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User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME
Important Safety Instructions ..................................5
General
1 Introduction ...............................................................8
2 Package Contents.....................................................8
3 System Requirements ..............................................8
4 Brief Description and Characteristics.....................8
5 First Usage - Quick Start
5.1 Connectors and Front Panel ...................................9
5.2 Quick Start ............................................................10
Installation and Operation - Windows
6 Hardware and Driver Installation
6.1 Hardware and Driver Installation............................12
6.2 De-installing the Drivers.........................................12
6.3 Firmware Update....................................................12
7 Configuring the Fireface
7.1 Settings Dialog – General ......................................13
7.2 Settings Dialog – Analog........................................16
7.3 Settings Dialog – Pitch ...........................................17
7.4 Clock Modes - Synchronization .............................18
7.5 Limit Bandwidth......................................................19
8 Operation and Usage
8.1 Playback.................................................................19
8.2 DVD Playback (AC-3 / DTS) ..................................20
8.3 Notes on WDM.......................................................21
8.4 Channel Count under WDM...................................22
8.5 Multi-client Operation .............................................22
8.6 Digital Recording....................................................23
8.7 Analog Recording...................................................23
9 Operation under ASIO
9.1 General...................................................................24
9.2 Channel Count under ASIO ...................................24
9.3 Known Problems ....................................................25
10 Using more than one Fireface................................25
11 DIGICheck ................................................................26
12 Hotline – Troubleshooting......................................27
Installation and Operation - Mac OS X
13 Hardware Installation..............................................30
14 Driver
14.1 Driver Installation .................................................30
14.2 Driver Update .......................................................30
14.3 Firmware Update..................................................31
15 Configuring the Fireface
15.1 Settings Dialog .....................................................32
15.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization ...........................35
15.3 Limit Bandwidth....................................................36