ECHO 2 - Manual

ECHO 2

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Owner’s Manual Version 2.0 for Macintosh
  • Page 3 – Important Safety Instructions; Retain Instructions
  • Page 4 – Damage Requiring Service; - Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified
  • Page 5 – Limited Warranty
  • Page 7 – OS X V
  • Page 9 – Introduction; What You Should Have Received in the Box
  • Page 10 – System Requirements; An Apple brand Macintosh computer (desktop or notebook) with:
  • Page 11 – Installation; Log In as Administrator
  • Page 12 – Installing the AudioFire Hardware and Software; Install the AudioFire Console.; Insert the AudioFire Install CD-ROM into your; securely mount the interface; into your equipment rack. If you; power cable; firmly into the; No external power supply is needed; into the FireWire connector on the rear of
  • Page 13 – ) for any software updates and install them before; attach external audio device; s to the connectors on the AudioFire
  • Page 14 – Connecting to the Audio Interface; Analog Inputs and Outputs – AudioFire2
  • Page 15 – Analog Inputs and Outputs – AudioFire4
  • Page 17 – Universal Inputs – AudioFire4 and AudioFire8; Phantom power will not be applied to any line level equipment or
  • Page 18 – very bad thing; Analog Inputs and Outputs – AudioFire12
  • Page 19 – The FireWire Connector; connectors on the back of AudioFire4 and AudioFire8 is a; IN; and; OUT
  • Page 20 – MIDI
  • Page 21 – Word Clock; connectors. These connectors allow
  • Page 25 – Install Tracktion from the AudioFire CDROM; DO NOT LOSE YOUR CODE!
  • Page 26 – Launching Tracktion and Assigning Inputs & Outputs; Now it’s time to launch the actual program and set a few options:
  • Page 27 – Audio Settings; hear the sample project with your new AudioFire product.
  • Page 28 – Console; Running the Console; output busses
  • Page 29 – Bus Select Tabs; settings that are displayed; to the audio coming out; analog outputs 1 and 2
  • Page 30 – Master Output Bus Control; mute buttons; everything; gang; Analog Inputs; input channel
  • Page 31 – a different
  • Page 33 – Playback Controls
  • Page 34 – Adjusting Playback Volume; nominal level
  • Page 35 – Settings Tab
  • Page 36 – Sample Rate
  • Page 37 – No Echo hardware transmits the SCMS bit, regardless of which; Version Information
  • Page 38 – Console Settings and Stand-Alone Mode; mode. Simply set the mixer setting as you desire in the console and
  • Page 39 – Synchronizing Multiple Devices; The; connectors can be found on the back panel of
  • Page 40 – Only; for AudioFire8’s input clock. AudioFire8 will then use its; Internal; for the other device’s input sync. The other device; Using Multiple AudioFires
  • Page 41 – Connecting to your computer; AudioFire 8
  • Page 43 – Contacting Echo Customer Service; Please fill out the; The best way to get the help you need is by giving us plenty of; Contacting Mackie Customer Service; Note: All Tracktion support issues are handled solely by Mackie.; Please do
  • Page 44 – Appendix A: General Troubleshooting Guide; : Your installation of OS X may be out of date. Try running Software; Solution; : This is a limitation of your audio software. Currently, Apple’s; Solution
  • Page 46 – When you play an audio file, it plays at an altered pitch.; You’re syncing to an external device and suddenly you’ve lost sync.; Recordings made using the S/PDIF input contain occasional pops or; : When recording with the S/PDIF input, you must manually select the
  • Page 47 – The sound cuts in and out, or the left or right channel doesn’t work.; : You may have a bad audio cable. Try using a different cable in the; : Not all 1⁄4” plugs are made to the exact same dimensions. Try a
  • Page 48 – Appendix B: An Introduction to Digital Recording; The number of samples taken per second is
  • Page 49 – Each digit in the number is called a
  • Page 51 – Nominal Signal Levels and Headroom
  • Page 53 – more than 96dB just overkill?
  • Page 55 – Appendix C: Specifications; Input Impedance: 10Kohms
  • Page 56 – AudioFire2 - Hardware
  • Page 57 – Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain: +9dBu
  • Page 58 – Four balanced 1⁄4” analog outputs with high performance 24-bit 128x
  • Page 60 – AudioFire8 - Hardware; Eight balanced 1⁄4” analog outputs with high performance 24-bit 128x
  • Page 61 – AudioFire12 - Hardware; oversampling digital-to-analog converters
  • Page 63 – Index
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Summary

Page 2 - Owner’s Manual Version 2.0 for Macintosh
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; Retain Instructions

Important Safety Instructions 1. Read Instructions - Be sure to read all of the safety and operating instructions before operating this product. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety instructions and owner's manual should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on your Echo p...

Page 4 - Damage Requiring Service; - Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified

11. Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified service technician when any of the following occur: a) Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the unit b) The product has been exposed to rain or water c) The product does not operate normally or when a marked change...

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