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Front Panel & Motion UI

Horizon 16 front panel

Horizon 16 front panel.

The Horizon 16 front panel contains the Motion UI display and a single Control Wheel. There are no microphone-preamp controls on Horizon 16; front-panel operation is therefore focused on monitoring, metering, status and system settings.

Metering is the normal idle state. When you adjust monitor level or change a monitoring function in Horizon Control, Motion UI temporarily shows the relevant parameter or status and then returns to metering after a period of inactivity.

First power-up​

The first time Horizon 16 is powered on:

  1. When mains power is applied, Horizon 16 powers on automatically.

  2. Motion UI shows the startup animation, Horizon logo and Welcome screen.

Horizon 16 motion ui horizon startup screen
  1. Rotate the Control Wheel to set the display brightness.
Horizon 16 motion ui first setup brightness

  1. Press the Control Wheel to continue.

  2. Horizon 16 opens to the default speaker-output metering view.

Horizon 16 motion ui speaker output metering stereo

The brightness setting can be changed again later from front-panel Settings.

Adjusting monitor level​

Rotate the Control Wheel to adjust the level of the designated monitor outputs. Turn clockwise to increase the level and counterclockwise to decrease it.

As soon as the level is adjusted, Motion UI changes from the normal meter view to the Output Summary. The Output Summary provides the current listening level together with output metering and monitoring-state information.

Horizon 16 motion ui 9 1 6 atmos output summary

The display reflects the active monitoring configuration supplied by Horizon Control, including the active Monitor Profile, its Speaker Layout and the state of relevant monitor functions.

Monitoring-state feedback​

Monitoring functions are controlled from Horizon Control and their state is reflected on Motion UI. Horizon 16 does not provide separate front-panel buttons for these functions.

Motion UI can provide temporary status feedback for states including:

  • Mute;
Horizon 16 motion ui mute on
  • Dim;
Horizon 16 motion ui dim on
  • Mono;
Horizon 16 motion ui mono on
  • Mid/Side / polarity state;
Horizon 16 motion ui mid side on
  • Talkback;
Horizon 16 motion ui talkback on

For example, changing Mute in Horizon Control produces a temporary MUTE ON or MUTE OFF status screen. The same temporary on/off feedback is used for supported software monitoring states such as Dim, Mono, polarity/Mid-Side and Talkback. After the temporary status screen has been shown, Motion UI returns to the normal metering view.

Horizon 16 has no separate physical Function button.

Metering pages​

Press the Control Wheel repeatedly to move through the available input and output meter views.

Horizon 16 provides front-panel metering for:

  • main monitor outputs;
Horizon 16 motion ui speaker meters multichannel
  • D-sub line inputs 1–16;
Horizon 16 motion ui dsub line inputs 1 16 meters
  • TRS line inputs 17–18;
Horizon 16 motion ui line inputs 17 18 meters
  • Digital Inputs 1;
Horizon 16 motion ui digital input 1 meters
  • Digital Inputs 2;
Horizon 16 motion ui digital input 2 meters

Motion UI displays a maximum of eight meters per page. Meter groups containing more than eight channels are divided across several pages.

The Control Wheel moves sequentially through the available meter pages, making it possible to check the available input and output meters without keeping the Horizon Control window open. The powered-on host computer must remain connected over Thunderbolt.

Opening front-panel Settings​

Press and hold the Control Wheel for three seconds to open Settings.

Horizon 16 motion ui settings menu

Rotate the Control Wheel to move through the menu and press it to select the highlighted option.

OptionDescription
PowerPowers down Horizon 16. If the unit has been powered down from Settings, briefly press and release the Control Wheel once to power it on again.
BrightnessAdjusts the brightness of Motion UI and the front-panel LEDs.
StatusDisplays sample rate, digital-input format and digital-input clock status.
Word Clock TerminationEnables or disables 75 Ω word-clock termination.
Factory ResetRestores Horizon 16 hardware settings to their factory state.
AboutDisplays product name, serial number, FPGA version, Horizon firmware, front-panel firmware and copyright information.

Power​

Horizon 16 motion ui power confirmation dialog

Select Power from front-panel Settings to power down Horizon 16. The Control Wheel is used to confirm the power-down action. Once powered down, briefly press and release the Control Wheel to power the unit back on.

Brightness​

Horizon 16 motion ui brightness adjustment

Open Brightness to change the Motion UI and front-panel LED brightness with the Control Wheel. Use the on-screen controls to Save the new setting or Cancel the change.

Status​

Horizon 16 motion ui status sample rate digital inputs

The Status view is useful when checking digital connections. It shows the current sample rate, the selected digital-input format and whether the digital inputs are successfully clocked.

Word Clock Termination​

Horizon 16 motion ui word clock termination

Use Word Clock Termination to enable or disable the Horizon 16 75 Ω BNC termination. When Horizon 16 is the final or only receiving device in a BNC word-clock chain, termination should be enabled.

Factory Reset​

Horizon 16 motion ui factory reset confirmation

Factory Reset restores the Horizon 16 hardware settings to the factory state. Use this only when you intend to discard the current hardware configuration.

About​

Horizon 16 motion ui about screen

The About page identifies the unit and its installed firmware information. It displays the product name, serial number, FPGA version, Horizon firmware, front-panel firmware and copyright information.