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User Manual
F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202
Audiophile 2 In/2 Out 24-Bit/96 kHz
FireWire Audio Interface
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2 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you Thank you ......................................................2 Thank you for expressing your confidence in our products by purchasing the F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202. With the FCA202, Important Safety Instructions .....................3 you have purchased a high-performance audio interface Legal Disclaimer ............................................4 that includes a FireWire connection. With its unbalanced ¼" jack inputs and bal
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3 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual Important Safety This symbol, wherever it Caution Instructions appears, alerts you to These service instructions are important operating and for use by qualifi ed service maintenance instructions in the personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric accompanying literature. shock do not perform any servicing other Please read the manual. than that contained in the operation instructions. Repairs have to be performed Caution Terminals marked with this b
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4 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury the polarized or grounding-type plug. from tip-over. A polarized plug has two blades with one 13. Unplug this apparatus during wider than the other. A grounding-type lightning storms or when unused for long plug has two blades and a third grounding periods of time. prong. The wide blade or the third 14. Refer all servicing to qualifi ed service prong are provided for
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5 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual AND RESELLERS ONLY. FULLFILLERS LIMITED WARRANTY § 4, MUSIC Group shall, at its discretion, AND RESELLERS ARE NOT AGENTS OF either replace or repair the product using § 1 Warranty MUSIC GROUP AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY suitable new or reconditioned product NO AUTHORITY TO BIND MUSIC GROUP BY (1) This limited warranty is valid only or parts. In case MUSIC Group decides to ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED UNDERTAKING if you purchased the product from a replace the entire pr
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6 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual § 2 Online registration may also be found under “Support” at but not limited to, fuses and batteries. behringer . com. Alternativ ely , please submit Where applicable, MUSIC Group warrants Please do remember to register your new an online warranty claim at behringer. com the valves or meters contained in the BEHRINGER equipment right after your BEFORE returning the product. All inquiries product to be free from defects in material purchase at behringer.
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7 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual held responsible for any cost resulting from (6) Damage/defects caused by the (8) If an inspection of the product by such a modifi cation/ adaptation. following conditions are not covered by MUSIC Group shows that the defect in this limited warranty: question is not covered by the limited (3) This limited warranty covers only warranty, the inspection costs are payable the product hardware. It does not cover • improper handling, neglect or failure by th
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8 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual verifi cation and MUSIC Group will not § 7 Limitation of liability § 9 Amendment repair or replace any product purchased This limited warranty is the complete and Warranty service conditions are subject through an online auction. exclusive warranty between you and to change without notice. For the latest MUSIC Group. It supersedes all other warranty terms and conditions and § 5 Warranty transferability written or oral communications related additional inf
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9 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1 Before you get started The high-resolution 24Bit-A/D and D/A converter can process 1.1.1 Shipment signals up to 96 kHz. Totally reliable drivers for Windows XP and The FCA202 package includes: Mac OS X guarantee an extremely short latency. Thanks to its ultra-stable metal construction and the small dimensions of the • one FCA202 hardware unit housing, the FCA202 is also ideal for traveling. Thanks to the • one external mains adap
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10 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual ◊ Please always use the original packaging to avoid 1.1.3 Online registration damage due to storage or shipping. Please register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your ◊ Never let unsupervised children play with the FCA202 purchase by visiting http://behringer.com and read the terms or with its packaging. and conditions of our warranty carefully. ◊ Please dispose of all packaging materials in an Should your BEHRINGER product malfunction, it is o
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11 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 2. Installation 2.1 System requirements To work with the FCA202, your computer must fulfill the Important Notes Concerning Installation following minimum requirements: on a PC! ◊ To ensure that your FCA202 works properly, make sure PC MAC you install the drivers before connecting the hardware Intel or AMD CPU, G4 / G5, 800 MHz or higher to the computer. Otherwise, the hardware will not be 1 GHz or higher correctly identified and in some circumstances
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12 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual • When the installation has been successfully completed, 2.4 Hardware connection connect the hardware interface with the computer via an Connect the FCA202 to your computer using one of the two unused FireWire socket. The hardware inputs and outputs FireWire cables provided. Some computers have 6-pin sockets are now available to you in every audio application which allow the power supply for the FireWire hardware to ◊ During the installation process,
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13 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual • Operation with a mains adapter on a computer with a 6-pin socket Use the appropriate cable that includes two 6-pin plug connectors. In this case, the FCA202 will be provided with current via the mains adapter. This option is suggested if you have a laptop with a 6-pin socket but don’t want to add another burden on the computer battery when running the computer from the battery, or if your computer cannot provide enough power to operate the FCA202.
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14 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 3. Operating Elements and Connections 3.1 Front panel (1) (3) (2) (4) Fig. 3.1: Front panel FCA202 (1) You can connect standard commercial headphones fitted (3) The POWER LED indicates that the equipment is ready to with a ¼" TRS jack plug to the socket. operate. It lights up as soon as the FCA202 is provided with power from the mains adapter or via the FireWire socket. (2) Use the LEVEL control to adjust the headphone volume. Turn the control fully
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15 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 3.2 Rear panel (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Fig. 3.2 back of the FCA202 (5) Use the DC IN socket to connect the mains adapter (8) You can connect balanced or unbalanced audio cables with provided. For further information, please carefully read ¼" jack plugs to the BAL / UNBAL OUT sockets. through Chapter 2.4. (9) You can connect unbalanced audio cables with (6) The LOCK port in combination with a suitable security lock ¼" TS jack plugs to the UNBAL IN sockets. f
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16 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual (12) (11) (13) (10) Fig. 3.3: CONTROL PANEL window
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17 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 3.3 FCA202 control panel (11) Use the LATENCY SELECT slider to set the desired latency. Click the APPLY button to accept the selection made. In addition to the device drivers on the PC, a CONTROL PANEL is installed during the installation process. If you use an ASIO ◊ You can only set the latency from the CONTROL PANEL driver, use this software to configure the FCA202. You’ll find if you are using an ASIO driver. Very short latency more information on
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18 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 4. Working with the FCA202 supports the full range of functions offered by your hardware and gives you the best performance. 4.1 Device drivers and latency You will normally find the selection of a driver model for the A device driver is an interface that ensures communication FCA202 hardware in an audio setup menu or in the standard between the software (audio application) and the hardware default settings of the software you are using. If necessary,
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19 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual 4.2 The FCA202 in studio operation F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 PC/Mac HPS3000 Firewire 1 Bal/Unbal Out 1/L Bal/Unbal Out 2/R Phones Out Unbal In 1/L Unbal In 2/R Tape In order Channel Input Channel Input 1 Alt 3-4 Outputs XM8500 Control Room Out L Channel Input 2 XM8500 Channel Input 3 Control Room Out R VOLUME MUTE DEMO FILTER LEVEL PHONES PROG TYPE COMBI PLAY POWER Channel Input 5/6 Audio Sound Module XENYX 1204FX Firewire Electric Guitar Fig. 4.2: Studio setu
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20 F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 User Manual To provide a professional recording interface between mixing By routing each channel that you want to record through the console and computer, you can use the FCA202 in combination ALT 3-4 subgroup, you can now use the input channels of the with a suitable mixing console that includes subgroup outputs. mixing console to record different signals (e.g. microphone, This type of setup allows you to record several signals in the guitar, sound module etc.) in t
