Teac FW-1082 Setup Guide - Manual (Page 6)

1 – Introduction
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TASCAM FW-1082 Setup Guide
In the MON MIX mode, the fourth monitor selection
key is used for a special function. When this key
(marked as
MAST 0dB in the MONITOR row of
labels) is pressed, the master fader is moved to the
unity gain (0 dB) position.
Individual channels can be set to unity gain by press-
ing and holding the
SHIFT key together with the
channel’s SEL key.
The headphone level ( PHONES jack on rear panel) is
adjusted with the PHONES control) and the monitor-
ing level through the monitoring outputs is set using
the
MONITOR control.
The SOLO and MUTE channel keys in MON MIX
mode work to solo and mute the input signals associ-
ated with the channels.
The IEEE 1394 standard and the FW-1082
The IEEE 1394 standard allows high-speed commu-
nication between devices. Because of the high band-
width (up to 400Mbps), it is suitable for applications
such as multi-channel audio, as in the case of the
FW-1082.
NOTE
The FW-1082 is supplied with a 2 m (6-foot) cable. If you
wish to use a longer cable, the length should not be
more than 4.5 m (15 feet) and the cable should be the
best possible quality available to avoid data loss, which
results in audio dropouts.
Many devices can be connected on a IEEE 1394 net-
work. No termination is necessary on any device, and
devices identify themselves uniquely on the system,
so no ID switches, etc. need to be set.
Please note that while it is possible to “daisy-chain”
IEEE.1394 devices, the FW-1082 is a high-band-
width device and chaining other devices with it will
very likely degrade its performance. It is therefore
strongly recommended that the FW-1082 is con-
nected by itself on a bus. More than one 1394 con-
nector 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
IEEE.1394 devices, it is strongly recommended that
you add a IEEE.1394 card, thus adding a separate
bus, for those devices.
CAUTION
Despite the fact that you can connect and disconnect
the FW-1082 to and from the computer with power
turned on, we strongly recommend that all connections
and disconnections are made with power to both the
FW-1082 and the computer turned off. If the DAW soft-
ware is running when connections are made or broken,
it may result in your computer crashing, or “freezing”
and possible loss of data.
There are two types of connector that may be used
with IEEE 1394 devices. One is a 6-pin connector,
and the other is a 4-pin connector (the difference
between them is that the 6-pin connector carries
power which can power external devices).
The cable supplied with the FW-1082 is 6-pin to 6-
pin—some computers are only fitted with a 4-pin
IEEE 1394 connector, and we recommend that for
full bandwidth, you use a computer with a 6-pin
IEEE 1394 connector.
NOTE
Although an IEEE 1394 connection can supply power to
some types of device, it is not possible to use such a con-
nection to power the FW-1082.