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PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY 

 

 

© 2007, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. 

All Rights Reserved. 

PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a 
period of one year from the date of original retail purchase.  This warranty is enforceable only by the original 
retail purchaser.  To be protected by this warranty, the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed 
warranty card within 14 days of purchase.  During the warranty period PreSonus shall, at its sole and absolute 
option, either repair or replace, free of charge, any product that proves to be defective on inspection by 
PreSonus or its 

authorized service representative

.  To obtain warranty service, the purchaser must first call or 

write PreSonus at the address and telephone number printed below to obtain a Return Authorization Number 
and instructions of where to return the unit for service.  All inquiries must be accompanied by a description of 
the problem.  All authorized returns must be sent to the PreSonus repair facility postage prepaid, insured and 
properly packaged.  PreSonus reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair.  PreSonus reserves the 
right to change or improve the design of the product at any time without prior notice.  This warranty does not 
cover claims for damage due to abuse, neglect, alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel, and is 
limited to failures arising during normal use that are due to defects in material or workmanship in the product.  
Any implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are 
limited in duration to the length of this limited warranty.  Some states do not allow limitations on how long an 
implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.  In no event will PreSonus be liable for 
incidental, consequential or other damages resulting from the breach of any express or implied warranty, 
including, among other things, damage to property, damage based on inconvenience or on loss of use of the 
product, and, to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury.  Some states do not allow the 
exclusion of limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not 
apply to you.  This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from 
state to state.  This warranty only applies to products sold and used in the United States of America.  For 
warranty information in all other countries please refer to your local distributor. 
 
 
 
PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. 
7257 Florida Blvd. 
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 
www.PreSonus.com

Summary of Contents for FP10 - SCHEMA 1

Page 1: ...FP10 2007 PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc All Rights Reserved 24 bit 96k Recording Interface w Eight Microphone Preamplifiers User s Manual Version 1 1...

Page 2: ...t at any time without prior notice This warranty does not cover claims for damage due to abuse neglect alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel and is limited to failures arising durin...

Page 3: ...up 11 2 1 4 Cubase LE Creating a Project 13 2 2 Sample Hookup Diagram 15 2 3 Microphones 16 2 3 1 Condenser 16 2 3 2 Dynamic 16 2 3 3 USB and other types 16 2 4 Using The Preamp Output and Line Input...

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Page 5: ...ct us at 225 216 7887 with any questions or comments you may have regarding your PreSonus FP10 PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed to constant product improvement and we value your suggestions hig...

Page 6: ...d over 2 GB of plug ins drum loops and samples giving you everything you need for professional music recording and production Need more inputs Three FP10 s can be daisy chained for up to 24 simultaneo...

Page 7: ...FP10 package contains the following FP10 Recording Interface 2 meter 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable FP10 Power Supply Software installation discs o PreSonus FP10 Installation Drivers o Cubase LE 4 o P...

Page 8: ...ws OS Microsoft Windows Vista XP with at least SP1 Computer Windows compatible computer with FireWire 400 port CPU Clock Pentium or AMD with 900MHz or higher Dual 1 2 GHz recommended Memory RAM 256 MB...

Page 9: ...ow its prompts If the FP10 Installation does not autorun navigate the Installation CD locate the file FP10_Setup exe and double click its icon to run it 2 Exit all Windows Programs and if your FP10 is...

Page 10: ...e included FireWire cable and turn it on Click Next to continue Multiple FP10 s only Before connecting your FP10 units to your computer connect them together in series daisy chain via FireWire Then co...

Page 11: ...nly Click Continue Anyway to continue the FP10 Installation Click STOP Installation to cancel and exit setup 5 The sync light on your FP10 should be solid blue to indicate it has been successfully ins...

Page 12: ...Core Audio of Mac OS X version 10 3 5 and later 1 Connect your FP10 to your computer s FireWire port and turn it on The sync light should flash a few times 2 Once the sync light remains solid blue you...

Page 13: ...recording mixing and producing your music Insert the Cubase LE installation CD into your computer and run the installer Be sure to keep your CD envelope sleeve handy to reference the serial number dur...

Page 14: ...elect FP10 ASIO Driver from the ASIO Driver dropdown list 4 Click Switch to begin using the FP10 Driver For more help on using Cubase LE 4 read the Getting Started and Operation Manual help documents...

Page 15: ...to record and edit on Follow these simple steps to begin recording your first audio in Cubase LE 1 Plug an XLR microphone or instrument into FP10 channel one and turn on 48V phantom power if needed f...

Page 16: ...When choosing a mono from a stereo pair the left channel is typically the odd numbered channel and the right channel is typically the even numbered channel i e Left is 1 Right is 2 Press F4 on your k...

Page 17: ...long with S PDIF digital input to record a full band This makes recording extremely easy All you need are a few microphones some cables to connect them a musician or two or three or more and the creat...

Page 18: ...an a condenser microphone Ribbon Ribbon microphones are a special type of dynamic microphone and get their name from the thin metal ribbon used in their design Ribbon microphones have very high qualit...

Page 19: ...xternal processor and back into the FP10 The final processed signal can now be recorded using channel 1 or 2 NOTES The line inputs on channels 1 and 2 are normalled to the channel 1 2 preamp outputs s...

Page 20: ...con to open the FP10 Hardware Control Panel 3 1 1 FP10 Advanced Settings Right click on the FP10 Control Panel icon to select between three different computer optimization settings These settings opti...

Page 21: ...s the ASIO buffer size of your FP10 in milliseconds from 1 5 ms to 25 ms Latency is the time it takes for the computer to process audio Lower latency settings demand more CPU resources We recommend yo...

Page 22: ...m power available in groups via push button switches on the front panel The top button turns on phantom power for microphone Inputs 1 to 4 The bottom button turns on phantom power for microphone input...

Page 23: ...ults in a very loud and often distorted audio signal In other words don t plug a line level source into the combo jacks of channels 1 or 2 Input Gain Trim Control This knob provides the following gain...

Page 24: ...l only hear a mix of the analogue inputs Phones The Phones knob controls the amount of volume going to the headphone output on the front of the unit Notice the volume indicator goes to 11 loud use thi...

Page 25: ...y found on laptops you will need a 4 to 6 pin connector to connect your FP10 to your computer The extra FireWire port is available for connecting additional FireWire devices in series such as external...

Page 26: ...ayback All eight Line Outputs can be accessed by your computer and can be used for separate mixes additional speakers external effects processors etc NOTE As of firmware version 2 the FP10 acts as an...

Page 27: ...digital devices sync frame rates Proper word clock sync prevents digital devices from having pops clicks or distortion in the audio signal due to mismatched digital audio transmission If the symbol i...

Page 28: ...n channel then the mic instrument input on channel one will be inactive until the cable is removed from line input 1 Power Issues Q I just bought a FP10 from dealer name goes here in city and state go...

Page 29: ...55 dB Gain 55 dB Gain Control Range 1dB 6 dB to 55 dB Maximum Input Level Unity Gain 1 kHz 0 5 THD N 17 dBu Signal Level LEDs Clip 0 5 dBu 18 dBu Phantom Power 2 VDC 48 VDC Instrument Input channels...

Page 30: ...e Rate 107 dB DAC Dynamic Range Awtd 48 kHz Sample Rate 110 dB Bit Depth 24 Reference Level for 0dBFS 18 dBu Internal Sample Frequency Selections kHz 44 1 48 88 2 96 External Sample Frequency Input S...

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