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Mini FireWire card – User’s Guide

Registration and Warranty Information

Be sure to register your Mini FireWire card, either by filling in the enclosed Registration Card or by completing the 
on-line registration form at our Web site: http://www.apogeedigital.com/support/. If you do so, Apogee can contact 
you with any update information. As enhancements and upgrades are developed, you will be contacted at the 
registration address. Firmware updates are free for the first year of ownership unless otherwise stated. Please 
address any inquiries to your dealer or directly to Apogee at:

APOGEE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, 
1715 Berkeley St. Santa Monica CA, 90404 • TEL: (310) 584-9394, FAX: (310) 584-9385
email: [email protected]. Web: http://www.apogeedigital.com/

APOGEE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants this product to be free of defects in material and 
manufacture under normal use for a period of 12 months. The term of this warranty begins on the date of sale to 
the purchaser. Units returned for warranty repair to Apogee or an authorized Apogee warranty repair facility will 
be repaired or replaced at the manufacturer’s option, free of charge. 

ALL UNITS RETURNED TO APOGEE OR AN AUTHORIZED APOGEE REPAIR FACILITY MUST BE 
PREPAID, INSURED AND PROPERLY PACKAGED, PREFERABLY IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOX

. Apogee 

reserves the right to change or improve design at any time without prior notification. Design changes are 
not implemented retroactively, and the incorporation of design changes into future units does not imply the 
availability of an upgrade to existing units.

This warranty is void if Apogee determines, in its sole business judgment, the defect to be the result of abuse, 
neglect, alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel. 

The warranties set forth above are in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and Apogee specifically 
disclaims any and all implied warranty of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The buyer 
acknowledges and agrees that in no event shall the company be held liable for any special, indirect, incidental or 
consequential damages, or for injury, loss or damage sustained by any person or property, that may result from 
this product failing to operate correctly at any time. 

USA: Some states do not allow for the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or 
consequential damage, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal 
rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. 

Service Information

The Mini FireWire card contains no user-serviceable components: refer to qualified service personnel for repair or 
upgrade. Your warranty will be voided if you tamper with the internal components. If you have any questions with 
regard to the above, please contact Apogee. 

In the event your Mini FireWire card needs to be upgraded or repaired, it is necessary to contact Apogee prior 
to shipping, and a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number will be assigned. This number will serve as a 
reference for you and helps facilitate and expedite the return process. Apogee requires that shipments be pre-
paid and insured — unless otherwise authorized in advance. 

IMPORTANT: ANY SHIPMENT THAT IS NOT PRE-PAID OR IS SENT WITHOUT AN RMA NUMBER WILL 
NOT BE ACCEPTED. 

Summary of Contents for Mini-Series FireWire

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Page 4: ...a is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to take whatever measures necessary to correct the interference at his own expense Copyright Notice The Apogee Mini Fi...

Page 5: ...which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE The use of non shielded cable with this equipment is prohibited CAUTION Changes or modi cation...

Page 6: ...to existing units This warranty is void if Apogee determines in its sole business judgment the defect to be the result of abuse neglect alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel The war...

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Page 9: ...Control Panel 9 Devices Window 10 Input Channels Window 10 Output Channels Window 11 Synchronization Window 11 Synchronization Window 12 Settings Window 13 Stream buffer depth 13 ASIO buffer depth 13...

Page 10: ...s RAM FW 400 or FW 800 FireWire ports using a Texas Instruments or Lucent chipset OS X OS OS X 10 4 7 or higher Hardware 1 GHz or greater At least 512 MB RAM Overview The following steps must be compl...

Page 11: ...nt panels are not provided for MiniMe MiniDACs equipped with a Mini FireWire card thus On a MiniMe the front panel MIX knob combines signal from the analog input DIR and the Mini Firewire card signal...

Page 12: ...nterface must be matched manually to the sample rate of the connected computer On the MiniMe ensure that the front panel Sample Rate selection is set to the same sample rate as indicated in AMS On the...

Page 13: ...of Maestro s Mixer page MiniFW lock On Maestro s Settings page the Lock checkbox indicates that the MiniFW card is receiving a proper clock and is connected properly UV22HR MiniMe only On Maestro s M...

Page 14: ...e Mini FireWire card from the computer You will be instructed at which point during the driver installation process to connect the Mini FireWire card If you have multiple units be sure to connect them...

Page 15: ...User s Guide Working with Windows XP 3 Determine the Destination for the installer and click Next We recommend that you install the driver in the default location 4 Click Next 2 Click Continue Anyway...

Page 16: ...Next It may be necessary to wait for the New Hard ware Found noti cation pop up to appear before clicking Next 4 Click Continue Anyway 5 During the installation process you should see these three Fou...

Page 17: ...dd or Remove Programs in the control panel uninstall the driver power cycle the computer and Apogee host interface and re install the driver Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel Once correct driver install...

Page 18: ...Output Channels Synchronization and Settings Devices Window In the Devices window Apogee FireWire should be displayed under Device name and a unique serial number is displayed under Se rial number If...

Page 19: ...s XP Output Channels Window In the Output Channels window it s possible to edit the output Channel names for the de vices connected Synchronization Window In the Synchronization window synchroniza tio...

Page 20: ...indicated in AMS If Input Select is set to USB the MiniDAC will automatically follow the sample rate selected in AMS ensure that other digital inputs are at the same rate Synchronization Settings Set...

Page 21: ...ther DSP Higher buffer settings result in higher latency but allow the use of more DSP plug ins soft synths without clicks and pops During the recording phase of a session it s best to compromise DSP...

Page 22: ...he installation connect your device to this computer and turn it on I connect the device but nothing happens the Apogee hardware is not recognized Solution This indicates some sort of hardware problem...

Page 23: ...n guring Steinberg Nuendo on Windows XP Con guring Windows Media Player on Windows XP Con guring Apple Logic on OS X Con guring iTunes on OS X From these examples it should be possible to deduce con g...

Page 24: ...ic on OS X 1 Connect the Apogee interface and open Apple Logic 2 In Logic select Audio Audio Hardware Drivers to open the Core Audio driver page 3 First click on the Drivers tab then the Core Audio ta...

Page 25: ...rdware I O channels as shown below Con guring iTunes on OS X 1 Open the Audio Midi Setup ultility found on an OS X Macintosh here Applications Utilities Audio MIDI Setup 2 Set Default Input Default Ou...

Page 26: ...he top corners of the front panel 2 Remove the rear panel fasteners On a MiniMe remove 4 Allen screws found in the rear panel corners 2 Phillips head screws holding the AES XLR connector 1 knurled was...

Page 27: ...FireWire card Locate the EPROM depicted in gure 4 and note the orientation of the semi circular notch found at one end of the chip Using a small at blade screwdriver gently pry out the EPROM and set...

Page 28: ...t found on the host interface motherboard Once you have verifed that the pins are correctly inserted press on the top of the Mini FireWire card until the pins are completely seated in the socket Re in...

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