Page 2 - Table of Contents
2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 4 F EATURES ........................................................................................................ 4 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS ...................................
Page 4 - Introduction; Features
4 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM IF-FW/DM MK II FireWire audio card for TASCAM mixers. It is designed to provide audio and MIDI interfacing between your TASCAM mixer and your computer based DAW, turning your TASCAM mixer into a high performance FireWire audio/MIDI interface. The TA...
Page 6 - System Requirements; Macintosh; Windows; II is not supported in the DM-24. The previous; II. A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is; II CD ROM. You will need to have
6 System Requirements Macintosh • OS: Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher • Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire • PowerPC G4 1GHz or greater, or any Intel Mac. • Memory(RAM): 512MB or more • Higher spec required for 32 channel operation at 96 kHz. – see System clocking section in this manu...
Page 7 - II. A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is; II; Trademarks
7 DM-4800 Requirements The DM-4800 must be running V1.10 software or later to use the IF-FW/DM MK II. A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is provided on the IF-FW/DM MK II CD ROM. You will need to have TMCompanion installed; this can be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM-4800. You sho...
Page 8 - Installation; II must be installed in to; SLOT; Making Connections
8 Installation Installing the IF-FW/DM MK II • DM-3200: The IF-FW/DM MK II must be installed in to mixer Slot 1. It will not function in Slot 2. • DM-4800: The IF-FW/DM MK II must be installed in to either mixer Slot 1 or Slot 3. It will not function in Slot 2 or Slot 4. • The following installation...
Page 9 - II must be connected by; Configuring the Computer
9 • Please note that the IF-FW/DM MK II must be connected by itself on a FireWire bus. More than one FireWire connector on a computer does not mean each connector has its own bus. More often, all connectors go to the same bus on the computer. If you require additional FireWire devices, it is necessa...
Page 14 - After using the
14 After using the “Safely Remove Hardware” function of Windows to stop the IF-FW/DM MK II, you will see “1394: Driver Offline” reported in the mixer’s DIGITAL status screen for the IF-FW/DM MK II.
Page 15 - Mixer Control Screen; CARD Status; Input configuration
15 Mixer Control Screen On both the DM-3200 and DM-4800, the IF-FW/DM MK II presents a detailed setup and status display screen as shown below. Navigate to the Digital page (LCD access button 2 with blue ALT LED lit), and then select the SLOT tab (labeled SLOT 1-2 or SLOT 3-4 on the DM-4800) Cursor ...
Page 16 - Detailed Description; OK
16 Detailed Description CARD Status This can display one of the following: “OK”, “OK (Backup)”, “Not Ready” or “Booting …” OK The IF-FW/DM MK II is running. OK (Backup) The IF-FW/DM MK II is running from its safety boot feature. This can occur when a firmware update to the IF-FW/DM MK II has failed ...
Page 17 - Input
17 Illegal FS The Mixer specified an unsupported sampling frequency. Since the IF-FW/DM MK II supports all of the sampling frequencies that the DM-3200 and DM-4800 supports, this might indicate a hardware problem. No Cable There is no physical connection being detected between the IF-FW/DM MK II and...
Page 18 - Output; Before changing this setting, be sure that no audio; Version Information; This tells you what version of the IF-FW/DM; II software is; II DAW Setup; II interface. If your app isn’t
18 Output This allows restricting the number of channels being sent to the computer to 16 for reduced host load, or setting the full channel count of 32. Especially at high sampling rates, if you don’t need the full 32 channel count from the mixer to the computer for your project, you will get bette...
Page 19 - Audio
19 Audio The IF-FW/DM MK II only presents some of its channels to the Windows XP built in audio manager. This allows you to route audio from a non-DAW application such as Windows Media Player to your mixer. The IF-FW/DM MK II Control Panel (described later) has controls to enable this function and a...
Page 20 - MIDI; II publishes a single MIDI input and output
20 Panel Æ Sounds and Audio Devices Æ Sounds Tab Alternatively, divide WDM and ASIO use, e.g. using channel 31 and 32 for WDM still leaves you with 30 channels of ASIO audio, and a pair of faders on the mixer can be dedicated to WDM audio for those times you want to use Windows Media Player or Apple...
Page 21 - Sonar; Note
21 2. Select VST Multitrack 3. Select IFFWDMmkII under the ASIO Driver pull down menu 4. If it was not already selected, a dialog will popup asking whether it is OK to switch to the new ASIO driver. Click Switch 5. Click OK at the bottom. Sonar The following instructions are for Sonar 4 or later. 1....
Page 22 - Logic Pro
22 ( Note ) Sonar 6 allows you to rename each channel’s identification string that is otherwise provided by the IF-FW/DM MK II driver. (Note) If the sample rate of the mixer does not match Sonar’s setting for “Default Settings for New Projects” when Sonar is launched, Sonar will put up a warning dia...
Page 23 - Digital Performer
23 Digital Performer The following instructions are for Digital Performer 5.1 1. Under the Setup menu, select Configure Audio System Æ Configure Hardware Driver 2. Highlight “ IF-FW/DM mkII ” in the list to make it the selected Core Audio device for DP. 3. If the IF-FW/DM MK II is not in the list, i...
Page 24 - System Clocking; Master Clock; Clock Settings
24 System Clocking Master Clock When configured with an IF-FW/DM MK II, the mixer must be the master clock relative to the computer DAW. The mixer itself may be clocked to an external source other than the DAW. Clock Settings When switching the clock rate of the mixer, or of any external device that...
Page 25 - Varispeed pitch; II will attempt to follow along, but it has lower
25 Please note that when running at these track count and sampling rates, some DAW software will hit a limit in terms of hard disk throughput before the driver or FireWire limits are reached. Please experiment with hard disk caching and read-ahead settings if you are experiencing drop-outs or unexpe...
Page 26 - II appears to the Mixer just like any other; Mixer Outputs; Routing Control; II’s 32 channel
26 IF-FW/DM MK II & DM-Mixer Routing The IF-FW/DM MK II appears to the Mixer just like any other optional I/O card except that it has 32 channels of I/O instead of 8. (Note): Even if the card is currently set to 16 inputs or 16 outputs, the routing matrix will still present the full 32 channels ...
Page 27 - Mixer Inputs; II’s mixer inputs are configured from the; By default, there are no option card signals routed into
27 DM-4800 By default, the DM-4800 puts busses 1-24 on IF-FW/DM MK II outputs 1-24 and duplicates busses 1 – 8 on outputs 25-32. These routing settings can be changed in the OUTPUT SLOT tab of the DM-4800’s ROUTING screen. Routing control is identical to the DM-3200 described above. Mixer Inputs DM-...
Page 28 - there are no option card signals routed into the mixer.
28 DM-4800 The IF-FW/DM MK II’s mixer inputs are configured from the INPUT tab of the mixer’s ROUTING screen . (Note) By default, there are no option card signals routed into the mixer. Routing Control is the same as that described for the DM-3200 above.
Page 29 - II Control Panel; Status Panel
29 The IF-FW/DM MK II Control Panel Windows The IF-FW/DM MK II Control Panel is found here: Start Menu Æ All Programs Æ TASCAM Æ IFFWDMmkII Æ IFFWDMmkII Control Panel, and it may also be displayed by calling up the ASIO control panel from within a DAW application. ( Note ) The IF-FW/DM MK II install...
Page 30 - Configuration Panel; Firmware version – The version of the IF-FW/ DM; II’s; Settings Panel; The settings panel has the following parameters.
30 • Channel count – How many channels are currently being streamed to and from the mixer. This can be changed only from the mixer’s LCD screen. ( Note ): The numbers here are relative to the computer. If the driver is Unlocked, additional information is displayed here about the state of the individ...
Page 31 - Other
31 • Enable WDM Audio – check box. Allows the WDM part of the driver to be disabled and only leave ASIO running. This may improve responsiveness of your computer. • WDM Input Configuration – This pull down menu specifies how many channels of audio are available to the WDM driver. • Assign WDM Channe...
Page 32 - Assign WDM Channels Dialog; II channel in the “Channel” pull-
32 These last 5 settings differ also in the names that the application sees for each channel, no additional processing is implied. These match the Windows recommended configurations for surround audio playback. Assign WDM Channels Dialog This is the dialog box used to set the WDM input or output map...
Page 33 - Mac; II Control Panel is found under the; The following information is shown:
33 Mac The IF-FW/DM MK II Control Panel is found under the Applications folder. Double click to launch it. It can also be reached through the Audio MIDI Setup utility by pressing the “Configure Device” button when the IF-FW/DM MK II is selected in the “Properties For:” pull-down. On the Left hand si...
Page 34 - Troubleshooting; General; Check cables; II. Check that any FireWire Hubs are powered
34 the individual streams of FireWire data. All streams must be locked for audio to be sent. • Audio Dropouts – displays how many buffers have been lost so far since locking. This should be a small number, as it is normal for the driver to lose a few buffers when it initially connects and negotiates...
Page 35 - Cycle the Power; Check that OS X identifies the device; Check Device Manager
35 Cycle the Power Sometimes, turning off the computer and mixer at their power source and turning them back on again can solve some issues by allowing system memory to completely discharge and the OS to start afresh. If the Mixer’s Digital Æ SLOT screen 1394 status shows “Driver not Locked” continu...
Page 36 - II is correctly detected by; drivers as described elsewhere in this manual.; Control Panel Check
36 2. Right click on My Computer, select “Properties” and left click this. 3. Select the Hardware Tab 4. Click the Device Manager 5. In the list under “Sound, video and game controllers”, there should be an entry for “TASCAM IF-FW/DM mkII”. 6. If this entry is not there, or if there is a yellow “!” ...
Page 37 - Contacting TASCAM Customer Support
37 Remove unrelated software and drivers The presence of drivers for other FireWire devices and other audio devices, even though they are not actively connected, may be a cause of system trouble. Consider stripping down your computer to be solely music-oriented. A Computer that has seen many generat...
Page 38 - Appendix; Safety Boot Feature; during; Booting...
38 Appendix Safety Boot Feature Software updates may be made available for the IF-FW/DM MK II through TASCAM’s web site ( www.tascam.com ). When you use these updates, removing the FireWire cable, or experiencing a power glitch during the update procedure can leave the card in an unusable state. Don...
Page 39 - to show that the backup software is being; Booting ...; constantly after; Multiple Card support; II connected to your computer.; FireWire Cable Length and Bus Power; II neither supplies bus power nor draws any; II does not supply any. Check that
39 To use it, pull it up and off of the pins and replace it onto the pair of pins nearby that are marked “J15 BACKUP”. Push it all the way down onto the pins. Do not put the header on any other pins on the card. Next, re-insert the card into the mixer, reconnect your cables and turn the power back o...
Page 40 - II connection works with the supplied cable before extending; FireWire Chipset Compatibility; II has been noted to perform badly with some
40 any power or indicator LEDs on the Hub are on if you experience problems. FireWire Active Extension cables are also hubs, just with the cable already attached. A FireWire Repeater is also another name for a hub. Each connection between hubs can be a maximum of 4.5 meters (14.5 feet), but only the...
Page 41 - Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
41 CEntrance “Universal” and “Ideal” Drivers for Windows XP. Although CEntrance ( www.centrance.com ) supplies 3 rd party drivers that may support the DICE-2 chip used on the IF-FW/DM MK II, TASCAM does not support this configuration. For support of those drivers, please contact CEntrance directly. ...
Page 42 - Technical Specifications; Provided by host mixer.; Printed Owner’s Manual
42 Technical Specifications [Size] 164(W) x 40(H) x 221(D) mm (Card) [Weight] 0.3Kg (Card) [Supported Sample Rates] 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz [Bit Depth] 24 bits [Power Consumption] Provided by host mixer. [Operating Temperature] +5°C to +35°C [Package Contents] • IF-FW/DM MK II card. • 1 C...
