M-AUDIO Delta TDIF - Manual (Page 11)

Verifying Delta Control Panel Software
Installation, PC and Mac
In Windows, open the Windows Control Panel (do so via Start | Settings
| Control Panel ). If your Delta TDIF hardware and Delta Control Panel
software are properly installed, the Windows Control Panel should
display an "M Audio Delta H/W" icon. By double-clicking on that icon,
you can launch the Delta Control Panel software. For convenience, you
may also create a shortcut on your desktop by dragging a copy of the "M
Audio Delta H/W" icon from the Control Panel to your Windows
desktop using your mouse or trackball. After completing the drag
operation, a dialog box will ask you if you wish to create a shortcut --
click on ‘Yes’. Once the shortcut is installed, all you have to do is double-
click on the shortcut icon on your desktop to launch the Delta Control
Panel software.
On the Macintosh : The Delta Control Panel may be placed anywhere on
your hard drive, or any partition of your hard drive that you find
convenient. Once the control panel file has been dragged from the CD
onto your hard drive, you may double click it to launch the Delta Control
Panel software. You may create an alias to the control panel by
highlighting it, then holding Apple key+M. This alias can then be placed
on your desktop.
NOTE: When using a music software program that is ASIO capable,
launch the Delta Control Panel software from within that program.
Some of the control panel functions will be controlled from within
that program, such as master clock setting and sample rate, so it
is desirable to launch the music program first, and then the Delta
Control Panel from the the program’s “launch” or “control panel”
button. Without the music program open however, it is okay to
open the Delta panel from your desktop or other location.
Delta System Basics
Delta TDIF’s Inputs/Outputs
The Delta TDIF PCI Audio Card’s inputs and outputs are compatible
with a wide variety of audio products. The 25-pin D-sub connector on the
PCI host card interfaces to one TDIF device via a TDIF approved cable.
One TDIF cable carries 16 channels of audio data (8 “in” and 8 “out”),
plus a TDIF sync signal. TDIF is a digital audio standard created by
Tascam, and is generally associated with Tascam digital audio products
or with devices that provide this TDIF technology. Such devices might
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