INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 9
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX............................................... 9
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................... 10
INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 11
LOG IN AS ADMINISTRATOR................................................................................ 11
CHECK OS X VERSION .......................................................................................11
RUN SOFTWARE UPDATE ....................................................................................11
INSTALLING THE AUDIOFIRE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE .................................12
CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INTERFACE............................................................. 14
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION............................................................................... 22
INSTALLING TRACKTION..................................................................................... 25
LAUNCHING TRACKTION AND ASSIGNING INPUTS & OUTPUTS........................... 26
CONSOLE............................................................................................................ 28
RUNNING THE CONSOLE...................................................................................... 28
AUTOMATIC FLASH UPDATE............................................................................... 28
CONSOLE WINDOW .............................................................................................28
BUS SELECT TABS............................................................................................... 29
MASTER OUTPUT BUS CONTROL.........................................................................30
ANALOG INPUTS.................................................................................................. 30
DIGITAL INPUTS (AUDIOFIRE2, AUDIOFIRE4 AND AUDIOFIRE8)....................... 33
PLAYBACK CONTROLS ........................................................................................33
ADJUSTING PLAYBACK VOLUME......................................................................... 34
NOMINAL LEVELS............................................................................................... 34
SETTINGS TAB..................................................................................................... 35
Clock Source ..................................................................................................36
S/PDIF Format ..............................................................................................36
Version Information....................................................................................... 37
CONSOLE SETTINGS AND STAND-ALONE MODE..................................................38
SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE DEVICES .................................................................39
USING MULTIPLE AUDIOFIRES .................................................................. 40
CONTACTING ECHO CUSTOMER SERVICE ............................................43
CONTACTING MACKIE CUSTOMER SERVICE....................................... 43
APPENDIX A: GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ........................44