User manual PRESONUS FIRESTATION

[. . . ] FIREstation FireWireTM Recording Interface User's Manual VERSION 2. 0 PreSonus Audio Electronics Presonus Limited Warranty Presonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable only by the original retail purchaser. To be protected by this warranty, the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of purchase. [. . . ] 4. 6 Pad A ­20 dB pad is provided on each preamp. The pad drops the signal by ­20dB to accommodate higher level (louder) signals. The pad is especially useful when using microphones that require phantom power. NOTE: Often times phantom powered microphones produce a higher level (louder) output, which is why the pad is useful when using these (phantom/condenser) microphones. 13 4. 7 Zero-Latency Line Mixer DIRECT PATCH LINE MIXER MIC/LINE IN 1/2 0 LINE IN 3/4 0 LINE IN 5/6 C 0 SPDIF/LINE IN 7/8 C 0 mLAN RETURN 0 -80 dB +10 -80 dB +10 L -80 dB +10 R L -80 dB +10 R -80 dB +10 ONE Mono TWO THREE Mono FOUR PAN Stereo LEVEL PAN Stereo LEVEL 1/2 Stereo 3/4 All 12 channels of the line mixer are routed directly to the Headphone/Main Output volume control knobs/outputs. Every two/four (according to the signal designation) channels are grouped together sequentially to one dual concentric knob. 4. 8 Channels One-Eight The first two knobs allow for independent channel volume control without panning (one and two, three and four). The amount of volume given to each channel dictates the amount of volume to the headphone/main out. The second two knobs group the channels in stereo pairs (five and six, seven and eight). The inner part of the knob controls the amount of signal (volume) that goes to the headphone/main control and the outer ring controls panning. Each pair of channels is routed directly to the headphone/main outputs. Therefore, the FIREstation can be used as a line mixer without connection to a computer. There is no latency or delay between the time the signal hits the respective input and goes to the headphone/main output. This routing scenario ensures that what is heard through the headphone/main output is occurring at exactly that moment. 14 4. 9 mLAN Return The last knob of the FIREstation line mixer is dedicated to channels assigned to the unit by the computer. These channels are the channels routed to outputs one-four (TRS line out) on the FIREstation. These knobs differ from the others in that there is no pan assignment. The outer ring controls the line mixer volume of returning channels one and two and the inner ring controls the returning channels volume of three and four. The computer dictates panning on this dual concentric knob. If channels are not routed to the FIREstation by the computer, they will not be able to be monitored by the line mixer from either output. NOTE: The speed of the computer will determine the amount of signal delay (latency) to these inputs. If a significant amount of delay is noticed, the computer or software manufacturer may need to be consulted to improve performance. When the S/PDIF input is selected, it is automatically routed to channels seven and eight. It is not possible to route this pair of inputs to any other input channels. [. . . ] WDM drivers are currently provided for stereo use ONLY. The computer will solely recognize Inputs/Outputs one and two. Presonus does not provide support for issues in regards to operating systems, additional hardware or software. Please check our website, www. presonus. com regularly for software, firmware, and technical support updates. [. . . ]