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U46 XL 

ESI

 

 

6

2.2 Rear Panel 

 

External power supply connector (

DC 9V

):

 

 

  If you use a microphone that requires phantom power, especially with a laptop computer, 

it’s strongly recommended to use a DC +9V/500mA adapter (not included). When you 
turn on U46 XL or when you turn on/off phantom power, the current peak level might go 
over 500mA. 

USB

 connector

: Connects the USB cable to the computer. 

MIX OUT

You can monitor all input sources and output sources through the Mix 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 surround connection. 

INPUT 1~4

:

 The line level inputs for line level sources like tape decks, mixer outputs, phono 

preamps, CD-Players, etc.

 

2.3 Minimum System Requirements 

PC 

Intel Pentium III 600MHz CPU or equivalent AMD CPU 

512 MB RAM 

Direct X 8.1 or higher 

Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher or Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit 

one available USB port 

Mac 

Power Macintosh G4 or higher

 

one available USB port 

512 MB RAM 

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

 

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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