/O" on page 27.
Headphone 1 Source Lets you choose the source signal for the
Headphone 1 output.
Headphone 2 Source Lets you choose the source signal for the
Headphone 2 output.
S/PDIF Out Source Lets you choose the source signal for the
S/PDIF output.
MIDI Thru When enabled, MIDI data passes directly
from the MIDI input to the MIDI output
when the 828 is disconnected from USB
(running standalone). See "MIDI Thru" on
page 28.
Meter View Lets you choose a desired metering configu-
ration, such as All Meters, Analog I/O Only,
etc.
Meter Settings Lets you set the peak/hold time for the
meters.
Display Provides timeout options for the display
(after 30 seconds, 30 minutes or off). When
timed out, the screen goes dark.
About Displays the device name, serial number,
and firmware version for the device.
Reset Restores factory default settings.
F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N
HEADPHONE VOLUME
Turn the headphone volume knobs to adjust their
volume. The LCD indicates the current level (on a
scale from -∞ to 0) and provides feedback during
adjustment.
PREAMP CONTROLS
Use the 48V and PAD buttons to engage or
disengage these features for each mic input. Turn
the preamp GAIN knob to adjust the preamp gain
in 1 dB increments. The LCD indicates the current
level (from 0 to +74 dB) and provides feedback
during adjustment.
CHANNEL FOCUS
When turning a knob to adjust volume or input
gain, the screen shows a focused version of the
channel meters (while other meters dim). A few
seconds after you stop turning the knob, the
screen returns to normal. To temporarily suspend
the focus timeout, press the front panel SELECT
button while focused. The focused metering will
remain on screen until you press the BACK button
to dismiss it.
MONITOR CONTROL
Turn the large volume knob (to the right of the
LCD) to adjust the Monitor volume. From the
factory, this knob controls the level of Main Outs
1-2 (and Line Outs 3-4 when operating in
A/B mode). If you add additional outputs to the
Monitor group (see below), this volume knob
controls the output level of all of them.
THE MONITOR GROUP
The 828 Monitor Group allows you to add
additional analog outputs to be controlled as a
group by the main volume knob and MUTE
button on the front panel (and their
corresponding controls in the Home tab and
Output tab in CueMix 5). For example, you could
group Outputs 1-6 or 1-8 to control a 5.1 or 7.1
surround system, respectively. Choose the desired
outputs in the Monitor Group section in the
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