M-Audio FireWire Solo [4/40] Minimum system requirements

Minimum System Requirements

Be sure that your computer meets these minimum requirements before installing your FireWire

SOLO.

Windows

< Pentium III – 500 MHz or higher

< 128 MB RAM

< Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0b or higher

< Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card

< The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000.

Mac OS

< Macintosh G3/G4* 500 MHz or higher

< OS X 10.2.8 or later, 256 MB RAM or

< OX X 10.3.5 or later, 512 MB RAM

< Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card

*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.

Front Panel Controls and Connectors

1. Microphone Input

Mic-level input on balanced XLR connector. This connector is only active when the Front/Rear Input

Selector (5) is set to “Front” (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your DAW software

as a mono signal on the left side of the stereo input pair.

2. Clip indicator

This LED illuminates when the Microphone Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip Indicator

glows steadily, reduce the Microphone Input gain level (4).

3. Phantom Power Indicator

This indicator illuminates when the Phantom Power Switch (9) is pressed, indicating that +48VDC

is being applied to the Mic Input (1).

4. Microphone Input Gain

This knob controls the amount of gain at the Microphone Input (1), over a range of 0dB to +40dB

or greater.