ONYX 400F

Onyx 400F Console

The Onyx 400F Console lets you make a number of software changes in the operation of the Onyx 400F via the FireWire connection to your computer, as well as providing access to a Matrix Mixer that allows you to create four separate stereo mixes to send to a headphone amplifier via the ten line outputs.

Installing the Software

The Onyx 400F Console can be installed on a PC running Window XP or a Macintosh running OS X.

Computer Requirements

These are the minimum computer requirements for running the Onyx 400F Console.

For the PC:

•Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or later

•Pentium 4, Celeron, or Athlon XP processor

•256 MB RAM

For the Mac:

•OS X 10.3.9

•G4 processor

•256 MB RAM

It is important to note that the processor speed, amount of RAM installed, and the size and speed of your hard drive all contribute to the overall performance of your recording system.

A Note about Hard Drive Speed:

Most tower-style desktop computers

have hard drives that spin at 5400

rpm or faster, which is generally fast

enough to record 10 channels without a problem. If you are experiencing

difficulty recording all 10 channels at once, especially at 96 kHz or higher, you may need to install a faster hard drive (i.e., 7200 rpm).

Most laptops come with 4200 rpm drives. This will work fine if you are recording fewer tracks at lower sample rates. However, if you are buying a laptop to use for recording the maximum number of tracks, specify a faster drive. It may be possible to replace a 4200 rpm drive with a faster one (preferably a 7200 rpm drive with an 8 MB cache), but you should check with the manufacturer to make sure.

Another option for either a desktop or laptop computer is to purchase an external FireWire-equipped hard drive, again preferably a 7200 rpm drive with an 8 MB cache. This can be connected to one of the FireWire connections on the Onyx 400F, or directly to your computer, and appears as an available drive to your computer.

Installing the Drivers and Onyx 400F Console

When connecting the Onyx 400F to a PC, it is necessary to first install the Onyx FireWire Windows drivers and the Onyx 400F Console. The Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 has FireWire drivers built-in, so it is not necessary to install drivers on a Mac. However, you do need to install the Onyx 400F Console on a Mac.

For the PC:

1.Insert the CD provided with the Onyx 400F into your CD drive.

2.Click “Start > Run > Browse” and navigate to the CD drive. Double-click the file named: “DoubleClickToInstall.exe.”

3.Click “OK” in the Run window.

4.You may get a “Security Warning” about running the installer. It’s okay. Click “Run.”

 

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