Apogee AMBus Expansion Card User’s Guide V1.
Apogee AMBus Expansion Card User’s Guide V1.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Warnings FCC warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when operated in a commercial environment.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Declarations of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Registration and Warranty Information Be sure to register your AMBus 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. As enhancements and upgrades are developed, you will be contacted at the registration address.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS OWNER’S RECORD The serial number is located on the rear panel 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! AMBus FireWire card Serial No.
User’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction 2 Requirements 2 Windows XP 2 OS X 2 Overview 2 For Mac OS X Users: 2 For Windows XP Users: 2 Before Starting 3 Sample Rate Selection 3 Sample Rate Range 3 Clock Source 3 Working with OS X 4-5 Working with Windows XP 6-15 Installing the Windows Driver 6 Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel 9 Devices Window 10 Input Channels Window 10 Output Channels Window 11 Synchronization Window 11 Sampling Rate 11 Settings Window 14 Stream buffer depth 14 ASIO buffer depth 14 WD
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Introduction The AMBus FireWire card is Requirements Windows XP OS: Hardware : Windows XP SP1 or SP 2 (Windows 2000 or earlier not supported) Microsoft “hotfix” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222 (if your computer and X-FireWire card are equipped with FW 800 connections). 1.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Before Starting We’ve done everything possible to ensure full compatibility between Apogee’s FireWire technology and the Legacy interfaces that support the AMBus FireWire card, but there are certain operational limitations of the AMBus FireWire card that users should be aware of.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with OS X 1. Thanks to the class compliant FireWire driver in Apple’s OS X, no drivers need to be installed. 2. After installing the AMBus FireWire card in the host interface and connecting the card to your computer, open the Audio Midi Setup utility, found on an OSX Macintosh here: Applications/Utilities/Audio Midi Setup. 3.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with OS X 3 Computer is slave, AMBus FireWire device is master, locked to another external source such as word clock. 1 In OS X’s Audio Midi Setup, set Clock Source to Apogee FireWire (xxxx) Ext Plug5. 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).
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP Installing the Windows Driver If your computer and AMBus FireWire card are equipped with FW800 connections and you’re using SP 2, it’s necessary to run a Microsoft “hotfix” which may be found on the Microsoft website here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222 Without this hotfix the driver will not install correctly. Before starting the setup.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 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 message from Microsoft.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 3 Now connect the X-FW-equipped interface, and click Next. It may be necessary to wait for the New Hardware Found notification pop-up to appear before clicking Next. 4 Click Continue Anyway. 5 During the installation process, you should see these three Found New Hardware Notification pop-ups: Apogee FireWire, Apogee FireWire WDM Audio, and Your new hardware is installed and ready to use.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 6 To verify that the driver is correctly installed, double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification area (usually in the lower right hand corner of your computer screen). If both Apogee FireWire and Apogee FireWire WDM Audio devices are not displayed, the installation has failed.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 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 Channels, Synchronization and Settings. Devices Window In the Devices window, Apogee AMBus FireWire should be displayed under Device name, and a unique serial number is displayed under Serial number.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP Output Channels Window In the Output Channels window, it’s possible to edit the output Channel names for the devices connected. Synchronization Window In the Synchronization window, synchronization parameters for each device may be set as described below. Sampling Rate The sample rate for the selected master device is set with this drop-down menu.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP To set the clock source for each device connected, it’s necessary to first specify whether the computer or the AMBus FireWire device is clock master by checking the appropriate box in the Ck Master column. Next, it’s necessary to set the clock source of each AMBus FireWire device connected by selecting the interface and clicking the Change Synchronization Mode button.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 2 Computer is slave, AMBus FireWire device is master, locked to it’s internal clock 1 Under Ck Master, check Apogee AMBus FireWire. 2 Select the Apogee AMBus FireWire device and click Change Synchronization Mode. 3 Check Digital Input (Internal) and click OK. 4 Click Apply. 5 On the Apogee host interface front panel, verify that the clock source is set to INT.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP When multiple Apogee AMBus FireWire cards are connected, we recommend that one interface be designated as the clock master and configured as in example 2, that the remaining units be configured as clock slaves as in example 3, and that word clock be distributed from the clock master to the clock slaves.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP General Notes If you change the Apogee AMBus FireWire hardware connected to your computer in any way (i.e. you add interfaces or change AMBus FireWire cards), it’s necessary to uninstall and re-install the Windows XP driver.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Configuring Audio Applications for use with AMBus FireWire equipped Apogee Interfaces In general, configuring the “major” audio applications (such as Apple Logic, Steinberg Nuendo or Cubase,MOTU Digital Performer or Cakewalk Sonar 4) consists of identifying a Device Setup window in the app and selecting the Apogee host interface as the hardware device providing I/O.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Configuring Audio Applications for use with AMBus FireWire equipped Apogee Interfaces Configuring Windows Media Player on Windows XP From the Windows XP control panel, open the Sounds and Audio Devices control panel. Select the Audio tab. Set Sound playback and Sound recording Default devices to Bco#Apogee AMBus FireWire LineOut and LineIn, as depicted below. Open Windows Media Player and….
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Configuring Audio Applications for use with AMBus FireWire equipped Apogee Interfaces Configuring Apple Logic on OS X (continued) 8 In Logic’s Track Mixer, set the inputs and outputs of Audio objects to the desired hardware I/O channels, as shown below. Configuring iTunes on OS X. 1 Open the Audio Midi Setup ultility, found on an OS X Macintosh here: Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup.
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Installing the AMBus FireWire Card Your AMBus FireWire card should include the following: 1 AMBus FireWire card 1 user’s guide 1 1 Remove the plate cover of an available Ambus slot. 2 Locate the card between the guides. 3 Gently press on the back panel of the card until you feel it mate with the AMBus connector. 4 Fasten the card in place with the included screws.
AMBus FireWire card USER’S GUIDE - v1.
