Connecting the Instrument to Your PC
The AP2700 con trol soft ware com mu ni cates with the 2700 se ries
instrument through the Au dio Pre ci sion In ter face Bus (APIB). You will have
re ceived one of the fol low ing in ter face adapter op tions with your in stru ment,
as or dered. The in struc tions be low as sume you have al ready in stalled the
AP2700 soft ware on your PC or lap top.
The USB-APIB adapter and cables
Con nect the USB ca ble from a USB 2.0 port on your PC or lap top to the
USB jack on the adapter. Con nect the APIB ca ble from the adapter to your in -
stru ment. Turn on the in stru ment and the PC and launch AP2700.
For best per for mance, we rec om mend that you con nect the USB-APIB
adapter di rectly to the PC USB 2.0 port, and that you do not use a USB hub
for this con nec tion.
USB 1.0 or 1.1 ports or hubs can not be used.
Chapter 2: Installation and Setup for APIB Connecting the Instrument to Your PC
14 Getting Started with Your 2700 Series Instrument