User`s guide

User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME

7. Configuring the Fireface

7.1 Settings Dialog - General

Configuration of the Fireface 800 is done via its own settings dialog. The panel 'Settings' can be

opened:

• by clicking on the fire symbol in the Task Bar's system tray

The mixer of the Fireface 800, TotalMix FX, can be opened:

• by clicking on the DSP symbol in the Task Bar's notification area

The hardware of the Fireface 800 offers a number of practical functions and options which af-

fect how the card operates. The following is available in the 'Settings' dialog:

• Latency

• Configuration of digital I/Os

• WDM Device Configuration

• Level of analog I/Os

• Synchronization behaviour

• State of input and output

• Current sample rate

• Input selection

Any changes made in the Settings

dialog are applied immediately -

confirmation (e.g. by clicking on OK

or exiting the dialog) is not re-

quired.

However, settings should not be

changed during playback or record

if it can be avoided, as this can

cause unwanted noises.

Also, please note that even in 'Stop'

mode, several programs keep the

recording and playback devices

open, which means that any new

settings might not be applied imme-

diately.

The status display at the bottom of

the dialog box gives precise

information about the current status

of the system, and the status of all

digital input signals.

The tab About includes information about the current driver and firmware version plus two more

options:

Lock Registry

Default: off. Checking this option brings up a dialog to enter a password. Changes in the Set-

tings dialog are no longer written to the registry. As the settings are always loaded from the

registry when starting the computer, this method provides an easy way to define an initial state

of the Fireface 800.