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TASCAM FW-1884
Setup Guide
4 – Installation (Mac OS X 10.2.4 and above)
System requirements
A G3 or G4 Macintosh (including iMac, eMac,
iBook, etc.) with a FireWire port, running Mac OS X
10.2. 4 or above. Consult your DAW software
requirements for RAM, processor speed, etc.
Perform the installation with the FW-1884 discon-
nected from the computer and turned off.
NOTE
The FW-1884 will NOT operate with any version of Mac
OS X prior to 10.2.4.
You should visit the TASCAM Web site and check to see
that you have the latest version of the software for the
FW-1884. Download the latest version if necessary and
proceed with the installation.
Installing the software
On the CD-ROM (or the downloaded disk image),
there are two packages, one for OS X and one for OS
9.2.
1
The OS X image file may be mounted directly
from the CD. If the TASCAM Web site has a
later version, download that. Within the image
file, there are two Installer packages; one to
install, and one to uninstall the FW-1884 soft-
ware.
2
Double-click the
Installer
package.
3
Enter an Administrator name and password
when prompted.
4
Follow the instructions on screen to install the
software.
5
Restart the computer if necessary.
6
When you plug in the FW-1884 after reboot-
ing the computer, the FW-1884 is recognized
by the system.
7
Use the
Sound System Preferences
Pane to set the
default inputs and outputs for the computer
system.
8
You may also want to use the Apple
Audio and
MIDI Setup
application to define some of the
internal gain levels, etc.
NOTE
OMS and FreeMIDI, etc. are not needed under OS X, as
the FW-1884 uses the CoreMIDI features of OS X to pro-
vide the MIDI facilities of the FW-1884 system-wide.
