M-Audio FireWire Solo [5/20] Hardware installation

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Rear Panel Connectors

13. AC Input

Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this input. The AC adaptor is needed when operating the FireWire Solo with a 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire

connection, or when using the FireWire Solo as a stand-alone A/D converter. The AC adaptor is not needed when running the FireWire Solo

on a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire connection.

14. Kensington Lock Port

This port is provided for use with a standard Kensington-type computer cable anti-theft device.

15. FireWire Ports

18. Line Outputs

Balanced/unbalanced analog line outputs on 1/4” TRS phone connectors. The signal level to these outputs is controlled by the front-panel

Output Level Control (10).

19. Line Inputs

Unbalanced analog line inputs on 1/4” phone connectors. These connectors are only active when the front-panel Front/Rear Input Selector

(5) is set to “Rear” (IN position). Input from these connectors appears in your DAW software as a stereo input pair.

Hardware Installation

NOTE: Do NOT connect the FireWire Solo to your computer until you have run the installer program.

Once you have run the installer and completed the installation, you may connect the FireWire Solo to your host computer’s FireWire port while the

computer’s power is off. See the section on Driver Installation, below, for further details.

begin the installation process. Click “Next>” to continue. If it does not

start automatically, then from the Start menu, select “Run…” then click

the Browse button. Browse to the CD drive and click on the Setup.EXE

icon to launch the FW Audio Family Installation dialog, and click “Next>”

to continue.