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Professional Control Surface / FireWire Audio-MIDI Interface

OWNER’S MANUAL

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE  COVER (OR BACK).  NO  USER-SERVICEABLE  PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying  the  appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This appliance has a serial number
located on the rear panel. Please record
the model number and serial number
and retain them for your records.
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Serial number

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The following marking is located on the bottom of the unit:

Summary of Contents for FW-1884

Page 1: ...ing the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure...

Page 2: ...or U S A Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT for U K Customers DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is...

Page 3: ...ly at plugs convenience recep tacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket o...

Page 4: ...ol Surface Modes and Operation 4 1 Computer Control Mode General Notes 22 4 1 1 Native Protocol 22 4 1 2 Mackie Emulation Protocol 23 4 1 3 HUI Emulation Protocol 24 4 2 MIDI Control Mode General Note...

Page 5: ...up to 18 simultaneous channels of audio to your computer It features eight analog XLR inputs with professional quality microphone preamps and switchable phantom power as well as eight line inputs wit...

Page 6: ...under Windows 98 or Windows ME In the case of Windows 2000 you must be running SP3 or SP4 and then install the supplied Hotfix Win dows 2000 SP5 includes the Hotfix so there is no need to install it s...

Page 7: ...pplication capable of displaying PDF files such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 or above available for free download from the Adobe Web site at www adobe com Since software applications and oper...

Page 8: ...8 TASCAM FW 1884 Owner s Manual 2 Controls And Indicators 2 1 Front Panel Illustration...

Page 9: ...2 Controls And Indicators TASCAM FW 1884 Owner s Manual 9 2 2 Rear Panel Illustration...

Page 10: ...on trol mode these LEDs light or blink to indicate that the selected channel s are in record ready or record status Refer to the Application Notes for your software for details In MON MIX mode these L...

Page 11: ...send out specific MIDI controller commands 13 SHORTCUT KEYS CONTROL PANEL This key will open the FW 1884 s Control Panel on the host computer Pressing the key a second time will close the Control Pan...

Page 12: ...sends out specific MIDI controller commands ALT CMD This is a modifier key When held it modifies the behavior of other selected keys Its behav ior is entirely dependent on the host application sup por...

Page 13: ...uts from the host application In MON MIX mode this key toggles the state of the Solo function from PFL Pre Fader Listen to Solo In Place Refer to section 4 3 Monitor Mix Mode General Notes for further...

Page 14: ...adily in MIDI Routing mode to show currently active MIDI mapping MIDI output LEDs These four LEDs show the status of the FW 1884 s four MIDI outputs The pres ence of MIDI data at any of the FW 1884 s...

Page 15: ...dio parts by pre set increments within an arrangement The NUDGE y key moves the part forward while the h NUDGE key moves it backward Refer to your software s application notes for further details 32 L...

Page 16: ...ed XLR inputs at 4 dBu featuring high quality mic preamps These inputs are wired in parallel with their associated Line Inputs Line Inputs 1 8 Balanced line level 4 dBu TRS analog inputs These inputs...

Page 17: ...and control surface communi cation Two connections are provided making it possi ble to connect additional FireWire compatible devices to the buss The two connections are redun dant either one may be...

Page 18: ...selected These controls are MASTER FADER Any movement of the master fader is always communicated to the host computer the MIDI control surface and the monitor mixer There is always one and only one ma...

Page 19: ...ous functions depending on the host applica tion being addressed 3 5 MIDI Routing Controls There are eight LEDs used to display MIDI activity on a given MIDI port The upper row of four red LEDs repres...

Page 20: ...clock source and expected sample rate will be displayed as shown below Clock Source INT F7 Internal Clock ADAT F8 ADAT Input D IN F9 S PDIF Input WCLK F10 Word Clock Expected Sample Rate 44 1 44 1 kH...

Page 21: ...be configured to any of three func tional modes The AUTOMATION CLOCK RATE keys function to display and select these modes with their values silkscreened below the keys The three modes are INSTANT Inst...

Page 22: ...e bank 2 selected in MIDI CTRL mode and switch to COMPUTER control mode where bank 1 is selected when you next return to MIDI CTRL mode bank 2 will be selected 4 1 Computer Control Mode General Notes...

Page 23: ...he audio and MIDI func tionality of the FW 1884 are unchanged but the MIDI messages transmitted and recognized by most of the control surface are changed to closely pattern those of the Mackie Control...

Page 24: ...external MIDI devices by transmitting MIDI messages to its four MIDI outputs In MIDI CTRL mode there are four banks which you can switch between using the h BANK y keys With the exception of the mast...

Page 25: ...er the window will dis play No FW 1884 Detected Once the FW 1884 is powered on and connected the display will look like this To enter MIDI Programming mode hold SHIFT and press the MIDI CTRL key the M...

Page 26: ...DI con trol keys are capable of transmitting one of three possi ble MIDI messages The message type is selected in the control panel Controller On Off a controller value of 127 is transmitted when the...

Page 27: ...L LER options on the FW 1884 s control panel are grayed out 4 2 4 Programming Faders The eight channel faders as well as the master fader can all be reprogrammed To display the programmed message for...

Page 28: ...to overdub tracks to your DAW software with none of the audio processing delays inherent in DAW applications 4 3 1 Audio I O and the Monitor Mixer In MON MIX mode there are three banks which cor respo...

Page 29: ...dB F10 4 3 3 Setting Input Levels As previously stated the MON MIX mode can be very useful for recording live tracks into a DAW application Here s a typical scenario for recording and overdubbing usin...

Page 30: ...setting input gain levels when tracking The level of channels soloed in PFL mode is controlled by the SOLO knob directly above the PFL key The stereo meters reflect the input level of channels that ar...

Page 31: ...ls menu under the Apple menu Under MacOS X Core Audio is added to the Con trol Panel 5 1 1 SETTINGS TAB Control Protocol This is where you select how the FW 1884 s MIDI commands are interpreted by the...

Page 32: ...ontrol will only affect those outputs leaving the remaining outputs 3 through 8 available for use as effects sends or direct outputs with the digital streams from the computer passed through to them a...

Page 33: ...selects the source of the audio output appearing at the FW 1884 s coaxial digital output The selections are S PDIF 1 2 The audio output is determined within your DAW application software The FW 1884...

Page 34: ...in Bank2 on an ES unit and the subcode quadlet is written as 0x09414CE7 The host driver senses the change in the subcode qua dlet and the control panel displays its programming information something...

Page 35: ...u re running Windows 2000 or Windows XP Does the FW 1884 appear as an audio device in Device Manager If you re running MacOS9 Does the FW 1884 appear as an audio device in your System folder The FW 18...

Page 36: ...CAM distributor Contact information may be found at the back of this manual or on the TASCAM website at www tascam com Incorrect Surface Response If you are running in Mackie Control Emulation or Mack...

Page 37: ...reo Surround monitor output Balanced Analog output terminal for Master Monitor In DAW Controller mode Stereo Surround Mode can be switched over from control panel on PC Stereo L R and Surround1 2 are...

Page 38: ...sync output Word clock signal output for Word sync Connector BNC x 1 Output level TTL level MIDI input 1 4 MIDI input terminal Connector 5 pin DIN connector conforms to MIDI specifi cations x 4 Forma...

Page 39: ...INSERT SEND 20Hz 40kHz 0 5dB 1 0 dB MIC LINE IN to INSERT SEND 20Hz 20kHz 0 5 dB LINE IN to SURROUND STEREO MONIisR OUTPUT 20Hz 40kHz 0 5dB 1 5 dB LINE IN to SURROUND STEREO MONITOR OUTPUT CODEC AK45...

Page 40: ...In all control surface modes SHIFT CTRL P RESET LATCH Reset meter peaks SHIFT MIDI CTRL Enter MIDI Programming mode if host computer is attached In MIDI CTRL mode SHIFT Encoder Fine not coarse control...

Page 41: ...D s SHIFT SELECT Set channel fader to unity SHIFT CLR SOLO Clear mutes SHIFT GAIN Encoder Adjust touch fader sensitivity SHIFT CTRL F7 Write all mixer parameters to FLASH memory nor mally done at powe...

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