Owner`s manual

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................8
W
HAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX .................................................8
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................9
INSTALLATION...................................................................................................10
LOG IN AS ADMINISTRATOR ..................................................................................10
CHECK OS X VERSION..........................................................................................10
RUN SOFTWARE UPDATE ......................................................................................10
INSTALLING THE AUDIOFIRE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ...................................11
CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INTERFACE...............................................................13
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION .................................................................................24
CONSOLE ..............................................................................................................27
RUNNING THE CONSOLE........................................................................................27
AUTOMATIC FLASH UPDATE .................................................................................27
CONSOLE WINDOW ...............................................................................................27
BUS SELECT TABS.................................................................................................28
MASTER OUTPUT BUS CONTROL...........................................................................29
PLAYBACK CONTROLS ..........................................................................................29
ANALOG INPUTS....................................................................................................30
DIGITAL INPUTS (AUDIOFIRE 2, AUDIOFIRE 4 AUDIOFIRE 8 AND AUDIOFIRE PRE8)
..............................................................................................................................32
Adjusting Playback Volume.............................................................................33
Nominal Levels.................................................................................................34
SETTINGS TAB.......................................................................................................34
Sample Rate......................................................................................................35
Clock Source ....................................................................................................36
Digital Mode (and AudioFire Pre8) ................................................................36
ABOUT DIALOGUE BOX.........................................................................................36
Version Information.........................................................................................36
Copy Version Information to Clipboard..........................................................37
Flash Update....................................................................................................37
AUDIOFIRE 2 AND AUDIOFIRE 4 PLAYBACK ROUTING..........................................37
CONSOLE SESSIONS...............................................................................................39
CONSOLE SETTINGS AND STAND-ALONE MODE....................................................39
SYNCHRONIZING EXTERNAL DEVICES...................................................................40
CONTACTING ECHO CUSTOMER SERVICE ..............................................44
APPENDIX A: GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ..........................45
APPENDIX B: AN INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL RECORDING.............49
INDEX.....................................................................................................................56