User manual M-AUDIO FIREWIRE SOLO INTERNATIONAL QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] This Quick Start Guide is meant to get you up and running as quickly as possible. We strongly suggest you use this cable, or one of equal quality, to ensure optimum audio performance. If your computer is equipped with only a four-pin interface, you will need to use the included fourpin to six-pin FireWire cable. Note that the FireWire Solo requires a six-pin FireWire connection in order to supply bus power; if you have a four-pin connection you will need to use the supplied power adapter. [. . . ] 0b or higher Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000. 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. Clip indicator This LED illuminates when the Microphone Input signal level exceeds ­1 dBFS. 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). When the switch is in the OUT position, the front panel Microphone Input (1) and Guitar Input (6) are active. When the switch is in the IN position, the rear panel Line Inputs (19) are active. Guitar Input Instrument-level input on unbalanced 1/4" phone connector, for use with guitars, basses or other instrument-level sources. 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 right side of the stereo input pair. Clip indicator This LED illuminates when the Guitar Input signal level exceeds ­1 dBFS. Phantom Power Switch This switch activates the +48V phantom power, for use with condenser mics requiring external power. when Phantom Power is active , the Phantom Power Indicator LED (3) is lit. NOTE: It is safe to connect most modern dynamic microphones or line level devices to the channel inputs when phantom power is activated. However, be aware that some older ribbon microphones may be damaged by phantom power, and certain unbalanced line level devices may malfunction or produce an audible hum when phantom power is active. Consult the owner's manual for these devices before you connect them to phantom power sources. Power Indicator This LED illuminates when the FireWire Solo is powered on, either via buss power or the AC adaptor. The AC adaptor is required when operating the FireWire Solo with only a 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire connection, or when using the FireWire Solo as a stand-alone A/D converter. The AC adaptor is not needed when running the FireWire Solo on a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire connection. Lock Port This port is provided for use with a standard Kensington-type computer cable anti-theft device. [. . . ] The Mixer page provides output routing and control of the FireWire Solo's analog and digital inputs, as well as the four virtual channels returning from your Digital Audio Workstation software. It also provides input and output level meters, level controls, stereo linking, solo and mute functions. <Sample Rate Detected - This field displays the currently-detected sample rate from the currently <ASIO/WDM Buffer Size - In this field you can select the buffer size you wish to work with. Smaller buffer sizes result in lower latency (latency refers to the time it takes for your input signal to pass through your audio software and appear at the outputs), but may not function well with slower systems. [. . . ]