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Wohnbereich Funkstörungen versursachen ; in compliance could void the user's authority to operate diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden, this equipment. angemessene Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen. CE Marking Information a) Applicable electromagnetic environment: E4 b) Peak inrush current: 4.6 A TASCAM FW-1804...
Your experience with the FW-1804 The FW-1804 is supplied with a 2 m (6-foot) cable. If you will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of wish to use a longer cable, the length should not be more your audio software.
Do not use this power adapter • Whenever we refer to the software application to control and cable with any other product. and set up the FW-1804, we refer to it as the "Control Panel" or the "software Control Panel". Rack-mounting the Unit Use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a standard Copyright, etc.
Note that the best signal-to-noise ratios are achieved by maximizing the level of analog inputs at the A/D convert- ers. For the mic and line inputs of the FW-1804, the TRIM controls provide the means for optimizing these levels. OL indicators...
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FW-1804 when powering the unit on or off. COMPUTER: Only the audio from the host computer is monitored. This can be useful if you're doing a mixdown of your DAW tracks and want to mute the monitor mixer without losing its settings.
Unbalanced dynamic microphones and some ribbon FireWire ports microphones should never be connected to phantom- Use one of these ports to connect the FW-1804 to the host powered connectors. Check with your microphone man- computer, providing audio communication. Either port may ufacturer if you are unsure.
Monitor Mixing Setting Input Levels The FW-1804 can be very useful for recording live tracks into a DAW application. Here's a typical scenario for recording and overdubbing using the FW-1804: 1 Connect your analog and/or digital source(s) to the FW- 1804's inputs.
You can choose between FW-1804 Native or Mackie Duplicate of Coax Output (TOS) - The audio output is the Control emulation protocol. same as that being sent to the FW-1804's analog outputs L Clock Source and R, and is sent out the lightpipe in two-channel TOSLINK protocol.
Start tab match the channels actually used by your applica- With this setting, audio which has been routed to these out- tion, the FW-1804 will not have to re-sync when the appli- puts appears at the FW-1804's two-channel digital outputs.
Troubleshooting The FW-1804 is a high performance audio device that must Contacting Us be set up correctly to work with a computer or other audio devices. If you experience problems with your FW-1804, In the event of any problems with your FW-1804, please...
50 mW + 50 mW (32 ohm) Digital I/O COAXIAL input Connector RCA jack x 1 Input impedance 75 ohm Format IEC60958 Audio bit length 24-bit COAXIAL output Connector RCA jack x 1 Output impedance 75 ohm Format IEC60958 Audio bit length 24-bit TASCAM FW-1804...
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MIC/LINE IN to STEREO OUT, TRIM min > 91 dB (Hi FS) MIC/LINE IN to STEREO OUT, TRIM min Crosstalk > 90 dB (normal FS) 1 kHz, MIC/LINE IN to STEREO OUT > 84 dB (Hi FS) 1 kHz, MIC/LINE IN to STEREO OUT TASCAM FW-1804...
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Dimensions (w x h x d) 483 x 95 x 356 (mm) (19" x 3.75" x 14") Weight (excluding adapter) 5.7 kg (12.6 lb) Dimensional Drawing 483 mm 465 mm 356 mm 14 mm 331 mm 11 mm 435 mm TASCAM FW-1804...
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