User`s guide

User's Guide DIGI96/8 PAD © RME
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Contents
1 Introduction............................................................ 3
2 Package Contents .................................................. 3
3 System Requirements............................................ 3
4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 3
5 Technical Specifications
5.1 Digital.................................................................... 4
5.2 Analog................................................................... 4
5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 4
5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4
6 Hardware Installation............................................. 5
7 Software Installation
7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 5
7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5
7.3 Windows 2000/XP................................................. 6
7.4 Driver Deinstallation.............................................. 6
7.5 Linux/Unix............................................................. 6
8 Operation and Usage
8.1 External Connectors.............................................. 7
8.2 Internal Connectors............................................... 7
8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 8
8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)........................ 9
8.5 Recording Analog.................................................10
8.6 Record while Play ................................................10
8.7 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10
8.8 Low Latency under MME......................................11
9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PAD
9.1 General................................................................12
9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14
9.3 Analog Output......................................................14
9.4 Tab Mode.............................................................15
9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................15
9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16
10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PAD ....................17
11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................18
12 Notes on the ADAT Interface................................19
13 Multiclient Operation
13.1 General..............................................................19
13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20
14 Operation under ASIO 2.0
14.1 General..............................................................21
14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................22
14.3 Known Problems ................................................22
15 Operation under GSIF
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23
15.2 Windows 2000/XP..............................................23
16 Hotline – Troubleshooting
16.1 General..............................................................24
16.2 Installation..........................................................25
17 DIGICheck..............................................................26
18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
19 Warranty ................................................................27
20 Appendix ...............................................................27
21 Diagrams................................................................28