TerraTec PHASE 88 Rack User manual

TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 88 Rack FW
English Manual
Version 0.1, last revised: Oktober 2004

CE Declaration
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TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany
hereby declare that the product:
TerraTec Producer PHASE 88 Rack FW,
to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standard-
izing documents:
1. EN 55013
2. EN 55020
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ance:
residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.
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Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory
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Safety note:
When connecting analog devices, ensure that the power is off to protect your
speakers and your hearing from sudden peaks. For digital devices, be sure to at
least lower the volume on your playback equipment. Connecting the device to the
FireWire™ port of your computer may also cause a noise—please turn down the
volume of your playback system accordingly.
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Contents
Welcome!......................................................................................................................... 6
From opening the package to installation .................................................................... 8
Scope of delivery........................................................................................................... 8
The setup—Short and simple for busy professionals. ................................................... 9
Notes for Windows users........................................................................................... 9
Notes for Macintosh users ......................................................................................... 9
The PHASE 88 Rack FW module...................................................................................10
Windows installation—step by step.............................................................................13
Which operating system?.............................................................................................13
Power supply................................................................................................................13
Installing the PHASE 88 Rack FW drivers in Windows XP...........................................13
The PHASE 88 Rack FW as a system audio device (Windows)...................................15
Updating the firmware (Windows) ................................................................................16
Mac installation—step by step......................................................................................17
Which operating system?.............................................................................................17
Power supply................................................................................................................17
Installing the PHASE 88 Rack FW driver in OS X ........................................................17
The PHASE 88 Rack FW as a system audio device (Mac OS X).................................17
Updating the firmware (Mac OS X)...............................................................................17
The FireWire™ port .......................................................................................................18
The connections of the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system. .......................................19
Analog outputs .............................................................................................................19
Analog inputs. ..............................................................................................................19
Intermezzo: a cable and signal primer ......................................................................20
Digital interface (S/PDIF, RAW, AC3). .........................................................................21
MIDI interface...............................................................................................................21
Word clock I/O .............................................................................................................22
The Windows drivers.....................................................................................................23
The WDM audio driver .................................................................................................23
Windows default device for playback........................................................................23
Surround playback—analog and digital (AC3/DTS) ..................................................23
DirectSound and MME..............................................................................................23
WDM sample rate interpolation.................................................................................24
WDM kernel streaming .............................................................................................24
The ASIO driver ...........................................................................................................24
The Gigastudio (GSIF) driver .......................................................................................25
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Multi-client applications................................................................................................ 26
The MIDI drivers .......................................................................................................... 28
The Mac OS X drivers ................................................................................................... 29
The PHASE 88 Rack FW Control Panel........................................................................ 31
The hardware digital mixer ....................................................................................... 31
Master Clock ............................................................................................................ 34
Line / Microphone..................................................................................................... 34
The ASIO Control Panel........................................................................................... 35
Color Settings .......................................................................................................... 35
Scenes and stand-alone operation........................................................................... 36
About ....................................................................................................................... 36
Tips, tricks & things worth knowing............................................................................ 37
Always right on time—digital synchronization........................................................... 37
Useful information about digital cables (optical waveguides and AES/EBU)............. 37
Appendix A—Technical Data ........................................................................................ 38
Appendix B—Schematic diagram of analog section channel 7/8.............................. 39
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