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Digital X Bus FireWire Card
User Guide
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August 4
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  • Page 1 Digital X Bus FireWire Card User Guide Version 1.00 August 4 , 2005...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ..........................3 Hardware Installation ........................ 3 Minimum System Requirements....................3 Mac OS X Users (10.3.5 or higher) ................... 4 Connecting to OS X......................4 Streaming Audio....................... 4 III. Terminating / Resetting OS X Connection...............4 Windows XP Users ........................5 Driver &...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Digital X Bus FireWire Card! The following is a brief tutorial that will walk you through installing the card, connecting it to your computer, and sending audio streams back and forth through FireWire. The purpose of this User Guide is to illustrate the steps and procedures required to use the FireWire Card with your Mac or PC.

  • Page 4: Mac Os X Users (10.3.5 Or Higher)

    I. Connecting to OS X The good news for Mac OS X users is that the Digital X Bus FireWire Card is already an OS X Core Audio class compliant device. That means all you need to do is connect the...

  • Page 5: Windows Xp Users

    Re-launch your OS X Core Audio supported application and get back to work. Windows XP Users The Digital X Bus FireWire Card is supported by any ASIO or WDM compatible audio application that runs on the Windows XP operating system. You must install ASIO/WDM drivers from the enclosed CD in order to use the FireWire Card with your Windows XP audio applications.
  • Page 6 The following displays and controls are included in the Control Panel GUI: ASIO Buffer Depth Allows control over the ASIO driver buffer size, which directly controls the round-trip latency of the ASIO PC FireWire interface. Set this control to the smallest value possible without causing audio artifacts or disk buffer underruns in your ASIO-supported application.

  • Page 7: Control Panel Menus

    Updates the FireWire Card firmware through the FireWire connection. Note: As of August 2005 the current version of firmware is v.1.00a1. Please check the Mackie website for periodic firmware updates and instructions on how to update the FireWire Card firmware: http://www.mackie.com/products/digitalxbus/software.html Reset All Cards Resets the connection between the FireWire Card and your PC.

  • Page 8: Windows Xp Connection Status

    When you select < >, the PC disconnects from, Reset All Cards then automatically re-connects to the Digital X Bus FireWire Card. The following selection is available under the menu: Help About Digital X Bus Firewire Displays the version number of the Digital X Bus Control Panel application.

  • Page 9: Terminating / Resetting Windows Xp Connection

    VI. Terminating / Resetting Windows XP Connection Follow these steps either when terminating the connection between Windows and your FireWire Card, or when changing the Host Mode or Clock Settings of the Digital X Bus. Failure to follow these procedures may result in improper operation of the FireWire interface: Close all ASIO and WDM audio applications.

  • Page 10: Setting The Host Mode

    Since the FireWire Card is can handle more inputs and outputs than all other I/O Option Cards, you will need to understand the following sections to know how to use these expanded capabilities. I. Setting the Host Mode The Fire Wire Card supports 8x8, 16x16, and 24x24 (input x output) operation at 44.1 and 48 kHz, and 8x8 at 96kHz.

  • Page 11: Patching Inputs/Outputs

    “Reconnect” message pop up reminding you to disconnect the card from your Mac or PC. Note: The Digital X Bus FireWire Card has no control over how third party audio applications handle changes to the clock settings and/or hardware inputs/outputs. Please consult your audio application’s product documentation for more information.

  • Page 12: Resetting The Connection

    FireWire cable in normal fashion after both are back up and running. III. Audio MIDI Setup Panel (OS X users only) When making a connection between a Mac and your Digital X Bus FireWire Card for the first time,...
  • Page 13 Notice that the 1394 Controller (labeled “Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller”) is sharing IRQ 18 with another audio device labeled “Crystal SoundFusion™ Audio Device.” Hence, both these devices are “stacked” on the same IRQ setting (18). Often computers have multiple USB controllers, one of which may share an IRQ with the computer’s FireWire hardware.

  • Page 14: Technical Support

    4. Disable all other USB controllers that are not in use. You do not need to remove them; simply right-click on the icon and select < >. You may need to Disable reboot your computer before these changes take effect. NOTE: Since Devices in the Device Manager can be re-enabled at any time, you are not doing any long-term damage to your computer.

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