1 – Introduction
NOTE
We strongly suggest that although a
Always perform all FireWire connections and disconnec- tions with the power to both the
with power to the
When turning the power of the
System Requirements
The
In the case of Windows 2000, you must be running SP3 or SP4 and then install the supplied Hotfix. Win- dows 2000 SP5 includes the Hotfix, so there is no need to install it separately. For Windows XP, you
must be running SP1 and then install the supplied Hotfix. Windows XP SP2 includes the Hotfix, so there is no need to install it separately.
On the Mac, the
In The Box
The
•
•AC power adapter
•IEEE 1394
•A
•A second
•This manual
•The Setup Guide
•Warranty card.
Nomenclature used in the manual
Within this manual, the following typographic con- ventions are used:
•The name of a control or connector on the unit is written in the following way: LINE/MIC.
•The name of a control or connector on another unit is written in the following way: AUX IN.
•When referring to the screen display of the host computer, we refer to any prompts, messages, etc.
in the following typeface: Press any key to
continue.
•The names of keys to be pressed on the computer
keyboard are written in this typeface with square brackets enclosing them [F1].
•Keys that are to be pressed together are joined by a
+ symbol, so that [Ctrl]+[F1] means “press and hold the Control key and press the F1 key”.
•Whenever we refer to the software application to control and set up the
•If you have to type something into the computer, we write it this way: FILENAME.EXT.
•There are three control surface modes. These are written in this manual as follows, to match the labels of the respective mode keys: COMPUTER (DAW control, etc.), MIDI CTRL (MIDI control) and MON MIX (monitor mixer).
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