User`s guide

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User's Guide Fireface 400 © RME
General
1 Introduction ...............................................................6
2 Package Contents.....................................................6
3 System Requirements ..............................................6
4 Brief Description and Characteristics.....................6
5 First Usage - Quick Start
5.1 Connectors and Front Panel ...................................7
5.2 Quick Start ..............................................................8
Installation and Operation - Windows
6 Hardware and Driver Installation
6.1 Hardware and Driver Installation............................10
6.2 De-installing the Drivers.........................................10
6.3 Firmware Update....................................................10
7 Configuring the Fireface
7.1 Settings Dialog – General ......................................11
7.2 Settings Dialog – Analog........................................14
7.3 Settings Dialog – Pitch ...........................................15
7.4 Settings Dialog – LTC ............................................16
7.5 Clock Modes - Synchronization .............................16
7.6 Limit Bandwidth......................................................17
8 Operation and Usage
8.1 Playback.................................................................18
8.2 DVD Playback (AC-3 / DTS) ..................................19
8.3 Notes on WDM.......................................................20
8.4 Channel Count under WDM...................................21
8.5 Multi-client Operation .............................................21
8.6 Digital Recording....................................................22
8.7 Analog Recording...................................................22
9 Operation under ASIO
9.1 General...................................................................23
9.2 Channel Count under ASIO ...................................23
9.3 Known Problems ....................................................24
10 Using more than one Fireface................................24
11 DIGICheck ................................................................25
12 Hotline – Troubleshooting......................................26
Installation and Operation - Mac OS X
13 Hardware Installation..............................................28
14 Driver and Firmware
14.1 Driver Installation .................................................28
14.2 Driver Update .......................................................28
14.3 Firmware Update..................................................29
15 Configuring the Fireface
15.1 Settings Dialog .....................................................30
15.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization ...........................33
15.3 Limit Bandwidth....................................................33
16 Mac OS X FAQ
16.1 MIDI doesn't work ................................................34
16.2 Repairing Disk Permissions .................................34
16.3 Supported Sample Rates.....................................34
16.4 Channel Count under Core Audio........................34
16.5 FireWire Compatibility ..........................................35
16.6 Various Information ..............................................35