Instruction manual

Io HD Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with a Simple

You may wish to use a different Io HD output for ﬁnal Print-to-tape from Final Cut.

You can select that in this window by clicking the checkbox “Different Output for

Edit to Tape/Print to Video.” This allows you to select via a pull-down menu any Io

HD video output and audio output.

The window also allows you to turn on and off device and audio output warnings.

Checking the System with a Simple Test Project of Bars and Tone

To test that you’ve installed the Io HD drivers and have audio and video monitoring

correctly conﬁgured, try creating a simple Final Cut Pro project with bars and tone.

1. Select an Easy Setup as previously discussed (go to the Final Cut Pro menu and

select Easy Setup; then select a desired preset).

2. Select New Project from the File menu.

Create a New Project

3. The Sequence window will be at the bottom of the screen and a Browser

window will be at the top left. Look at the Browser window and locate the

“Effects” tab at the top right. Click on it.

4. Locate the Viewer window in Final Cut Pro and click on the generators menu

button (it’s a “ﬁlmstrip” icon with an “A” on it). Select “Bars and Tone NTSC”

or the appropriate Bars and Tone for your format and frame rate. The viewer

window will display bars after you do this.

5. Click the mouse cursor on the Bars and Tone in the Viewer window and drag it

to the beginning of the sequence window. You’ll see the bars and tone show up

on the sequence where it can then be played.

6. Go to the beginning of the sequence by clicking on the left-most icon and then

click the “Play” icon. You should see and hear the bars and tone on your video

monitor and audio monitoring system.