Intel Fireface 800

52 User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME

Contents

Main Page Page Important Safety Instructions Page General 1. Introduction 2. Package Contents 3. System Requirements 4. Brief Description and Characteristics 5. First Usage - Quickstart 5.1 Connectors and Front Panel 5.2 Quick Start 6. Accessories 7. Warranty 8. Appendix Page CE / FCC Compliance CE FCC RoHS ISO 9001 Page Page 9. Hardware Installation 10. Driver and Firmware 10.1 Driver Installation No power. After switching the Fireface on, at least the red Host error LED has to be lit. 10.2 Driver Update 10.3 Deinstalling the Drivers 10.4 Firmware Update 11. Configuring the Fireface 11.1 Settings dialog - General Page Page 11.2 Settings dialog - DDS 11.3 Clock Modes - Synchronization 11.4 Limit Bandwidth 12. Operation and Usage 12.1 Playback 12.2 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) 12.3 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment) 12.4 Notes on WDM 12.5 Multi-client Operation 12.6 Digital Recording 12.7 Analog Recording 13. Operation under ASIO 2.0 13.1 General 13.2 Known Problems 14. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface) Windows 2000/XP 15. Using more than one Fireface 800 16. DIGICheck 17. Hotline Troubleshooting 17.1 General 17.2 Installation 18. Diagrams 18.1 Channel Routing ASIO at 96 kHz 18.2 Channel Routing MME at 96 kHz Page Mac OS X Installation and Operation 19. Hardware Installation 20. Driver No power. After switching the Fireface on, at least the red Host error LED has to be lit. 20.1 Driver Installation 20.2 Driver Update 21. Firmware Update 22. Configuring the Fireface 22.1 Settings Dialog - General Page Page 22.2 Settings dialog - DDS 22.3 Clock Modes - Synchronization 22.4 Limit Bandwidth 23. Mac OS X FAQ 23.1 Round about Driver Installation 23.2 MIDI doesn't work 23.3 Supported Sample Rates 23.4 Repairing Disk Permissions 23.5 FireWire Compatibility 23.6 Various Information 24. Hotline Troubleshooting 25. Diagram: Channel Routing at 96 kHz Page Stand-Alone Operation, Connections and TotalMix 26. Stand-alone Operation 26.1 10-Channel AD/DA-Converter 26.2 4-Channel Mic Preamp 26.3 Monitor Mixer 26.4 Digital Format Converter 27. Analog Inputs 27.1 Line Rear 27.2 Microphone / Line Front 27.3 Instrument 28. Analog Outputs 28.1 Line 28.2 Headphones 29. Digital Connections 29.1 ADAT 29.2 SPDIF 29.3 MIDI 30. Word Clock 30.1 Word Clock Input and Output 30.2 Technical Description and Usage 30.3 Cabling and Termination 30.4 Operation 31. TotalMix: Routing and Monitoring 31.1 Overview Page 31.2 The User Interface Bottom row (third row): Hardware outputs. Here, the total level of the output can be adjusted. 31.3 Elements of a Channel 31.4 Tour de TotalMix Page 31.5 Submix View 31.6 Mute and Solo 31.7 The Quick Access Panel 31.8 Presets Page 31.9 The Monitor Panel 31.10 Preferences 31.11 Editing the Names 31.12 Hotkeys 31.13 Menu Options 31.14 Level Meter 32. TotalMix: The Matrix 32.1 Overview 32.2 Elements of the Matrix View 32.3 Operation 32.4 Advantages of the Matrix 33. TotalMix Super-Features 33.1 ASIO Direct Monitoring (Windows only) 33.2 Selection and Group-based Operation 33.3 Copy Routings to other Channels 33.4 Delete Routings 33.5 Recording a Subgroup (Loopback) 33.6 Using external Effects Devices 33.7 MS Processing 34. MIDI Remote Control 34.1 Overview 34.2 Mapping 34.3 Setup 34.4 Operation 34.5 Simple MIDI Control 34.6 Loopback Detection 34.7 Stand-Alone MIDI Control Page Page Technical Reference 35. TECH INFO 36. Technical Specifications 36.1 Analog > 36.2 MIDI 36.3 Digital 36.4 Digital Inputs 36.5 Digital Outputs 36.6 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample (Windows only) 36.7 General 37. Technical Background 37.1 Lock and SyncCheck 37.2 Latency and Monitoring 37.3 FireWire Audio 37.4 Number of Channels and Bus Load 37.5 DS - Double Speed 37.6 QS Quad Speed 37.7 AES/EBU - SPDIF 37.8 Noise level in DS / QS Mode 37.9 SteadyClock Page 38.2 Connector Pinouts