Minimum System Requirements; Front Panel Controls And Connectors - M-Audio FireWire Solo Quick Start Manual

Minimum System Requirements

Be sure that your computer meets these minimum requirements before installing your FireWire
SOLO.
Windows
Pentium III – 500 MHz or higher
<
< 128 MB RAM
Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0b or higher
<
< Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card
The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000.
<
Mac OS
Macintosh G3/G4* 500 MHz or higher
<
< OS X 10.2.8 or later, 256 MB RAM or
OX X 10.3.5 or later, 512 MB RAM
<
< Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card
*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.

Front Panel Controls and Connectors

1. Microphone Input
Mic-level input on balanced XLR connector. This connector is only active when the Front/Rear Input
Selector (5) is set to "Front" (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your DAW software
as a mono signal on the left side of the stereo input pair.
2. Clip indicator
This LED illuminates when the Microphone Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip Indicator
glows steadily, reduce the Microphone Input gain level (4).
3. Phantom Power Indicator
This indicator illuminates when the Phantom Power Switch (9) is pressed, indicating that +48VDC
is being applied to the Mic Input (1).
4. Microphone Input Gain
This knob controls the amount of gain at the Microphone Input (1), over a range of 0dB to +40dB
or greater.
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