Tascam IF-DM, IF-FW owner manual Troubleshooting, General, Check cables

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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 the correct speed. Check this before and after a recording or mixdown to see if your computer was able to keep up throughout. If this number is increasing each time you check, your computer is not providing data fast enough – try reducing channel count or other CPU load.

Configuration Panel

This shows the following information about the “far end” of the connection.

Firmware version – The version of the IF-FW/ DM MKII’s internal firmware.

Device – the type of the connected device, e.g. DM-3200 or DM-4800.

Other

Below the 2 panels, the Mac driver version number is also displayed.

The Red X close button in the top left corner of the control panel will conveniently quit the application.

Troubleshooting

General

Check cables

See if the cable is fully inserted at both the Mac end and the mixer end. Do not use any FireWire Hard Drives on the same bus as the IF-FW/DM MKII. Check that any FireWire Hubs are powered correctly. See the Appendix below about Firewire chipset compatibility. The Mixer’s DigitalÆSLOT screen will report “No Cable” in the 1394 Status if the cable is not detected.

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Contents Teac Professional Division Table of Contents IF-FW/DM Mkii Control Panel Features IntroductionMidi port In and Out from the computer Windows System RequirementsMacintosh DM-24 not supportedTrademarks DM-4800 RequirementsInstalling the IF-FW/DM Mkii InstallationMaking Connections Configuring the Computer Windows Continue Anyway Continue Anyway Click Next Page Mixer Control Screen Cursor NavigationCard Status Detailed DescriptionStatus Input No CableOutput IF-FW/DM Mkii DAW SetupWindows WDM Version InformationAudio Cubase / Nuendo MidiSonar Logic Pro Digital Performer Master Clock Clock SettingsSystem Clocking 96k & 88.2k OperationVarispeed pitch Mixer Outputs IF-FW/DM Mkii & DM-Mixer RoutingDM-3200 Mixer Inputs DM-4800DM-4800 Windows IF-FW/DM Mkii Control PanelStatus Panel Configuration Panel Settings PanelWDM Configurations OtherAssign WDM Channels Dialog Mac General TroubleshootingCheck cables Control Panel Check Cycle the PowerCheck that OS X identifies the device Check Device ManagerCheck Plug-and-Play Detection Contacting Tascam Customer Support Optimize for speed to reduce audio problemsRemove unrelated software and drivers Safety Boot Feature AppendixFireWire Cable Length and Bus Power Multiple Card support1394a FireWire 400 ports FireWire Chipset Compatibility1394b FireWire 800 ports Page Technical Specifications