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Rear Panel Connectors
13.
AC Input
Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this input. The AC adaptor is needed when operating the FireWire Solo with 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.
Kensington Lock Port
This port is provided for use with a standard Kensington-type computer cable anti-theft device.
15.
FireWire Ports
Two FireWire (IEEE-1394) connectors. Use one to connect to your computer’s FireWire port. The second may be used as a throughput, to
connect additional devices to 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 pair.
Hardware Installation
NOTE
: Do NOT connect the FireWire Solo to your computer until you have run the installer program.
Once you have run the installer and completed the installation, you may connect the FireWire Solo to your host computer’s FireWire port while the
computer’s power is off. See the section on Driver Installation, below, for further details.
Driver Installation
Windows XP
NOTE
: Do NOT connect the FireWire Solo to your computer until you have
run the installer application.
Insert the FireWire Solo driver CD-ROM into your computer. The FW
Audio Family Installation dialog should automatically open for you to
begin the installation process. Click “Next>” to continue. If it does not
start automatically, then from the Start menu, select “Run…” then click
the Browse button. Browse to the CD drive and click on the Setup.EXE
icon to launch the FW Audio Family Installation dialog, and click “Next>”
to continue.