ART Pro Audio TubeFire 8 - Eight Ch. Mic Pre with Firewire - Manual (Page 3)

The ART TubeFire 8 
8 Channel Tube Mic-Pre System
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – READ FIRST ...............................................1
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................4
INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................4
AC Power Hookup.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Analog Audio Connections ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) (Sony iLINK ® ) Connections .................................................................................................................................. 5
CONTROLS and JACKS..............................................................................................5
FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Instrument Input ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Gain Control ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Pad Switch ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
+48V Switches........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Phase Switch.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Low Cut Switch....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
LED Meter .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Output Control ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Output Source Switches ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Headphone / Line Mixer ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Mix Level Control.................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Power Switch.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
REAR PANEL......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Balanced Input Jacks – XLR & 1/4” TRS Combo Jacks ......................................................................................................................... 8
Balanced Output Jacks........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Output Level Switch ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Wordclock Input and Thru Jacks ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
Firewire Jacks ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
HARDWARE OPERATION............................................................................................9
How to adjust the controls for the lowest noise ...................................................................................................................................... 9
How to set the Output Level switch (on the rear panel) .......................................................................................................................... 9
How to use the Headphone / Line Mixer Output..................................................................................................................................... 9
PC SOFTWARE OPERATION.....................................................................................11
Installing the Windows PC driver.......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Using the Windows PC driver panel ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Changing the name of your TubeFire 8™ with a Windows PC............................................................................................................. 11
Changing the sample rate .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Adjusting system latency with a Windows PC ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Using the wordclock input with a Windows PC..................................................................................................................................... 15
Mac SOFTWARE OPERATION ..................................................................................16
Changing the sample rate with a Mac .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Using the wordclock input with a Mac .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Creating an Aggregate Device with a Mac ........................................................................................................................................... 18
APPLICATIONS.........................................................................................................19
Adding more TubeFire 8™ units to your system .................................................................................................................................. 19
Typical applications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
WARRANTY INFORMATION .....................................................................................21
SERVICE ...................................................................................................................22
TubeFire 8™ SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................23
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