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FW-1884
Professional Control Surface / FireWire Audio-MIDI Interface
SETUP GUIDE
Table of Contents
1 – Introduction
About the FW-1884 .................................................................................3
COMPUTER surface mode .............................................................................. 3
MIDI CTRL (control) surface mode................................................................. 4
MON MIX (monitor mix) surface mode......................................................... 4
The IEEE 1394 standard and the FW-1884 .............................................5
Before installing the software ...............................................................6
2 – Installation (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)
System requirements ..............................................................................7
Installing the software ...........................................................................8
Installation using the Windows New Hardware Wizard: ....................8
3 – Installation (Mac OS 9.2)
System requirements ..............................................................................9
Installing the software ...........................................................................9
Setting Up OMS (Mac OS pre-X only) ........................................................... 9
4 – Installation (Mac OS X 10.2.4 and above)
System requirements ..............................................................................10
Installing the software ...........................................................................10
5 – Connections
MIDI connections.....................................................................................11
MIDI Routing................................................................................................... 11
Analog audio connections......................................................................11
A note on output............................................................................................ 12
Digital audio connections.......................................................................13
Status indicators ............................................................................................. 13
Word sync setting........................................................................................... 14
Other connections...................................................................................14
Word sync connection.................................................................................... 14
Footswitch....................................................................................................... 14
In the monitor mix mode, the fourth function key on the SOLO rotary control (pre-MONITOR and
the top row is used for a special function. When this PHONES).
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 LEVEL control.
Inputs can be soloed (including pre-fader solo (PFL)
using the PFL key—monitor mix only—this PFL
feature does not apply to the DAW solo function)
using the module SOLO keys, and muted, using the In this mode, stand-alone MIDI THRU routing is also
module MUTE keys. Adjust the solo signal level with possible. See "MIDI Routing" on page 11 for details
of how to set this up.
System requirements
Your computer should meet the specifications listed The controller fitted in your system should appear as
below: shown above, with no question marks or crosses
beside or over the icon.
Minimum requirements: Computer running
running Windows 2000 or Windows XP and fitted
with a 6-pin IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port.
The example above shows a disabled controller (with
Recommended: Follow your DAW software
a cross over it). To enable it, double-click the control-
requirements for processor speed, memory require-
ler icon, and from the Properties panel that appears,
ments, etc.
click the Enable Device button on the General tab.
NOTE
The FW-1884 software cannot be used with Windows
95, Windows 98 or Windows Me due to lack of full sup-
port for IEEE 1394 in these operating systems.
We strongly recommend that before the installation,
you ensure that the latest patches, service packs, etc.
are downloaded and installed, using the Windows
Update feature.
In addition, you should also note that your computer
must be fitted with an IEEE 1394 interface, which is
enabled. This interface should be OHCI compliant.
To check this, right-click on My Computer on the desk-
top and select Properties. From there, select the Device
Manager on the Hardware tab.
You should see an item labeled IEEE 1394 Bus host
controllers. Click the plus sign (+) next to it to expand
it.
System requirements
A G3 or G4 Macintosh (including iMac, eMac, NOTE
iBook, etc.) with a FireWire port, running Mac OS The FW-1884 will NOT operate with any version of Mac
9.2 or above. Consult your DAW software require- OS prior to 9.2.
ments for RAM, processor speed, etc.
You should visit the TASCAM Web site and check to see
Perform the installation with the FW-1884 discon- that you have the latest version of the software for the
nected from the computer and turned off. FW-1884. Download the latest version if necessary and
proceed with the installation.
System requirements
A G3 or G4 Macintosh (including iMac, eMac, NOTE
iBook, etc.) with a FireWire port, running Mac OS X The FW-1884 will NOT operate with any version of Mac
10.2. 4 or above. Consult your DAW software OS X prior to 10.2.4.
requirements for RAM, processor speed, etc.
You should visit the TASCAM Web site and check to see
Perform the installation with the FW-1884 discon- that you have the latest version of the software for the
nected from the computer and turned off. FW-1884. Download the latest version if necessary and
proceed with the installation.
Always connect and disconnect equipment to and last). When turning off equipment, turn off the moni-
from the FW-1884 with the power to all units turned toring system first, and then turn off other equipment.
off. This helps to prevent “thumps” that can damage your
When turning on power, move from source to desti- ears, and your equipment.
nation (in other words, turn on the monitoring system
MIDI connections
MIDI instruments, controllers etc. should be con- NOTE
nected with their MIDI OUTs connected to the MIDI Because the IEEE 1394 cable carries all MIDI information
IN ports of the FW-1884. to and from the FW-1884, including messages gener-
The MIDI OUT ports of the FW-1884 should be con- ated by the control surface, there is no need to make
nected to the MIDI IN ports of the external MIDI any MIDI connection between the computer and the
FW-1884.
equipment.
MIDI Routing
As explained earlier, the FW-1884 can be used to 1 Press the ROUTE key so that it flashes,
route incoming MIDI messages to the MIDI OUT ter- together with the top row of keys and indica-
minals, even when disconnected from a computer. tors.
Here is how this works:
2 Route MIDI INs to OUTs by pressing and
holding the appropriate IN key and pressing
the appropriate OUT key(s).
3 When complete, press the ROUTE key once
more to exit the routing mode.
NOTE
The FW-1884 can merge the MIDI messages from the
different inputs and to the MIDI outputs. If you do
merge these messages, though, you should make sure
that there is only one MIDI clock source in the whole
MIDI system.
A note on output
In the software Control Panel, there are a number of Firstly, the rotary MONITOR control can be set to
options that you can set. affect the levels of just the first two or all eight of the
balanced outputs.
Next, the master fader can be set to control the level
of the two analog outputs in monitor mix mode (if
this is turned off (default), the master fader affects
the master stereo buss level inside the DAW soft-
ware, but not the level output from the balanced out-
puts in monitor mix mode).
Finally, the top red OVER segment of the meters can
be set to light at a preset value below full-scale. Set
this value in 0.5 dB steps.
Status indicators
The four green status indicators show the current sta- optical input if this has been selected from the Con-
tus of: trol Panel as the S/PDIF source
When these indicators are lit, it means that the appro-
priate connection has been made and the signal is
being received properly.
• FireWire The IEEE 1394 connection
• CLOCK The system clock A flashing FireWire indicator shows that there is an
• ADAT The 8-channel optical input error in the IEEE 1394 connection. No indicator
means “no connection” for all indicators except
• D IN The stereo digital input (AES/EBU or S/
CLOCK. If any of the other three indicators are flash-
PDIF) from either the coaxial input, or from the
ing fast, this shows an input error. A slowly flashing
indicator indicates a lock problem.
Other connections
Footswitch
Connect an optional footswitch (e.g. the TASCAM You can use this footswitch as a punch controller
RC-30P) to the FOOT SW jack). with your DAW software, or assign it to transmit a
specific MIDI command.
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