# First Steps

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This chapter describes how to prepare the grandMA3 consoles and the grandMA3 onPC for operation, from unpacking the device to turning it on for the first time.

## Subtopics

- [Unpack the Device](/grandma3/2-3/fs_unpack_device/)
- [Check Scope of Delivery](/grandma3/2-3/fs_scope_delivery/)
- [Position the Device](/grandma3/2-3/fs_postition_device/)
- [Connect Power](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_power/)
- [Connect Desk Light](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_desk_light/)
- [Connect External Screens](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_external_screens/)
- [Connect USB Devices](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_usb/)
- [Connect DMX](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_dmx/)
- [Connect Audio In](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_audio_in/)
- [Connect MIDI](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_midi/)
- [Connect Sound Out](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_sound/)
- [Connect LTC](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_smpte_ltc/)
- [Connect Ethernet](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_ethernet/)
- [Connect DC Remote In](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_dc_remote_in/)
- [Connect grandMA3 extension](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_extension/)
- [Connect grandMA3 fader wing](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_fader_wing/)
- [Connect grandMA3 viz-key](/grandma3/2-3/fs_connect_viz_key/)
- [Turn on the device for the first time](/grandma3/2-3/fs_turn_on_the_device/)
- [Shut Down the System](/grandma3/2-3/shutdown_the_system/)