User Manual

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User's Guide Fireface UC © RME
General
1 Introduction ...............................................................6
2 Package Contents.....................................................6
3 System Requirements ..............................................6
4 Brief Description and Characteristics.....................6
5 First Usage - Quick Start
5.1 Connectors and Front Panel ...................................7
5.2 Quick Start ..............................................................8
Installation and Operation - Windows
6 Hardware Installation..............................................10
7 Driver and Firmware
7.1 Driver Installation .....................................................10
7.2 Driver Update...........................................................11
7.3 De-installing the Drivers...........................................11
7.4 Firmware Update .....................................................11
8 Configuring the Fireface UC
8.1 Settings Dialog – General ........................................12
8.2 Settings Dialog – Pitch .............................................14
8.3 Settings Dialog – Gain .............................................15
8.4 Settings Dialog – LTC ..............................................15
9 Operation and Usage
9.1 Playback...................................................................16
9.2 DVD Playback (AC-3 / DTS) ....................................17
9.3 Notes on WDM.........................................................18
9.4 Channel Count under WDM.....................................19
9.5 Multi-client Operation ...............................................19
9.6 Analog Recording.....................................................20
9.7 Digital Recording......................................................20
9.8 Clock Modes - Synchronization ...............................21
10 Operation under ASIO
10.1 General ................................................................22
10.2 Channel Count under ASIO .................................22
10.3 Known Problems ..................................................23
11 Using more than one Fireface................................23
12 DIGICheck Windows ...............................................24
13 Hotline – Troubleshooting......................................25
Installation and Operation - Mac OS X
14 Hardware Installation..............................................28
15 Driver and Firmware
15.1 Driver Installation .................................................28
15.2 Driver Update .......................................................29
15.3 Firmware Update..................................................29
16 Configuring the Fireface
16.1 Settings Dialog – General ....................................30
16.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization ...........................32
17 Mac OS X FAQ
17.1 Round about Driver Installation............................33
17.2 MIDI doesn't work ................................................33
17.3 Repairing Disk Permissions .................................33
17.4 Supported Sample Rates.....................................33
17.5 Channel Count under Core Audio........................34
17.6 Various Information ..............................................34