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8
Settings and Menu
General Navigation
The encoder wheel (see page 6) is the primary means for navigating through the menus. Most of the menus arrange
items vertically. In those menus, turn the encoder clockwise to select the item below the currently selected item or
turn the encoder counter clockwise to select the item above the currently selected item. In menus that arrange items
horizontally (e.g. text fields), clockwise means
“ to the right ” and counter clockwise means “to the left”.
Other than that, the encoder wheel also functions as a push button. This button is generally used to confirm a selection
or to navigate to a selected submenu. This manual will also refer to pushing the encoder knob as “push [OK]” or “push
the [OK] button”.
On the right side of the encoder knob, you can find the [Cancel] button (depicted on page 6), which is generally used
to dismiss a selection or to exit a menu.
By keeping the [Cancel] button pressed for at least two seconds, you can always navigate to the Home Screen. From
the Home Screen, the menu is launched by simply pushing the [OK] button.
The following notation is used to describe locations in the menu: Home > Menu > Sub menu > …
For example, the manual could say “navigate to Home > Menu > Art-Net ” . This can be read as follows:
Keep [Cancel] pressed for 2 seconds to reach the Home Screen.
Then, press [OK] to get to the menu.
Select Art-Net using the encoder wheel.
After pressing [OK] again to confirm the selection, a choice of the two (virtual) Art-Net nodes
is displayed. XND-8 has two conceptual Art-Net nodes when the node is not operating in Art-
Net 4 mode. This is because the number of Art-Net ports per node is limited to four by the
Art-Net I, II and 3 specifications.
Home Screen
Home Screen of an XND-8
with all output ports
configured to output Art-
Net and addressing
information displayed in
decimal. XND-8 Home Screen with
ports 1-4 configured to
output Art-Net and ports
5-8 to output sACN.
Decimal universe
addresses. XND-8 Home Screen with
ports 1-4 configured to
output Art-Net and ports
5-8 to output sACN.
Hexadecimal universe
addresses.