Product manual
I N S TA L L A T I O N I N S TR U C T I O N S
PC Setup
The ARC-8 console features a built in sound card on Channel Eight ‘B’ of the console. This enables the console to play & record
audio directly from a Windows PC using Arrakis DHD-Live software. Because the electronics is USB HID compliant, it will be
recognized as a Windows soundcard by the Windows operating system and can be used with any Windows compliant audio
software (such as Adobe Audition).
RECOMMENDED OPERATING SYSTEM
The minimum PC operating system is Windows XP or VISTA. Windows XP is currently the recommended operating system
CONNECTIONS
The PC is connected to the console by a standard USB cable (USB 1 or USB 2).
INSTALLING & OPERATING THE SOFTWARE
refer to the Section Five of this manual
4.15
LAPTOP OR DEKTOP PC
USB
PORT
USB
cable
ARC-8
Mic 1
In
Mic 2
In
In
In
In
Ch 5 Ch 4 Ch 3
48V
Mic
Pwr
L
R
L
R
L
R
Ch 5
Ch 4 Ch 3
In
In
In
Ch 8 Ch 7 Ch 6
L
R
L
R
L
R
Ch 7
Ch 6
PC
USB
Ch 8
Pgm Left Pgm Right
Out
Out
Mon
Out
Out
Pgm
In
Ext
L
R
Ch 7
Mix
Minus
Out
+12V Main
DC Power
Out
HP
Bal
In
Bal
In
Bal
In
Bal
In
Bal
In
Mute
Logic
L
R
L
R