User's Manual

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................9
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX ...............................................9
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .....................................................................................10
INSTALLATION.................................................................................................11
LOG IN AS ADMINISTRATOR ................................................................................11
CHECK OS X VERSION .......................................................................................11
RUN SOFTWARE UPDATE ....................................................................................11
INSTALLING THE AUDIOFIRE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE .................................12
CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INTERFACE.............................................................14
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ...............................................................................22
INSTALLING TRACKTION .....................................................................................25
LAUNCHING TRACKTION AND ASSIGNING INPUTS & OUTPUTS ...........................26
CONSOLE ............................................................................................................28
RUNNING THE CONSOLE...................................................................................... 28
AUTOMATIC FLASH UPDATE ...............................................................................28
CONSOLE WINDOW .............................................................................................28
BUS SELECT TABS............................................................................................... 29
MASTER OUTPUT BUS CONTROL.........................................................................30
ANALOG INPUTS.................................................................................................. 30
DIGITAL INPUTS (AUDIOFIRE2, AUDIOFIRE4 AND AUDIOFIRE8).......................33
PLAYBACK CONTROLS ........................................................................................33
ADJUSTING PLAYBACK VOLUME.........................................................................34
NOMINAL LEVELS ...............................................................................................34
SETTINGS TAB.....................................................................................................35
Clock Source ..................................................................................................36
S/PDIF Format ..............................................................................................36
Version Information.......................................................................................37
CONSOLE SETTINGS AND STAND-ALONE MODE..................................................38
SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE DEVICES ................................................................. 39
USING MULTIPLE AUDIOFIRES ..................................................................40
CONTACTING ECHO CUSTOMER SERVICE ............................................43
CONTACTING MACKIE CUSTOMER SERVICE .......................................43
APPENDIX A: GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ........................44