FFCS Control Panel
Contents
Install USB Drivers
- If you haven't already done so, install the USB drivers for the simulated FFCS (part# 10906):
Install FFCS Control Panel
- Download the following zip file, unzip it and launch the setup.exe file:
- Follow the instructions during the installation process.
Disable the Microphone Input
The USB driver for the FFCS creates two audio inputs for recording: microphone and line-in. The FFCS hardware is designed to only use the line-in device for recording and does not use the microphone device. To avoid conflicts with the two input devices, it is recommended that the microphone input device be disabled so that the line-in input device is the only recording device available for the FFCS USB driver. Perform the following steps to disable the microphone input device:
- Open the Windows Sound Control Panel
- Select the Recording tab to view the available recording devices. At a minimum you should see a device labeled "Microphone - eMDee Audio Device 0" and a device labeled "Line - eMDee Audio 0".
- Disable the microphone device by right-clicking on it and selecting "Disable" as shown in the following image:
You should also set the audio levels for the input and output devices by right-clicking on the device and selecting "Properties". Click on the "Levels" tab in the Properties window to set the volume for each device. For this application, a volume level of 70 is a good level to begin withe for each device. The levels can be adjusted later for personal preference.
Using the FFCS Control Panel
- Launch the FFCS Control Panel using the desktop shortcut or by launching the program directly from the installed folder: C:\Program Files\FfcsCPanel\FfcsCPanel.exe.
- The main window of the application has a tabbed window with two tabs. The first tab shows the current state of the FFCS switches:
- The items in this tab are read-only and cannot be modified directly by the user. The status of the four controls on this page should show the current state of the FFCS hardware. If you change a switch setting on the FFCS hardware panel, you should see the setting change on the FFCS Control Panel.
- The second tab allows customization of the microphone input:
