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M-Audio DiO-2448 Manual

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    Table of contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 what’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 product features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    2 introduction thank you for purchasing the dio 2448 pci digital i/o card by m audio. Please take the time to read this instruction manual — we want you to get the most out of your dio 2448. This manual contains valuable information on how to install, configure and operate your card. As soon as your...

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    About the dio 2448 the dio 2448 inputs and outputs support digital audio streams as wide as 24 bits, the highest resolution available at this time of printing. At sample rates of up to 48khz, the dio 2448 s/pdif inputs may record a digital signal from your dat, minidisc, cd player, or external a/d c...

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    4 the dio 2448 also supplies two cd-rom analog audio headers internally, with both popular formats supported. These provide a connection to the analog output of your computer’s internal cd-rom drive (if you have one installed). Only one of these headers may be connected at a time. Cd-rom analog audi...

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    5 the dio 2448 adapter card 1. Coaxial s/pdif input: this rca connector receives a s/pdif stereo signal from an external coaxial s/pdif device. 2. Coaxial s/pdif output: this rca connector transmits a s/pdif stereo signal to an external coaxial s/pdif device. 3. Optical s/pdif input: this toslink co...

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    6 hardware installation to mechanically install the dio 2448, follow these steps: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Remove the computer’s cover and position the computer so that you may easily access its pci slots. 3. Select the pci slot where you will install your dio 2448 card. Make sure it is a pci s...

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    7 2. The ‘add new hardware wizard’ will now ask how you want to find the driver. “search for the best driver for your device” is already selected. Click ‘next>’. 3. Windows will give you a selection of locations to search. Make sure that ‘floppy disk drives’ is checked, or click on the check box to ...

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    8 a:\ drive (if your floppy drive is a different letter, change it at this time). Insert the dio 2448 windows 95/98 driver software disk into the drive and click ok. 4. Windows will start to copy files, with a progress indicator on the screen. Once this process completes itself, your dio 2448 will b...

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    10 using the dio 2448 with your software applications once the dio 2448 is installed and the driver software properly loaded, it is ready for use with your music application software. Some of these applications require you to highlight or enable the dio 2448 drivers within the program, and others ma...

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    11 below are descriptions of each control panel function. While reading this section, it might be helpful to reference the dio 2448 block diagram in the ‘about the dio 2448’ section of this manual. Spdif-out source: this switch determines which audio stream will be transmitted at the dio 2448 s/pdif...

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    12 spdif-in format setting. To do this, click the “analyze” button and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to start playback on your s/pdif device. After you have pressed play on your s/pdif source device, press the analyze button and the driver will automatically configure its r...

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    13 the middle fader “wave output” controls the level of the wav software playback, prior to the master volume fader. The rightmost fader “cd audio” controls the monitor level of the analog cd-rom input, again prior to the master volume fader. Note: if these three controls do not appear in the wss mi...

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    14 a number of mixes from a dat into an editing program, performing the appropriate edits, and transferring the edited material back to dat. Transferring from dat to dio 2448 1. Connect the dat coaxial s/pdif output to the dio 2448 coaxial s/pdif input using a good quality digital cable. Since only ...

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    15 4. Open the wss mixer. Verify that the volume control fader is set loud enough and “mute all” is not selected. 5. After verifying that your sound system is set to safe levels, start your dat material playing. You should immediately hear the dat material monitoring through the sound system. If the...

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    16 transferring from dio 2448 to dat, monitoring with dat 1. Connect the dio 2448 coaxial s/pdif output to the dat coaxial s/pdif input using a good quality digital cable. 2. Connect the dat analog outputs to some type of amplified sound system. The sound system should be equipped with speakers or h...

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    17 troubleshooting this section addresses potential problems that can occur in all operating system environments, with emphasis on hardware troubleshooting. Within the pc environment there are a limited number of hardware resources (i/o addresses, irqs, and dma channels) available for use. Since aud...

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    18 “verifying windows driver installation” section of this manual. It might take more than one pci slot relocation to find an open irq. If relocating your card to another pci slot does not cure the dio 2448’s conflict(s), then you must do some further investigation to determine the exact nature of t...

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    19 see another device showing up on the same irq as the dio 2448 (such as a video card, scsi adapter, or usb host controller), then it is possible that this is the source of the conflict. Typically, if you move one of the conflicting cards to another pci slot, an irq conflict will disappear. Address...

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    20 troubleshooting tips for frequently asked questions problem: no sound. Possible cause 1: there is a resource conflict with another device in your computer. Check the dio 2448 configuration (address, irq) against those of the other devices on your computer. If necessary, change the settings for th...

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    21 named “dio-2448 record” and “dio-2448 playback” as your active audio drivers. The manner in which this selection is made is dependent on the application (each one is a little different). Problem: i’m getting some pops and clicks in my audio recording. Possible solution: some accelerated graphics ...

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    22 lifetime limited warranty midiman warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser and that purchaser has registered his/her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card. In ...

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