User Manual

FRONT PANEL OPERATION
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Settings menu
The Settings menu provides access to basic
hardware settings.
Presets menu
The Presets menu lets you recall settings that have
been saved as a device preset. Use the web app to
create and save presets (item #8 in the “Device tab”
on page 12).
Version menu
The Version menu item displays firmware version
info.
Meter overview
The meter overview (Figure 7-5) provides
metering for all analog and digital I/O.
PUSH-BUTTON KNOBS
All front-panel knobs are push-button digital
rotary encoders. Push the knob view its current
setting without changing it (turning the knob).
CHANNEL FOCUS
When turning a knob to adjust volume or preamp
gain, the LCD focuses on the channel with a long-
throw, horizontal meter that shows the current
setting. A few seconds after you stop turning the
knob, the LCD returns to the previous display. To
temporarily suspend the focus timeout, push the
knob again while focused. A “pin” icon appears in
the LCD to indicate that the focused metering will
remain on screen until you push the knob again to
dismiss it.
While the display is “pinned” you can adjust any
front panel knob and the display will change to the
knob you are adjusting. Push any knob to exit
channel focus.
MONITOR CONTROLS
The 8pre-es front panel provides several controls
for the primary and secondary monitors in your
studio, labeled A and B, respectively (Figure 7-6
on page 63).
Figure 7-6: The front-panel monitor controls.
These controls are also available in the A-B
Monitor Setup section in the web app Device tab
(item #29 on page 13), so you can control them
from your laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Output assignments for Monitor A and B
From the factory, monitor pair A is assigned to the
Analog Out 1-2 and monitor pair B is unassigned.
You can make the output assignment for monitor
pair B (and/or change monitor pair A) as desired
in the A-B Monitor Setup section in the web app
Device tab (item #29 on page 13). See “Monitor
A-B outputs” on page 47.
Monitor A/B select
To select a monitor pair and mute the other pair,
press A or B (Figure 7-6). Press both buttons at the
same time to hear both sets of monitors simulta-
neously.
Setting
What it does
Clock Mode Sets the audio clock source for the device.
Sample Rate Sets the sample rate for the device.
Optical Specifies ADAT or TOSLink, or the SMUX
format when operating at 88.2 or 96 kHz. See
“Optical I/O” on page 47.
Configure IP Chooses between DHCP and a manually
assigned IP Address.
Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCDs.
Clear Password Removes password protection in the web app.
Factory Defaults Restores factory default settings.