Quick Guide To Getting Started; Hardware Installation - M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 Manual

Quick Guide to Getting Started

Here is what is required to get your Audiophile 2496 up and running:
1. Physically install the Audiophile 2496 card in your computer and connect the
provided break-out cable (see 'Hardware Installation').
2. Start Windows and allow Windows' Plug-and-Play to prompt you for the
Audiophile 2496 drivers via the Add New Hardware wizard. Install drivers and
support software (see 'Windows Software Installation').
3. On the Mac, drag the Delta extension to the Extensions folder, and the
appropriate ASIO driver to your application's ASIO folder. Restart. If not using
ASIO, set the Sound Manager to Delta (see Mac Installation).
4. Configure your digital recording software to use the Audiophile 2496 as its
active audio device (see 'Using the Audiophile 2496 with your Software
Application' and also your software application's manual).
5. Hook up your digital and analog audio gear (see 'Audiophile 2496 Recording
Tutorials'). Configure your Delta Control Panel software for proper monitoring
and playback.

Hardware Installation

To mechanically install the Audiophile 2496, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Remove the computer's cover and position the computer so that you may easily
access its PCI slots.
3. Select the PCI slot where you will install your Audiophile 2496 PCI host card.
Make sure the slot is a PCI slot. If you don't know what "PCI slot" means, check
the owner's manual for your computer. PCI slots are distinguishable from ISA
slots by being shorter and set back farther from the outside of the computer,
however some newer computers have only PCI slots.
4. Before removing the Audiophile 2496 PCI host card from its protective anti-
static bag, touch the metal power supply case of the computer in order to
dissipate any static electricity your body may have accumulated. You might
want to pick up a grounding wrist strap (available from electronics stores like
Radio Shack) if you want to be doubly sure you aren't carrying a static charge
that could damage the card.
5. Remove the metal bracket that covers the access hole on the back of the
computer. This bracket is usually fastened to the computer with a single screw.
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