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MaXiO System 

Manual

 

 

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END USER WARRANTY 

Trademarks 

ESI, MaXiO XD, MaXiO 032, MaXiO and EX8000 are trademarks of ESI. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other 
product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 
 

End User Warranty 

ESI warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One(1) year from date of 
purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser, with proof of purchase from an authorized ESI dealer. This 
warranty explicitly excludes power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear. 
 
In the event that ESI receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty coverage period, written notice of defects in materials 
or workmanship, ESI will either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, 
the original purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at http://www.esi-pro.com. In the event repair is required, 
shipment to and from ESI and possible handling charges shall be borne by the purchaser. ESI will not accept returns without prepaid 
shipments. In the event that repair is required, a Return Authorization Number must be obtained from ESI. After this number is obtained, 
the unit should be shipped back to ESI in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Numer 
clearly written on the package. All such returns must be shipped to ESI headquarters in Seoul, Korea (or US Office). 
 
In the event that ESI determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear, it will assess a fair repair or 
replacement fee. The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned, or not pay this fee and have 
the unit returned and un-repaired.   
 
The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages. ESI will not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or 
similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage, even if its agents have been advised of the 
possibility of such damages, and in no event will ESI’s liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price 
paid for the product., regardless of any form of the claim. ESI specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied. 
Specifically, ESI makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose.  
 
 

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 ESI distributor or ESI directly at: 

ESI  

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All features and specifications subject to change without notice. 

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Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.esi-  

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Summary of Contents for MaXiO 032

Page 1: ...nt Panel Clock Control Section 8 2 2 5 Back Panel Clock Section 9 2 2 6 Analog Outputs Inserts 9 2 2 7 Digital I O Back Panel 10 2 3 M D I breakout cable for MaXiO XD only 11 2 3 1 Word Clock I O 11 2...

Page 2: ...lock diagram 32 5 4 MaXiO display section 32 5 4 1 MaXiO State 33 5 4 2 System Clock 33 5 4 3 I O Config 34 5 5 The EX8000 control panel 36 6 Applications Setup 39 6 1 Windows Multimedia setup 39 6 2...

Page 3: ...gle PCI card and its breakout box Now you can connect your computer to up to 4 ADAT compatible devices and use them simultaneously for multi track recording There is more next to S PDIF I O and a full...

Page 4: ...out box 1 3 Key Features 1 3 1 MaXiO PCI host card 32bit PCI Interface with PCI Bus Mastering support PCI slot compatibility designed to suit 3 3V and or 5V PCI slots 24bit 192 kHz audio interface max...

Page 5: ...put and output Supported sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz Word Clock input Fs 256 Fs via BNC connector 1 3 3 MaXiO 032 breakout box M D I connector High end quality 24 bit 192 kHz ADC wi...

Page 6: ...mpatible devices like EX8000 to the MaXiO PCI host card The PCI host card has 4 E D I connectors that allow you to connect 4 devices such as EX8000 simultaneously providing 32 input and 32 output chan...

Page 7: ...phantom power is supplied when enabled check When the switch is not enabled the XLR and TRS inputs are used for balanced line level signals Input Gain Control Controls the amount gain applied to the i...

Page 8: ...Fuse below the connector 2 2 4 Front Panel Clock Control Section Clock Source Indicator Displays the current clock source of EX8000 Internal EX8000 uses its internal clock External EX8000 works with t...

Page 9: ...00 for incoming signals and then run the signal through external hardware processors or effects before the AD converter digitizes the signal In order to use the inserts you typically need an insert ca...

Page 10: ...such as digital mixers or ADAT multichannel recorders equipped with optical ADAT connectors One ADAT cable transfers 8 channels with max 48 kHz EX8000 also supports different S MUX modes to transfer s...

Page 11: ...PCI host card to other devices via the Word Clock input This is controlled via the MaXiO XD Control Panel software 2 3 2 MIDI I O The MaXiO XD system also provides a MIDI interface with 1 input and 1...

Page 12: ...C LINE Selection Switch These input channels can be used for line level microphone signals and Hi Z When the MIC LINE switch is pushed a microphone can be connected via XLR When the Hi Z button is pre...

Page 13: ...al LEDs Phantom power MIDI signal LEDs Phantom Power Switch 48V DC phantom power for balanced condenser microphones will be supplied via every XLR input connector when this button is enabled Note that...

Page 14: ...lock BNC with other audio devices You can synchronise other devices via the Word Clock output FS 256xFS and you can also synchronise the MaXiO PCI host card to other devices via the Word Clock input T...

Page 15: ...ecific system configuration 3 2 Installation of MaXiO PCI host card The MaXiO PCI host card and other components in your computer can easily be damaged by electrical shocks You need to use an anti sta...

Page 16: ...dge of the card Do not grab the card by touching the board 3 Find an empty PCI slot on the motherboard typical PC motherboard slot configuration If there is a faceplate blocking the empty slot please...

Page 17: ...3 EX8000 connection After the MaXiO PCI host card is installed in the PCI slot you should connect EX8000 to the card using the supplied standard IEEE1394 FireWire cable Start by connecting the EX8000...

Page 18: ...ou should connect MaXiO 032 to the card using the supplied M D I cable Start by connecting the MaXiO breakout box with the M D I In connector on MaXiO breakout box with the M D I port on the MaXiO PCI...

Page 19: ...allation is completely finished e g the system does not detect any new devices DO NOT reboot the system Restart your computer only after the drivers for all devices are installed Follow the following...

Page 20: ...d with a message warning that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation The driver is completely tested and verified by ESI and s...

Page 21: ...MaXiO System Manual 21 5 Keep going to install follow the instructions on screen Other devices such as MaXiO EWDM Wave 1 are installed now after each other Check the screen shots for reference...

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Page 24: ...happens on some computers just ignore the requests and continue to install When all the necessary device drivers are installed and the system is not asking you to install any further drivers restart...

Page 25: ...start Windows please confirm if the icon is visible in the system tray of the task bar Then go to My computer Control panel System Device Manager Check the devices under Sound video and game controlle...

Page 26: ...m tray of the task bar Clicking on this icon will launch the MaXiO Control Panel 5 1 Pull Down Menu The MaXiO Control Panel includes a pull down menu section that contains the configuration menus for...

Page 27: ...nvironments only The factory default is 512 to provide a basic level of compatibility to different systems Config Factory Default Returns all MaXiO Control Panel configuration settings to the factory...

Page 28: ...that can be used for recording and playback of stereo signals The MME Channel Mapper section in the MaXiO Control Panel allows you to assign the I O channels that will be used by this MME device You h...

Page 29: ...iO 032 breakout box both S PDIF and analog inputs 5 2 1 Input signal path block diagram S IN PORT1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S PDIF IN S S A A A z REC DMA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ch Onboard S PDIF Input Ch selection CH...

Page 30: ...will automatically detect any device connected to a E D I port For example if EX8000 is connected to E D I port 1 you can control its features by double clicking on the blue EX8000 text A separate win...

Page 31: ...e level of one final stereo mixed output signal The level can be set using the mouse mouse wheel or cursor keys You can select the output channel for the master signal by clicking on the red arrow lef...

Page 32: ...ifferent sections that you can call by clicking on the specific button OUT PORT1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S S S A A A f PLAY DMA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ch Onboard S PDIF Output Ch selection CH5 6 Onboard Analog Outpu...

Page 33: ...ally Please always set your MaXiO PCI host card to internal clock before you start to change the clock settings of other digital devices E D I x Selects the clock provided by the unit connected to the...

Page 34: ...S PDIF this can be Pro which means that actually an AES EBU signal with the professional status bit set is transferred via the S PDIF I O of the MaXiO PCI host card via the M D I connection e g the M...

Page 35: ...like high end network adapters SCSI controllers SATA RAID controllers etc may affect the performance especially when you use the 32Ch mode and higher sample rates as a general rule it is better to us...

Page 36: ...windows that you can access by double clicking on its name in the MaXiO Control Panel Clock Setting Defines the system clock of the specific EX8000 unit Internal Use the internal clock inside EX8000...

Page 37: ...ou want to send the signal that comes from analog input to E D I output to the MaXiO PCI host card you would set the control panel like shown on the following picture Please have a look at the followi...

Page 38: ...AES EBU signal is detected at the specific input If Unlock is displayed no signal is detected Format Professional IEC 958 Type 1 EX8000 digital in out format is AES EBU Consumer IEC 958 Type II EX800...

Page 39: ...ultimedia setup is required if you want to use your MaXiO system as the main sound device for Windows multimedia applications Go to My computer Control panel Sounds and Audio Device Properties Audio S...

Page 40: ...Nuendo go to Device Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 0 MaXiO as ASIO device Then go to Default MIDI Ports and select MaXiO MIDI Note clicking the ASIO Control Panel button will not do anythin...

Page 41: ...e settings as shown in the following picture Note that the input and output drivers have to match each other Restart SONAR after the settings have changed If you prefer the ASIO mode which is supporte...

Page 42: ...change all the settings as shown on the following picture Note enabling SONAR s software input monitoring may introduce feedback loops You MUST disable mute MaXiO input monitoring before using SONAR...

Page 43: ...MaXiO System Manual 43 6 4 Wavelab After launching Wavelab go to Options Preference Audio Card Select either MME WDM MaXiO Stereo Wave SPDIF PCM or ASIO 2 0 MaXiO MME configuration ASIO configuration...

Page 44: ...led with the full version of Tracktion a professional recording and MIDI production software by Mackie Raw Material Software After launching Tracktion select Settings then go to the audio devices tab...

Page 45: ...ring or any loss of data when they are running at the same time DirectWIRE also allows you to easily rip any audio stream in real time by transferring data thru DirectWIRE from MP3s live On line Broad...

Page 46: ...n ASIO mode Cakewalk Audition Vegas etc WDM section represents Multi MME application s I O Ex SONAR when using WDM KS PowerDVD WinDVD etc ASIO section represents ASIO application s I O Ex Cubase Logic...

Page 47: ...MaXiO System Manual 47 Example 2 Recording from WinAmp MME to SONAR WDM Example 3 Recording from WinAmp MME to Cubase Logic Nuendo ASIO Example 4 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to SONAR WDM...

Page 48: ...8 Example 5 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to Cubase ASIO Example 6 Let s say you want to quickly dub some vocal over an audio track It s very simple with DirectWIRE 3 0 you just have to make connecti...

Page 49: ...FS 256 FS BNC Connector y Digital Audio Coaxial S PDIF Connector Impedance Format Sample rate RCA Coaxial I O XLR 110ohm RCA 75ohm IEC 60958 Professional Consumer 44 1 48 0 88 2 96 0 176 4 192 0 kHz...

Page 50: ...3 8dBu 73dB Gain max 51 8dBu Equivalent Input Noise 135 5dBu 0 ohm 20Hz 20kHz THD N 0 00065 A weighted gain 35dB Dynamic Range 103dB A weighted gain 35dB CMRR 90dB Impedance 1 5K ohm y Analog outputs...

Page 51: ...icrophone Pre amp Type Balanced XLR 48V Phantom Power support Level 500 mV max 3 8dBu Gain Range 25 0dB Gain min 3 8dBu 73dB Gain max 51 8dBu Equivalent Input Noise 135 5dBu 0 ohm 20Hz 20kHz THD N 0 0...

Page 52: ...nts have been advised of the possibility of such damages and in no event will ESI s liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardless of a...

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