Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AP-012403 del fabbricante M-Audio
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T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 About the Audiophile USB . .
Introduction Congratulations on your pur chase of the Audiophile USB by M-Audio. The Audiophile USB is y our audio and MIDI upgrade for an y PC or Macintosh computer*, utilizing the conv enience of your computer’ s USB port—no tools or computer disassembly is requir ed.
jacks. Alternativ ely , you can connect the r ecord outputs of y our stereo r eceiv er into the Audiophile’ s RCA jacks located on the back panel. Record a digital audio signal from y our D A T , MiniDisc , CD , or external A/D conv erter via the Audiophile’ s coaxial S/PDIF input.
Front Panel Featur es 1. Headphone Out: This is a stereo headphone output on a 1/4” TRS jack. Connect only a ster eo plug to this jack. 2. Headphone Lev el: This knob contr ols the lev el of the stereo output signal sent to the headphone jack.
2. Left Input and Right Input (RCA Analog Inputs): These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sour ces. Each jack is female RCA, compatible with common male RCA cables. When plugs are inserted into the 1/4” jacks, these RC A inputs ar e defeated.
Hardwar e Installation Find a conv enient spot near your computer f or the Audiophile USB.With the Audiophile’ s pow er switched “Off, ” plug the included power suppl y into your wall sock et, and plug its 2.5mm plug into the Audiophile’ s 9V AC 1000 mA Pow er Jack.
4. The Wizard reports that Windows has finished installing the software. Click “Finish”. Y our Audiophile USB is ready for action. After completion of the driver installation, Windows ma y r equire y ou to r estart Windows. If it does request a r estart, r emov e the Drivers CD fr om the CD drive and r espond by clicking “Y es”.
(this is recommended, although OMS will sense that it is on and prompt y ou to turn it off). If you are configuring OMS f or the first time , follow these instructions to configure OMS. 1. In the Opcode folder , which you will find on your har d drive, locate the OMS Applications folder , “then OMS Setup.
13. Go to "System Prefer ences" in the Apple Menu. Select the "Sound" pref erence panel, and click the "Output" tab. Select "M-Audio Sonica Theater" to choose the Sonica Theater as your default output device. Mac OS X Installation is now complete.
On Macintosh: During the driver installation, a dialog box will ask you if y ou wish to place a shortcut to the control panel on y our desktop . Clicking this checkbox will, upon completion of the driver softwar e installation, place a shortcut to the Audiophile USB Control Panel on y our computer’ s desktop .
sampling clock. Continue reading this section f or more inf ormation on making selections in the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Active Channels & Sample Depth: Activation of the Analog and S/PDIF inputs and outputs is done with a set of four check box es.
If you activate both sets of input and output channels, you will notice that the 24-bit setting in the Sample Depth column is gra yed out and the “Maximum sample rate” is shown as 48000 Hz.
W indows Sound System and the Audiophile USB Windows ma y be set up to use the Audiophile as its default audio device, allowing system sounds to be pla y ed through the Audiophile . This also enables you to use the Audiophile with the sound applets included with Windows.
microphone is not r ecommended. Instead, pass the microphone signal through a micr ophone pre-amp (such as the M-Audio T AMP A™, DMP3™, or Audio Bud dy™), and then connect the pre-amp output to the input of the Audiophile USB. Some additional cable and/or cable adaptors ma y also be needed to ensure pr oper connectivity .
low latency monitoring thr ough the application (check y our application’ s documentation for information r egarding input monitoring). If your Windows or Macintosh program is ASIO compliant, lik e .
ASIO Input and Output De vices: If your music pr ogram is ASIO compliant, you ma y use the “USB Audiophile ASIO” driver with your Audiophile USB. Open your music pr ogram and go to the audio setup page.
Audiophile USB MIDI Setup The Audiophile’ s MIDI input and output por ts ma y be connected to external MIDI devices. The following diagram shows connection to a MIDI ke yboard instrument, which is also being used as a sound module .
Tr oubleshooting Prob lem: No sound output. P ossible Cause 1: The Audiophile USB hardware or softwar e device driv ers are not properl y installed. See the installation sections of this manual for further information.
Prob lem: Repetitious Sound. P ossible Cause: An IRQ resource conflict with the USB contr oller and another device (PC only). Often this will result in a small segment of sound (0.5 to 1 second) repeating itself o ver and ov er , sometimes completely locking up the computer .
Prob lem: I am pla ying A C-3 or surr ound sound data fr om a software a pplication on m y computer , sending the data from Audiophile USB S/PDIF Out to m y home theater’ s A C-3 decoder . Howe ver , the decoder does not r ecognize the signal and ther efor e refuses to put out an y audio .
Audiophile USB W arranty M-Audio warrants that this pr oduct is free of def ects in materials and w orkmanship under normal use for a period of One (1) y ear , so long as the product is: owned by the .
Appendix A - T echnical Specifications Analog Audio: P eak Signal, Analog Input: +2dBV P eak Signal, Analog Output: +2dBV Dynamic Range, Inputs: 109dB (A-weighted) Dynamic Range, Outputs: 107dB (A-weighted) THD (at 0dBFS): -92dB (typical) Frequency Response: 22Hz - 22kHz, -0.
Appendix B - Driver/Software Install, Step by Step Wi ndows XP: 1. During this installation, the Audiophile USB must be power ed off. Begin the installation process b y inserting the Drivers CD R OM in y our computer . 2. A Setup window will appear . Click “Next, ” to continue.
5. A third Softwar e Installation window will a ppear . Click “Continue Anywa y . ” 6. An M-Audio USB Audiophile Setup window will appear next. Make sur e both the Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA T ransfer Mode box es ar e check ed, then click “Next.
9. When you ar e completely r estarted and at the desktop, pow er up the USB Audiophile. 10. The New Hardwar e Wizard will appear . Please select “Install the software automaticall y (Recommended), ” then click “Next. ” 11. A Hardware Installation window will come up .
13 Another Windows Logo testing windo w will come up. Once again, click “Continue An ywa y . ” 14. The New Hardwar e Wizard will appear again. Select “Install the software automaticall y (Recommended), ” by clicking on the radio button and then clicking “Next.
17. Open the Windows Contr ol Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar . ” The Audiophile USB will ha ve a small black “M” in the system tray f or easy access to the control panel. W indows 2000: NO TE: Please make sure the Service Pack 3 is installed.
3. Click "Y es, ” to confirm that you wish to continue with the installation. 4. V erify that you ha ve r ead the license agr eement and agree to the terms. Click "Y es," to continue. 5. Windows will need to r estar t y our machine to complete the DirectX 8.
7. A Digital Signature Not F ound window will appear . As this is a r elatively new pr oduct, it has does not ha ve an official Windows Digital Signatur e y et. Rest assured, our USB driv ers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in y our system.
10. Windows will pr ompt you to r estart the computer . Mak e sure that “Y es, r estart m y computer now , ” is checked and then click “Finish, ” to restart. 11. When y ou are completely r estarted and at the desktop, power up the USB Audiophile.
14. The driver is now installed in y our computer . Next, open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar .
3. V erify that you wish to continue installing Dir ectX 8.1 by clicking "Y es. ” 4. V erify that you ha ve r ead the license agr eement and agree to the terms. Click "Y es," to continue. 5. Windows will need to r estar t y our machine to complete the DirectX 8.
7. An M-Audio Setup window will appear next. Mak e sure both Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA T ransfer Mode box es ar e check ed, then click “Next. ” 8. An M-Audio Setup window will come up confirming a successful setup . Click “Next, ” to successfully install the USB Audiophile.
10. When you ar e completely r estarted and at the desktop, power up the USB Audiophile. 11. Open the Windows Contr ol Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar . ” The Audiophile USB will ha ve a small black “M” in the system tray f or easy access to the control panel.
Limited One Y ear Warranty M-Audio warrants that this pr oduct is free of def ects in materials and w orkmanship under normal use for a period of one y ear , so long as the product is: owned by the or.
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