M-Audio Computer Hardware manual

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    Qu i ck Sta r t Gu i d e D el t a S erie s[...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide | 1 IM P ORT ANT: Do NOT insta ll the D el ta P CI c ard i n your co mput er unti l the M-Audi o driver s have be en ins tal led. T he ins truc tions b elow w ill ind ic ate when t he P CI c ard sh ould b e inst alle d. If your D elt a inte r fac e inc ludes a n ex te rnal “ bre akout b ox, ” neve r con nec t th[...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide 2 | 2. Fol low th e dri ver i nst all er ’s on-s cre en d ire cti ons . 3. At var iou s poi nts i n this i nst al lati on pr oc es s, yo u may be noti fie d tha t the dr ive r bei ng in st all ed ha s not p as se d Wi ndows L ogo T e sti ng 2 . Cl ic k “C onti nue A ny way” to pro ce ed wi th th e ins ta llat[...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide | 3 8. In ser t your D elt a P C I car d into yo ur ch ose n PC I s lot . Se cur e the D elt a P C I ca rd in p lac e usi ng th e br acket sc rew th at was m enti one d in th e prev iou s step . Cl os e the co mpu ter ca se . 9. If yo ur inte r fac e inc lu des a n ex ter nal b re akou t box , at tac h it to th e De[...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide 4 | Mac O S X Installation 1 . If p os sib le , we rec om men d that yo u down loa d the mo st re cen t Del ta dr ive rs by g oin g to the Su pp or t > D rive rs pag e at w w w.m- audi o.c om . Thi s en sur es th at you have the n ewest d ri ver s avail abl e. I f you d o not have I nter net acc es s , ins er t t[...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide | 5 Connecting Y our Equipment to the Delt a Interface < Ea ch D elt a inte r fac e ha s a uni que nu mb er of in put s and o utp uts w hic h ca n be us ed fo r a var iet y of pur po ses . B y defa ult , an alo g outp uts 1 a nd 2 se r ve a s your “ mai n” outp uts . C onn ec t cha nne ls 1 a nd 2 to the lef [...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide 6 | Opening the Delt a Series Control Panel P C use rs c an ac ce ss t he De lt a Co ntro l Pan el by do ub le- cl ick in g the M -Au dio i co n in th e syste m tray 5 . M ac OS X u ser s c an op en th e C ontr ol Pa nel by c lic ki ng th e M- Audi o ic on fou nd in t he Sys tem P refe ren ce s pan el 6 or by d oub [...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide | 7 Additional Information and Suppor t Th e M-A udi o web site ( w w w.m- aud io.c om ) c ont ain s the l ates t Del ta d rive rs a s wel l as u sefu l lin ks to news s tori es , FAQs , and te chn ic al sup po r t. We rec om men d che ck in g this s ite p eri odi ca lly to e nsu re you h ave the l atest d ri ver s [...]

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    Delta Series Quick St ar t Guide 8 | © 20 07 Avid T ec hnolo gy , I nc . All rig hts re ser ved . Pro duct fe atur es , spe cifi ca tion s, sys tem re quire ments a nd avail abi lit y are su bje ct to ch ange w ithou t noti ce . Avid, M-Audi o and D elt a are ei ther t rad emar ks or reg iste red tr ade marks o f Avid T ech nolo gy , I nc . All o[...]

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    M-Audio USA | 5795 Martin Rd., Irwindale, CA 91706 T echnical Support web: www.m-audio .com/tech tel (pro pr oducts): (626) 633-9055 tel (consumer products): (626) 633-9066 fax (shipping): (626) 633-9032 Sales e-mail: sales@m-audio .com tel: 1-866-657-6434 fax: (626) 633-9070 W e b www .m-audio.com M-Audio U.K. | Floor 6, Gresham House, 53 Clarende[...]