The Mini-Me FireWire requires a powered 6-pin FireWire port. Many laptops running Windows only have 4-pin FireWire ports. These are not compatible with Mini-Me FireWire.

Though the Mini-Me can convert at sample rates up to 96 kHz via the AES and S/PDIF output, the USB driver can only accommodate sample rates up to 48 kHz. Because of the bandwidth limitations of the USB bus, 96 kHz recording is not possible

The ADAT optical connection on the 003 only supports 44.1 and 48 kHz. The 003 does not support the S/MUX protocol, so recording at 88.2 and 96 kHz is not possible using the 003's optical connection.

If the Mini-Me's monitoring control is set to "DIR" (direct), then the 1/8" headphone output will serve as a direct output before the A/D conversion stage. In that case, the headphone output will serve as a level send to your video camera.

Pro Tools LE requires that you have an M-Box, 001, 002, or 003 to run the software, but you can send the digital outputs of the Mini-Me into any one of these devices to achieve a better A/D conversion quality.

In order for the Mini-Me to be incorporated within a larger digital system, the Mini-Me must be the clock master. This is not a bad thing, as the Mini-Me's internal crystal provides a stable clock source. 

By design, the USB return signal can not be fed to the digital outputs on the Mini-Me. You can do this by feeding the headphone outputs back into the analog inputs of the Mini-Me and setting the monitoring knob to the DIR (direct) position.

The Mini-Me's gain knobs must be on the Mic setting. This is done by turning the gain until it clicks out of Line Input mode. By pushing the power switch to the right for 3-5 seconds the power LED will turn red indicating phantom power is on.

The Mini-DAC is designed to be able to send and receive audio to and from the USB port. Connect one of the Mini-Me's digital outputs to a digital input on the Mini-DAC. Set the digital source of the Mini-DAC to USB and launch the desired application.

The sample rate knob in fact does not affect the USB output. Since the USB output can perform sample rate conversion, the sample rate knob only affects the digital outputs (AES and S/PDIF). Thus you can set the digital outputs to be at 24-bit, 96 kHz operation while sending a 16-bit, 48 kHz signal to the computer at the same time.

ID (inner) = 2.1 mm; OS (outer) = 5.47 mm

Apogee does not support using PCMCIA cards or ExpressCard FireWire adapters. The unit must be connected directly to a powered 6-pin FireWire port on your computer.