Lynx Studio LynxONE - Manual (Page 24)

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Troubleshooting
When I connect the LynxONE analog outputs to the MIC inputs on my
Mackie mixer I hear distortion.
The MIC inputs are being overdriven. Even with the mic gain adjusted to its lowest
setting, the maximum signal level that the MIC inputs of the smaller Mackie mixers
can handle is +14 dBu. In the +4 dBu trim setting, the LynxONE is capable of delivering
a +20 dBu signal. To solve this problem use 1/4” line inputs of the mixer. This requires
the use of XLR to TRS adapters as described in the “External Connections” section.
I connect my microphone directly to the LynxONE Analog Input
connectors, but the level is very low, what is going on?
The LynxONE Analog Input connectors should be connected line level devices only.
To record from a microphone, first route the signal through a micrphone pre-amplifier
or mixer and then into the LynxONE.
Where on the LynxONE do I connect my internal CD-ROM drive?
The LynxONE has no connector for an internal CD-ROM drive. We recommend using
digital audio extraction software to capture the audio data from your CD’s and saving
it to your hard disk drive as .WAV files. Using this method, the audio files can be
played back using the D/A converters on the LynxONE which have far superior
performance to those found in most CD-ROM drives. If your CD-ROM/DVD drive
can reliably extract digital audio then you could use Windows Media Player (Version 7
or higher) to extract digital audio from CDs and play it in real-time with no physical
connection between the LynxONE and the CD-ROM drive.
Can I leave my current sound card in my computer while using the
LynxONE?
You may leave your existing sound card in your computer as long as you have a free
PCI slot and interrupt for the LynxONE. You may need to reconfigure certain software
to access the LynxONE instead of your existing sound card. Please refer to the “Working
with Third Party Applications” section for details.
When I look at the LynxONE resources using Windows 95 Device Manager,
the computer hangs.
This is a bug in Windows 95. The computer is not actually hung, it is just scanning a
very large portion of memory. If you wait a couple of minutes, it will come back to
life! The only fix we know of is to upgrade to Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
(950B) or Windows 98.
Can the LynxONE share interrupts with other devices?
The LynxONE is able to share interrupts with other PCI devices, as long as the other
PCI device’s driver is written correctly to share interrupts. The LynxONE is not able
to share interrupts with ISA devices (such as a modem, serial port, printer port, keyboard
or mouse). The BIOS on many motherboards require the user to manually reserve an
interrupt (IRQ) for an ISA device. If this is not done the BIOS may assign an ISA
device and a PCI device the same interrupt which results in a conflict.