User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation QuickStart
- Welcome to 003 and 003 Rack
- Windows Configuration
- Mac Configuration
- Launching and Configuring Pro Tools LE
- 003 Top Panel
- 003 Operating Modes
- 003 Top Panel Overview
- Display Section
- Fader Section
- Console/Channel View Section
- Transport and Navigation Controls
- Automation Section
- Modifiers Section
- Mic/DI Input Controls
- Monitor Section
- 003 Rack Front Panel
- 003 and 003 Rack Back Panels
- Making Studio Connections
- Getting Sound In and Out of Your 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting a Microphone
- Connecting Instruments to 003 or 003 Rack
- Connecting Equipment with Digital Ins and Outs
- Word Clock
- Using External Effects Devices
- Monitoring and Recording from Alternate Sources
- Recording from a Digital Device
- Connecting a Recorder for Mixdowns
- MIDI Connections
- Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE
- Pro Tools Mode with 003
- Saving a Session
- Working in Console View
- Working in Channel View
- Display Options in Console and Channel View
- Navigating and Editing Values in Entry Fields
- Working with Tracks
- Assigning Pro Tools Paths (Input, Output, Sends, Inserts)
- Working with Output Windows
- Recording
- Navigating in the Edit Window
- General Editing
- Working With Memory Locations
- Controlling Track Display on the Control Surface
- Working with Automation
- 003 Top Panel Shortcuts
- Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Utility Mode (003 Only)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Appendix C: Utility Mode (003 Only) 115
Switch Test
Use this test to evaluate the performance of
switches.
To test switches:
1 Enter Utility mode. If the Utility switch is not
enabled (flashing), press it.
2 Select the Test menu by pressing the flashing
Insert switch.
The LCD shows the first page of Utility tests.
3 Select the Switch test display by pressing the
flashing Pan/Send switch.
4 Press any top panel switch to test it. The LCD
shows the name, region and number for each
switch as you test it.
5 Do one of the following
• To display all LEDs, press the flashing Dy-
namics switch.
– or –
• To cycle through all the LEDs, press the
flashing Insert switch.
6 To exit the test at anytime, press the Display
Mode switch.
Encoder Test
Use this test to evaulate the performance of the
rotary encoders or the Jog/Shuttle wheel.
To test the encoders:
1 Enter Utility mode. If the Utility switch is not
enabled (flashing), press it.
2 Select the Test menu by pressing the flashing
Insert switch.
The LCD shows the first page of Utility tests.
3 Enter the Encoder test by pressing the flashing
Page Left switch.
4 Rotate any encoder (or the Jog/Shuttle wheel)
to test it. Encoder value is displayed in the LCD
while testing.
5 To exit the test at anytime, press the Display
Mode switch.
Fader Tests
Utility mode provides tests for fader and group
performance. You can use these routines to trou-
bleshoot the mechanical elements of the faders.
Automated Fader Tests
These automated fader tests check fader perfor-
mance. You can use these routines to trouble-
shoot the mechanical elements of the faders.
To test fader resolution:
1 Enter Utility mode. If the Utility switch is not
enabled (flashing), press it.
2 Select the Test menu by pressing the flashing
Insert switch.
The LCD shows the first page of Utility tests.
3 Select the Fader menu by pressing the flashing
Page Right switch.
4 Select one of the basic automated fader tests:
Triang, Sine, or Step.
The faders will automatically move in a triangu-
lar, sine, or step pattern, as selected.
5 To exit the test at anytime, press any switch.
Do not touch the faders during a Fader test.