User Manual

CHAPTER
7
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing a MOTU AVB interface!
Follow these easy steps to get started quickly.
1 Download and run the MOTU AVB Installer or
MOTU AVB USB Installer.exe found here:
http://www.motu.com/avb
2 (Optional) For access to your MOTU interface
from your iPad or iPhone, download the MOTU
AVB Discovery app from the Apple App Store.
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Your iPhone and iPad must be on the same
WiFi network as your computer.
3 Connect your MOTU interface to your
computer with a USB cable (included). If you have
a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac running OS X
Yosemite (10.10) or later, you can alternately
connect your MOTU interface to the Mac’s
Ethernet port with a standard CAT-5e or CAT-6
Ethernet cable (sold separately).
4 Switch on your MOTU interface.
5 Open the MOTU AVB Control web app by doing
one of the following:
■ If you have a Mac, choose your MOTU interface
from the MOTU AVB Discovery app menu.
■ If you have a PC, launch the MOTU AVB WebUI
Setup
shortcut found on the Windows desktop or
in
Start menu> All Programs> MOTU .
■
From your iPad or iPhone, launch the MOTU
AVB Discovery app, and tap your interface.
■ You should now see the MOTU AVB Control web
app in your browser, as shown on page 14. If not,
visit Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” (page 77).
■ For advanced network options, and device
discovery from any modern browser, see chapter 9,
“Networking” (page 69).
6 Choose a preset from the Quick Setup.
MOTU AVB Discovery app menu
Preset Application
Audio interface Operate as a standard audio interface.
Stand-alone mixer Operate as a stand-alone mixer, where all
inputs are mixed to the main outs and mon-
itor outs.
Interface + mixer A combination of the above two presets.
Live recording with
monitor mixing
Record a live concert or recording session,
with a full monitor mix.
Stage I/O Route audio inputs from one AVB interface
to another, through Ethernet cabling.
Studio Input
Expander
Routes the expansion unit’s physical inputs
to the main system using AVB network
streams.
Studio Output
Expander
Routes the main systems’s AVB network
streams to physical outputs on the expan-
sion unit.
Optical Converter Multi-channel analog-to-digital or digital-
to-analog converter.