Tascam IF-DM Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. button when the IF FW DM MkII is selected in the Properties For pull down ean IF FW DM mkil Control Panel Status oO Configuration i Status Locked Firmware Version 1 00 74293 Sample Rate 48 kHz Host Device DM 4800 Input Channels 32 Output Channels 32 Audio Dropouts 27 TASCAM Driver Version 1 00a1 74343 O da 3 On the Left hand side is the Status panel and on the Right hand side 1s the Configuration panel Status Panel The following information is shown e Status This is the Firewire status Not Ready Locked or Unlocked If the FireWire cable is not connected or the mixer is not ON then the Status panel shows No Device Found here and the rest of this panel and the Configuration panel will be blank e Sample Rate The Sampling Frequency that the mixer is currently running at e Channel count How many channels are currently being streamed to and from the mixer This can be changed only from the mixer s LCD screen Note The numbers here are relative to the computer If the Status is Unlocked additional information is displayed here about the state of 33 the individual streams of FireWire data All streams must be locked for audio to be sent e Audio Dropouts displays how many buffers have been lost so far since locking This should be a small number as it is normal for the driver to lose a few buffers when it initially connects and negotiates the corre2. 2 Click on the Drivers Tab 3 Ensure that the Enabled tick box under Core Audio is selected 4 Turn on the 24 Bit Recording tick box 5 Select IF FW DM mkII in the Driver pull down 6 If there is no IF FW DM MKII entry in the list it is not being detected by your Mac go to the troubleshooting section 7 A dialog with Please reboot Logic Pro to launch CoreAudio will appear 8 Click Try Re Launch 9 Set Max Number of Audio Tracks to 32 or greater if you want to use the full capability of the IF FW DM MkII or less if your Mac is not powerful enough 10 Configure the I O Buffer size according to your Mac s capabilities Generally less powerful Macs will require higher settings 22 Digital Performer The following instructions are for Digital Performer 5 1 1 2 Under the Setup menu select Configure Audio System gt Configure Hardware Driver Highlight IF FW DM mkll in the list to make it the selected Core Audio device for DP If the IF FW DM MKII is not in the list it is not being detected by your Mac go to the troubleshooting section The Master Device and Clock Modes menu items will be fixed to IF FW DM mkII The Sample Rate menu item will be fixed to the current sample rate of the connected mixer Configure the Buffer Size and Host Buffer Multiplier according to your Mac s capabilities Generally less powerful Macs will require higher settings Le
3. The Windows and Mac driver will not recognize more than one IF FW DM MKII connected to your computer FireWire Cable Length and Bus Power The IF FW DM MKII is supplied with a 1 5 meter 5 feet FireWire cable If you need to use a longer cable be sure to use a high quality one The IF FW DM MkII neither supplies bus power nor draws any power from the bus so it is perfectly safe to use adapter cables for 6 pin powered to 4 pin no power FireWire ports found on notebook computers To reach further the FireWire specification allows for the use of Hubs Hubs are available in bus powered or self powered wall wart versions Bus powered versions require power from your computer as the IF FW DM MkII does not supply any Check that 39 any power or indicator LEDs on the Hub are on if you experience problems FireWire Active Extension cables are also hubs just with the cable already attached A FireWire Repeater is also another name for a hub Each connection between hubs can be a maximum of 4 5 meters 14 5 feet but only the best quality cables will work reliably at this distance Verify that your computer to IF FW DM MKII connection works with the supplied cable before extending the connection using hubs this way you will know if a particular hub or cable starts to cause problems FireWire Chipset Compatibility 1394a FireWire 400 ports The IF FW DM MkII is designed to work with 1394a a k a FireWire 400 S400
4. X mark against the entry the device has been disabled Right click on the entry and select Enable Also check that there is no Red X against your FireWire interface by checking under IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers in this same list Check Plug and Play Detection 1 When the IF FW DM MKII is correctly detected by Windows XP the plug and play icon will be shown in the far right of the task bar Left Clicking on this will show Safely Remove TASCAM IF FW DM MKIT If there is no IF FW DM MkII in the list re install the drivers as described elsewhere in this manual Control Panel Check 1 2 3 From the Start Menu select TASCAM gt IFFWDMmklII gt IFFWDMmklI Control Panel If this entry is not in the menu reinstall the drivers using the default installation directories and paths In the Control Panel if the Device shows No Device Found and the previous check is OK the firmware in the card may be incompatible with the version of the driver you are using Update to the latest driver and firmware from www tascam com 36 Remove unrelated software and drivers The presence of drivers for other FireWire devices and other audio devices even though they are not actively connected may be a cause of system trouble Consider stripping down your computer to be solely music oriented A Computer that has seen many generations of audio interface may need to have its OS cleanly reinstalled to work
5. INSERT to change the routing and press ENTER to confirm Use POD4 to narrow down the choices and save time when selecting a source for each output If the BUSS DIR output is selected then the direct output from a DM 4800 channel input can be easily selected by turning on Direct Out on the channel input use the DIRECT key in the front panel OUTPUT ASSIGN section PODS POD4 26 DM 4800 By default the DM 4800 puts busses 1 24 on IF FW DM MkII outputs 1 24 and duplicates busses 1 8 on outputs 25 32 These routing settings can be changed in the OUTPUT SLOT tab of the DM 4800 s ROUTING screen aoe Routing control is identical LOTI Trk Le BaL to the DM 3200 described TEIE SLOTI Trk 3 16 5 E Nee e I SLOTI Trki 24 AUX above i i O sLOT4 Trk 1 8 0000005 OUTPUT ES INSERT Mixer Inputs DM 3200 The IF FW DM MKII s mixer inputs are configured from the INPUT tab of the mixer s ROUTING screen Note By default there are no option card signals routed into the mixer CHT ie In D s Ee Routing Control H39 48 Use POD 3 to select a YN TRIGGER page of inputs use the arrow keys to navigate around the inputs Use the jog dial to select an input and press ENTER to EFF RTN 73 MASTER 3 gt DIN SELECT confirm it Use POD 4 to O OUTPUT OUTPUT SLOT INSERT choose a sub set of the available inputs Use the Batch routing area at the bottom of the screen to route blo
6. reliably Optimize for speed to reduce audio problems TASCAM recommends optimizing your OS installation for best possible audio application performance Websites such as www musicXP net have useful information Contacting TASCAM Customer Support Check on the www tascam com website for the Customer Support center nearest to you Have the following information on hand when calling e What Operating System and version are you running e Did you successfully install the IF FW DM MKII into your mixer e Did you successfully install the drivers e Is the FireWire connection on your computer built in Le part of the motherboard or is it on an optional PCI or PCMCIA card e Are there any other FireWire devices attached e What DAW software are you using 37 Appendix Safety Boot Feature Software updates may be made available for the IF FW DM MkII through TASCAM s web site www tascam com When you use these updates removing the FireWire cable or experiencing a power glitch during the update procedure can leave the card in an unusable state Don t worry The IF FW DM MkII contains a second copy of its operating software that cannot be overwritten by any software updater application Each time the card is powered on by turning on the mixer it will check to see if its software is correct If it is not the CARD STATUS will stay at Booting If this stays the same for more than 30 seconds use the following procedu
7. remove the plate or card Insert the IF FW DM MkII into the slot making sure that the card edges slide into the white plastic guide inside the Slot Push it all the way in until it clicks and the card back plate is flush with the mixer s back panel Excessive force is not required if it doesn t click in easily remove it and start again with attention to the guides Replace the five screws to hold the card in place Turn on the mixer and navigate to the DIGITAL screen LCD access button 2 with blue ALT LED lit then select the SLOT tab labeled SLOT 1 2 or SLOT 3 4 on the DM 4800 and check that the card is being recognized If it shows No Card re check that the card is inserted correctly and the screws are fully tightened Making Connections 1 The maximum FireWire cable length is 3 meters Connect one end of the provided FireWire cable to the IF FW DM vk and the other end to an available FireWire port on your computer An inferior FireWire cable can negatively affect the performance of the system e Don t connect the cable until the drivers have been installed e Please note that the IF FW DM MKII must be connected by itself on a FireWire bus More than one FireWire connector on a computer does not mean each connector has its own bus More often all connectors go to the same bus on the computer If you require additional FireWire devices it is necessary to add a FireWire card thus adding a separate bus f
8. CD ROM You will need to have TMCompanion installed this can be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM 3200 You should always check the TASCAM website at www tascam com to obtain the latest available versions Previous versions of the DM 3200 software will not recognize the IF FW DM MkII DM 4800 Requirements The DM 4800 must be running V1 10 software or later to use the IF FW DM MKII A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is provided on the IF FW DM MKII CD ROM You will need to have TMCompanion installed this can be found on the CD ROM that came with your DM 4800 You should always check the TASCAM website at www tascam com to obtain the latest available versions Previous versions of the DM 4800 will not recognize the IF FW DM MkII Trademarks Windows and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh MacOS MacOS X and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Installation Installing the IF FW DM mkII Oo DM 3200 The IF FW DM MkII must be installed in to mixer Slot 1 It will not function in Slot 2 DM 4800 The IF FW DM MKII must be installed in to either mixer Slot 1 or Slot 3 It will not function in Slot 2 or Slot 4 The following installation must be done with the mixer s power OFF and disconnected Remove the five screws holding the blank plate or card currently installed in Slot 1 or Slot 3 on the DM 4800 then
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10. In this mode all of the IF FW DM MKII channels are available in pairs in Kernel Streaming Mode Sonar is an example of a DAW application that can make use of this mode Speaker Mono only a single channel of audio is available to WDM Speaker Stereo a pair of channels of audio is available to WDM Speaker Quad 4 channels Speaker Surround 4 channels Speaker 5 1 6 channels Speaker 7 1 Home 8 channels Speaker 7 1 Wide 8 channels 31 These last 5 settings differ also in the names that the application sees for each channel no additional processing is implied These match the Windows recommended configurations for surround audio playback Assign WDM Channels Dialog This is the dialog box used to set the WDM input or output mappings Assign Input Channels x WOM Channel Mapping Speaker Speaker Front Lett M a Channel z To make a change follow the steps below 1 Select a Speaker in the Speaker pull down menu this corresponds to the names that WDM is concerned with 2 Select an IF FW DM MkII channel in the Channel pull down menu 3 Click on the Assign button 4 Repeat for the other speakers available 5 Click on Close The OS remembers these settings for you 32 Mac The IF FW DM MkII Control Panel is found under the Applications folder Double click to launch it It can also be reached through the Audio MIDI Setup utility by pressing the Configure Device
11. M mixer and your computer based DAW turning your TASCAM mixer into a high performance FireWire audio MIDI interface The TASCAM DM 3200 and DM 4800 digital mixers fully support the IF FW DM MkII and include a detailed status display to enable easy setup of previously difficult FireWire audio scenarios Patented JET PLL circuitry inside the IF FW DM MkII removes virtually all digital jitter to keep your audio software and hardware locked together with industry leading performance resulting in the cleanest audio possible industry leading performance resulting in the cleanest audio possible Please take some time to look through this Owner s Manual and familiarize yourself with the IF FW DM MkKII s features setup and operation We suggest you pay particular attention to the setup notes for your computer platform of choice Mac or PC You may also need to refer to your software s documentation for a clear understanding of how to set up an audio MIDI interface from within your software Your experience with the IF FW DM MkII will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of your audio software Be sure to check the TASCAM web site at www tascam com to ensure you have the latest software updates for your IF FW DM MKII Features The IF FW DM MkII provides the following interfacing between your TASCAM mixer and a host computer via FireWire e 16 or 32 channels of Input to the mixer from the computer at 44 1k 48k 88 2k and 96k sam
12. TASCAM TEAC Professional Division IF F W DM mkII FireWire CARD OWNER S MANUAL Table of Contents INTRODUCTION unan ee 4 TE APIS ee Ee 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ee ett Eet dee egene 6 EE 6 WAT LOWS see hove EE ea ee 6 DM 24 NMOL EE 6 DM 3200 Requirements EE 6 DM 4800 Requirements eegent 7 TRADEMARKS EE EEN 7 INSTALLATION curia aia Eege 8 INSTALLING THE IF FW DM MK 8 MAKING CONNECTIONS ocoooccccconcccononocononononnnnononcconnoncnnnnnnrcnnonenccnnnoncrnonnnrcncnnneses 8 CONFIGURING THE COMPUTER esssesssoesssooreseereeseeenssoorsseorresereesscrrrecorrsesreessrre 9 EE 9 MEET 10 MIXER CONTROL SCREEN ccccccccccsscsccccccccccsccccccccccccseccccssssssssecs 15 DETAILED DESCRIPTION EE 16 CARD KEE 16 TIAS US A tes ite atc eee Pe Te a ena 16 TAPAS ESE Eder 17 EE 18 LEE 18 IF FW DM MKII DAW SETUP ccccccccscscscccccccccccsccccccccccsccccscsccssssees 18 WINDOWS WIN os 18 AU daa 19 EE ENEE 20 ERENNERT 20 el EE E 21 ROTEIN PRO WEE 22 DIGITAL PERFORMER ar a 23 SYSTEM CLOCKING a iia 24 MASTER e e sara 24 CLOCKSETIING S lt td di 24 96K amp 88 2K OPERATION sssssseseeessesssoorsssoresesreesscerssoorresereeeerresseerrsesreseeree 24 Te EE 24 EE 24 VARISPEED PETC EEN 25 IF FW DM MKII amp DM MIXER ROUTING ooocncccccccnononococccnonnoninocccnononoos 26 2 DIES QOD EES 26 A e aE E E E EE AEREE UNE ER 27 MIXER INPUT Si E A A aa 27 DIS ZOO eege 27 PM AOOO air AAA eene 28 THE IF FW DM MKI
13. The settings panel has the following parameters Buffer size in samples This sets the overall latency and CPU load of the drivers Smaller numbers will reduce latency audio delay but increase system load Do not set this value smaller than the value shown below Minimum Buffer size This shows the minimum buffer size that the driver can process on your computer at the current FS Setting the buffer size smaller than this value will result in no audio or distorted audio you must choose a buffer size larger than this value 30 Other Enable WDM Audio check box Allows the WDM part of the driver to be disabled and only leave ASIO running This may improve responsiveness of your computer WDM Input Configuration This pull down menu specifies how many channels of audio are available to the WDM driver Assign WDM Channels These two buttons bring up a dialog box that allows the WDM driver input or output channels to be freely assigned across the available IF FW DM MKII channels WDM Output Configuration This pull down menu specifies how many channels of audio are available to the WDM driver Below the 3 panels the Windows driver version number is also displayed WDM Configurations Note Audio playback must be stopped and all audio apps must be closed before changing this setting as the driver will unlock briefly when it changes The available WDM configurations are Direct Inputs Direct Outputs
14. ave the Work Priority setting at High Click OK 23 System Clocking Master Clock When configured with an IF FW DM MKII the mixer must be the master clock relative to the computer DAW The mixer itself may be clocked to an external source other than the DAW Clock Settings When switching the clock rate of the mixer or of any external device that is the clock master in your system the following steps are required for correct operation 1 Stop any audio playing from the DAW or computer 2 Close the DAW application 3 Change the sample rate on the mixer or external clock source 4 Re launch the DAW application 96k amp 88 2k Operation The IF FW DM MKII supports the full 32x32 input output configuration at high sampling rates This will put extra strain on your computer s CPU and OS so a higher latency audio buffer setting or an Input Output setting of 16 channels may be required For these sampling rates TASCAM recommends the following computer specifications Windows e 2GHz Pentium 4 or higher e 1GByte Memory Mac e Any G5 PPC Mac or Intel Mac 1 5 GHz or higher e 1GByte Memory 24 Please note that when running at these track count and sampling rates some DAW software will hit a limit in terms of hard disk throughput before the driver or FireWire limits are reached Please experiment with hard disk caching and read ahead settings if you are experiencing drop outs or unexpected stops in play
15. back This is especially noticeable with slower hard drives such as the ones found in the Apple Mac Mini and notebook computers in general Varispeed pitch The DM 3200 and DM 4800 can run at non standard Sample Rates when locked to an external clock The IF FW DM MkII will attempt to follow along but it has lower limits than the host mixer Here are the supported pitch ranges e 44 1kHz 3 0 to 3 0 e 48kHz 3 0 to 3 0 e 88 2kHz 1 0 to 1 0 e 96kHz 1 0 to 1 0 Outside of these ranges the audio may become distorted or the mixer will report Driver not locked with the audio muted 25 IF FW DM well 8 DM Mixer Routing The IF FW DM MkII appears to the Mixer just like any other optional I O card except that it has 32 channels of I O instead of 8 Note Even if the card is currently set to 16 inputs or 16 outputs the routing matrix will still present the full 32 channels for configuration Mixer Outputs DM 3200 By default the DM 3200 routes busses 1 16 to IF FW DM MkII outputs 1 16 and duplicates these to outputs 17 32 These routing settings can be changed in the OUTPUT SLOT tab of the DM 3200 s ROUTING screen Routing Control Turn the third pod under the LCD screen POD3 to move the cursor Zei E between the IF FW DM SLOT2 Trk 1 8 Wa B MKII s 32 channel E i outputs which are displayed in banks of 8 on the far left of this screen Turn the JOG DATA dial OUTPUT Gane
16. cks of 8 at a time for speed Don t forget to press ENTER 27 DM 4800 The IF FW DM MkII s mixer inputs are configured from the INPUT tab of the mixer s ROUTING screen Note By default there are no option card signals routed into the mixer CH Dee de CH1 ROUTING Routing Control is the same as that described for the DM 3200 above as RTN LOOPBACK EFF ATN i MASTER 28 The IF FW DM mkil Control Panel Windows The IF FW DM MkII Control Panel is found here Start Menu gt All Programs gt TASCAM gt IFFWDMmkI gt IFFWDMmkII Control Panel and it may also be displayed by calling up the ASIO control panel from within a DAW application Note The IF FW DM MkII installer does not put an icon for the Control panel in the Windows System Control Panel x Status Settings Status Locked Buffer Size In Samples 736 y Sample Rate 48 kHz Minimum Buffer Size 112 Input Channels 32 Output Channels 32 V Enable WDM Audio Audio Dropouts 5 WDM Input Configuration WDM Output Configuration Speaker Stereo Me Assign WDM Channels Assign WDM Channels Configuration Firmware Version N A Host Device DM 4800 TASCAM e Driver Version 1 00d1 74458 regen On the left side are the Status and Configuration panels on the right is the Settings panel Status Panel The Status panel shows the following information e Status This is the Firewire
17. computer Mac Check that OS X identifies the device aa D Click on the Apple Menu in the top left of the screen Select About This Mac Click on the More Info button In the left hand list select FireWire under Hardware Check to see that IF FW DM mkII Manufacturer TASCAM is in the list The drivers do not have to be installed for this check to work If no device is found here restart the computer and also check that the FireWire Cable is not damaged Control Panel Check 1 Za 3 4 5 Ifthe Device shows No device Found and the previous Click on the Finder in the Dock Navigate to the Applications folder If there is no IF FW DM MkII Control Panel here the drivers must be re installed Double click on the IF FW DM MkII Control Panel check is OK the firmware in the card may be incompatible with the version of the driver you are using Update to the latest driver and firmware from www tascam com Windows Check Device Manager 1 Click on the Start menu 35 a Right click on My Computer select Properties and left click this Select the Hardware Tab Click the Device Manager In the list under Sound video and game controllers there should be an entry for TASCAM IF FW DM mkII If this entry is not there or if there is a yellow mark against it uninstall and re install the drivers Do not attempt to use the Update drivers option from here If there is a Red
18. ct speed Check this before and after a recording or mixdown to see if your computer was able to keep up throughout If this number is increasing each time you check your computer is not providing data fast enough try reducing channel count or other CPU load Configuration Panel This shows the following information about the far end of the connection e Firmware version The version of the IF FW DM mMKIT s internal firmware e Device the type of the connected device e g DM 3200 or DM 4800 Other Below the 2 panels the Mac driver version number is also displayed The Red X close button in the top left corner of the control panel will conveniently quit the application Troubleshooting General Check cables See if the cable is fully inserted at both the Mac end and the mixer end Do not use any FireWire Hard Drives on the same bus as the IF FW DM MkII Check that any FireWire Hubs are powered correctly See the Appendix below about Firewire chipset compatibility The Mixer s Digital gt SLOT screen will report No Cable in the 1394 Status if the cable is not detected 34 Cycle the Power Sometimes turning off the computer and mixer at their power source and turning them back on again can solve some issues by allowing system memory to completely discharge and the OS to start afresh If the Mixer s Digital gt SLOT screen 1394 status shows Driver not Locked continually please restart your
19. estart your computer FS Mismatch The IF FW DM MkII is connected to the computer but the driver is not providing data at the same sampling frequency as the mixer Your DAW project is probably set to use a different FS than the mixer is currently set to Not Ready The IF FW DM MkII hardware is not ready to start FireWire Audio transfer Input This allows restricting the number of channels coming from the computer to 16 for reduced host load or setting the full channel count of 32 Especially at high sampling rates if you don t need the full 32 channel count from the computer to the mixer for a project you will get better performance from your computer by setting this to 16 Note Before changing this setting be sure that no audio applications are running and no sound is being played back through the IF FW DM MKII After changing the setting wait a few seconds for the driver and OS to reconfigure to the new setting before re launching your audio application 17 Output This allows restricting the number of channels being sent to the computer to 16 for reduced host load or setting the full channel count of 32 Especially at high sampling rates if you don t need the full 32 channel count from the mixer to the computer for your project you will get better performance from your computer by setting this to 16 Note Before changing this setting be sure that no audio applications are running and no sound is being played back t
20. hrough the IF FW DM MkII After changing the setting wait a few seconds for the driver and OS to reconfigure to the new setting before re launching your audio application Version Information This tells you what version of the IF FW DM MkII software is currently being used Updates may be made available through the TASCAM web site at www tascam com IF FW DM mkll DAW Setup Below are instructions for setting up common DAW software applications to use the IF FW DM MkII interface If your app isn t covered here but does support ASIO on PC or Core Audio on the Mac or if you need more detailed instructions to configure your app please refer to the documentation for your app to set up an audio MIDI interface Windows WDM WDM is the standard Windows driver interface and provides Audio and MIDI services to the OS and all applications that support WDM 18 Audio The IF FW DM MkII only presents some of its channels to the Windows XP built in audio manager This allows you to route audio from a non DAW application such as Windows Media Player to your mixer The IF FW DM MkII Control Panel described later has controls to enable this function and also lets you choose which of the 32 channels the WDM audio is sent through To enable this in Windows first navigate to Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Audio Tab and select IF FW DM mkII WDM Audio Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware M Sound
21. ither immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Completing the IF FW DM mkII Setup Wizard To complete the installation of IF FW DM mkll Setup must restart your computer Would you like to restart now You can connect the FireWire cable after the computer has If you connected the FireWire cable with the power off then the New Hardware Wizard will appear immediately after the restart Otherwise it will appear as soon as you connect the cable after restarting 11 Found New Hardware Wizard 4 Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software C Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue On the first screen of the New Hardware Wizard select No not this time 6 Confirm that the Wizard has identified the IF FW DM MkII card correctly as shown below then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software This wizard helps you install s
22. m Card Weight 0 3Kg Card Supported Sample Rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Bit Depth 24 bits Power Consumption Provided by host mixer Operating Temperature 5 C to 35 C Package Contents e IF FW DM MKII card 1 CD ROM Windows Mac Drivers amp Owner s Manual Printed Owner s Manual Warranty Card 1394 FireWire cable 6pin to 6pin 1 5m 5 feet 5 Mounting Screws 42
23. nels 8 pairs will be visible here otherwise 32 channels 16 pairs will be available for selection Click the General tab and select ASIO IFFWDMmkII Out 1 for the Playback timing master and ASIO IFFWDMmkII In 1 for the Record Timing master Click OK Note The IF FW DM MkII also supports WDM KS mode in Sonar If you are using WDM KS audio Sonar requires you to run Wave profiler on the General tab every time you change the input or output selections or buffer sizes See the chapter below on the Windows Control Panel for details of how to set the IF FW DM MkII to show all of its channels to Sonar 21 Note Sonar 6 allows you to rename each channel s identification string that is otherwise provided by the IF FW DM MkII driver Note If the sample rate of the mixer does not match Sonar s setting for Default Settings for New Projects when Sonar is launched Sonar will put up a warning dialog and change its own default setting Note You will be able to load a project with a sample rate that does not match the current mixer s sample rate but you will not be able to play it back Sonar will put up an error message Please quit Sonar change the mixer s sample rate and re launch Sonar Logic Pro The following instructions are for Logic Pro 7 2 1 Launch the Audio preferences window from either e Logic Pro menu gt Preferences gt Audio or e Audio menu gt Audio Hardware and Drivers
24. oftware for IF FW DM mkII Audio IF FW DM mkll Audio e e If your hardware came with an installation CD QP or floppy disk insert it now d Gd What do you want the wizard to do ey E Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future Click Next to continue lt Back Next gt Cancel Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware IF FW DM ml Audio has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway e OP Installation Continue Anyway 12 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software IF FW DM mkII Audio A 2 E Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for IF FW DM nl Audio A 9 Click Next 10 Your new hardware is installed and ready to use will appear in the lower right of the Windo
25. or Sony 1 LINK VIA chipsets are widely used and are a good match for the IF FW DM MKII The IF FW DM MkII has been noted to perform badly with some NEC and TI branded chipsets Check the TASCAM web site for any updates 1394b FireWire 800 ports 1394b a k a FireWire 800 S800 is a high speed version of FireWire 400 that is fully backwards compatible The IF FW DM MKII will work with a standard cable or connector adapter from 9 pin 1394b to 6 pin IF FW DM MkII In this case the IF FW DM MKII will still work at its own speed of FireWire 400 When installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 there is a known issue that the maximum speed of any 1394b ports is reduced to a slow speed See http support microsoft com kb 885222 for details and workarounds 40 CEntrance Universal and Ideal Drivers for Windows XP Although CEntrance www centrance com supplies gr party drivers that may support the DICE 2 chip used on the IF FW DM MKII TASCAM does not support this configuration For support of those drivers please contact CEntrance directly Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition TASCAM does not support the IF FW DM MkII running with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition If your computer came with this OS you will need to contact your computer s vendor to purchase and install Windows XP Home or Pro to replace MCE for correct operation 4 Technical Specifications Size 164 W x 40 H x 221 D m
26. or those devices Configuring the Computer Macintosh TASCAM driver software is required in order for Mac OSX to recognize the IF FW DM MkII On the CD ROM that came with your card there is an installer disk image Double click this to mount and open the contents 808 _ IFFWDMmkil nemi Q a i Macintosh HD ei Cu F FwommK 2 IFFWDMmkil_Installer pkg IFFWDMmkilUninstaller a WW FFWOMmkit Ei Desktop tt tom Ak Applications Rs Documents es Movies D Music S UEY Pictures Install IFFWOMmkil Audio Driver Welcome to the IFFWDMmkIl Audio Driver Installer IF FW DM mkil Driver Installation a AS Introduction This package will install the drivers required to use the i IF FW DM mkil hardware d H you have another version of the drivers installed please uninstall the other version first and then install this version Continue Follow the instructions given You will need to supply your computer s Administrator password in order to install the drivers A License file and a ReadMe file are displayed this may contain important last minute information Finishing the installation you will need to reboot the computer 00e Install IFFWDMmkil Audio Driver Introduction Select Destination Installation Type Install O Finish Up Click Restart to finish installing the software To hear system audio through the card you can select
27. playback Zi Default device Y IF FW DM mkl WDM Audio y Volume Advanced M Sound recording An Default device EGO mkil WOM Audio M MIDI music playback la Default device dia Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth DI Volume About I Use only default devices Cancel Apply Note that audio supplied through WDM and routed to the IF FW DM MkII in this way will be summed to any audio being supplied via ASIO so always check that Windows Sounds will not interfere with your regular DAW recording or mixing sessions For a computer dedicated to audio TASCAM recommends turning off all Windows sounds Navigate to Start gt Control 19 Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Sounds Tab Sounds and Audio Devices Properties 21xj Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware A sound scheme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs You can select an existing scheme or save one you have modified Sound scheme Save As Delete To change sounds click a program event in the following list and then select a sound to apply You can save the changes as a new sound scheme Program events E Windows Asterisk Close program Critical Battery Alarm Critical Stop Default Beep Cancel Apply Alternatively divide WDM and ASIO use e g using channel 31 and 32 for WDM still leaves you with 30 channels of ASIO audio and a pair of faders on
28. ple rates e 16 or 32 channels of Output from the mixer to the computer at 44 1k 48k 88 2k and 96k sample rates 4 e 1 MIDI port In and Out from the computer It also has comprehensive status monitoring in the mixer s LCD and a safety boot feature of its own software that is always available even if problems occur during software updating Please see the Safety Boot Feature appendix for details System Requirements Macintosh OS Mac OS X 10 4 4 or higher Computer Apple Macintosh series with on board FireWire PowerPC G4 1GHz or greater or any Intel Mac Memory RAM 512MB or more Higher spec required for 32 channel operation at 96 kHz see System clocking section in this manual Windows OS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Computer Windows XP Compatible PC equipped with an TEEE 1394 FireWire Port Pentium Celeron or Pentium compatible processor 1 6GHz or higher Higher spec required for 32 channel operation at 96 kHz see System clocking section in this manual Memory RAM 512MB or more DM 24 not supported The IF FW DM MKII is not supported in the DM 24 The previous generation IF FW DM is required instead which provides 24x24 channels at 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling rates DM 3200 Requirements The DM 3200 must be running software V1 30 or higher to use the IF FW DM MkII A TFI update file for use with TMCompanion is provided on the IF FW DM MKII
29. re to select the Safety Boot feature To select this safety boot feature you first need to remove the card from the mixer turn off the power first According to the following picture you will see a plastic connector pushed onto a pair of upright pins Next to the pins is the text NORMAL This is a jumper header and this is just a place to store it when it is not being used NORMAL J16 BACKUP J15 38 To use it pull it up and off of the pins and replace it onto the pair of pins nearby that are marked J15 BACKUP Push it all the way down onto the pins Do not put the header on any other pins on the card Next re insert the card into the mixer reconnect your cables and turn the power back on The CARD STATUS display will now show OK Backup to show that the backup software is being used You can use the software updater program to re attempt the update of the main software and when that succeeds revert the jumper header back to the NORMAL pins to start using the new software The backup software is a copy of the factory installed software so you can be sure that all the original features will function in this mode you don t need to hurry to go back to NORMAL if you are under a deadline or other pressure If the CARD STATUS still reads Booting constantly after changing to the backup software your card may have a hardware problem so please contact TASCAM customer support Multiple Card support
30. se it only works in Slot 1 and also Slot 3 for the DM 4800 Use the ENTER key to make changes The JOG DATA dial can also be used to move the cursor up down This display has the following e CARD Status This shows whether the IF FW MKII card itself is working correctly e 1394 Status This shows what state the FireWire bus is in e Input configuration Selects the number of channels from the computer to the mixer e Output configuration Selects the number of channels from the mixer to the computer e Version Information This tells you what version of the IF FW DM MkII software is currently being used 15 Detailed Description CARD Status This can display one of the following OK OK Backup Not Ready or Booting OK The IF FW DM MKII is running OK Backup The IF FW DM MkII is running from its safety boot feature This can occur when a firmware update to the IF FW DM MkII has failed and you select the safety boot feature as described in the Appendix In this case the update should be attempted again Not Ready The IF FW DM MkII is partly running and will be ready shortly Booting The IF FW DM MkII is starting up after a software change or power cycle 1t should take only a few seconds to finish If the card status remains on this setting for a long time e g over a minute first try turning off the power to the mixer and checking again then go to the section on Safety Sof
31. status Not Ready Locked or Unlocked If the FireWire cable is not connected or the mixer is not ON then the Status panel shows No Device Found here and the rest of this panel the Configuration panel and the Settings panel will be blank e Sample Rate The Sampling Frequency that the mixer is currently running at 29 Channel count How many channels are currently being streamed to and from the mixer This can be changed only from the mixer s LCD screen Note The numbers here are relative to the computer If the driver is Unlocked additional information is displayed here about the state of the individual streams of FireWire data All streams must be locked for audio to be sent Audio Dropouts displays how many buffers have been lost so far since locking This should be a small number as it is normal for the driver to lose a few buffers when it initially connects and negotiates the correct speed Check this before and after a recording or mixdown to see if your computer was able to keep up throughout If this number is increasing each time you check your computer is not providing data fast enough try reducing channel count or other CPU load Configuration Panel This shows the following information about the far end of the connection Firmware version The version of the IF FW DM MKII s internal firmware Device the type of the connected device e g DM 3200 or DM 4800 Settings Panel
32. the IF FW DM MkII in the Audio MIDI Setup within the Utilities folder of Mac Applications folder A control panel for the IF FW DM MkII is installed in the Applications folder Windows It is necessary to install driver software in order for Windows to recognize the IF FW DM MkII An installer is provided for this purpose the drivers cannot be installed manually from Windows Device Manager On the CD ROM that came with your IF FW DM MmMKII is a PC Driver installer Launch the installer from the CD or copy it to your hard drive and launch it from there Clicking IFFWDMmkII_ Setup exe launches the installer e Don t connect the FireWire cable to the IF FW DM MkII yet If you did so cancel out of the new hardware wizard before continuing 10 1 Launch the installer and carefully follow the on screen instructions in the Installation Wizard 2 When presented with any Windows Logo warnings click Continue Anyway 3 The driver installer ends with please restart this computer You will need to restart to finish the installation 16 Setup IF FW DM mkil process restarted Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware IF FW DM mkll Audio has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system e
33. the mixer can be dedicated to WDM audio for those times you want to use Windows Media Player or Apple iTunes to audition compressed audio files MIDI All DAWs can use the WDM MIDI ports The IF FW DM MkII publishes a single MIDI input and output pair to Windows for the physical MIDI ports on the rear panel of the option card These appear to Windows with the name IF FW DM mkII MIDI In and IF FW DM mkII MIDI Out Cubase Nuendo The following instructions are for Nuendo 2 or later 1 Select Device Setup under the Devices menu 20 SC Select VST Multitrack Select IFFWDMmkII under the ASIO Driver pull down menu 4 Ifit was not already selected a dialog will popup asking whether it is OK to switch to the new ASIO driver Click Switch 5 Click OK at the bottom Sonar The following instructions are for Sonar 4 or later 1 2 3 6 Select Audio under the Options menu Click the Advanced tab and select ASIO for the Playback and recording Driver Mode If ASIO was not already selected you will need to quit Sonar and restart and then navigate back to this Audio dialog Click the Drivers tab and enable the desired Inputs and Outputs they will be labeled ASIO IFFWDMmklII In 1 ASIO IFFWDMmkII In 3 etc You may need to unselect all of the items in these lists before the application allows you to select the Firewire card s audio streams If the 16 channel mode was selected in the mixer only 16 chan
34. tware Backup to select the permanent backup software image that is stored in the IF FW DM MkII 1394 Status This can display one of the following Locked Bad Channel Count legal FS No Cable Driver Offline Driver Not Locked FS Mismatch Not Ready From this information it is usually possible to determine whether your computer is configured to use the IF FW DM MkII correctly without going over to the computer s DAW setup or MkII control panel Locked The Driver is passing audio correctly between the computer and the IF FW DM MkII Bad Channel Count The Mixer specified an unsupported channel configuration Try turning off the power to the mixer and restarting 16 Illegal FS The Mixer specified an unsupported sampling frequency Since the IF FW DM MKII supports all of the sampling frequencies that the DM 3200 and DM 4800 supports this might indicate a hardware problem No Cable There is no physical connection being detected between the IF FW DM MKII and the computer the cable is likely to be unplugged at one end Driver Offline The IF FW DM MkII is connected physically to the computer but no compatible driver is available Driver Not Locked The IF FW DM MkII is connected to the computer but the driver is not providing data at the correct rate for stable audio or the mixer s Sampling Rate is outside the usable range If the FS is correct and this condition persists r
35. ws desktop i Found New Hardware x Your new hardware is installed and ready to use 11 Your IF FW DM MkKIL is installed and ready to use a X 12 Whenever the IF FW DM MKII is connected to your computer the Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear Safely Remove Hardware in the Windows Taskbar Wl Tf you need to disconnect the FireWire cable between the IF FW DM MKII and your computer please be sure to use this first to stop the drivers from talking to the IF FW DM MkII card Note you will need to stop and quit any audio programs first or Windows will not be able to unload the drivers Safely remove TASCAM IF FW DM mkII 13 i Safe To Remove Hardware x The TASCAM IF FW DM mkII device can now be safely removed from the system After using the Safely Remove Hardware function of Windows to stop the IF FW DM MKII you will see 1394 Driver Offline reported in the mixer s DIGITAL status screen for the IF FW DM MKII 14 Mixer Control Screen On both the DM 3200 and DM 4800 the IF FW DM MkII presents a detailed setup and status display screen as shown below Navigate to the Digital page LCD access button 2 with blue ALT LED lit and then select the SLOT tab labeled SLOT 1 2 or SLOT 3 4 on the DM 4800 Cursor Navigation Use the 4 arrow keys to the right of the LCD screen to move the cursor over to the FW MKII Card area It will always be on the left becau
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