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Edirol FA-66 Quick Start Manual

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Edirol FA-66 Quick Start Guide
The Edirol Firebox is a professional grade firewire (1394) sound card. When
setup properly for use with the SDR-1000™, the result is truly world-class radio
performance.
This page is designed to help you setup your new sound card for use with the
SDR-1000™. Below you will find a step-by-step guide along with tips for getting
the fastest support. If you have questions that are not addressed in this guide,
the
[Flexradio] Email Reflector
friendly support.
The retail version of the Edirol FA-66 that FlexRadio Systems ships comes with
several components:
• The device itself (pictured above)
• 6-pin to 6-pin firewire cable
• 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable (typically used with laptop computers)
• Driver CD
• The 110/220 VAC to 9 VDC power adapter.
FlexRadio offers a cable set with everything you need to connect the sound card
to the SDR-1000.
For a list of firewire cards (including two that are confirmed to work
w/ the FA-66), check out:
© FlexRadio Systems 2006
and the
Teamspeak Server
http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10250
are available for fast,
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  • Page 1 Teamspeak Server are available for fast, friendly support. The retail version of the Edirol FA-66 that FlexRadio Systems ships comes with several components: • The device itself (pictured above) • 6-pin to 6-pin firewire cable • 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable (typically used with laptop computers) •...

  • Page 2: Step 1: Install The Driver

    Begin installing the driver in accordance with the instructions found in the FA-66 Operators Guide on pages 24-27. Do not plug in the firewire cable until instructed to do so by the driver installation program.

  • Page 3: Front Panel

    C. Connect Inputs 3 & 4 ‘Line In’ to SDR1K ‘To Line In’. FRONT PANEL A. Connect your microphone to input 1. The jack will accept an XLR, TRS or TS plug. If your microphone requires phantom power to operate, slide the +48V switch to ON.

  • Page 4: Rear Panel

    A. The OFF BUS switch is used to determine how you are going to power the FA- 66. You can power the FA-66 from either the 6-pin Firewire cable or the external power supply. To get power from the Firewire bus, slide the switch to the BUS position.
  • Page 5 You may want to experiment with this control but always remember for optimal results (and accurate readouts), you must recalibrate the receiver after adjusting this control. STEP 3. Set the FA-66 Buffer settings (found in Control Panel) EDIROL FA-66.lnk LOOK FOR THIS ICON IN THE CONTROL PANEL Double click on the Icon seen above in the Control Panel.
  • Page 6 Figure A. Default buffer settings If you do not notice audio drop outs or glitches during operation, consider decreasing the buffer size as seen in figure B below. Figure B Reduced buffer size settings [This section left blank intentionally] © FlexRadio Systems 2006...
  • Page 7 Step 4. Setup the PowerSDR™ software PowerSDR v1.6.3 SVN 692 or later is required. Audio Tab: Start with Buffer Size set to 2048 and Sample rate at 192000. DSP Tab: Start with 4096 Buffer size © FlexRadio Systems 2006...
  • Page 8 Speak in a normal voice and adjust the SENSITIVITY CONTROL on the front panel of the FA-66 (see front panel figure above) until the voice peaks are reading near 0dB on the multimeter. If the Peak/Limit LED on the FA-66 is frequently coming on, decrease the mic gain on the FA-66 until it comes on occasionally.
  • Page 9 96 KHz sampling rate or by using a mode other than the SPEC mode as shown above. This concludes the FA-66 Quick Start Guide. At this point you should be able to receive and transmit with the Edirol Firewire. If you are still having problems, please refer to the support links mentioned at the top of this guide.

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