The CURSOR keys take you around the virtual keyboard.

SELECT enters the currently selected letter (equivalent to actually pressing a key on a real keyboard).

The  key toggles between "insert" and "overwrite" modes. Alternatively, you can place the cursor over Ovr/Ins and press SELECT.

The KNOB moves the insert/overwrite point on the top row.

The  key toggles between capital and lower-case letters and gives you access to very special characters such as "!", "@", and "&". Alternatively, you can place the cursor over Caps and press SELECT.

The numeric keypad enters numbers, a decimal point, or a minus sign.

CXL will delete the current character.

When you are finished naming the thing that needed naming, place the cursor over Enter and press SELECT (or use the ENT key on the keypad). If you change your mind and don’t want to name the thing that you thought needed naming, place the cursor over Quit and press SELECT.

QuickStart Or "Nearly Instant Gratification"

All right, all right! Areas, displays, SOFT KEYS, parameter this, scroll that. . . BUT WHAT CAN IT DO? Let’s cut to the chase and get you up and running! Besides, if you played with the box a good deal before moving on to the finer points of operation, those finer points will stick better to the ol’ gray matter. . .

Here are the steps we will take:

First, we’ll connect the H8000FW to the rest of your gear.

On page 25, we’ll route signals between all of those inputs, outputs, and DSPs you’ve been reading so much about.

On page 36, we’ll set the input levels so that things don’t distort.

On page 37, we’ll learn how to "mute" the H8000FW in the event of feedback.

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On page 40, we’ll run programs on DSP A and DSP B and we’ll run "monolithic programs." Moreover, we’ll "tweak" their parameters.

Finally, on page 43, we’ll learn how to save the programs you’ve "tweaked" for future use.

HOOKING UP AND INTERNAL ROUTING

Before we concentrate on what happens inside the H8000FW, we ought to get it hooked up to the rest of your rack.

See The Back Panel on page 9 for information on the jack types and their specifications.

Hook up the analog inputs to suitable output sources, such as an analog mixer’s effect sends or the outputs of a preamplifier. The connections may be made with either balanced

XLR connectors or unbalanced 1/4" connectors. You can plug a guitar into the 1/4" jacks, but you will need to turn up the input gain. This happens at the "bottom" inputs menu page in the LEVELS area.

See Setting Input Levels on page 36.

Hook up the balanced analog outputs to suitable input recipients, such as an analog mixer or an amplifier.

Hook up the AES/EBU, S/P DIF, and/or ADAT digital inputs to suitable output sources, such as a computer interface or a keyboard with digital outputs.

Hook up the digital outputs to suitable input recipients, such as a computer interface or a sampler.

You can specify whether the S/P DIF and AES/EBU 1/2 output signal uses the "consumer" or "professional" protocol at the

"second" format menu page in the SETUP area. To select the "consumer" protocol set DOUT 1/2 to S/P DIF. To select the "professional" protocol set DOUT 1/2 to AES/EBU.

(H8000 display shown; H8000FW is slightly different.)

To be clear, the signal assigned to digital outputs 1/2 will come out both the AES/EBU 1/2 port and the S/P DIF port regardless of your choice. Your choice simply defines the digital protocol the signal will use. Both AES/EBU 1/2 and S/P DIF use the same protocol as defined on this menu page. Use the professional (AES/EBU) protocol unless you have

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a compelling reason to do otherwise ... you are a professional, aren't you ? Eventide does not recommend the use of S/P DIF above 48kHz sampling.

Unless you’re only using the analog inputs and outputs, you’ll need to make sure all of the digital devices in your studio or rack are slaved to the same clock source. The H8000FW can generate

its own clock at 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, or 96kHz as selected by Source on the clock menu page in the SETUP area.

If you use the H8000FW’s internal clock, be sure that the digital devices that are connected to it derive their clock signals from the H8000FW. If you are unable to synchronize AES/EBU inputs

1-4 or S/P DIF inputs 1/2, turn on the H8000FW’s sample rate conversion (SRC) algorithm on the "second" and "third" clock menu pages in the SETUP area. The H8000FW does not have sample rate conversion for AES11-18 or the ADAT inputs.

Depending on the particulars of your digital setup, you may wish to slave the H8000FW to another device. The H8000FW can slave to the S/P DIF 3/4 input, the AES/EBU inputs 11/12,

13/14, 15/16, 17/18, or the ADAT and FireWire inputs as well as a Wordclock signal. These are selected by Source on the clock menu page in the SETUP area. Note that the H8000FW cannot slave to AES/EBU inputs 1-4 or S/P DIF 1/2.

To read about the digital setup in more detail, see Digital Setup on page 78.

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