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Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide

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Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver

Installation Guide

SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

Summary of content (21 pages)

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Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Installation Guide SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. YOU ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU (AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY) AND YAMAHA CORPORATION (“YAMAHA”). BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.
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5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YAMAHA’S ENTIRE OBLIGATION HEREUNDER SHALL BE TO PERMIT USE OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF. IN NO EVENT SHALL YAMAHA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EXPENSES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF YAMAHA OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Contents SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ........................... 1 Changing Settings After Installation......................... 12 Information .................................................................... 2 What is Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver? ....................... 3 Using Multiple Devices Compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver ................................................... 15 How This Guide is Organized ...................................... 3 Hints for Using Audio Data (Windows) ....
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Installing the Software This software enables you to connect devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to a computer and transfer audio/ MIDI signals via an IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable. CAUTION • Keep in mind that noise may be generated when installing or uninstalling AI Driver. Before performing either of these operations, make sure to lower the output level of each device.
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Installation (Windows XP) Preparing to Install 1 2 3 4 5 Make sure that the power to the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver is turned off. Go to [System]  [Hardware]  [Driver Signing]  [Driver Signing Options], and select the radio button to the left of “Ignore - Install the software anyway and don’t ask for my approval” and click [OK].
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Software Installation Initial Settings of Driver The installer will install the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to your computer. After you’ve installed Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver, perform the initial settings of the driver. NOTE NOTE • Use the Cancel button or Close button to quit the installation.
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WDM MIDI Driver Initial Settings 17 18 4 The “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears. Select the radio button next to “Install the software automatically [Recommended],” then click [Next]. Click on the [+] mark next to “Sound, video and game controllers,” and confirm that the name of the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver, “Yamaha Steinberg FW Bus,” “Yamaha Steinberg FW WDM Audio” and “Yamaha Steinberg FW WDM MIDI” are listed.
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Installation (Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8) Preparing to Install Software Installation 1 The installer will install the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to your computer. 2 3 4 5 Make sure that the power to the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver is turned off. Using an IEEE1394 cable, connect the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver directly to the computer (without using a hub), and disconnect all other IEEE1394 devices from the computer.
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11 When installation is complete, a message indicating so appears. If restarting of the computer is necessary following successful completion of the installation, make sure that the radio button to the left of “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” is selected, then click [Finish] to restart the computer. If restarting the computer is unnecessary, click [Finish] to exit the installation process.
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Installation (Mac) Preparing to Install Confirming the Installation 1 Mac OS X 10.5 2 3 4 Make sure that the power to the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver is turned off. Using an IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable, connect the device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver directly to the computer (without using a hub), and disconnect all other IEEE1394 devices from the computer. Start the computer and log in to the Administrator account.
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Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8 1 2 From the hard disk to which the OS is installed, click [Applications]  [Utilities], then double-click [Audio MIDI Setup]. The “Audio Devices” window appears. Select “Yamaha Steinberg FW” from the list of audio devices. The current audio settings are shown in the right side of the window. NOTE • By selecting “using this devices for sound output” in the Action menu at the left bottom of the window, you can output audio signals of the audio player software (e.g., iTunes, etc.
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Selecting the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver When using devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver with DAW software, set up the Audio/MIDI driver settings of the DAW software as follows. Audio Driver Windows WDM Driver: “Yamaha Steinberg FW WDM Audio” Windows ASIO Driver: “Yamaha Steinberg FW ASIO” Mac: “Yamaha Steinberg FW” MIDI Driver The port name of MIDI driver is shown as “xxx(Device name) xxx (Port name).
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General window NOTE 1 2 3 8 • This parameter specifies which jacks accept the input signals sent to a computer and to which jacks the output signals from the computer are sent. The input channels are stereo channels. The output channels are six consecutive channels from the stereo channels set in the output port setting. 4 8 Place Icon In the taskbar (Windows only) 5 6 7 When this checkmark is entered, the driver icon is indicated on the Taskbar Notification area.
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Compatible Device window Word Clock 1 2 In a typical digital audio system, the signal referred to as “word clock” is used to synchronize the process timing of audio signals between multiple devices. If the word clock is not transferred correctly, click noise may occur or recording may not be successful. Normally, one device transmits a reference word clock signal, and the other devices receive this word clock signal and synchronize to it.
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Using Multiple Devices Compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Up to three devices compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver can be used simultaneously. By connecting them in daisy-chain fashion to a computer via IEEE1394 cables, you can upgrade your music production system simply by adding other devices. IEEE1394 terminal When connecting two or three devices compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver to a computer, the order of devices displayed in the DAW (Cubase etc.
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Hints for Using Audio Data (Windows) For optimum use of the audio functions, we recommend you make the following settings. These settings minimize possible audio problems, such as drop outs, glitches and noise. Set the DMA mode (high-speed transfer mode) of the hard disk to on Windows 7/Windows 8 Select [Control Panel]  [Hardware and Sound]  [Device Manager]  “IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers,” then double -click “ATA Channel 0” and open [Advanced Settings].
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Troubleshooting  If an error message appears: • Refer to the Error Message List on page 19.  No sound is heard, or the sound is too faint. Settings on the device compatible with Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver and connections • The connection cable from the external device may be broken. • Make sure that the speakers or headphones are connected correctly. • Make sure that the power to your amplifier and other external devices is turned on. • Make sure that the volume between monitor speakers is well-balanced.
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• There may be a loop connection. Check the cabling to make sure that none of the devices are connected in a loop. Example of loop connection Computer Computer Device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver Device compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver IEEE1394-equipped device • Confirm whether or not four or more devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver are connected.
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Appendix Error Messages Error message Cause Solution Failed to initialize. Initialization of Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver has failed. (Software name) (Version) is installed. Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver cannot work with this version. Please update it to V1.6.3 or later. (Windows only) The version of n Driver, AI Driver and mLAN Driver/mLAN Tools installed to your computer may not be compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg FW Driver. Failed to open Control Panel.
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Uninstalling AI Driver (n Driver) or mLAN Driver/mLAN Tools Windows To uninstall AI Driver (n Driver) or mLAN Driver/mLAN Tools, you must remove the following two software components: • AI Driver (n Driver) or mLAN Applications for Yamaha • mLAN Tools 2.0 Installed software can be removed from your computer as follows. 1 After the downloaded compressed file is properly extracted, double-click the “setup.exe” file in the “Uninstall_mLAN” folder. The maintenance window appears.
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Mac To uninstall AI Driver or mLAN Driver/mLAN Tools, you must remove the following folders and files from the boot disk (usually Macintosh HD). Depending on the installed software, some of these folders/files may not exist on your computer. /Applications/mLAN Tools/ /System/Library/Extensions/Yamaha1394AudioDriver.kext /System/Library/Extensions/YamahaOGTAsync.kext /System/Library/Frameworks/mLANEnablerFramework.framework /System/Library/Frameworks/mLANQt.framework or mLANQtFramework.