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Tascam IF-FW, IF-DM User Manual

TEAC Professional Division
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................4
FEATURES........................................................................................................ 4
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................6
TRADEMARKS ................................................................... ...............................7
INSTALLATION...............................................................................................8
INSTALLING THE IF-FW/DM MKII................................................................... 8
MAKING CONNECTIONS ................................................................................... 8
CONFIGURING THE COMPUTER ........................................................................ 9
MIXER CONTROL SCREEN....................................................................... 15
DETAILED DESCRIPTION ................................................................................16
IF-FW/DM MKII DAW SETUP ....................................................................18
WINDOWS - WDM......................................................................................... 18
CUBASE / NUENDO......................................................................................... 20
SONAR ...........................................................................................................21
LOGIC PRO..................................................................................................... 22
DIGITAL PERFORMER.....................................................................................23
SYSTEM CLOCKING.................................................................................... 24
MASTER CLOCK .............................................................................................24
CLOCK SETTINGS...........................................................................................24
96K & 88.2K OPERATION...............................................................................24
VARISPEED PITCH .......................................................................................... 25
IF-FW/DM MKII & DM-MIXER ROUTING..............................................26
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MIXER OUTPUTS............................................................................................26
MIXER INPUTS ............................................................................................... 27
THE IF-FW/DM MKII CONTROL PANEL................................................29
WINDOWS ...................................................................................................... 29
MAC............................................................................................................... 33
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................34
GENERAL ....................................................................................................... 34
MAC............................................................................................................... 35
WINDOWS ...................................................................................................... 35
CONTACTING TASCAM CUSTOMER SUPPORT ..............................................37
APPENDIX........................................................................................... ............ 38
SAFETY BOOT FEATURE................................................................................. 38
MULTIPLE CARD SUPPORT .............................................................................39
FIREWIRE CABLE LENGTH AND BUS POWER ................................................. 39
FIREWIRE CHIPSET COMPATIBILITY .............................................................. 40
CENTRANCE “UNIVERSAL” AND “IDEAL” DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS XP......... 41
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION..................................... 41
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................... 42
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM IF-FW/DM MKII FireWire audio card for TASCAM mixers. It is designed to provide audio and MIDI interfacing between your TASCAM mixer and your computer based DAW, turning your TASCAM mixer into a high performance FireWire audio/MIDI interface. The TASCAM DM-3200 and DM-4800 digital mixers fully support the IF-FW/DM
MKII and include a detailed status display
to enable easy setup of previously difficult FireWire audio scenarios. Patented JET PLL circuitry inside the IF-FW/DM
MKII removes
virtually all digital jitter to keep your audio software and hardware locked together with industry-leading performance resulting in the cleanest audio possible. industry-leading performance resulting in the cleanest audio possible
Please take some time to look through this Owner’s Manual and familiarize yourself with the IF-FW/DM
MKII’s features, setup and
operation. We suggest you pay particular attention to the setup notes for your computer platform of choice (Mac or PC). You may also need to refer to your software’s documentatio n for a clear understanding of how to set up an audio/MIDI interface from within your software. Your experience with the IF-FW/DM
MKII
will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of your audio software.
Be sure to check the TASCAM web site at www.tascam.com
to
ensure you have the latest software updates for your IF-FW/DM
MKII.
Features
The IF-FW/DM MKII provides the following interfacing between your TASCAM mixer and a host computer via FireWire:
• 16 or 32 channels of Input to the mixer from the computer at
44.1k, 48k, 88.2k and 96k sample rates.
• 16 or 32 channels of Output from the mixer to the computer at
44.1k, 48k, 88.2k and 96k sample rates
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• 1 MIDI port In and Out from the computer
It also has comprehensive status monitoring in the mixer’s LCD, and a safety boot feature of its own software that is always available even if problems occur during software updating. Please see the Safety Boot Feature appendix for details.
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System Requirements
Macintosh
• OS: Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher
• Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire
• PowerPC G4 1GHz or greater, or any Intel Mac.
• Memory(RAM): 512MB or more
• Higher spec required for 32 channel operation at 96 kHz. – see
System clocking section in this manual.
Windows
• OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or XP
Professional with Service Pack 2
• Computer: Windows® XP Compatible PC equipped with an
IEEE 1394/FireWire Port
• Pentium®, Celeron®, or Pentium® compatible processor
1.6GHz or higher
• Higher spec required for 32 channel operation at 96 kHz. – see
System clocking section in this manual.
• Memory(RAM): 512MB or more
DM-24 (not supported)
The IF-FW/DM MKII is not supported in the DM-24. The previous generation IF-FW/DM is required instead, which provides 24x24 channels at 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling rates.
DM-3200 Requirements
The DM-3200 must be running software V1.30 or higher to use the IF-FW/DM provided on the IF-FW/DM TMCompanion installed; this can be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM-3200. You should always check the TASCAM website at www.tascam.com available versions. Previous versions of the DM-3200 software
MKII. A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is
MKII CD ROM. You will need to have
to obtain the latest
will not recognize the IF-FW/DM
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MKII.
DM-4800 Requirements
The DM-4800 must be running V1.10 software or later to use the IF-FW/DM provided on the IF-FW/DM
MKII. A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is
MKII CD ROM. You will need to have
TMCompanion installed; this can be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM-4800. You should always check the TASCAM website at www.tascam.com
to obtain the latest available versions. Previous versions of the DM-4800 will not recognize the IF-FW/DM
MKII
Trademarks
Windows and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh, MacOS, MacOS X and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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Installation
Installing the IF-FW/DM MKII
• DM-3200: The IF-FW/DM MKII must be installed in to
mixer Slot 1. It will not function in Slot 2.
• DM-4800: The IF-FW/DM
either mixer Slot 1 or Slot 3. It will not function in Slot 2 or Slot 4.
• The following installation must be done with the
mixer’s power OFF and disconnected.
1. Remove the five screws holding the blank plate or card
currently installed in Slot 1 (or Slot 3 on the DM-4800) then remove the plate or card.
2. Insert the IF-FW/DM
the card edges slide into the white plastic guide inside the Slot. Push it all the way in until it clicks and the card back plate is flush with the mixer’s back panel. Excessive force is not required – if it doesn’t click in easily, remove it and start again with attention to the guides.
3. Replace the five screws to hold the card in place.
4. Turn on the mixer and navigate to the DIGITAL screen
(LCD access button 2 with blue ALT LED lit), then select
MKII into the slot, making sure that
MKII must be installed in to
the SLOT tab (labeled SLOT 1-2 or SLOT 3-4 on the DM-4800), and check that the card is being recognized. If it shows “No Card”, re-check that the card is inserted correctly and the screws are fully tightened.
Making Connections
• The maximum FireWire cable length is 3 meters.
1. Connect one end of the provided FireWire cable to the IF-
FW/DM port on your computer. An inferior FireWire cable can negatively affect the performance of the system.
• Don’t connect the cable until the drivers have been
installed.
MKII and the other end to an available FireWire
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• Please note that the IF-FW/DM
MKII must be connected by
itself on a FireWire bus. More than one FireWire connector on a computer does not mean each connector has its own bus. More often, all connectors go to the same bus on the computer. If you require additional FireWire devices, it is necessary to add a FireWire card, thus adding a separate bus, for those devices.
Configuring the Computer
Macintosh
TASCAM driver software is required in order for Mac OSX to recognize the IF-FW/DM
MKII. On the CD-ROM that came with
your card there is an installer disk image. Double click th is to mount and open the contents.
Double click on IFFWDMmkII_Installer.pkg
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Follow the instructions given. You will need to supply your computer’s Administrator password in order to install the drivers. A License file and a ReadMe file are displayed; this may contain important last minute information.
Finishing the installation, you will need to reboot the computer.
To hear system audio through the card, you can select the IF­FW/DM
MKII in the Audio MIDI Setup within the Utilities folder
of Mac Applications folder
A control panel for the IF-FW/DM
MKII is installed in the
Applications folder.
Windows
It is necessary to install driver software in order for Windows to recognize the IF-FW/DM purpose, the drivers cannot be installed manually from Windows Device Manager. On the CD-ROM that came with your IF­FW/DM
MKII is a PC Driver installer. Launch the installer from
the CD or copy it to your hard drive and launch it from there. Clicking “IFFWDMmkII_Setup.exe” launches the installer.
• Don’t connect the FireWire cable to the IF-FW/DM
MKII. An installer is provided for this
MKII
yet. If you did so, cancel out of the “new hardware” wizard before continuing.
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1. Launch the installer and carefully follow the on-screen
instructions in the Installation Wizard.
2. When presented with any Windows Logo warnings, click
Continue Anyway.
3. The driver installer ends with “please restart this
computer”. You will need to restart to finish the installation
process.
4. You can connect the FireWire cable after the computer has
restarted.
5. If you connected the FireWire cable with the power off,
then the “New Hardware Wizard” will appear immediately after the restart. Otherwise it will appear as soon as you connect the cable after restarting.
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On the first screen of the
New Hardware Wizard, select “No, not this time”.
6. Confirm that the Wizard has identified the IF-FW/DM
MKII
card correctly (as shown below), then click “Next”
7. When presented with any Windows Logo warnings, click
Continue Anyway.
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8.
9.
Click “Next”
10. “Your new hardware is installed and ready to use” will
appear in the lower right of the Windows desktop.
11. Your IF-FW/DM
MKII is installed and ready to use.
12. Whenever the IF-FW/DM
MKII is connected to your
computer, the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon will appear
in the Windows Taskbar.
If you need
to disconnect the FireWire cable between the IF-FW/DM
MKII and your computer, please be sure to use this first to
stop the drivers from talking to the IF-FW/DM
MKII card.
Note you will need to stop and quit any audio programs first, or Windows will not be able to unload the drivers.
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