DigiDesign Command 8, Manual

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Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring Command|8 11
Monitoring Overview
Command|8 provides the following analog au-
dio connectors.
Input
• Two pairs of balanced, TRS inputs, labeled
Main and Ext Source on the back panel of
Command|8. Each input pair is switchable be-
tween –10 dBV or +4 dBu operation.
Output
• Two channels of balanced, TRS output to con-
nect to powered speakers, a monitor amplifier
or other monitor equipment. Outputs are
switchable between –10 dBV or +4 dBu.
• One stereo Headphone output, which mirrors
the currently selected monitor input source
(see “Control Room Monitor Controls” on
page 27).
Input Connections
To monitor Pro Tools through Command|8:
1
Connect your Pro Tools stereo mix outputs
(usually Outputs 1–2) to the Command|8 Main
Left and Right monitor inputs on the back
panel. The Main inputs are balanced, TRS in-
puts.
2
Configure the Main inputs for –10 dBV or
+4 dBu operation using the –10/+4 switch be-
tween the Left and Right inputs.
To be able to monitor another stereo device
through Command|8:
1
Connect the analog outputs of a CD, DAT, or
other device to the Ext Source Left and Right in-
puts on the back panel.
2
Configure the Ext Source inputs for –10 dBV
or +4 dBu operation using the –10/+4 switch be-
tween the Left and Right inputs.
Output Connections
To connect Command|8 to your monitoring
system:
1
Be sure to mute, turn down, or power off your
monitors or monitoring system.
2
On the Command|8 top surface, turn the Con-
trol Room Level knob all the way down.
3
Configure the Command|8 Main outputs for
–10 dBV or +4 dBu operation using the –10/+4
switch between the two output ports on the
back panel.
4
Connect the Main Left and Right outputs on
the Command|8 back panel to the inputs of
powered monitors, a monitor amplifier, or other
monitor equipment.
Headphones
To connect headphones:
„
Connect a pair of headphones to the Head-
phones port, located next to the Control Room
section.
The Headphones Level knob controls head-
phone level only. This Headphone output is de-
signed to power a single pair of standard-quality
headphones, and is not designed to drive pow-
ered speakers or headphone distribution ampli-
fiers.