M-audio FIREWIRE SOLO Quick Start Guide
FIREWIRE SOLO
™
Quick Start Guide
This 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3
Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 4
Windows ......................................................................................................................... 4
MacOS ............................................................................................................................ 4
Front Panel Controls and Connectors ............................................................................ 4
Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................................... 5
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................... 5
Software Control Panel .................................................................................................. 6
Mixer Page ..................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware Page .................................................................................................................7
Sample Rate Detected ....................................................................................................7
ASIO/WDM Buffer Size ....................................................................................................7
Sync Source .....................................................................................................................7
S/PDIF Output Source ......................................................................................................7
Contact Us ..........................................................................................................................7
Introduction
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 design.
This Quick Start Guide is meant to get you up and running as quickly as possible. Please consult
the User’s manual for more detailed information.
IMPORTANT:
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 fourpin 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 adapter.
NOTE:
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 manual.
IMPORTANT - 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 MAudio FireWire interface to some computers may result in the this type of problem.
We strongly encourage you to protect your equipment by refraining from hot-plugging
any 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 our
customers. Please consult the Knowledge Base in the Support section at
www.m-audio.com for updates on this important issue.
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