The Main Settings window is Pulsar's configuration hub — one scrolling panel where you set the default encoder format for new outputs, turn on Orbit and beta features, protect the rig with an operator PIN, and back up or restore your whole setup.

How to open it

Click the red gear button in the top bar (tooltip: Main Settings). A separate Pulsar - Main Settings window opens. Click Close at the bottom when you're done.

If the rig is locked with a PIN, unlock it first — the gear appears once you're in. See Security, PIN & Lock.

Most sections are reached by scrolling the window.

Common tasks

Set the default encoder format for new SRT outputs

These defaults apply to new SRT outputs. For per-output settings, see Encoding, Bitrate & Color and Outputs: SRT & NDI.

1. Scroll to Output Defaults → SRT.
2. Click a preset card for a one-click setup — Standard, High Quality, High Quality 10-bit, or 4K Broadcast — or
3. Use the advanced controls below: Codec (H.264 / H.265), Preferred Encoder, Profile, Bit Depth, Chroma Subsampling, Output Resolution, and Encoding Mode.

Changes save automatically. The options you see are filtered to what your encoders support, so 10-bit, 4:2:2/4:4:4, 2160p and the 10-bit/4K presets only appear if your hardware can do them. If a yellow warning box appears, your encoder doesn't support that combination — adjust it (you can still save, but it may not work).

Set the default NDI output resolution

1. Scroll to Output Defaults → NDI.
2. Under Output Resolution, pick Source, 720p, 1080p, or 2160p.

Resolution is the only NDI default here — NDI doesn't use the H.264/H.265 encoder settings.

Protect the rig with an operator PIN and auto-lock

1. Set a PIN using the padlock icon in the top header (the Security card points you there).
2. In Main Settings → Security, pick an Auto-lock after idle interval (Never up to 1 hour). Streams keep running while locked.