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WARRANTY 

 

EGO SYStems Inc. warrants the return policy to its original purchaser as follows; All EGO SYS 

products, under normal use, will be free from faulty as long as the purchaser owns this product.  

The terms of warranty is 15 months to EGO SYS distributors considering a 3-month temporary 

stock period ahead of being sold to the end user. Therefore, the actual terms of warranty is 12 

months to the end user.  

EGO SYS will, at its sole option, repair or replace a product, which is found to be defective. This 

warranty shall be null and void if, in the sole opinion of EGO SYS, a product failure is the result 

of misuse, abuse, modification, or misapplication. 

Except as expressly provided above, EGO SYS products are provided 'as is' without any kind of 

warranty. No claim is made for merchantability or fitness for any purpose. 

In no event will EGO SYS be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages 

arising out of use of the product. 

The purchaser must contact EGO SYS or its regional representative to receive prior approval 

before returning a faulty unit. All such returns must be shipped to EGO SYS' headquarters in 

Seoul, Korea as being packaged in the original or equivalent protective packaging material (Rack, 

PCI card, Power Cables, connection cables), with freight prepaid and adequate insurance.    

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Summary of Contents for INCA88

Page 1: ...y or fitness for any purpose In no event will EGO SYS be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of use of the product The purchaser must contact EGO SYS or its regional representative to receive prior approval before returning a faulty unit All such returns must be shipped to EGO SYS headquarters in Seoul Korea as being packaged in the original or equivalent...

Page 2: ...INCA88 2 For technical support contact Audiotrak www audiotrak net support audiotrak net Second Edition September 2002 All features and specifications subject to change without notice ...

Page 3: ...al devices 23 1 INCA88 INPUT OUTPUTS 23 INCA88 External Connection Box 25 2 BASIC CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE 28 5 INCA88 Control Panel 37 NORMAL MODE 38 1 INPUT SELECT 40 2 MIC PREAMP 41 3 INPUT LEVEL FADER LEVE METER 41 4 WAVE OUT LEVEL FADER LEVEL METER 42 5 MASTER OUT FADER 44 6 HEADPHONE AND MONITOR BUTTON 44 7 PULL DOWN MENU BAR 44 MONITORING MODE 46 1 INPUT SELECT 47 2 MIC PREAMP 47 3 ...

Page 4: ...HONE AND MONITOR BUTTON 49 7 PULL DOWN MENU BAR 49 6 Using Direct Wire with driver version 3 60 or higher 50 7 Setting in Application 55 1 WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA SETUP 56 2 5 1 CHANNEL DVD PLAYER SETUP POWERDVD SETUP 57 2 ASIO 2 0 CUBASE CUBASIS NUENDO 59 3 CAKEWALK 62 4 SOUND FORGE 64 5 WAVE LAB 65 ...

Page 5: ...ort full compatibility These drivers have caused chaos for users and the performance varies from driver to driver Also the advent of Windows 2000 adds another hardware and software compatibility issue for the users AUDIOTRAK employs the E WDM driver to provide a new solution for users in to take advantage of newer Windows versions and concentrate on their work not their system The INCA88 will lead...

Page 6: ...ing The INCA88 is compatible with multi track recording software such as Cakewalk Cubase Cubasis and Nuendo mastering software such as Sound Forge and Wave Lab software sampler like GigaSampler and GigaStudio and most Virtual Synthesizers and Virtual Instruments As the evolution of the computer system continues digital audio is becoming more and more common With the INCA88 you can complete your De...

Page 7: ... need a DVD ROM and DVD player software to build a high quality surround system using a Dolby Surround DVD player in your computer Also you can produce surround audio with software capable of producing surround sound The INCA88 supports full duplex 8 channel recording and playback that is suitable for multi track recording In multi track recording you can record multiple tracks in your software wh...

Page 8: ...orts various sampler rates from 32kHz to 44 1kHz to 48kHz Specifically the INCA88 detects your sample rate automatically to select the appropriate sample rate You will just need to set up the sample rate in your software to have the INCA88 set it accordingly The INCA88 inputs Analog Mic CD ROM are connected to analog outputs in order to monitor inputs by the internal mixer Also it is capable of mo...

Page 9: ...he Mic inputs have built in mic preamps that amplify the mic input signal to the proper level where you can monitor or record This allows the user to have more flexibility in the digital recording environment Also the mic inputs provide 12V Phantom Power that supply 12 V electrical power to condenser mics The users can connect a mic directly into INCA88 Mic input without an external power supply T...

Page 10: ...building the communication channel 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To take advantage of the INCA88 and its full capacity the computer specifications are very important Even though the INCA88 is built to have low CPU dependability the computer needs to meet some requirements in order to get maximum performance The INCA88 is not just a simple soundcard but a multimedia digital audio device with various functi...

Page 11: ...her components in the computer can be easily damaged by electrical shock You need to use an anti static device that can discharge the static electricity of your body to avoid potential static damage to the cards 1 The AUDIOTRAK INCA88 PCI card is placed into the anti static plastic pouch as it is packaged Do not open the pouch before you install the card 2 Turn off the computer power and remove th...

Page 12: ...er user s manual to remove the cover Picture 2 2 4 To avoid possible static shock to the computer parts discharge it by touching the computer case or something grounded We recommend you to use an anti static device such as an anti static wrist band 5 When you need to hold the INCA88 PCI card please hold it on the guide Do not grab the card by the board ...

Page 13: ...ctual PCI slot please read the following Picture 2 4 There are 3 kinds of slots in recent computers The PCI slot is most common and is used for different types of devices from the soundcard to the modem Usually the PCI slot is the white colored slot The ISA slot is used in older computers and it is marked with a black slot The ...

Page 14: ...NCA88 14 AGP slot is only for the videocard and is the most recent type of slot It is marked with a brown slot and is located close to the CPU It will be not too hard to find the PCI slot for the INCA88 ...

Page 15: ...t please remove the guide using the proper screwdriver Picture 2 5 3 Next put the INCA88 PCI card into the slot and make sure it is placed in the slot correctly The card will fit into your slot and then tighten the screw Picture 2 6 4 Close the computer case ...

Page 16: ...INCA88 16 5 After finishing the installation of the PCI card connect it to the breakout box using the provided cable Picture 2 7 ...

Page 17: ...The installation steps under Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and XP are a little bit different from each other Setting up under Windows ME and Windows 2000 is described here Installtion under Windows 2000 1 After the hardware installation turn on your computer Windows will automatically recognize the INCA88 showing the message that it detected a PCI Multimedia Audio Device 2 The Add new hardw...

Page 18: ...table driver for my device recommended Picture 3 2 4 Specify the location of the driver Insert the provided CD into the CD Rom drive and select CD Rom drive If it s failed You can also copy the Inca88 driver to your hard disk Picture 3 3 ...

Page 19: ...ue Anyway Though the message is appeared the driver is completely tested and verified by manufacturer ESI and safe to use it Windows will continuously install from Inca88 E WDM Wave 1 to Wave 6 And finally Windows will recognize and install Inca88 Midi Miditrak 2120 Optional MIDI Interface Even though several devices will be recognized and installed just follow step by step When your system keeps ...

Page 20: ...INCA88 20 Picture 3 5 Picture 3 6 ...

Page 21: ...AUDIOTRAK 21 Picture 3 7 Picture 3 8 ...

Page 22: ...stalled and Windows will ask you to restart the system Restart the computer Picture 3 9 10 After rebooting go to My computer Control panel System Device Manager Check the devices INCA88 and INCA media bridge under Sound Video and Game controllers ...

Page 23: ...uipment However as long as you understand the basics of making a connection you can adapt it to more complex connections 1 INCA88 Input Outputs The INCA88 consists of a PCI card and a breakout connection box The PCI card can be connected to an external box by its connection port Analog connections are made using its breakout box The SPDIF digital output is located on the PCI card There is a connec...

Page 24: ...o output as output 7 and 8 to send out the desired audio to digital output Even though the same RCA cable is used the digital output is different from analog The digital output uses 1 RCA port to send out a stereo signal whereas analog needs to use a couple of ports to send out the stereo signal 3 Optical SPDIF output The INCA88 has a stereo digital output in optical format You can connect it to a...

Page 25: ...ening pleasure An audio CD can be played in your CD Rom that sends out an analog signal to the INCA88 through this connection Use the proper cable to connect to a CD Rom and enjoy CD audio from the INCA88 6 Miditrak 2120 Connector The INCA88 can be expanded to an audio and MIDI interface by attaching the optional Miditrak 2120 from AUDIOTRAK The INCA88 will have 2 in 2 out 32 channel MIDI function...

Page 26: ...ity These mic inputs are equipped with mic preamps and phantom power 3 Analog outputs 1 8 The Analog Outputs of the INCA88 are the main outputs to send out the signal processed by the INCA88 The INCA88 provides 8 analog outputs for the convenience of users Outputs are 10dBV unbalanced analog using a 1 4 phone jack You can connect to an amp or a mixer CAUTION The INCA88 operates in 2 different mode...

Page 27: ... Input monitoring inputs 1 8 will be monitored by outputs 1 8 Picture 4 3 Picture 4 3 Analog outputs 1 8 This Normal mode will be used for Dolby Surround 5 1channel Outputs will be turned into a surround setting automatically as you play Dolby Surround supporting DVD Picture 4 4 Picture 4 4 Dolby Surround 5 1channel ...

Page 28: ...ious uses This means there are many different ways to connect other devices to the INCA88 Even more it has 16 channels of audio inputs and outputs that make connections a bit confusing However once you understand the basics you have flexibility in making several types of connections 1 Analog inputs 1 8 take signals into the INCA88 and the computer A regular CD player MD and any other analog source...

Page 29: ...29 can be used for the intents and purposes of the user A total of 8 inputs will provide superior flexibility to users in their audio work environment Picture 4 6 Picture 4 6 Example of usage of Analog inputs 1 8 ...

Page 30: ... to connect up to two mics at the same time A dynamic mic or condenser mic that needs phantom power can also be connected You can record a voice or musical instruments such as guitar bass and piano Picture 4 7 Example of usage of Mic inputs ...

Page 31: ...roperties This Normal mode is usually used for multiple outputs when you use a mixer or a multi track recorder You can use these in multi track recording programs such as Cubase and Cakewalk Picture 4 8 Normal mode will also be used for the INCA88 5 1channel Dolby surround sound system By playing Dolby Surround supporting DVDs the INCA88 will go into Surround setup automatically You need to connec...

Page 32: ...INCA88 32 Picture 4 8 Analog 1 8 outputs ...

Page 33: ...AUDIOTRAK 33 Picture 4 9 Dolby Surround 5 1 channel setting ...

Page 34: ... Outputs 1 2 become the INCA88 Stereo Master Output The INCA88 output sources will come out of this stereo master output Both Outputs 3 and 4 become a stereo headphone output to use 2 pairs of headphones The same signal will come out of the master output and the two headphones sets Picture 4 10 ...

Page 35: ...AUDIOTRAK 35 Picture 4 10 Monitoring Mode ...

Page 36: ...AT or CD Recorder These two ports Coaxial and Optical will send out the same signal as that of analog outputs 7 8 The signal is a stereo signal in S PDIF format So you can connect S PDIF compatible devices suce as an MD DAT or CD Recorder to transfer audio data with minimal signal loss Picture 4 11 Picture 4 11 Digital outpus ...

Page 37: ...8 hardware and software you can see the icon INCA88 icon in the system tray This is the INCA88 control panel icon and the control panel will be launched as you click on this icon The INCA88 Control Panel operates in 2 different modes They are explained in the previous chapter You can go into the different mode by pressing the Headphone and Monitor button on the control panel 1 Normal Mode Headphon...

Page 38: ...ce the signals coming into the INCA88 will be recorded onto your hard disk If you wish to monitor inputs and record at the same time please choose Monitoring Mode You cannot use headphone outs in Normal Mode Normal Mode can be used for 5 1 channel Dolby Surround Sound system For surround sound there is no additional setup required As you play a DVD movie with a software DVD player the INCA88 outpu...

Page 39: ...AUDIOTRAK 39 Please refer to the chart and previous chapter 4 2 Basic connection to external devices Picture 5 2 INCA88 control panel in Normal Mode ...

Page 40: ...r inputs 3 4 in Input Select on the INCA88 Control Panel 2 Select INCA88 Audio Driver 2 for your recording source in Cakewalk 1 LINE line input select If Line is selected for inputs 1 2 and 3 4 in Input Select on the INCA88 Control Panel the INCA88 will take the 10dBV line input as its source The rest of the inputs inputs 5 6 7 8 will always take the 10dBV line input as its source 2 MIC Mic input ...

Page 41: ...e INCA88 input without going through an external mixer or an additional mic preamp You can turn the mics on and off that are connected to the inputs 1 and 3 individually Again the INCA88 provides 12V phantom power to the mic 3 Input Level Fader Leve Meter The Input Level Fader will control the input volume level of inputs 1 8 of the INCA88 All 8 input level faders work in the same way 1 Level Fade...

Page 42: ...the inputs 3 Input Level Indicator The Level Indicator shows the current level set for the input By comparing these you can set up the input level with external devices and other inputs You can adjust it by moving the input level fader 4 Wave Out Level Fader Level Meter The Wave Out Level Fader is the output volume control fader that controls outputs 1 8 of the INCA88 All 8 level faders act the sa...

Page 43: ...Level meter displays the signal level of the wave signal You can see the level of each output to compare them and adjust the level on the basis of these meters If you wish to send out a wave file to an external device refer to the level meters to adjust the signal to the proper level 3 Output Level Indicator The Output Level Indicator shows the current level setting for each of the outputs You can...

Page 44: ...onsists of a File menu and a Config menu 1 File Exit File Exit will terminate the INCA88 Control Panel but it will not shut down the Control Panel You can launch the Control Panel by clicking on the INCA88 icon in the system tray 2 Config Mouse Wheel The Config Mouse Wheel will control the mouse wheel adjustment When you use the mouse wheel to adjust the volume level the adjustment step is set to ...

Page 45: ...e This will decide the latency of the INCA88 The INCA88 provides 4 different sample buffer size 64 sample 128 sample 256 sample and 512 sample In general 64 sample buffer size results in 3 milisecond of latency 5 Config Factory Default This returns all INCA88 configurations to their default setting 6 Always On Top This will set the INCA88 Control Panel to always display over other windows If this ...

Page 46: ... sound and create a time gap in the monitoring process latency By using hardware direct monitoring monitoring sound is as close as the inputs You can record inputs regardless of the monitoring Also you can use headphones for monitoring CAUTION In Monitoring Mode the INCA88 outputs 1 8 perform different functions 1 2 output become the master monitoring outputs Outputs 3 and 4 each become the stereo...

Page 47: ...rce your input will be incorrect For example if you select Mic input but you actually use Line input your input signal is too loud and distorted and could possibly damage your amp or speaker To change the input source between MIC LINE CD you need to select the input source first and turn off the M button at the bottom of the Input Level Fader 2 MIC PREAMP The setting of Mic Preamp is the same as t...

Page 48: ...ll be sent to the stereo Master output 1 2 when the button is engaged You can monitor selected Wave outs through the master output 1 2 and the headphone outputs 3 and 4 CAUTION The Wave Out Level Fader can be misunderstood to control the outputs of INCA88 that comes from output ports 1 8 Especially in Monitoring Mode it could be confusing The Wave Out Fader 1 2 controls the level of the device Wav...

Page 49: ...te the master output The button will turn into M and it will mute all the analog outputs 6 Headphone and Monitor button By pressing this button INCA88 will go into two different modes When the button is engaged it is in Monitoring Mode When it is not engaged it is in Normal Mode 7 Pull down Menu Bar All the settings are the same as in Normal Mode ...

Page 50: ...ferent drivers As you can see MME Multi MME ASIO and GSIF indicate driver names of WT192M Along the vertical channel indicate number output and input ports of each driver are showed Just click desired output number of the driver and drag it to the input of the driver you want to record the source MME section means normal application s I O ex WinAmp WaveLab Cakewalk Multi MME section means SONAR Po...

Page 51: ...AUDIOTRAK 51 EX1 Recording from Winamp to WaveLab EX2 Recording from Winamp to Sonar EX3 Recording from Winamp to Cubase ...

Page 52: ...INCA88 52 EX4 Recording from Sonar to Cubase or Vice versa EX5 Recording from Power DVD 5 1 to Sonar ...

Page 53: ...AUDIOTRAK 53 EX6 Recording from Power DVD 5 1 to Cubase EX7 Recording from GigaStudio to Sonar ...

Page 54: ...INCA88 54 EX8 Recording from GigaStudio to Cubase ...

Page 55: ...the multimedia setup of the Windows Control Panel Also the INCA88 can be used with digital audio software to perform hard disk recording This chapter includes the set up guide for some common recording software Especially the INCA88 uses the E WDM driver that supports the audio dedicated drivers such as MME and ASIO This chapter only contains the basic setup for some of the software For more detai...

Page 56: ...o tab Select the INCA88 Audio Driver as your Playback and Recording device When you see four INCA88 drivers INCA88 Audio Driver 1 4 select proper device for your setting The INCA88 Audio Driver 1 represents the Input and Output ports 1 and 2 Driver 2 represents 3 and 4 and so forth For example if you select the INCA88 Audio Driver 3 your input and output ports are 5 and 6 Picture 6 1 Windows 98SE ...

Page 57: ...ound sound Go to My Computer Control Panel Multimedia and select INCA88 Audio Driver 5 1 ch as your Playback and Record device You will see the INCA88 Audio Driver 1 2 3 4 and 5 1ch on the list The INCA88 Audio Driver 1 is the input and output ports 1 and 2 Drver 2 is 3 and 4 and so forth The INCA88 Audio Driver 5 1 ch is the driver that works with software DVD players to enable 5 1 channel surrou...

Page 58: ...T SPEAKER 1 2 Front Left Front Right 3 4 5 6 Rear Left Rear Right 7 8 Center Sub Woofer In PowerDVD select Configuration on the PowerDVD interface Press the Audio tab select Use WaveOut and Dolby Surround Picture 6 4 ...

Page 59: ...IO2 0 driver from Steinberg It works perfectly with Cubase Cubasis and Nuendo For your hard disk recording Cubase After launching Cubase go to System under Audio menu Select ASIO 2 INCA for the ASIO Device and INCA88 Clock for the Audio Clock Source Picture 6 2 Cubase Setup ...

Page 60: ...om Audio menu and ASIO 2 INCA88 from ASIO Device Select INCA88 Clock as your Audio Clock Source Picture 6 3 Cuasis Setup CAUTION Cubasis included in this package has a limitation on the number of output ports and other functions You can upgrade to CubaseVST to use more functions ...

Page 61: ...CA88 with Nuendo select Device Setup from the Devices menu then VST Multitrack under Devices Select the Setup tab on the right side Choose ASIO 2 INCA88 as your ASIO Driver and INCA88 Clock as your Clock Source Picture 6 4 Nuendo setup ...

Page 62: ...tomatically start Wave Profiler to set a buffer size In Cakewalk select Audio from Options Check to see if the INCA88 is selected as Input Drivers and Output Drivers under Drivers tab Also check to see that the INCA88 Audio Driver is selected as Timing Master under the General tab Picture 6 5 Cakewalk Setup 1 ...

Page 63: ...AUDIOTRAK 63 Picture 6 6 Cakewalk Setup 2 ...

Page 64: ...Preferences then Wave tab Choose INCA88 Audio Driver as your Playback and Record device Since Sound Forge is 2 track software though the INCA88 has 4 stereo input and output ports you need to choose only one of INCA88 s Audio Driver such as 1 2 3 or 4 Picture 6 7 Sound Forge Setup ...

Page 65: ... bar Choose INCA88 Audio Driver as the Playback and Live Input Recording device in Audio Card Since Wave Lab is 2 track software though the INCA88 has 4 stereo input and output ports you need to choose only one of INCA88 s Audio Driver such as 1 2 3 or 4 Picture 6 8 Wave Lab Setup ...

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