6 – Troubleshooting and Support

The FW-1082 is a complex device with a number of inter-related components. If you experience problems

with your FW-1082, here are a few suggestions to check first:

Table 6.1: Audio troubleshooting

 

 

Do you have a valid audio signal appearing at the FW-1082's

 

 

output buss? Check your output connections and monitoring

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have the correct monitor source selected?

 

 

 

 

If your audio source is an analog

Is the channel trim pot adjusted correctly?

 

input

 

 

 

 

 

If your audio source is a condenser

Do you have phantom power enabled?

I hear no

microphone

 

sound.

 

 

 

Do you have a valid digital source connected?

 

 

 

If your audio source is a digital input

 

 

 

Are the correct clock settings selected?

 

 

 

 

If your audio source is your DAW

Do you have the correct outputs selected within the host

 

application

application?

 

 

 

 

If you're running Windows 2000 or

Does the FW-1082 appear as an audio device in Device Manager?

 

Windows XP

Id the Device Manager free of yellow exclamation marks?

 

 

My audio is distorted.

Is your input level too hot (OL indicators lighting)?

 

 

 

My audio has clicks and pops

Do you have the correct clock source selected?

 

Is the latency set too low?

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6.2: Control surface troubleshooting

 

Is the FireWire indicator lit, to indicate a valid connection?

 

 

 

Does the FW-1082 appear as a MIDI device in your DAW?

 

 

 

Is your DAW application correctly configured for an external

 

controller?

 

 

 

Do you have the MIDI I/O ports set to “FW-1082 Control” on

No Control Surface Response

MIDI input and output?

 

 

Is the FW-1082 control Port enabled in your DAW?

 

 

 

If you are running in Native Protocol, do you have the appropriate

 

plugin (SONAR, Digital Performer, etc.) installed in the correct

 

folder?

 

 

 

If you see no response to fader movements, do you have the

 

correct fader bank selected and visible on screen?

 

 

 

If you are running in Mackie Control Emulation or Mackie HUI

 

Emulation protocol, do you have the correct controller selected in

Incorrect Surface Response

your DAW application?

 

 

Do you have the correct control surface protocol selected in the

 

FW-1082’s Control Panel?

 

 

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