Hotline - Troubleshooting - RME Audio HDSPe MADI FX User Manual

16. Hotline – Troubleshooting
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The dialog 'New hardware component found' does not appear:
• Check whether the PCI Express interface is correctly inserted in the PCI Express slot.
The card and drivers have been installed correctly, but playback does not work:
• Check whether the HDSPe MADI FX appears in the Device Manager. When the device has
a yellow exclamation mark, then there is a conflict.
The input signal cannot be monitored in real-time
• ASIO Direct Monitoring has not been enabled, and/or monitoring has been disabled globally
(wrong mix setup in TotalMix)
Playback works, but record doesn't
• Check that there is a valid signal at the input. If so, the current sample frequency is dis-
played in the Settings dialog.
• Check whether the HDSPe system has been selected as recording device in the audio ap-
plication.
• Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application ('Recording properties' or
similar) matches the input signal.
Crackle during record or playback
• Increase the number and size of buffers in the 'Settings' dialog or in the application.
• Try different cables (coaxial or optical) to rule out any defects here.
• Check that cables/devices have not been connected in a closed loop. If so, set the system's
clock mode to 'Internal'.
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