M-Audio FireWire Solo User Manual
M-audio firewire solo audio interface: user guide
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- Page 1 User’s Guide • Guide de l’utilisateur • Benutzerhandbuch • Manual del usuario • Manuale dell’utente • ユーザーズ ・ マニュアル...
- Page 2 The FireWire Solo was created with portability and versatility in mind. Offering professional 24-bit audio quality in a durable and mobile design, the FireWire Solo is the perfect interface for your FireWire (IEEE 1394) equipped computer. Add a pair of M-Audio’s DX4 Desktop Monitors, our Nova microphone and your guitar, and you’ve got all you need to compose and record your music.
- Page 3 Mounting the device to a rack drawer Holes are located on the left and right of the bottom of the FireWire Solo, to allow you to mount this device to a rack tray. The FireWire Solo is mountable on either the left or right side of the drawer. If you choose to mount the device to a rack tray, you must first remove the rubber pads from the base of the unit.
- Page 4 Stereo 1/4” TRS phone jack output for connection of headphones for monitoring the output signal. The volume level is controlled by the Output Level Control (10). 12. Power Indicator This LED illuminates when the FireWire Solo is powered on, either via bus power or the AC adaptor.
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Page 5: Driver Installation
13. AC Input Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this input. The AC adaptor is needed when operating the FireWire Solo with a 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire connection, or when using the FireWire Solo as a stand-alone A/D converter. The AC adaptor is not needed when running the FireWire Solo on a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire connection. - Page 6 After you’ve read the license agreement, please click the “I accept...” circle if you agree to the terms. Then click “Next” to continue. The installer will copy the necessary files to your computer’s hard drive. During the installation, you will be prompted with a message warning that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Select “Continue Anyway”...
- Page 7 After the computer has been powered off, connect the FireWire SOLO to an available FireWire port on the computer and turn the FireWire SOLO power on. Once the FireWire SOLO is connected and powered, turn on your computer. Once Windows has fully loaded, the New Hardware Wizard will open.
- Page 8 Mac OSX Version 10.2.8 (Jaguar) Insert the M-Audio driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and open the CD to view its contents. Double-click the .dmg file, which launches the M-Audio FireWire Solo Installer. An M-Audio volume icon will appear on your desktop. If necessary, double-click on the M-Audio volume icon to open, and then click on the M-Audio installer to launch it.
- Page 9 On the Easy Install box, click “Install.” On the following box, click “Continue Installation.” You will then see the Connect Device Warning box, instructing you to NOT connect your FireWire Solo until the driver installation is complete and your computer has been shut down. Click “Okay.”...
- Page 10 Mac OS X version 10.3.x (Panther) Insert the M-Audio driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and open the CD to view its contents. Double-click the .dmg file, which launches the M-Audio Installer. An M-Audio volume icon will appear on your desktop. If necessary, double-click on the M-Audio volume icon to open, then click on the M-Audio installer to launch it..
- Page 11 On the following box, click “Continue Installation.” You will then see the Connect Device Warning box, instructing you to NOT connect your FireWire Solo until the driver installation has been completed and your computer has been shut down. Click “Okay.”...
- Page 12 The FireWire Solo’s driver software provides a simple yet powerful interface with your computer and Digital Audio Workstation software. The control panel gives you a four-channel software mixer, allowing you to route any of the FireWire Solo’s four inputs (two analog and two S/PDIF) to any of the four outputs (two analog and two S/PDIF).
- Page 13 Output Routing Buttons Each of the four stereo pairs may be assigned to any of the FireWire Solo’s analog or digital outputs by clicking on the output button of the desired output pair. These are labeled 1/2 (the FireWire Solo’s analog Line Outputs) and spdif (the FireWire Solo’s S/PDIF Outputs). Any or both Mixer output pairs may be selected (the button’s outline turns dark gray when active).
- Page 14 Analog 1/2 and S/PDIF inputs to the FireWire Solo’s analog Line Outputs or S/PDIF Outputs. You can also use the Output buttons on the FireWire Solo’s Analog (1/2) and S/PDIF SW Return channels to assign their outputs to the FireWire Solo’s analog Line Outputs or S/PDIF Outputs.
- Page 15 ASIO direct monitoring, when enabled, will allow you to control the monitor levels of the FireWire Solo’s inputs directly from the program. Once you have assigned an input channel in the music software’s mixer to a FireWire Solo input, the music software’s mixer will take control of the FireWire Solo control panel mixer’s input channels.
- Page 16 < Make sure your input levels are not too hot, as this can cause distortion and clipping. Check the input level meters in your audio application. < If you are recording a digital input source, make sure the FireWire Solo’s sync source, as well as the sync source in your audio software, is set to external.
- Page 17 Contact Us For additional help, technical support is available on our website at www.m-audio.com, where you can fill out our technical support form. Alternatively, you can email us at support@m-audio.com, or contact us by phone at: (626) 633-9055. Technical support is available by telephone from 7am - 7pm PS M-AUDIO U.S.
- Page 18 Frequency Response ...±0.2 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz @ 48 kHz ...±0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 40 kHz @ 96 kHz Crosstalk ... -86 dB, 1 kHz, channel-to-channel Output Impedance ...75ΩOhms Working Headphone Impedance ...32 to 600ΩOhms FireWire Solo Tested to comply with FCC standards FOR HOME OR STUDIO USE...
- Page 19 Warranty Terms M-Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, registered user. Visit www.m-audio.com/warranty for terms and limitations applying to your specific product.
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