Tascam DA-40 Cassette Player User Manual
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1. OS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Computer Windows XP Compatible PC equipped with an IEEE 1394 FireWire Port Minimum Pentium Celeron or Pentium amp compatible processor 1 5 GHz or higher Recommended Pentium IV 2 GHz or higher Memory RAM 256MB or more DM 3200 Requirements The DM 3200 must be running software V1 20 or higher to use the IF FW DM Please refer to www tascam com to obtain this update Do not proceed to install the IF FW DM until your DM 3200 is running V1 20 or higher DM 24 Requirements The DM 24 must be running V3 00 software to use the IF FW DM Please refer to www tascam com or your local service center to obtain this update Do not proceed to install the IF FW DM until your DM 24 is running V3 00 or higher Trademarks Windows and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh MacOS MacOS X and FireWire TM are trademarks of Apple Computer All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 3 Configure For Your Mixer There is a series of jumpers on the IF FW DM that set its operating mode These jump ers must be in the correct position to operate with a DM 3200 or DM 24 which com municate with the IF FW DM via different operating modes Early IF FW DM cards shipped configured for the DM 24 From the time of DM 3200 software version 1 20 av2. M mixers It is designed to provide audio and MIDI interfacing between your TASCAM mixer and your computer based DAW essentially turning your TASCAM mixer into a FireWire audio MIDI interface Please take some time to look through this Owner s Manual and familiarize yourself with the IF FW DM s features setup and operation We suggest you pay particular attention to the setup notes for your com 2 TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual puter platform of choice Mac or PC You may also need to refer to your software s documentation for a clear understanding of how to set up an audio MIDI interface from within your software Your experience with the IF FW DM will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of your audio soft ware Be sure to check the TASCAM web site at www tascam com to ensure you have the latest software updates for your IF FW DM Features The IF FW DM provides the following inter facing between your TASCAM mixer and a host computer via Fire Wire e 24 channels of Input to the mixer from the computer at 44 1k and 48k sample rates 24 channels of Output from the mixer to the computer at 44 1k and 48k sample rates 1 MIDI port In and Out from the com puter System Requirements Macintosh OS MacOS X 10 3 5 or higher Computer Apple Macintosh series with on board FireWire Minimum G4 800 MHz Recommended Dual G4 1 GHz or higher Memory RAM 256MB or more Windows
3. TASCAM _ TEAC Professional Division SANE WAVES IF FW DM FireWire Interface Card OWNER S MANUAL INTRODUCTION 2 SETUP Lie st iden eee 7 FEATURES casiers 3 IF FW DM Interface Setup 7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 CUBASE NUENDO 7 Macintosh ce ceccccccoccccccoccccccceccecececeee 3 SONHAR eere enne nnn 7 WindoOWs eee 3 Melee 7 DM 3200 Requirements 3 DIGITAL PERFORMER 7 DM 24 Requirements 3 SYSTEM CLOCKING 8 Trademarks 3 MASTER CLOCK 8 CLOCK SETTINGS 8 INSTALLATION 4 96 k amp 88 2 k Operation 8 CONFIGURE FOR YOUR MIXER 4 IF FW DM amp MIXER ROUTING 8 INSTALLING THE IF FW DM 4 MIXER OUTPUTS ses 8 MAKING CONNECTIONS 5 DM 98200 isisisi 8 CONFIGURING THE COMPUTER 5 DM 24 5 iini eene ee 9 Macintosh 5 MIXER INPUTS 9 WINOWS 2 555 tierra einn e anna sauren 6 DMSS200 rentes 9 Windows 64 Bit 6 DM224 sc esvrestessensetes 9 THE IF FW DM CONTROL PANEL WINDOWS nnns 10 ENABLE WDM 11 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM IF FW DM FireWire audio card for TASCA
4. ailability IF FW DM cards began shipping configured for the DM 3200 Please confirm your card s configuration with the following pictures and instructions then make any necessary changes before installing the IF FW DM into your mixer The IF FW DM will not function if incor rectly configured for your mixer Installing an incorrectly configured card will not harm anything The IF FW DM must be installed in either mixer s Slot 1 It will not function in Slot 2 Use commonly available needle nose pliers to carefully change the configuration of the card as shown Picture 1 is IF FW DM Configured for a DM 3200 Note that jumpers J11 through J43 are across pin rows 2 and 3 Jit J43 SDT 1 2 default LVDS 2 3 RREREESSEBEREEEBE S8588589 8988RSZ29r 2555535555235 5555 Card edge Picture 1 Picture 2 is IF FW DM Configured for a DM 24 Note that jumpers J11 through J43 are across pin rows 1 and 2 J11 J43 SDT 1 2 default LVDS 2 3 egresergesaronen SSxSS84S89S952z2 33333555555555555 HERRENA EIN eee 2 DORONEO0ODDNR TOAST 99988899NNNZL5r Card edge Picture 2 Installing the IF FW DM 1 Remove the five screws holding the blank plate or card currently installed in Slot 1 then remove the plate or card 2 Insert the IF FW DM into Slot 1 mak ing sure that the card edges slide into the white plastic guide inside Slot 1 P
5. are Stream buffer depth Use this slider to control the size of the incoming 1394 audio stream The larger the buffer size the more latency in the audio Too small of a buffer size can introduce clicks and pops in the audio ASIO buffer depth Use this slider to reduce increase latency when using a Steinberg ASIO application or when using Sonar in ASIO mode WDM sound buffer depth Use this slider to reduce increase latency when using a WDM application such as Sonar After adjusting the sliders press Apply to set the changes If the status says trying to lock and does not change in several seconds reboot the com puter This may happen if the sample rate or clock source for the mixer is changed without removing the FireWire cable first Enable WDM When first installed the IF FW DM will 4 active stereo pairs of audio through its WDM driver If you are using a DAW that can not use ASIO and you want to access all 24 channels of audio click this option It may take 1 to 2 minutes for Windows to finish reconfiguring with a total of 12 stereo pairs of WDM audio This affects the start up time of the computer as well TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 11 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division IF FW D TEAC CORPORATION Phone 81 422 52 5082 www tascam com 3 7 3 Nakacho Musashino shi Tokyo 180 8550 Japan TEAC AMERICA INC Phone 1 323 726 0303 www tascam com 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello Cali
6. creen For 24 channel operation Set RETURN CH1 8 to A SLOT1 Trk1 8 FW 1 8 Set RETURN CH9 16 to B SLOT1 Trk9 16 FW 9 16 e Set RETURN CH17 24 to A SLOT1 Trk17 24 FW 17 24 Set the INPUT SOURCE to RETURN TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 9 IF FW DM Control Panel Windows The IF FW DM Control Panel is found here Start Menu gt All Programs gt TASCAM lt IF FW DM Control Panel IFFWDM IFFWDM Control Panel Advanced Setup Stream buffer depth __ os ASIO buffer depth Streaming State Running SampleRate 44 1 kHz Clock Source mixer ASIO Drop Outs 0 WDM sound buffer depth 5 0 ms m 220 samples Enable WDM across all channels slow 50ms 220 samples Ready There are three sliders available in the con trol panel Generally lower audio buffer settings offer lower latency but require a more powerful computer It may be neces sary to experiment with these settings to find the lowest setting your computer is capable of running The most common symptom of settings that are too low for a particular com puter is clicks amp pops in the audio Advanced Setup Stream buffer depth J i 20m Apply ASIO buffer depth 10 0 ms k 480 samples App WDM sound buffer depth 10 0 ms pes J 480 samples Apply v Enable WDM Audio 10 TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 11 Device s connected The three sliders
7. ection of the FireWire cable 96 k amp 88 2 k Operation The IF FW DM does not support these sam ple rates IF FW DM amp Mixer Routing The IF FW DM appears to a mixer just like any other optional I O card except that it has 24 channels of I O instead of 8 Mixer Outputs DM 3200 By default the DM 3200 duplicates busses 1 8on IF FW DM mixer outputs 17 24 Also available are the Direct Outputs from channels 1 16 By default those appear on IF FW DM mixer outputs 1 16 These routing settings can be changed in the OUTPUT tab of the DM 3200 s ROUTING screen i 8 TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual Hir1000BDemoRout ins CH1 ROUTING INPUT DM 24 By default the DM 24 duplicates busses 1 8 on IF FW DM mixer outputs 1 8 9 16 and 17 24 Also available are the Direct Outputs from channels 1 16 on the DM 24 By default those appear on IF FW DM mixer outputs 1 16 These routing settings can be changed in the OUTPUT tab of the DM 24 s I O screen Mixer Inputs DM 3200 The IF FW DM s mixer inputs must be configured in banks of 8 in the CH1 16 IN and CH17 24 IN layer select of the mixer s Routing screen For 24 channel operation e Set INPUT CH1 8 to A SLOT1 1 8 Set INPUT CH9 16 to B SLOTI 9 16 Set INPUT CH17 24 to A SLOT1 17 24 DM 24 The IF FW DM s mixer inputs must be con figured in banks of 8 in the CH1 16 IN and CH17 24 IN tabs of the mixer s I O s
8. ed for this pur pose the drivers cannot be installed manu ally from Windows Device Manager On the CD ROM that came with your IF FW DM is a PC Driver installer Launch the installer from the CD or copy it to your hard drive and launch it from there The installer is launched by clicking setup exe The IF FW DM should be disconnected from the PC to begin driver installation 1 Launch the driver installer and carefully follow the on screen instructions in the Installation Wizard 2 When presented with any Windows Logo warnings click Continue Anyway 3 Follow the steps on all screens of the Installation Wizard through the Windows New Hardware Wizard You will be prompted to connect the IF FW DM to the computer at this point TASCAM IF FW DM Setup Connect devices and turn them on To finish installation please connect all devices to this computer system and turn them on Note During this process the system may prompt you again to confirm installation of software that has not passed Windows Logo testing Please select Continue Anyway to confirm installation Click Next after you connected und tumed on devices 6 TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 4 The New Hardware dialog will appear in the lower right of the Windows desktop 5 When presented with any Windows Logo warnings click Continue Anyway 6 Installation activity will continue in the New Hardware dialog in the lower right of the W
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10. his window 5 Click on Yes to profile the interface The sample rate corresponding to the sample rate set on the mixer will show OK Other sample rates will show not avail able Close this window 6 Click OK Logic Under the Logic menu select Preferences gt Audio Hardware amp Drivers 2 Ensure that Core Audio is checked and click the triangle on the left to expand the window 3 Select the IF FW DM in the Driver pull down 4 Click OK Digital Performer Under the Setup menu select Configure Audio System Configure Hardware Driver 2 Highlight the IF FW DM to make it the selected Core Audio device for DP 3 Configure the Buffer Size and Host Buffer Multiplier according to your Mac s capabilities Generally less powerful Macs will require higher settings 4 Click OK TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 7 System Clocking Master Clock When configured with the IF FW DM the mixer must be the master clock relative to the computer DAW The mixer itself may be clocked to an external source other than the DAW Clock Settings If it becomes necessary to switch between 44 1k and 48k sample rates on the mixer the following steps are required for correct operation 1 Disconnect the FireWire cable between the DM 24 and the IF FW DM 2 Change the sample rate on the DM 24 3 Re connect the FireWire cable 30 seconds must elapse between disconnec tion and reconn
11. indows desktop Do not click on anything during this activity allow it to finish 7 Your new hardware is installed and ready to use will appear in the lower right of the Windows desktop 8 Click Next in the Setup Installation window 9 The Setup Installation window will pres ent a Finished message Click Exit 10 Your IF FW DM is installed and ready to use Windows 64 Bit Windows driver version 1 10 amp higher includes untested 64 bit drivers requires 64 bit PC hardware and 64 bit Windows OS This is not officially supported IF FW DM Interface Setup Below are brief instructions for setting up common DAW software applications to use the IF FW DM interface If your application is not covered here but does support ASIO PC WDM PC or Core Audio Mac or if you need more detailed instructions to con figure your application please refer to the documentation for your application to set up an audio MIDI interface Cubase Nuendo 1 Select Device Setup under the Devices menu 2 Select VST Multitrack 3 Select ASIO IFFWDM under the ASIO Driver pulldown 4 Click Apply then click OK SONAR Select Audio under the Options menu 2 Click the Drivers tab and enable the desired Inputs and Outputs 3 Click the General tab and select IF FW DM devices for the Playback and Record Timing Masters E 4 Click on Wave Profiler run this any time you change anything in t
12. rt If you will not be using MIDI com munication between the mixer and the DAW for surface control or time code the IF FW DM s MIDI port may be used as an additional MIDI port by the DAW s sequencer It can be used to connect a MIDI controller sound mod ule or sampler e The IF FW DM must be connected by itself on a FireWire bus More than one FireWire connector 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 FireWire devices it is necessary to add a FireWire card thus adding a separate bus for those devices e The maximum FireWire cable length is 3 meters Configuring the Computer Macintosh The IF FW DM uses the FireWire audio MIDI services provided by OSX so it is not necessary to install drivers You must have OSX 10 3 5 or higher installed on your Mac to use the IF FW DM Previous operating systems do not include the correct built in services 1 Make the connections as described above 2 Power up the Mac UJ Power up the mixer Open Audio MIDI set and verify that the IF FW DM device is present Configure your DAW to use the IF FW DM Core Audio device according to the instructions for your application p un TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual 5 Windows It is necessary to install driver software in order for Windows to recognize the IF FW DM An installer is provid
13. ush it all the way in until it clicks and the card back plate is flush with the mixer s back panel Excessive force is not required if it does not click in easily remove it and 4 TASCAM IF FW DM Owner s Manual start again with attention to the guides 3 Replace the five screws to hold the card in place The IF FW DM must be installed in to the mixer s Slot 1 It will not function in Slot 2 he following installation must be done with the mixer s power OFF and disconnected Making Connections 1 Connect one end of the provided FireWire cable to the IF FW DM and the other end to an available FireWire port on your computer An inferior FireWire cable can negatively affect the performance of the system For Windows installations do not make this connection until instructed to do so by the driver installer 2 Making the following MIDI connections is only necessary for IF FW DM use with the DM 24 mixer The DM 3200 s USB connection provides MIDI communica tion for DAW control and MTC a Connect the MIDI Input of the IF FW DM to the MIDI Output of the mixer if you plan to use the IF FW DM s MIDI In port to get control surface messages to a DAW b Connect the MIDI Output of the IF FW DM to the MIDI Input of the mixer if you plan to drive the mixer s automa tion from MTC provided by the DAW or if you require time code display from the DAW in the mixer s readout from the IF FW DM s MIDI Out po
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