Tascam FW-1804 - Manual (Page 6)

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TASCAM FW-1804
Installation (Mac OS X 10.2.8 and above)
System Requirements
A G3 or G4 Macintosh (including iMac, eMac, iBook, etc.)
with a FireWire port, running Mac OS X 10.2.8 or above.
Consult your DAW software requirements for RAM,
processor speed, etc.
Perform the installation with the FW-1804 disconnected
from the computer and turned off.
NOTE
• The FW-1804 will NOT operate with any version of
Mac OS X prior to 10.2.8.
• You should visit the TASCAM Web site and check to
see that you have the latest version of the software for
the FW-1804. Download the latest version if necessary
and proceed with the installation.
Installing the Software
1 The OS X image file may be mounted directly from the
CD. If the TASCAM Web site has a later version, down-
load that. Within the image file, there are two installer
packages; one to install, and one to uninstall the FW-
1804 software.
2 Double-click the Installer package.
3 Enter an Administrator name and password if prompted.
4 Follow the instructions on screen to install the software.
5 Restart the computer if necessary.
6 When you plug in the FW-1804 after rebooting the com-
puter, the FW-1804 is recognized by the system.
7 The Control Panel operations are described in the
Owner's Manual, which allow you to set up the Core
Audio inputs and outputs for use in DAW applications,
etc.
8 Use the Sound System Preferences pane to set the
default inputs and outputs for the computer system.
9 You may also want to use the Apple Audio and MIDI
Setup application to define some of the internal gain lev-
els, etc. as well as defining the MIDI setups.
NOTE
• OMS and Free MIDI, etc. are not needed under OS X, as
the FW-1804 uses the Core MIDI features of OS X to
provide the MIDI facilities of the FW-1804 system-wide.