Hardware manual
Apollo Hardware Manual Table Of Contents
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Table Of Contents
A Letter from Bill Putnam Jr. ................................................................................................................................ ii!
Introducing Apollo ................................................................................................................................................ 4!
What is Apollo? ................................................................................................................................................ 4!
Apollo Features ................................................................................................................................................ 5!
Hardware System Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 6!
About Realtime UAD Processing ...................................................................................................................... 7!
Combining with other UAD-2 devices .............................................................................................................. 7!
Standalone Use ................................................................................................................................................ 7!
About Apollo Documentation ............................................................................................................................ 7!
Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................................... 9!
Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................................................... 13!
Analog I/O ...................................................................................................................................................... 13!
Digital I/O ...................................................................................................................................................... 14!
Host I/O .......................................................................................................................................................... 16!
Installation & Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 17!
Unit Placement .............................................................................................................................................. 17!
Software Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 17!
Registration and Authorization ...................................................................................................................... 17!
Apollo System Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 17!
Console Application ....................................................................................................................................... 17!
Multi-Unit Cascading .................................................................................................................................... 17!
Sound System Powering ................................................................................................................................. 17!
Interconnections ................................................................................................................................................. 18!
Basic Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 18!
Typical Setup ................................................................................................................................................. 19!
Advanced Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 20!
FireWire Basics ................................................................................................................................................... 21!
Mixing FireWire Speeds .................................................................................................................................. 23!
Recommended Mixed Speed Setup ................................................................................................................ 23!
Specifications .................................................................................................................................................... 24!
Hardware Block Diagram .................................................................................................................................... 28!
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................. 29!
Additional Resources .......................................................................................................................................... 30!
Universal Audio Website ................................................................................................................................ 30!
Technical Support .......................................................................................................................................... 30!
Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 30!
Voltage Selection ........................................................................................................................................... 30!
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................................ 31!
Repair Service ............................................................................................................................................... 31!
Notices ............................................................................................................................................................... 32!
Important Safety Information ........................................................................................................................ 32!
Index .................................................................................................................................................................. 34!
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