Rear Panel - M-Audio Fast Track Ultra User Manual

Fast Track Ultra

Rear Panel

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. Power Button (Power) – Pressing this button will power on Fast Track Ultra, illuminating the front-panel
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Power LED . The unit must be connected to a host computer's USB bus, or to the external power supply.
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. Phantom Power Switch (48V Phantom Power) – Sliding this switch activates the phantom power circuitry,
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illuminating the Phantom Power LED
with condenser microphones requiring external power.
. Power Input (5V DC) – Connect the included 5VDC 2000mA power supply to this jack.
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• NOTE: Due to the limitations of the USB bus, powering Fast Track Ultra via the USB bus will limit its
functionality to 4 input/4 output operation using analog inputs and outputs 1/2 and the S/PDIF I/O.
. Line Outputs (Outputs) – These six balanced 1/4-inch (TRS) jacks provide six analog outputs. The level of
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outputs 1/2 is controlled by the front-panel main output knob
. USB Connector (USB 2.0) – Connect a standard USB cable to this port, connecting the other end to your host
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computer.
. MIDI Output (MIDI Out) – Connect to the MIDI input of your controller or other MIDI device.
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. MIDI Input (MIDI In) – Connect to the MIDI output of your controller or other MIDI device.
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. S/PDIF Input (S/PDIF In) – Digital input on a coaxial (RCA-type) connector. This input will accept a digital input
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signal at any of the supported sample rates.
. S/PDIF Output (S/PDIF Out) – Digital output on a coaxial (RCA-type) connector. This output will also support
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pass-through of AC-3 or DTS encoded surround formats.
• NOTE: When AC-3 or DTS encoded signals are passed through this output, all analog inputs and outputs will
be muted.
. Line Inputs (Inputs) – These six balanced/unbalanced 1/4-inch (TRS) jacks provide six analog inputs for channels
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1 through 6. Inputs for channels 1 through 4 are selectable between these inputs and the front-panel combo/XLR
inputs via the front/rear switches
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. Inserts (Inserts) – These 1⁄4" TRS jacks are configured to connect to an analog outboard compressor/limiter or
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other effect inserting the effect between the preamp and the A/D converter. These inserts are only active when a
connector is inserted, and are otherwise bypassed. The TRS jack is configured as follows: Tip=Send; Ring=Return;
Sleeve=Ground.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Fast Track Ultra can be powered via the included AC power
supply or via bus power from the host computer. However, when running on bus power,
Fast Track Ultra will be limited to four inputs and four outputs. These are mapped to
inputs 1/2, outputs 1/2, and the S/PDIF I/O.
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and sending 48V power to the four front-panel XLR inputs
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