Universal Audio Apollo Twin Customer Support Information

10/8/2015 ApolloTwinSupportPage
http://www.uaudio.com/support/apollotwinsupport#quickstart 3/8
*Exception:OneApolloTwincanbeused
TouseUAD2PCIecards,acompatibleThunderbolttoPCIechassisisrequired
UptotwoUAD2SatelliteFireWireunitsarecompatible
Note:AllcompatibilityinformationforthisdevicestillapplywhenusingUADThunderboltSoftware
AllApollounitsmustbeconnectedviaThunderbolt
ApolloFireWireconnectionsareincompatible
FireWireDeviceCompatibilitywithUADv8ThunderboltSoftware
FireWiredevicessuchasexternalharddrivesarecompatible
FireWiredevicesmaybeconnecteddirectlytothecomputer'sFireWireport(ifavailable)oranavailableThunderboltor
Thunderbolt2portviatheAppleThunderbolttoFireWireAdapter
DeviceDriverandUADPlugInCompatibility
ApolloTwinrequiresMacOSXversion10.8.5andhigher(thelowestOSversionthatsupportsThunderbolt2)
UADPoweredPlugInsare32bitand64bitcompatible
Console2.0isaRetinacompatible64bitapplication
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ThunderboltConnections
ConnectingApolloTwintothecomputer
ConnectApolloTwintoanyavailableThunderboltportontheThunderboltbuswithaThunderboltcable(soldseparately).The
connectioncanbeeitherdirectlytothecomputer'sThunderboltport,ortoanavailableThunderboltportonaThunderbolt
peripheralattachedtothecomputer'sThunderboltport.
Thunderbolt1orThunderbolt2portsanddevicesmaybemixedand/ormatchedforany/allThunderboltconnections.
Note:AllThunderboltdevicesmustbeconnectedtothesameThunderboltportonthecomputer.
ApolloTwincannotbebuspoweredviaThunderbolt.Theincludedexternalpowersupplymustbeused.
SeetheApolloThunderboltsupportpageforspecificinstructionsonhowtoconnectandusetwoormoreApollounitstogether.
UniversalAudioThunderboltdevicesaretestedwithauthenticAppleThunderboltCablesandThunderboltOpticalCablesby
Corning.Usingoffbrandcablesmaycauseunpredictableresults.
ConnectingadditionalThunderboltperipherals
UniversalAudioThunderboltdevicesareofficiallycertifiedasThunderboltcompliantandarethereforecompatiblewithother
certifiedThunderboltdeviceswhenusedinthesamechain.
TheStartechThunderboltDockingStationistestedinhouseandisknowntobecompatiblewithUAThunderboltdevices.This
devicehasanHDMIdisplayoutputwhichcanbeusedforanexternaldisplaytofreetheThunderboltportforApolloTwin.
AllThunderboltdevicesmustbeconnectedtothesameThunderboltportonthecomputer.
TheThunderboltprotocolsupportsamaximumofsixThunderboltperipheralsperThunderboltbus.
ThunderboltandMiniDisplayPort
ForgeneralinformationaboutThunderboltportsanddisplays,seeApple'sThunderboltportsanddisplaysFAQ.
ApolloTwincannotbeusedbyconnectingittoaMiniDisplayPortconnector.AlthoughThunderboltandMiniDisplayPort
deviceshavethesamephysicalconnector,theunderlyingcommunicationprotocolusedbythesedevicesisdifferent.
Thetypeofdeviceportcanbedeterminedbytheiconnexttotheport.Thunderboltportshavea"lightningbolt"icon,whileMini
DisplayPortportshavea"display"icon.Thedifferencebetweentheseportsandiconsisshownintheillustrationbelow.
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin Specifications

General

Brand	Universal Audio
Model	Apollo Twin
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English