M-Audio FireWire 410 Technical Information download pdf (Page 3)

The FireWire 410 functions as a four-input, ten-output digital recording and playback interface. A single IEEE 1394 cable connects the FireWire

410 to your computer’s FireWire port. If your computer is not equipped with a native FireWire port, you may purchase a FireWire PCI card at

any computer electronics retailer.

IMPORTANT: The FireWire 410 comes with a high-quality six-pin to six-pin FireWire cable. We strongly suggest you use this cable, or one of

equal quality, for optimum audio performance. If your computer is equipped with a four-pin interface, you will need to obtain a four-pin to

six-pin FireWire cable, available at most computer electronics retailers. Also note that the FireWire 410 requires a six-pin FireWire connection

to supply bus power; if you have a four-pin connection you will need to use the supplied power adapter.

IMPORTANT: It has come to our attention that problems have been reported with several types of IEEE1394 (“FireWire”) devices, including M-

Audio FireWire devices. These problems occur when using a 6-pin bus-powered connection when plugging and unplugging external

FireWire devices, when both the computer and external device are powered on. This is commonly referred to as “hotplugging”. In some

cases the FireWire port on the host computer system is rendered permanently inoperable. In other cases the external FireWire device is

rendered permanently inoperable. M-Audio does not want users of M-Audio FireWire products to experience such costly problems.

Therefore, M-Audio must require that users of M-Audio FireWire devices refrain from hotplugging any M-Audio FireWire device. You must

make your FireWire connection while both computer and FireWire device are powered off; then power on.

In case your M-Audio FireWire device was not detected by your computer on startup, try the following troubleshooting options instead of

hotplugging it:

1. Turn your M-Audio FireWire device off, wait 30 seconds then power it on.

2. Put your computer into hibernation mode, wait 30 seconds then reactivate it.

3. Restart the computer (don’t turn it off) while the M-Audio FireWire device remains connected and powered on.

The FireWire 410 is equipped with two analog inputs, available at mic, line or instrument levels on 1/4” TS and XLR connectors. Eight analog

outputs are provided on 1/4” TS connectors, as well as S/PDIF I/O on optical and coaxial connectors. The FireWire 410 gives you high quality

analog and digital I/O in full 24-bit resolution, at sampling rates up to 96kHz for recording and 192 kHz for playback. Its S/PDIF digital I/O

supports output of AC3 and DTS encoded multi-channel digital audio, and its 16-channel MIDI I/O is equipped with a hardware bypass

switch for stand-alone operation.

The FireWire 410’s easy-to-use software control panel provides you with powerful routing and mixing control, creating a virtual ten-channel

output matrix for your audio software.You can route any combination of inputs to any outputs, and each mixer channel supports a virtual

aux send for unprecedented flexibility. You can take advantage of ultra-low latency software monitoring with built-in ASIO drivers, and zero-

latency direct hardware monitoring. Two individual headphone outputs with assignable source and separate volume controls give you

added flexibility, and the FireWire 410 can be powered via the FireWire bus for total portability*. Its dual mic/ instrument preamps give you

level control and metering, phantom power, 20dB pads, and a full 66dB of available gain.

* Six-pin FireWire connection only. Use the DC power adapter for four pin FireWire operation.

3. About the FireWire 410

NOTE: Some computer manufacturers may use a different nomenclature to refer to their FireWire connections, such as Sony’s

“iLink”, or simply “1394.”

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