M-AUDIO FIREWIRE SOLO Quick Start 说明书

FIREWIRE SOLO™Quick Start GuideThis guide is intended to help get you started quickly.

In order to achieve optimal usage of your new FireWire

Solo, we recommend that you carefully study the

enclosed product manual, either after completing the

process described in this guide or before.

Introduction ......................................................................................................................3Minimum System Requirements ....................................................................................4Windows .........................................................................................................................4MacOS ............................................................................................................................4Front Panel Controls and Connectors ............................................................................4Rear Panel Connectors ....................................................................................................5Hardware Installation .....................................................................................................5Software Control Panel ..................................................................................................6Mixer Page .....................................................................................................................6Hardware Page .................................................................................................................7Sample Rate Detected ....................................................................................................7ASIO/WDM Buffer Size ....................................................................................................7Sync Source .....................................................................................................................7S/PDIF Output Source ......................................................................................................7Contact Us ..........................................................................................................................7

Thank you for choosing the M-Audio FireWire Solo. The FireWire Solo has been designed to give

you a professional, portable audio interface for your laptop or desktop computer. Using the

convenience and dependability of the IEEE 1394 (FireWire™) bus, the FireWire Solo provides your

computer with a high-performance, high-resolution audio interface, complete with microphone,

instrument and line-level inputs, in a rugged, lightweight, and highly portable Quick Start Guide is meant to get you up and running as quickly as possible. Please consult

the User’s manual for more detailed ANT:

The FireWire Solo comes with a high-quality six-pin to

six-pin FireWire cable. We strongly suggest you use this

cable, or one of equal quality, to ensure optimum audio

performance. If your computer is equipped with only a four-pin interface, you will need to use the included four-pin to

six-pin FireWire cable. Note that the FireWire Solo requires

a six-pin FireWire connection in order to supply bus power;

if you have a four-pin connection you will need to use the

supplied power :

Some computer manufacturers may use a different

nomenclature to refer to their FireWire connections, such as

Sony’s “iLink”, or simply “1394.” When in doubt, consult your

computer’s owner’s ANT - IEEE 1394 “FireWire” Users :Reports have come to our attention of isolated problems when hot-plugging IEEE 1394 (aka

“FireWire”) devices. Hot-plugging refers to making connections to1394/FireWire ports while one or

more of the devices (including the computer) are still powered on. There have been rare occurrences

when, after hot-plugging, either the FireWire peripheral or the host computer’s FireWire port are

rendered permanently inoperable. While M-Audio products adhere rigidly to the FireWire industry

standard and pass stringent internal testing, the possibility remains that hot-plugging your M-Audio FireWire interface to some computers may result in the this type of strongly encourage you to protect your equipment by refraining from hot-pluggingany bus-powered FireWire device, including the M-Audio family of FireWire products. Connect

your FireWire device while both the computer and FireWire device are powered off. Always

connect the FireWire device first, and then turn the computer on last. If you are using bus power

(on systems with IEEE 1394 6-pin connectors), make sure you first connect the 6-pin cable securely

to the FireWire device and to your computer’s FireWire port, and only turn the computer system on

after the connections are made.M-Audio is being proactive in investigating any issues that may adversely affect ourcustomers. Please consult the Knowledge Base in the Support section at

for updates on this important issue.3

Be sure that your computer meets these minimum requirements before installing your FireWire

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Macintosh G3/G4* 500 MHz or higherOS X 10.2.8 or later, 256 MB RAM orOX X 10.3.5 or later, 512 MB RAMOnboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.1. M icrophone Input - Mic-level input on balanced XLR connector. This connector is only active when the

Front/Rear Input Selector (5) is set to “Front” (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your

DAW software as a mono signal on the left side of the stereo input pair.2. Clip indicator - This LED illuminates when the Microphone Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip

Indicator glows steadily, reduce the Microphone Input gain level (4).3. Phantom Power Indicator - This indicator illuminates when the Phantom Power Switch (9) is pressed,

indicating that +48VDC is being applied to the Mic Input (1).

4. Microphone Input Gain - This knob controls the amount of gain at the Microphone Input (1), over a

range of 0dB to +40dB or greater.

5. Front/Rear Input Selector - This switch selects which pair of analog inputs will be active. When the

switch is in the OUT position, the front panel Microphone Input (1) and Guitar Input (6) are active. When

the switch is in the IN position, the rear panel Line Inputs (19) are active.6. Guitar Input - Instrument-level input on unbalanced 1/4” phone connector, for use with guitars, basses

or other instrument-level sources. This connector is only active when the Front/Rear Input Selector (5) is

set to “Front” (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your DAW software as a mono signal

on the right side of the stereo input pair.7. Clip indicator - This LED illuminates when the Guitar Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip

Indicator glows steadily, reduce the Guitar Input gain level (8).8. Guitar Input Gain - This knob controls the amount of gain at the Guitar Input (6), over a range of 0dB

to +30dB or greater.

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9. P hantom Power Switch - This switch activates the +48V phantom power, for use with condenser mics

requiring external power. When Phantom Power is active, the Phantom Power Indicator LED (3) is lit.

NOTE: It is safe to connect most modern dynamic microphones or line level devices to the channel

inputs when phantom power is activated. However, be aware that some older ribbon microphones

may be damaged by phantom power, and certain unbalanced line level devices may malfunction or

produce an audible hum when phantom power is active. Consult the owner’s manual for these devices

before you connect them to phantom power sources.10. O utput Level Control - This knob controls the amount of output gain to the rear-panel Line Output (18)

and the front-panel Headphone Output (11).11. Headphone Output - Stereo 1/4” TRS phone jack output for connection of headphones for monitoring

the output signal. The volume level is controlled by the Output Level Control (10).12. Power Indicator - This LED illuminates when the FireWire Solo is powered on, either via buss power or

the AC adaptor.13. A C Input - Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this input. The AC adaptor is required when operating

the FireWire Solo with only a 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire connection, or when using the FireWire Solo as

a stand-alone A/D converter. The AC adaptor is not needed when running the FireWire Solo on a

standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire connection.14. L ock Port - This port is provided for use with a standard Kensington-type computer cable anti-theft

device.15. FireWire Ports - Two FireWire (IEEE 1392) connectors. Use one to connect to your computer’s FireWire

port. The second may be used as a throughput, to chain additional devices on the FireWire bus.16. S/PDIF Output - S/PDIF digital output on coaxial RCA connector.17. S/PDIF Input - S/PDIF digital input on coaxial RCA connector.18. Line Outputs - Balanced/unbalanced analog line outputs on 1/4” TRS phone connectors. The signal

level to these outputs is controlled by the front-panel Output Level Control (10).

19. Line Inputs - Unbalanced analog line inputs on 1/4” phone connectors. These connectors are only

active when the front-panel Front/Rear Input Selector (5) is set to “Rear” (IN position). Input from these

connectors appears in your DAW software as a stereo input :

Do NOT connect the FireWire Solo to your computer until you have run the installer program and

completed the installation.

Once you have run the installer, power down your computer. Then connect the FireWire Solo to

your host computer’s FireWire port using the included cables. If you are using bus power (on

systems with IEEE 1394 6-pin connectors), make sure you first connect the 6-pin cable securely to

the FireWire device and to your computer’s FireWire port, and only turn the computer system on

after the connections are made.5

The FireWire Solo control panel is installed in your system when you complete the driver installation

procedure. To open the control panel:In Windows – A tiny “knob icon” will by placed in the system tray, generally located at the bottom

of your Windows desktop. Double-click this icon to open the control the Mac – The FireWire Solo control panel can be found in the system PageThe Mixer page provides output routing and control of the FireWire Solo’s analog and digital inputs,

as well as the four virtual channels returning from your Digital Audio Workstation software. It also

provides input and output level meters, level controls, stereo linking, solo and mute functions.6

The Hardware page gives you access to important information and functions of the FireWire Rate DetectedThis field displays the currently-detected sample rate from the currently selected incoming sync

/WDM Buffer SizeIn this field you can select the buffer size you wish to work with. Smaller buffer sizes result in lower

latency (latency refers to the time it takes for your input signal to pass through your audio software

and appear at the outputs), but may not function well with slower systems.

Sync SourceThis field allows you to choose between the FireWire Solo’s INTERNAL clock and an EXTERNAL

S/PDIF clock source.

S/PDIF Output SourceSelecting “mixer” routes the signals assigned to the S/PDIF output from the control panel mixer to

the S/PDIF output. Selecting “Pass Thru” allows a surround-encoded stream such as AC3 or DTS

to be sent to the S/PDIF additional help, technical support is available on our website at , where you

can fill out our technical support atively, you can email us at

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