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U46 XL 

ESI

 

 

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7. General Information 

Trademarks 

ESI, U46 and U46 XL are trademarks of EGOSYS, Inc. and 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 ESI support online at www.esi-audio.com. 

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 U46 XL

Page 1: ...4 in 6 out USB Recording Interface User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2008 Revision 1 September 2008 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...n 7 3 1 Windows XP 7 3 2 Windows Vista 8 3 3 Mac OS X 10 4 U46 XL Control Panel 10 4 1 Pull Down Menu 10 4 2 Input section 11 4 3 Output section 12 4 4 DirectWIRE 12 5 Audio Applications 15 5 1 Window...

Page 4: ...ssional recording and DJ programs from various companies ASIO MME WDM CoreAudio and DirectX support is provided U46 XL works under Windows and Mac OS X Even if you are an experienced professional plea...

Page 5: ...el 3 4 input connector CH 3 4 Input source HI Z LINE selector This is where you select input sources of channel 3 4 HI Z IN connector Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 c...

Page 6: ...x output Usually you can use Mix out to connect to powered monitor speakers OUTPUT 1 6 You can use these outputs to connect to various external devices with independent playback channels or for a 5 1...

Page 7: ...et directory for the installation now Confirm it with Next The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture below Confirm this with Next During the fo...

Page 8: ...area as shown below If yes the driver installation has been completed successfully 3 2 Windows Vista Disconnect U46 XL before you install the driver if it has been connected already Then launch setup...

Page 9: ...rdware on the next dialog that is shown below on the left Plug in U46 XL and switch it on Do not click Next yet Instead wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation You can monitor...

Page 10: ...s manual 4 U46 XL Control Panel After successfully installing the U46 XL hardware and driver you can see the icon on the system tray of the task bar Clicking on this icon will launch the U46 XL Contro...

Page 11: ...evel of the analog input 1 2 The input level 3 4 is fixed at 0dB The number on the bottom indicates the relative level in dB Input source display This is where you can check current input source selec...

Page 12: ...an be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using EWDM Audio MIDI Drivers exclusively developed by ESI With the DirectWIRE router an application can record from other applicati...

Page 13: ...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 Reason Nue...

Page 14: ...U46 XL ESI 14 EX2 Recording from WinAmp MME to SONAR WDM EX3 Recording from WinAmp MME to Cubase Logic Nuendo ASIO EX4 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to SONAR WDM...

Page 15: ...cy is the result of a smaller buffer size Depending on the typical application e g for playback of software synthesizers a smaller latency is an advantage At the same time the best latency setting ind...

Page 16: ...puter you are installing Cubase LE 4 We recommend you to activate the software as early as possible Initial Setup As most digital audio applications Cubase LE 4 requires some initial configuration bef...

Page 17: ...fications 6 channel analog output and mix output line output level 10dBV unbalanced nominal level 6dBV maximum level output impedance 100 ohms ADC Specifications dynamic range 85dB a weighted typical...

Page 18: ...ply 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 oper...

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