Hardware Installation; Driver And Firmware; Driver Installation - RME Audio Fireface UC User Manual

14. Hardware Installation

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Connect the power supply to the Fireface and then to any suitable power outlet. Power-on
the Fireface with the rear power switch.
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Check the correct firmware version by a double click on the rotary encoder button. The
display PC means Windows, the display AP means Mac. The double click automatically
switches between both versions. Note: a change of state is only possible when the unit is
not connected to the computer.
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Connect computer and Fireface using the supplied USB cable.
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Mac OS X detects the new hardware as Fireface UC Mac (serial number).

15. Driver and Firmware

15.1 Driver Installation

After the Fireface has been connected, (see 14. Hardware Installation) install the drivers from
the RME Driver CD. The driver files are located in the folder Fireface_USB. Installation works
automatically by a double-click on the file Fireface USB.pkg.
RME recommends downloading the latest driver version from the RME website. If done, the
procedure is as follows:
A double-click onto driver_usb_mac.zip expands the archive file to Fireface USB.pkg. Instal-
lation works automatically by a double-click on this file.
During driver installation the programs Fireface USB Settings and Fireface USB Mixer (To-
talMix) are copied to the Applications folder. It is recommended to link these two programs to
the Dock so that they are always available.
A reboot of the computer is not required.
Possible reasons why a Fireface UC is not found after driver installation:
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The USB port is not active in the system (check in System Profiler, USB)
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The USB cable is not or not correctly inserted into the socket
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No power. After switching the Fireface on, at least the 7 segment display has to be lit.
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