Connecting Your Scarlett 6I6; Power; Usb; Mac Os Only - Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 User Manual

Connecting your Scarlett 6i6

IMPORTANT: Before you connect your Scarlett 6i6 to your computer,
please complete the software installation according to the
instructions on page 8. This will ensure that the hardware uses the
correct drivers, and will prevent unexpected behaviour.

Power

Your Scarlett 6i6 should be powered from an external 12 V DC, 1 A mains adaptor. A suitable adaptor
is supplied with the unit.
IMPORTANT: We very strongly recommend that you only use the supplied mains adaptor. Failure to
use this adaptor is likely to permanently damage the unit and will also invalidate your warranty.

USB

Your Scarlett 6i6 has a single USB 2.0 port (on the rear panel). Once the software installation is
complete, simply connect it to your computer using the USB cable provided. (Note that Scarlett 6i6 is
a USB 2.0 device, and thus the USB connection requires a USB 2.0-compliant port on your computer.
It will not operate correctly with USB 1.0/1.1 ports.)

Mac OS only:

Your OS should automatically switch the computer's default audio outputs to be the USB port to
which the Scarlett 6i6 is connected. To verify this, go to
that the input and output are set to
Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup

Windows only:

Your OS should automatically switch the computer's default audio outputs to be the USB port to
which the Scarlett 6i6 is connected. To verify this:
• On Windows 7 - go to:
Audio Devices
and ensure that
Driver.
• on Windows 8, navigate to
Manage Audio Devices
2.0 Driver
.
Scarlett 6i6
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Manage
Default Playback
Control Panel
and then select
Default Playback
and ensure that
System Preferences > Sound
. For more detailed setup options on a Mac, open
.
Recording
and are set to
Hardware and Sound > Sound >
Recording
and
, and ensure
Focusrite 2.0
Focusrite
are set to
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