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Installation
Installing the IF-FW/DM
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The IF-FW/DM must be installed in the DM-
24's Slot 1. It will not function in Slot 2.
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The following installation must be done with
the DM-24's power OFF and disconnected.
1. Remove the five screws holding the blank
plate or card currently installed in Slot 1, and
then remove the plate or card.
2. Insert the IF-FW/DM into Slot 1, making sure
that the card edges slide into the white plastic
guide inside Slot 1. Push it all the way in until
it clicks and the card back plate is flush with
the DM-24'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.
Making Connections
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The maximum FireWire cable length is 3
meters.
1. Connect one end of the provided FireWire
cable to the IF-FW/DM and the other end to an
available FireWire port on your computer.
2. Connect the MIDI Input of the IF-FW/DM to
the MIDI Output of the DM-24 if you plan to
use the DM-24 as a control surface for your
DAW.
3. Connect the MIDI Output of the IF-FW/DM to
the MIDI Input of the DM-24 if you plan to
drive the DM-24's automation from MTC pro-
vided by the DAW or if you require time code
display from the DAW in the DM-24's read-
out.
a. If you will not be using MIDI communica-
tion between the DM-24 and the DAW for
surface control or time code, the IF-
FW/DM's MIDI port may be used as an
additional MIDI port by the DAW's
sequencer. It can be used to connect a
MIDI controller, sound module or sampler.
NOTE: The IF-FW/DM must be connected by
itself on a FireWire bus. More than one FireWire
connector on a computer does not mean each con-
nector has its own bus. More often, all connec-
tors go to the same bus on the computer. If you
require additional FireWire devices, it is neces-
sary to add a FireWire card, thus adding a sepa-
rate bus, for those devices.
Configuring the Computer
Macintosh
The IF-FW/DM uses the FireWire audio/MIDI
services provided by OSX so it is not necessary to
install drivers. You must have OSX 10.3.5
installed on your Mac to use the IF-FW/DM.
Previous operating systems do not include the
correct built-in services.
1. Make the connections as described above.
2. Power up the Mac
3. Power up the DM-24
4. Open Audio/MIDI set and verify that the IF-
FW/DM device is present
5. Configure your DAW to use the IF-FW/DM
Core Audio device according to the instruc-
tions for your app.
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If the computer does not recognize the card,
disconnect the FireWire cable for 30 seconds
then reconnect it (Mac), increase the Stream
Buffer Depth in the control panel (PC) or use
the Reset Cards command under the control
panel Tools menu (PC).
