Device nickname
This allows you to enter an amusing nickname for your H8000FW. These names will only be meaningful if you have more than one H8000FW connected.
It is allowable (but not greatly sensible) to give multiple units the same nickname. You can tell
which is which by looking at SETUPclock – the Master unit (see below) will have the displayed Sample Rate (see below), while the non-Master (slave) unit(s) will be set to FIREWIRE1.
You can select the unit whose device settings are to be displayed by clicking on the large buttons under Devices. The clock symbol shows which one is the master.
Measured Sampling Rate
This shows the measured sample rate of the selected machine. The Master unit should match the Global Settings value (see below). Any slave (non-Master) units may display a slightly different value – this is OK.
Status
This shows the FireWire received Lock status of the selected machine. It should always be normal – if not, find and fix the problem before continuing.
Global Settings - Bus Page
Master
If you only have one H8000FW connected, this will always be the Master. Note that in this context, Master only refers to the computer-H8000FW FireWire link – the H8000FW may itself be synchronized to another source.
If you have more than one H8000FW connected, one of them will be selected as the Master and the others will be automatically slaved to it.
Sample Rate
The sample rate of the Master H8000FW may be set from here. If you change this, be sure that it matches your application or DAW project. In particular, WDM applications react badly to external sample rate setting changes.
If the lock indication to the right of this value does not say “System clock is Locked”, there is a problem that must be resolved before continuing.
Sync Source
This allows you to change the sync source of the Master H8000FW remotely. If you select anything other than Internal, it is wise to first be sure that the chosen source is solid. The AES11/12 setting should also be used when DIN11/12 is set to SPDIF3/4 on the inputs screen.
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