User manual

2 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual

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Thank you

Thank you for expressing your conﬁdence in our products by

purchasing the F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202. With the FCA202,

you have purchased a high-performance audio interface

that includes a FireWire connection. With its unbalanced

¼" jack inputs and balanced outputs, this sound card is ideal

for laptop computers. In addition, it provides an essential

playback/recording component for studio environments

that involve desktop computers.

Table of Contents

Thank you .....................................................................2

Important Safety Instructions ...................................3

Legal Disclaimer ..........................................................4

Limited Warranty .........................................................4

1. Introduction ............................................................8

1.1 Before you get started ................................................ 8

2. Installation ........................................................... 10

2.1 System requirements ................................................10

2.2 Installation under Windows XP ............................10

2.3 Installation under Mac OS X ................................... 11

2.4 Hardware connection ............................................... 11

3. Operating Elements and Connections ...............12

3.1 Front panel .................................................................... 12

3.2 Rear panel .....................................................................12

3.3 FCA202 CONTROL PANEL ........................................ 13

4. Working with the FCA202 ....................................15

4.1 Device drivers and latency......................................15

4.2 The FCA202 in studio operation .......................... 17

4.3 The FCA202 as a portable laptop

recording device .................................................................19

5. Audio connections ............................................... 20

5.1 Cabling with jack cables ..........................................20

5.2 Headphones socket ..................................................22

6. Speciﬁcations ....................................................... 23