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User Manual F- C ONTR OL A UDIO F CA20 2 Audiophile 2 In/2 Out 2 4 - Bit /96 kHz FireWire Audio Interf ace.
2 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual Thank you Thank yo u fo r ex pre ssin g your c ond ence i n our pr odu c t s bypurc hasi ng th e F- CONTRO L AUDIO FC A202. Wi th th e FC A202, you have pu rcha se d a high -p er f orm ance au dio in ter f ace that in clu des a F ireWir e conne c ti on.
3 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual Important Safet y Instructions T erminals mark ed with this symbol carr y electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed.
4 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug . Apolarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other . A gr ounding-type plug has two blades and a third gr ounding prong .
5 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual AND RESELLERS ONL Y . FULLFILLERS AND RESELLERS ARE NOT A GENTS OF MUSICGROUP AND HA VE ABSOLUTEL Y NO AUTHORITY TO BIND MUSICGROUP B Y ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED UNDERT AKING OR REPRESENTA TION. THIS MANUAL IS COP YRIGHTED .
6 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual § 2 Online registra tion Please do remember to r egister your new BEHRINGER equipment right after y our purchase at behringer . com under “Suppor t” and kindly read the terms and c onditions of our limited warran ty carefully .
7 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual held responsible for any c ost resulting from such a modi cation/ adapta tion. (3) This limited warranty cov ers only the product hardwar e. It does not cov er technical assistance for har dware or software usage and it does not cov er any software pr oducts whether or not contained in the product.
8 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual veri cation and MUSICGroup will not repair or r eplace any product purchased through an onlineauction.
9 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 1. Intro duct ion The hi gh- re solu tio n 24Bit-A/D a nd D/ A conver t er ca n pro ces s signa ls up to 96 k Hz. Totall y relia ble dr ive rs f or Wi ndow s XP an d Mac OS X gu aran tee an e x tr eme ly sho r t laten c y.
10 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual ◊ Plea se al ways u se t he or igi nal p ac kag in g to avoid damage due t o storage or shipping. ◊ Never l et un sup er v is ed c hil dre n pl ay wit h the FC A 202 or wi th it s pa ck agi ng. ◊ Plea se di sp ose o f all p ac kag ing m ater ial s in an environmentally friendly fashion.
11 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 2. Installation Important Notes Concerning Installation ona PC! ◊ T o en sur e that yo ur FC A 202 work s p ro per ly, make sur e you in st all t he dr ive r s be for e con nec ting t he ha rd war e to the co mp uter.
12 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual • When the installation has been successfully completed, conne c t th e hard war e inter face w ith t he com put er via an unus ed Fi reWire s oc ket.
13 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual • Operation with a mains adapter on a computer with a 6- pin s oc ket Use th e appr opr iate c ab le that i nclu de s t wo 6 -pin p lug conne c tor s. I n this c as e, the FC A 202 will b e prov ide d wi th cur ren t via t he main s adapt er.
14 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 3. Operating Ele ments and Connections 3 .1 Fron t panel ( 1) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4) Fig . 3. 1: Fron t pa nel F C A2 02 (1) Y ou c an conn ec t s ta ndar d comm erc ial hea dpho nes t te d wit h a ¼ " TR S jack p lug to t he socket.
15 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 3. 2 Rear panel ( 7) ( 8) ( 9) ( 5) ( 6) Fig . 3.2 b ac k of t he F CA 202 (5) Use th e DC IN s ocke t to conn ec t t he main s adap ter provided. For fur ther information, please caref ully read thro ugh C hapte r 2.
16 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual (12 ) (11 ) (10 ) (13 ) Fig . 3.3: CON TRO L PANEL w in dow.
17 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 3. 3 FCA202 cont rol pan el In addi tio n to th e devi ce dr iver s on t he PC, a CON TROL PANEL is ins ta lled du ri ng the i nst alla tion p ro cess . If you u se an A SIO dri ver, use this s of t w are to co ng ure t he FC A202.
18 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 4. Wor king with t he FCA20 2 4 .1 Devi ce drivers a nd late nc y A devi ce dri ver is an i nter face t hat ensu re s commu nic ati on bet we en th e sof t ware (audi o app lica tio n) and the har dwar e (the FC A202).
19 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 4. 2 The FC A202 in stu dio op erat ion F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 XM8500 XM8500 HPS3000 PC/Mac Sound Module Control Room Out R Control Room Out L Alt 3-4 Outputs.
20 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual T o provide a professional recording interf ace between mixing cons ole an d comp uter, you can u se th e FC A202 in co mbin atio n wit h a suit ab le mix ing co nso le tha t inc lude s sub gro up ou tpu ts .
21 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 4. 3 The FCA202 as a portable laptop recording device Audio Firewir e Phones Out Firewir e 1 MiniMIC MIC800 XM8500 MiniMIC MIC800 B2031A HPS3000 B2031A Laptop F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202 Unbal In 1/L Unbal In 2/R Bal/Unbal Out 2/R Bal/Unbal Out 1/L XM8500 Fig .
22 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual Its s mall di mensi ons m eans th at the F CA 202, in com binat ion wit h a lapto p comp uter, provi des t he id eal so lut ion f or a mob ile reco rdi ng s tud io. All tha t you ne ed is a s mall mi xin g cons ole or t wo mic ro phon e pre ampli er s, s o that yo u ca n conne c t micr oph one s.
23 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual strain relief clamp strain relief clamp sleeve sleeve tip tip sleeve ground/shield sleeve ground/shield tip signal tip signal Fig .
24 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ring cold (-ve) tip hot (+ve) strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ring cold (-ve) tip hot (+ve) Fig . 5.2: B al anc ed j ac k ca bl e wi th ¼" TR S jac k pl ug s 5.
25 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual 6. Specications Unb al I n Soc ket s ¼ " TS jac k s, unb alance d Inpu t imp edan ce ca. 24 kΩ Max . inpu t leve l 2 dBV Bal / U nb al O ut Soc ket s ¼ " TRS j ack s, b alanc ed Out pu t impe danc e ca.
26 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual System Data Frequ enc y r esp ons e 10 Hz to 21 kHz, ± 1 dB @ 4 4. 1 k Hz sa mple r ate 10 Hz to 45 kHz, ± 1 dB @ 96.0 k Hz s ampl e rate Harm onic d ist or ti on 0.01 % t y p. @ - 10 dBV , 1 kHz Cro sst alk - 100 d B @ 0 dBV , 1 kHz Signal t o nois e 100 dB t yp.
27 F- C ONT ROL AUDIO FCA202 U ser Manual FEDERAL COMM UNICA TIONS COMMISSION C OM PLIA NCE INFORMA TION Res po nsi bl e Par t y N ame: MUSIC Gr ou p Se r v ic es US In c . Address: 1891 2 No r th C re ek P ar k wa y, Sui te 20 0 Bo th el l, WA 98011 , USA Phone/Fax No .
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