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 Important Hints to the Marc X driver version 1.05 for Windows 2000/XP
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1. System Requirements
2. New Installation
2. Driver Update Windows XP
3. Driver Update Windows 2000
4. What's new

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  1. System Requirements
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* Windows 2000 SP1 or Windows XP
* Pentium II 350 MHz or comparable AMD processor

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  2. New Driver Installation
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* A detailed description of all necessary steps can you find in
  Marc X users manual

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  3. Driver Update Windows XP
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* Ensure that you are logged on with administrator rights
* Open Windows Device Manager
* Select the Marc X driver entry, right click there and choose "Update driver"
* Then choose the option which allows you to install a driver from a 
  selectable source folder and click "Next"
* Select the path to the driver click "Next" and continue the installation 
  when you get a warning because of the lack of an windows-logo-test.
* The windows hardware assistant then starts copying the files. Never override 
  a newer version of a file with an older version.
* Restart windows to get the new driver active

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  4. Driver Update Windows 2000
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* Ensure that you are logged on with administrator rights
* Open Windows Device Manager
* Double click the Marc X driver entry
* Choose the tab "Driver" and click the button "Update driver"
* Follow the instructions of the windows hardware assistant and choose the option 
  "Search for a driver" and select the folder where you have copied the 
  driver files
* Windows device manager will find first the older driver. Therefore activate 
  the checkbox "Install another driver" and click "Next"
* The a list of all known drivers appears. Choose the latest version of the
  driver and click  "Next".
* Now follow the instructions of the windows hardware assistant again and 
  never override a newer version of a file with an older version.
* Restart windows to get the new driver active

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  5. What's new
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Version 1.05:

* New: Solo State Display in Mixer Master Section
* New: Now, the level displays are equipped with a red range at theirs >buttom< end.
  If a red range illuminates, the level of this channel cannot be displayed because
  of inproper clock settings.
* Master Level display now shows the level correctly even if the Master Output Level
  is decreased below 0 dB.
* Active Mute in the channels now also switchs off the level display of the channel
* Level display in mixer and outputs are now more precise
* MME/DirectSound/ASIO
  - Output Volume limited to 0 dB (previously to +6dB which may cause distortions)
* ASIO Direct Monitoring:
  - Analog Output Volume is now controlled digitally by the DSP Mixer instead of
    the DA chip.
* If "Choose Clock Source automatically" (see Settings) is active, now the driver 
  only switchs the clock if necessary, when the mixer window opens.
* If the Clock Source is set manually (see Settings), the driver will not switch the
  clock in any case. If recording or level analysis from S/PDIF or ADAT Input is not
  possible with the current clock, the driver denies it.
* Multiple Card Support: several problems solved
* The settings for TOSLINK Output and Wordclock Output are now restored correctly
  when the system restarts or an ASIO application start/ends.
* Uninstaller program "mx_nt5_ui.exe" included.


Version 1.04:

* Mixer now controls the input channels correctly
* Several level display issues solved
* ADAT input signals are now switched off, if "no lock" is detected
* Recording channels L/R now in the right order
* Manual clock source selection now works correctly even if the option 
  "Every clock synchronized" is inactive.  
* The analog extender channels (Analog 3-4, Analog 5-6) can now be used even
  if the extender is not installed. This way you have two additional stereo 
  playback devices, whose signals are playback inputs in the Marc X Mixer, and
  the can be a part of a sum routed to any physical output. Recording from
  the analog extender channels without having the extender installed results 
  in an "silence" track/wave.
* ASIO "Init failed in kernel mode" was caused by a very, very strict error
  handling of the driver, who checked the availability and validity of a
  recording/playback device before activation. This error handling is now
  more relaxed and therefore the following errors are ignored:
  * No lock at a digital input device (ADAT or S/PDIF)
  * Samplerate of an external clock (or digital input signal) does not match 
    with the required clock.
  * Analog Extender should be activated but is not connected
  * Marc X is in use with another sample rate than the required sample rate.
  * Non-ADAT-Mode is active but an ADAT device should be activated

  The following errors will cause the ASIO driver to stop its work with the
  error message "Init failed in kernel mode".
  * A requested device is in use by another application
  In this case end all audio applications and setup each single application
  that a single playback/recording device is used by one single application at
  the same time only.

Version 1.03:

* First public release

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Leipzig 08-29-03