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ESI 

GIGAPORT eX

 

 

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6. General Information 

Trademarks 

ESI, GIGAPORT and GIGAPORT eX are trademarks of ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a 
trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of their respective companies. 

The FCC and CE Regulation Warning 

This  device  complies  with  Part  15  of  the  FCC  Rules.  Operation  is  subject  to  the  following  two 
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any 
interference  received,  including  interference  that  may  cause  undesired  operation.  Caution:  Any 
changes or modifications in construction of this device with are not expressly approved by the party 
responsible for compliance, could void the user's authority to operate equipment.  

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 
against  harmful  interference  when  the  equipment  is  operated  in  a  commercial  environment.  This 
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case 
the  user  will  be  required  to  correct  the  interference  at  his  own  expense.  If  necessary,  consult  an 
experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. 

Correspondence 

For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, local distributor or ESI support online at 
www.esi-audio.com.  Please  also  check  our  extensive  Knowledge  Base  with  Frequently  Asked 
Questions, installation videos and technical details about our products in the support section of our 
website. 

Disclaimer 

All features and specifications subject to change without notice. 

Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.esi-audio.com 
occasionally for the most recent update information. 

Summary of Contents for GIGAPORT eX

Page 1: ...Professional 24 bit 192 kHz USB Audio Interface with 8 separate high quality analog output channels User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2020 Revision 1 February 2020 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...ion under Windows 7 2 3 2 Installation under OS X macOS 9 3 Windows Control Panel 10 3 1 Latency and buffer settings 11 3 2 DirectWIRE Output Routing 11 3 3 Windows Audio Settings 13 3 4 DirectWIRE Lo...

Page 4: ...consumer programs such as DVD playback software GIGAPORT eX is a USB C device optimized for USB 3 1 operation It is also compatible with standard USB 2 0 ports 1 1 Features The front panel of the GIG...

Page 5: ...IGAPORT eX 5 The rear panel has these connectors Line output 1 to 8 with unbalanced RCA connectors Via these outputs the main signals are being sent out Each output channel is labelled numbered accord...

Page 6: ...ur computer The connection to your computer is done either via a so called type A or a type C port For each connection type a separate cable is included in the package Connect one end of that cable wi...

Page 7: ...setup program which is an exe file that is inside a recent driver download from our website by double clicking on it When launching the installer Windows might display a security message Make sure to...

Page 8: ...ly suggest to select Yes restart the computer now and then click Finish You can connect GIGAPORT eX to your computer anytime now Windows will automatically setup the system so you can use the device T...

Page 9: ...dmg file and then you will get the following window in Finder To install the GIGAPORT eX panel click and drag it with your mouse to the left to Applications This will install it into your Applications...

Page 10: ...playback channels arranged in stereo channel pairs Under each slider you can find a mute button M to mute that channel To control both and left channels simultaneously stereo the LINK switch under it...

Page 11: ...In some applications where real time processing and latency values or better performance at high system load are critical you can optimize the values here additionally Which value is best on your sys...

Page 12: ...is sent to the physical outputs 3 and 4 the signal from playback channel 3 4 is sent to physical outputs 5 and 6 and the playback channels 7 8 are being sent as default to physical outputs 7 and 8 Th...

Page 13: ...es would or should be the selected default device This device can be used for playback with any channel count up to 8 channels Some audio applications require you to select via Configure Speaker Setup...

Page 14: ...l digitally inside your system You will find in the Windows Sound control panel and in the audio settings of many applications that there is a 2 channel MME WDM input device called GIGAPORT eX Loopbac...

Page 15: ...rranged in stereo channel pairs Under each slider you can find a mute button M to mute that channel To control both and left channels simultaneously stereo the LINK switch under it must be activated I...

Page 16: ...dio software you are using 4 2 OS X macOS Audio Settings The Audio MIDI Setup utility from Apple you can find it under Applications Utilities or you can call it from our Control Panel via File macOS A...

Page 17: ...There are many possible applications i e you can record what you are streaming online or you can save the output of a software synthesizer application Essentially you can make a 1 1 identical transfer...

Page 18: ...0dBFS THD N 0 0024 A weighted fs 48kHz 32 600ohm impedance 24 bit 192 kHz D A converter for all output channels 114dB dynamic range A weighted THD N 100dB 0dBFS DirectWIRE Output Routing support unde...

Page 19: ...ed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if...

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