USER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous volt- operating and maintenance (servicing) age" within the product's enclosure that may be of instructions in the literature accompanying the sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of product. electric shock to persons. 1 Read these instructions. Warning! 2 Keep these instructions. • To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do 3 Heed all warnings. not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture 4 Follow all instructions. and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. should not be placed on this apparatus. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. • This apparatus must be earthed. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. • Use a three wire grounding type line cord Install in accordance with the like the one supplied with the product. manufacturer's instructions. • Be advised that different operating voltages 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other require the use of differ ent types of line apparatus (including amplifiers) that cord and attachment plugs. produce heat. • Check the voltage in your area and use the 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the correct type. See table below: polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type Voltage Line plug according to standard plug has two blades and a third 110-125V UL817 and CSA C22.2 no 42. grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If 220-230V CEE 7 page VII, SR section the provided plug does not fit into your 107-2-D1/IEC 83 page C4. outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 240V BS 1363 of 1984. Specification for 10 Protect the power cord from being walked 13A fused plugs and switched and on or pinched particularly at plugs, unswitched socket outlets. convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. • This equipment should be installed near the 11 Only use attachments/accessories specified socket outlet and disconnection of the device by the manufacturer. should be easily accessible. 12 Use only with the cart, stand, • To completely disconnect from AC mains, tripod, bracket, or table specified disconnect the power supply cord from the AC by the manufacturer, or sold with receptacle. the apparatus. When a cart is • The mains plug of the power supply shall used, use caution when moving the remain readily operable. cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury • Do not install in a confined space. from tip-over. • Do not open the unit - risk of electric shock 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning inside. storms or when unused for long periods of time. Caution: 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service You are cautioned that any change or modifications personnel. Servicing is required when the not expressly approved in this manual could void apparatus has been damaged in any way, your authority to operate this equipment. such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or Service objects have fallen into the apparatus, the • There are no user-serviceable parts inside. apparatus has been exposed to rain or • All service must be performed by qualified moisture, does not operate normally, or has personnel. been dropped. This equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection TABLE OF CONTENTS H H against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radi- S S TABLE OF CONTENTS . 3 I I ate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, L L may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interfer- G G ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or CONTACT DETAILS . 5 N N television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the E E user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by any combination of the following measures: WELCOME . 7 • Relocate or reorient the receiving antenna POWERCORE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . 8 • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver MAC OS . 8 • Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connect- WINDOWS . 8 ed POWERCORE SPECIFICATIONS. 9 POWERCORE COMPACT . 9 If necessary, you can consult a dealer or experienced radio/television technician for additional assis- POWERCORE PCI MKII & UNPLUGGED . 9 tance. POWERCORE EXPRESS . 9 POWERCORE FIREWIRE . 9 PLEASE NOTE: Only equipment certified to comply with Class B (computer input/output devices, POWERCORE X8 . 9 terminals, printers, etc.) should be attached to this equipment, and it must have shielded interface POWERCORE 6000 . 9 cables in order to comply with the Class B FCC limits on RF emissions. INSTALLING . 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE PC. 10 CANADIAN CUSTOMERS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE OSX . 12 This Class B digital apparatus complies with *Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada POWERCORE HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE . 14 PCI MKII, EXPRESS & UNPLUGGED. 14 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares by own FIREWIRE, X8, 6000 & COMPACT . 16 responsibility that the following products: POWERCORE FIREWIRE THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL . 17 POWERCORE COMPACT ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOWS . 17 POWERCORE PCI MKII POWERCORE EXPRESS ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN MAC OS . 17 POWERCORE UNPLUGGED STATUS PAGE . 17 POWERCORE X8 POWERCORE TYPE ICON . 17 POWERCORE 6000 DSP & MEMORY CONSUMPTION . 18 - marked with CE-label are covered by this certificate and conform with the EXPANDED STATUS PAGE . 18 following standards : AUTHENTICATION ID . 18 EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment, including electrical NICKNAME . 18 business (IEC 60950) equipment. RESET. 18 EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance PLUG-INS PAGE . 19 characteristics (CISPR 22) of information technology equipment. FREE TRIAL PERIOD ON OPTIONAL PLUG-INS . 19 EN 55024 Information technology equipment – Immunity characteristics – PLUG-INS . 19 (CISPR 24) Limits and methods of measurement. PLUG-IN TYPE. 19 With reference to regulations in following directives : 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC STATUS. 21 ACTION . 21 Issued in Risskov, September 06 SETUP PAGE. 22 Mads Peter Lübeck SYSTEM INFORMATION . 22 Chief Executive Officer CHECK FOR UPDATE . 22 SYSTEM REPORT. 22 SYSTEM SETUP. 23 POWERCORE / 3 GETTING THE MOST FROM POWERCORE . 24 TROUBLE SHOOTING . 36 BUFFER SIZES . 24 • Where can I download the latest drivers. 36 H H THE DISABLED STATE . 24 • I can run half the number of effects at 96 kHz than I can at 48 kHz .. 36 S S I I 96 kHz PROCESSING . 24 • PowerCore plug-ins don’t show in my applications plug-in selection dialog . 36 L L • I don’t see all PowerCore plug-ins in my native mixer’s inserts, G G LATENCY . 25 sends or master . 36 N N WHAT IS LATENCY? . 25 • Every-time I load a plug-in in LOGIC or DIGITAL PERFORMER, E E NO LATENCY MODE. 25 my application Quits .. 36 LATENCY IN THE MASTER FADER . 25 • The input of my PowerCore plug-in is clipping (and/or I hear distorted audio) . 36 USING POWERCORE PLUG-INS . ..