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2. System 

Requirements 

In order to be able to operate the MARC 4 DIGI, your PC should meet 
the following requirements: 

- AT compatible PC with a spare PCI slot 
- for MARC Extender a spare case slot 
- Pentium or AMD processor 
- Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000 

Please note, that your used audio software may ask for additional 
requirements. 

3. Hardware 

Installation 

Following the described steps below you can install up to four MARC 4 
DIGI cards on the same PC. 

1.  Turn off your PC and all devices connected to it, disconnect the 

power supply. 

2.  Open the case. 
3.  Remove all cards from the anti-static foil. Make sure to hold the 

MARC 4 DIGI only at its edges or the slot bracket. Do not touch 
the components of the cards. 

4.  Insert the card carefully and rectangular into a spare PCI slot. 

Ensure that the card was inserted properly into the slot. 

5.  Screw the card on the slot bracket to the case. 

6. 

If you want to use the MARC Extender, please now perform 
the steps described in Chapter 3.1. 

7. 

If you use the SyncBus for multi-card operation, please read 
Chapter 5.3 before closing the case

 

8.  Close the PC case and reconnect it to the power supply. 

3.1. Extender 

Installation 

1.  Remove the MARC Extender from the anti-static foil. Make sure to 

hold the card only at its edges or the slot bracket. Do not touch 
any of its components and contacts. 

2.  Insert the MARC Extender carefully into a spare case output. This 

output can also belong to an unused slot of the main board. 
Ensure that the extender was inserted properly. 

3.  Connect the MARC Extender with the MARC 4 Digi by using the 

provided flat cable. Please note the illustrations and hints in 
Chapter 

"Ports" 

on pages 7-8. 

4. 

If you want to use Wordclock synchronisation please refer to 
chapter 5.4 first.

 

5.  Screw the MARC Extender on the slot bracket to the case. 

Содержание MARC 4 DIGI

Страница 1: ...marian MARC 4 DIGI User s Guide...

Страница 2: ...ny means electronically or mechanically including photocopy translation recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from Marian GbR All trademarks are the p...

Страница 3: ...e 95b and 95c 5 4 4 Windows 98 5 4 5 Windows NT 4 0 6 5 Ports 6 5 1 External Audio Ports 6 5 2 Internal Ports 7 5 3 SyncBus Connector 7 5 4 Extender 8 6 MARC 4 DIGI Manager 9 6 1 Analog and Digital In...

Страница 4: ...Windows for ASIO GSIF and MME Multiple Card Support up to 4 cards can be used DAT Marker Support Latency free and flexible monitoring Using ASIO latency periods of 2 ms are possible With the extension...

Страница 5: ...inserted properly into the slot 5 Screw the card on the slot bracket to the case 6 If you want to use the MARC Extender please now perform the steps described in Chapter 3 1 7 If you use the SyncBus...

Страница 6: ...lation is necessary The MARC 4 DIGI driver contains all necessary components and detects the MARC Extender automatically 4 2 Windows 95 Release 950 and 95a 1 Start your PC after installing your hardwa...

Страница 7: ...your MARC 4 DIGI is ready to be operated without having to restart the system 4 4 Windows 98 1 Start your PC after installing your hardware 2 Windows automatically recognizes at startup the newly inst...

Страница 8: ...ndow 8 Confirm the window by clicking OK The driver files are then copied 9 Then the MARC 4 DIGI is available without having to restart the system 5 Ports 5 1 External Audio Ports The picture on the r...

Страница 9: ...r Prodif Plus you connect the SyncBus ports of the individual cards using a cable which is available as accessory You can purchase a SyncBus cable from Media Assistance telephone 49 7946 94 16 80 The...

Страница 10: ...block If a termination of the Wordclock is not required you will have to set the jumper on the pins 1 to 2 of the jumper block For details concerning the synchronisation settings please refer to chapt...

Страница 11: ...ox Always on Top you can always see the opened windows on top of all other application windows In the Analog Inputs Digital Inputs Analog Outputs and Digital Outputs windows you have two possibilities...

Страница 12: ...l audio ports Line choose the analog internal CD ROM input using CD For digital input you can choose between the digital internal CD ROM input CD and Optical XLR and RCA are additionally provided only...

Страница 13: ...wn by the level meters The M button below the faders turns off the audio signal on the appropriate channel The checkbox in the middle below these buttons groups the faders of the individual channels t...

Страница 14: ...unchOut command for the driver The two pictures on the right show examples for the monitor setting in the output windows Play means that you can hear the playback signal of the audio software at the o...

Страница 15: ...nd playback sample rate and consequently synchronises other cards If several cards are to be synchronised using the SyncBus exactly one card has to be configured as master All other cards have to be c...

Страница 16: ...changes accordingly from Internal to Internal Wordclock The Wordclock Sync option is only provided for connected extenders 6 4 1 3 Analog 1 2 Analog 3 4 and Digital Sections Here you can perform separ...

Страница 17: ...nd usage depend on some factors in your PC Because of this we cannot recommend any ideal settings but can only provide you some information on what s behind the possibilities for the settings You will...

Страница 18: ...ound applications which have no selection of the output The output of the audio signals is then restricted to this stereo output 6 4 2 2 GigaSampler Section We cannot inform you about the ideal settin...

Страница 19: ...ibility to display error messages of clock and sample rate problems as well as device problems By standard the display of error messages is suppressed We recommend to enable the display only when you...

Страница 20: ...that the transmission of ASIO data is given a higher processor priority in the position low it is given the real time calculation of PlugIns If you activate the device Marc4d Digital Record it is ess...

Страница 21: ...ple rates digital 32 44 1 48 64 88 2 96 kHz 10 pitch Frequency response 44 1 kHz 20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency response 96 kHz 20 Hz to 40 kHz Maximum input and output level 8 dBu Signal to noise ratio AD...

Страница 22: ...k in our Audio Guide which has been published on the internet whether you can find a solution to your problem or an answer to your question Here you also find the Audio Guide http www marian de 3 If a...

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