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M-Audio FireWire Audiophile Quick Start Guide
Thank you for choosing the M-Audio FireWire Audiophile, the professional,
portable audio and MIDI interface for your laptop or desktop computer. Using
the convenience and dependability of the IEEE-1394 (FireWire) bus, the
FireWire Audiophile provides your computer with a high-performance,
high-resolution multi-channel interface, as well as sixteen channels of MIDI in
and out, in a rugged, lightweight, and highly portable design. Its advanced
front-panel monitoring capabilities make it the ideal companion to your
laptop-based mobile recording or performance setup.
This Quick Start Guide is designed to give you a basic overview of the FireWire
Audiophile in order to get you up and running quickly. Even if you're an
experienced computer user and sound recordist, we suggest you take the
time to read the accompanying Users' Manual. It will familiarize you with the
unit's more advanced features and help you to get the most out of your
FireWire Audiophile.
You will find the manual on the included Driver CD. Open the "Manuals" folder,
locate the folder for your native language, and then open the FireWire
Audiophile manual. The manual is in .pdf format, and requires Adobe
Acrobat reader.
To Install the FireWire Audiophile
Note: Do NOT connect the FireWire Audiophle to your computer until you
have run the installer program and shut down your computer.
Begin by inserting the Driver CD-ROM into your computer. Browse to the
"FireWire AP" folder, and double-click the installer file (on the Mac, there will
be an installer file folder for your particular operating system—OS X or OS 9).
Running the installer application will copy the necessary system files to your
computer's hard drive.
Once you've completed the installation, you will be prompted to restart shut
down your computer. After you have restartedpowered off, connect the
FireWire Audiophile to your computer's FireWire port and power it on. When
you reboot,Yyour computer will recognize the new device and complete the
driver installation. Your FireWire Audiophile is then ready to use.
For more detailed information on installing the FireWire Audiophile under your
particular operating system, please refer to your Users' Manual.
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