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ESI 

U86 XT

 

 

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4. Specifications 

Key Features 
 

- 8 input / 6 output 24-bit / 96kHz USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Audio 
  Interface 
- 8 input channels and 6 output channels available for 
  simultaneous usage 
- 2 professional microphone preamps with +48V phantom power  
  support 
- 2 Hi-Z high performance instrument inputs with 1/4" connector 
- digital coaxial S/PDIF input with RCA connector 
- digital coaxial S/PDIF output with RCA connector 
- 8 line inputs with balanced 1/4" TRS connectors 
- 6 line outputs with balanced 1/4" TRS connectors 
- headphone output with 1/4" stereo phone connector 
- separate stereo mix output as master / monitoring output 
- integrated monitoring mixer controlled on front panel 
- 16 channel MIDI I/O with one MIDI input and one MIDI output 
- powered by included DC (12V) power supply 
- dimensions roughly 31.0cm x 14.5cm x 4.5cm 

 
 
Audio Specifications 
 

- supports up to 24-bit / 96kHz 
- A/D Converter: 
  - 107dB (@ -60dBFS A-Weighted) 
  - 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.02dB frequency response 
- D/A Converter: 
  - 112dB (@ -60dBFS A-Weighted) 
  - 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.02dB frequency response 

 
 
Compatibility 
 

- supports Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10  
  with ASIO 2.0, MME, WDM and DirectSound (incl. EWDM /  
  DirectWIRE) 
- supports Mac OS X (10.7 and above) via CoreAudio USB audio  
  driver 

Summary of Contents for U86XT

Page 1: ...Professional 24 bit USB Audio Interface User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2017 Revision 1 May 2017 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...lation 7 2 1 System Recommendation 7 2 2 Hardware Installation 7 2 3 Driver Software Installation 7 2 3 1 Installation under Windows 7 2 3 2 Installation under Mac OS X 9 3 Control Panel 10 3 1 Latenc...

Page 4: ...ications to a new level 1 1 Features The front panel of the U86 XT hardware has these main features 1 microphone and Hi Z instrument input channel 1 with XLR TRS combo connector use this connector to...

Page 5: ...ls 1 to 6 The mixed signal is available via the headphone outputs when selected and the mix output on the backside of the unit 8 power switch LED allows you to switch U86 XT on and off When on the LED...

Page 6: ...g line signals Input channels 3 to 8 are always provided as line input signal while for channels 1 and 2 you can select between the inputs on the front panel or these inputs on the backside with the s...

Page 7: ...e of U86 XT Once this connection is made simply install the hardware by plugging it into your computer with the supplied USB cable USB port of a computer 2 3 Driver Software Installation After the con...

Page 8: ...and then the dialog on the right will appear Now click Install Files are now being copied After some time an additional dialog will appear Confirm this by clicking Next Again some files are being copi...

Page 9: ...use U86 XT under Mac OS X you need to install the driver from the included Installation DVD from the Mac OS X folder or from newer driver download from our website which is recommended The driver and...

Page 10: ...it is set to INTERNAL which means that U86 XT is generating the master clock and sample rate If set to AUTO then U86 XT can either get it s master clock from the S PDIF input when enabled and a signal...

Page 11: ...Control Panel it is possible to change the latency setting also called buffer size for the driver of U86 XT A smaller latency is the result of a smaller buffer size and value Depending on the typical...

Page 12: ...dphone output with 1 4 stereo phone connector separate stereo mix output as master monitoring output integrated monitoring mixer controlled on front panel 16 channel MIDI I O with one MIDI input and o...

Page 13: ...ovide 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 inst...

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