User`s guide
 INSTALLING THE TRAVELER HARDWARE
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CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTU FIREWIRE 
INTERFACES
Yo u  c a n d a i s y-chain up to four MOTU FireWire 
interfaces on a single FireWire bus, with the 
restrictions described in the following sections. 
Most computers have only one built-in FireWire 
bus (even if it supplies multiple FireWire sockets). 
Connect them as follows:
Figure 4-21: Connecting multiple Traveler’s (or other MOTU FireWire
audio interfaces) to a computer.
Multiple interfaces cannot be bus-powered
Do not run the Traveler under bus power when 
connecting it with other devices to the same 
FireWire bus. See “Power options” and “Bus power 
requirements” on page 22. 
Multiple interfaces in the MOTU FireWire Audio 
Console
The MOTU FireWire Audio Console displays the 
settings for one interface at a time. To view the 
settings for an interface, click its tab as shown 
below in Figure 4-22.
Figure 4-22: To view the settings for an interface, click its tab.
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