User Manual

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................9
W
HAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX .................................................9
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................10
INSTALLATION...................................................................................................11
LOG IN AS ADMINISTRATOR ..................................................................................11
IMPORTANT — CHECK THE ECHO WEBSITE FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES .................11
INSTALLING THE AUDIOFIRE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ...................................12
CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INTERFACE...............................................................14
CONSOLE ..............................................................................................................25
RUNNING THE CONSOLE........................................................................................25
AUTOMATIC FLASH UPDATE .................................................................................25
CONSOLE WINDOW ...............................................................................................25
BUS SELECT TABS.................................................................................................26
MASTER OUTPUT BUS CONTROL...........................................................................27
PLAYBACK CONTROLS ..........................................................................................27
ANALOG INPUTS....................................................................................................28
DIGITAL INPUTS (AUDIOFIRE 2, AUDIOFIRE 4, AUDIOFIRE 8 AND AUDIOFIRE
PRE8) ....................................................................................................................30
Adjusting Playback Volume.............................................................................31
Nominal Levels.................................................................................................32
SETTINGS TAB.......................................................................................................32
Sample Rate in XP............................................................................................33
Core Audio Sample Rate - Windows Vista/Windows 7....................................34
Clock Source ....................................................................................................34
Digital Mode (AudioFire 8 and AudioFire Pre8)............................................34
S/PDIF Format ................................................................................................35
Wave Devices ...................................................................................................35
Buffer Size ........................................................................................................35
ABOUT DIALOGUE BOX.........................................................................................36
Version Information.........................................................................................36
Copy Version Information to Clipboard..........................................................36
Flash Update....................................................................................................37
AUDIOFIRE 2 AND AUDIOFIRE 4 PLAYBACK ROUTING..........................................37
SYSTEM TRAY ICON ..............................................................................................38
CONSOLE SESSIONS...............................................................................................39
CONSOLE SETTINGS AND STAND-ALONE MODE....................................................39
CORE AUDIO .........................................................................................................40
ASIO AND WINDOWS VISTA/WINDOWS 7.............................................................41