Playaudio1U Failover Redundancy; How The Playaudio1U's Failover System Works; How To Arm The Playaudio1U For Automatic Failover - iConnectivity PlayAUDIO 1U User Manual

By default, your PlayAUDIO1U is pre-configured to work with Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software. As a safety precaution, all the audio
output volumes are turned down and need to be raised. This Quick Start Guide will show you how to get sound running out of your interface as
quickly as possible.

PlayAUDIO1U Failover Redundancy

How the PlayAUDIO1U's Failover System Works

Your PlayAUDIO1U unit comes equipped with two independent failover mechanisms: Automatic Failover and Manual Failover. This failover
redundancy is designed to ensure that your backup system can always be engaged instantly and seamlessly, whether via auto-detection or through
manual switching. Taking advantage of both of these failover mechanisms is recommended for all live performance scenarios.
Automatic Failover uses a test tone sent from your DAW to establish an audio-recognition sync lock between your primary playback device and
your PlayAUDIO1U interface on a dedicated internal audio channel. Once armed, the PlayAUDIO1U instantly switches to your secondary device if
any break in the test tone signal is detected, providing a seamless failover to your backup system without audio or MIDI interruption.
Manual Failover allows you to connect a footswitch to either of the PlayAUDIO1U's programmable Control ports and instantly switch between your
primary and backup computers on the fly, enabling you to manually move to your backup system in the event of an emergency, or if you anticipate
an issue with your primary system before it actually occurs. Note that configuration of the control ports is necessary to assign failover switch function
to the control port.

How to Arm the PlayAUDIO1U for Automatic Failover

A tone generator is required to arm the PlayAUDIO1U for Automatic Failover. If a tone generator isn't included with your Digital Audio Workstation,
download and install iConnectivity's LifeSine test tone plugin from https://www.iconnectivity.com/downloads/.
Follow the steps below to arm the PlayAUDIO1U for automatic failover and test your unit's failover capability:
1. Connect Computer A (your primary playback device) to USB DAW Port A.
2. Connect Computer B (your failover playback device) to USB DAW Port B.
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