Adaptec AFW-4300 manual

R H AR D WAR E I NSTALLATION G UIDE AFW-4300 400 M BP S F IRE W IRE H OST B US A DAPTER 1394IG.fm Page 12 Thursday, November 9, 2000 8:55 AM[...]

1 W ith the Adapt ec AFW -4300 Host A dapt er (or AFW -4300), you can connect Digital Video (D V ) cam c orders or other devices w ith a 1394 (also kn o w n as FireWir e® or i.LINK ) dig ital interface to an y PC compatible or P ower Ma cintosh ® comput er w ith PCI expansion sl ots. The AF W -4300 is specifie d for a m aximum transmi ssion speed[...]

2 Discharg e any static electr icit y build-up b efore handling t he AFW -4300 by t ouching a g rounded metal object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your c omputer). Af ter y ou turn OFF your c omputer a nd unplug the pow er c ord, rem ove th e cover f rom th e com pu ter . Locate an un used 32-bit or 64-bit PCI e xpans ion slot and[...]

3 In sert the AFW -4300 into the PCI e xpansion slot. Pr ess do wn firmly until the card clicks into place; then replac e the slot cov er screw . W hen installed properl y , the car d should appear level with the expans ion slot, as show n below . Once the AFW - 4300 is installed in your syst em co mplet e the fol low ing ste ps. W indows I nstalla[...]

4 Go in the W indows Device Manager and check to see if the adapter is instal led co r rectly under the IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller sec tion. M aci ntos h I nsta llation Ins er t th e Ins ta l la ti on CD i nto yo ur Mac in tos h CD -RO M dr i ve. Double-click on the Start Installation Her e fil e on y our Installation CD . F ol lo w the in str u[...]

5 F ollo w these st eps to a ttach a Digital V ideo Camera t o y our AFW -4300. Us i n g a s t a n d a r d 6 - t o - 4 - p i n 1 3 9 4 c a b l e , p l u g t h e l a r g e r c o n n e c t o r (6-pin) of the cable into the exte rnal 1394 por t on AFW -4300. Plug the smaller c onnector (4-pin) of the 1394 cable into the 1394 port on y our digital v id[...]

6 Y ou can connect up to 62 1394 devices t o the AFW -4300 in almost a n y configura tion using either 6-to-6-pin or 6-to-4-p in 1394 cables. If y o u hav e any pr oblems while installin g the AFW -4300, check the foll owing ite ms first: • Is the car d seated evenly all the way int o the PC I slot? • Is bus mastering sup port provided and enab[...]

7 • F or the P o wer Macint osh system, v erified that the card is seen by the A pple Sys tem P rofiler ? T o verify that the card is seen by the Apple S ystem P rofiler , follow these steps: 1. Pull do w n from the A pple M enu to Apple S yst em Pr ofiler . 2. Click the Dev ice s an d Vo l u m e s tab . 3. In the w indow that appears, scroll dow[...]

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subje ct to the follo wing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept a ny interferenc e received, includ ing interfer ence that may cause undesir ed operation. Europe an Uni on Com pl ianc e Stat em ent This Information T echnol[...]