Owner`s manual

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environments, whereas the consumer mode is commonly implemented on
equipment designed for home use in the consumer market. The primary
difference between the two modes is in the implementation of the SCMS
copy-protection bit, which, in the consumer format, prevents the user from
making digital copies of a digital copy. In most professional equipment, this
copy-protection bit can be turned off or on according to the user’s needs. In
consumer products, the SCMS bit is always enabled.
Unfortunately there is no way for the transmitting device to automatically
detect which format the receiving device is able to accept. If you have a
DAT deck that is not able to read the S/PDIF output from Mia, chances are
Mia is transmitting in the mode that the deck is not equipped to handle.
We have provided a software switch in the Mia driver that allows you to
select which mode Mia transmits. To access this switch go to the Mia
Echo
Console
. Select
Preferences
under the
File
menu. In the window that
appears you’ll see a pair of check boxes in an area labeled
S/PDIF Out
Format
; one box is labeled
Consumer
and the other
Professional
. Select
the appropriate format for your DAT (if you don’t know which one to use,
simply select the one that is not currently checked). Now click the
OK
button and again try recording to your DAT.
Important note: Mia never transmits the SCMS bit, regardless of which
mode is selected.
Problem:
When the Windows start-up sound plays, it plays at an altered
pitch.
Solution
: When Mia is set to sync with an external device, it will playback
at the rate generated by that device. If the startup sound you are using was
sampled at 8kHz, but you are synchronized with a device running at
44.1kHz, the startup sound will play back at this faster rate. You have four
choices - ignore the altered pitch, switch to Mia’s internal clock, use the
sample rate lock feature, or use a different device for the startup sound
playback. We suggest that you never use Mia for playback of any of
Windows’ system sounds.
Problem:
Mia doesn’t seem to recognize the synchronization clock to
which it is connected.