Getting Started; Powering On Your Scarlett; Easy Start; Windows - Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen User Manual

Getting Started

Powering On Your Scarlett

To power on your Scarlett 4i4 using bus power:
• Connect the USB cable from your computer to your Scarlett 4i4
To power on your Scarlett 4i4 using mains power:
1. Connect the power supply to your Scarlett 4i4's power socket.
2. Connect the USB cable from your Scarlett 4i4 to your computer.
Your Scarlett is now powered on and ready to use.

Easy Start

Easy Start gives you a step-by-step guide to setting up your Scarlett and creates personalised
tutorials based on how you plan to use your Scarlett. This online tool also guides you through
your Scarlett's registration process and accessing the software bundle.
On both Windows and Mac computers, when you connect your Scarlett to your computer, it first
appears as a Mass Storage Device, like a USB drive. Open the drive and double click 'Click Here To
Get Started.url'. Click 'Get Started' to open Easy Start in your web browser.
After you've opened Easy Start, please follow the step-by-step guide, to install and use your
Scarlett.
Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen User Guide

Windows

After you connect your Scarlett 4i4 to your computer, a device appears in File Explorer called
Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen, this allows you to access Easy Start.
To access Easy Start:
1. Open File Explorer.
2. Click on Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen (D:). The letter may be different.
3. Double-click Click Here to Get Started. This redirects you to the Focusrite website,
where we recommend you register your device:
4. Click Get Started, and we'll take you through a step-by-step setup guide based on how
you want to use your Scarlett.
During Easy Start, you'll install Focusrite Control 2 . After you install and open Focusrite Control
2, click 'Update Scarlett 4i4'. Do not disconnect your Scarlett while Focusrite Control 2 updates it.
After the Focusrite Control 2 update is complete, the Scarlett no longer appears as a Mass Storage
Device on your computer.
Your operating system should change the computer's default audio inputs and outputs to the
Scarlett.
To verify this, right-click the speaker icon on the Windows taskbar, and make sure Scarlett is your
Sound output.
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