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v1.3 - May 2005

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  • Page 1 X-Series Expansion Cards X-FireWire Card User’s Guide v1.3 - May 2005...

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouilleur du Canada. Declaration of Conformity – CE Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the product, the X-FireWire card, to which this declaration relates, is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: •...

  • Page 4: Registration And Warranty Information

    X-FireWire – User’s Guide Registration and Warranty Information Be sure to register your X-FireWire card, either by filling in the enclosed Registration Card or by completing the on- line registration form at our Web site: http://www.apogeedigital.com/support/. If you do so, Apogee can contact you with any update information.
  • Page 5 The serial number is located on the top of the unit. We suggest you record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever you call an authorized Apogee Electronics repair facility or the manufacturer. Please be sure to return your completed warranty card immediately! X-FireWire card Serial No._________________________________________________...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Requirements ........................3 Overview ..........................3 Installing the X-FireWire card ..................4 Installing the X-FireWire card firmware WIndows XP & Mac OS X .....5 Working with Windows XP ..................6-15 Installing the Windows Driver ..................6-9 Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel ...............9-14 General Notes ......................15...

  • Page 9: Requirements

    The following steps must be completed to begin using your new X-FireWire card; detailed descrip- tions of each step may be found further in this manual. 1 Install the X-FireWire card in an Apogee host interface, such as the AD or DA16X, Rosetta 800 or 200, or a Big Ben.

  • Page 10: Installing The X-Firewire Card

    4 Install the two aluminium standoffs in the threaded holes vacated by the screws. 5 On the X-FireWire card, install the plastic standoff in the hole adja- cent to the multi-pin motherboard connector. 6 Install the X-FireWire Coverplate, and secure it to the host interface using two screws from Step 2.

  • Page 11: Installing The X-Firewire Card Firmware Windows Xp & Mac Os X

    5 Disconnect the X-FireWire card from the computer and launch the Windows XP Driver by double clicking on the setup.exe file. Connect the X-FireWire card to the computer and power on the host interface only when instructed to do so by the driver installation app.

  • Page 12: Working With Windows Xp

    You will be instructed at which point during the driver installation process to connect the X-FireWire card. If you have multiple units, be sure to connect them all when instructed to do so. Download the Windows XP driver from our web site here: http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads/;...
  • Page 13 X-FireWire – User’s Guide Working with Windows XP (continued) 3 Determine the Destination for the installer, and click Next. We recommend that you install the driver in the default location. 4 Click Next. 2 Click Continue Anyway. Disregard this mes- sage from Microsoft.
  • Page 14 Next. 4 Click Continue Anyway. 5 During the installation process, you should see these three Found New Hardware Noti- fication pop-ups: Apogee FireWire, Apogee FireWire WDM Audio, and Your new hard- ware is installed and ready to use.

  • Page 15: Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel

    Once correct driver installation has been verified, open the Apogee 1394 Audio control panel by double clicking on the Apogee 1394 Audio icon found in the Windows XP control panel. While dis- covering the functionality of the control panel as described below, try a few control panel operations, such as switching sample rates, to verify proper communication between the control panel and the Apogee host interface.

  • Page 16: Devices Window

    X-FireWire – User’s Guide Working with Windows XP (continued) The Apogee 1394 Audio control panel consists of the following 5 windows accessed by clicking on their names in the left hand column of the control panel : Devices, Input Channels, Output Chan- nels, Synchronization and Settings.

  • Page 17: Synchronization Window

    X-FireWire – User’s Guide Working with Windows XP (continued) Output Channels Window In the Output Channels window, it’s possible to edit the output Channel names for the de- vices connected. Synchronization Window In the Synchronization window, synchroniza- tion parameters for each device may be set as described below.
  • Page 18 Option (on a Rosetta 200 or 800, set Sample Rate to EXT and Sync to Option). Note that this is not possible with an AD-16X, which cannot lock to an installed X-FireWire Card. Also, note that Apogee does not recommend this configuration.
  • Page 19 Change Synchronization Mode. 3 Check Digital Input (External) and click OK. 4 Click Apply. 5 On the Apogee host interface front panel, set the clock source to the desired clock source (such as word clock) (on a Rosetta 200 or 800, set Sample Rate to EXT and Sync to the de- sired clock source).

  • Page 20: Settings Window

    This is an expert setting, and should be left at 2.0 ms in most cases. If your processor is exception- ally fast, you may try lowering the buffer depth for lower latency. If the Apogee host interface is locking intermittently to FireWire, Stream buffer depth should be increased..

  • Page 21: General Notes

    Symptom – When the driver instructs me “To finish the installation connect your device to this comput- er and turn it on”, I connect the device but nothing happens; the Apogee hardware is not recognized. Solution – This indicates some sort of hardware problem: •...

  • Page 22: Audio Midi Setup

    1 Thanks to the integration of CoreAudio in Apple’s OS X, no drivers are needed. 2 After installing the X-FireWire card and connecting the host interface to the Mac, open the Apo- geeFireWireUpdater and update the X-FireWire firmware to match the host interface, as explained above in “Installing X-FireWire Firmware”.

  • Page 23: Working With Os X

    1 Computer is slave, X-FireWire device is master, locked to its internal clock. 1 In the Apogee Firemix software, uncheck the External Sync box. 2 In OS X’s Audio Midi Setup, set Properties For to Apogee FireWire (xxxx) and set Format to the desired sample rate.

  • Page 24: General Notes

    1 In the Apogee Firemix software, check the External Sync box.. 2 On the Apogee host interface front panel, set the clock source to the desired clock source (such as word clock); (on a Rosetta 200 or 800, set Sample Rate to EXT and Sync to the desired clock source).

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    Setup. Symptom - The X-Firewire card is not recognized when I connect it to my Firewire PCI card. Solution - Firewire PCI cards are not supported at this time. Connect the X-Firewire card to a com- puter chassis Firewire port.

  • Page 26: Configuring Audio Applications For Use With X-Firewire Equipped Apogee Interfaces

    Cubase,MOTU Digital Performer or Cakewalk Sonar 4) consists of identifying a Device Setup win- dow in the app and selecting the Apogee host interface as the hardware device providing I/O. On the other hand, configuring “utility” audio applications such as Windows Media Player (on Windows XP) or iTunes (on OS X) consists of selecting the Apogee host interface in an operating system control panel.

  • Page 27: Configuring Windows Media Player On Windows Xp

    4 Check the Enabled checkbox (click OK when the “Reboot Logic” message is displayed”). 5 Select Apogee Firewire (xxxx) in the Driver field (click Try (Re)Launch when the “Reboot Logic” message is displayed”). 6 Set I/O Buffer Size to 512; once the proper opera- tion of the Apogee hardware is verified, this value...

  • Page 28: Configuring Apple Logic On Os X

    OS X Macintosh here: Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. 2 Set Default Input, Default Output, and System Output to Apogee Firewire (xxxx) The X-Firewire serial number is displayed in parentheses. 3 In Audio Midi Setup, set Properties For...

  • Page 29: X-Firewire Functionality Specifics With Each Apogee Host Interface

    Please note - To use multiple units with Windows XP your X-FireWire card must have a “bridge co” DM1000E chip. How to determine which chip your X-FireWire card: -- on the center of the X-FireWire card is a rectangular chip with pins on all sides labeled “bridge co” the two different chips have distinct circles on top of them:...
  • Page 30 X-FireWire firmware which allows the use of this Advanced routing mode with the X-FireWire card. Thus, with an AD16X in Advanced routing mode and DD16X firmware installed in the X-FireWire card, 16 analog inputs to your audio app and 16 digital outputs from your audio app are available. With a DA16X in Advanced routing mode and DD16X firmware installed in the X-FireWire card, 16 digital...
  • Page 32 X-FireWire card USER’S GUIDE - v1.3 - May 2005 Text by: Roger Robindore Graphics by: Sean McArthur...

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