Firewire (Ieee 1394) (Sony Ilink ® ) Connections; Controls And Jacks; Front Panel; Figure 1 - Input Channel - Art TubeFire 8 User Manual

Firewire (IEEE 1394) (Sony iLINK
The TubeFire 8 has two 6 pin Firewire ports located on the rear panel. Both ports are identical, and can be
used interchangeably.
Use a quality Firewire cable to connect the TubeFire 8 to your computer. NOTE: Make all connections
with both the Computer and TubeFire 8 powered off. First power on the computer, and after the
system OS has fully loaded, then power on the TubeFire 8. While Firewire is considered to be a "hot
swappable" technology, experience indicates that to avoid system errors and lockups, it is best to not
disconnect and connect the Firewire cable while the AC power is on.
Multiple TubeFire 8 units can be daisy-chained by using the ports on the rear panel, but care should be
taken to minimize the number of TubeFire 8 units placed on each Firewire buss due to bandwidth limits. The
TubeFire 8 utilizes Firewire 400 which handles 400Mbits/sec. Depending on the number of units running, you
may notice limits in sample rate and total channel count. Adjust your system configuration accordingly.
Individual cable lengths should be limited to 4.5m (14.76 ft.) maximum. Shorter is better.

CONTROLS and JACKS

FRONT PANEL

®
) Connections

FIGURE 1 - Input Channel

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