Powering Up
Press the “
I
” side of the rear panel power switch to turn on the unit. The processor is designed to be turned on
and left on. Press the “
O
” side of the switch to turn off the unit for servicing.
When the Omnia-3 is first turned on, there is a few seconds of delay as the system starts up. An operating
system start up screen is displayed. Under normal conditions it should appear as:
Load Algorithm...
After approximately ten seconds, audio will be present from the analog and composite MPX outputs. The
AES/EBU output also becomes usable at this time. However, full initialization of the software is not complete
for several more seconds. After a few seconds, the Main Menu display will appear:
OMNIA.FM3turbo
Audio Processing
Input/Output
Stereo Generator
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Preset: Rock 2:09PM
At this point, the Omnia-3 is fully operational. The next chapter covers its operation through the front-panel
user interface.
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