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1 Mic-In / 2-Out Professional Vocal Recording USB Interface

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Page 1: ...User manual 1 Mic In 2 Out Professional Vocal Recording USB Interface ...

Page 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Page 3: ...p Panel 3 Rear Panel 4 Mac driver installation 5 Software control panel 7 Windows driver installation 8 Software control panel 11 Software control panel continued 12 Hardware Connections 15 Minimum System Requirements 16 Specifications 17 Services 18 Contents ...

Page 4: ...receive online technical support at www iconglobal com and so we can send you updated information about this and other ICON products in the future As with most electronic devices we strongly recommend you retain the original packaging In the unlikely event the product must be returned for servicing the original packaging or reasonable equivalent is required With proper care and adequate air circul...

Page 5: ... control and phantom power switch 2 analog outputs on 1 4 TRS jacks Master volume control on the top panel 1 headphone output with assignable source and individual volume control Flexible channel routing via the software control panel USB2 0 High Speed equipped and USB bus powered Supports DirectSound WDM and ASIO2 0 Compatible with Mac OS Intel Mac and Windows XP Vista 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 ...

Page 6: ... suitable for most condenser microphones 3 Input gain level control This potentiometer controls the input level of the analog mic input 4 Master level control This potentiometer controls the master output level of the analog outputs 5 Headphone level control This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output 6 Headphone output This output jack accepts a standard 1 4 stereo TRS he...

Page 7: ...t with the provided USB cable to your Mac PC s USB connector Your Mac PC must have a USB2 0 connector in order for MicU to run at full speed 2 Line outputs 1 2 These are unbalanced analog outputs on standard 1 4 TS connectors at 6dBU line level 2 ...

Page 8: ...e installation files list Click ICON USB Audio mpkg Diagram 1 Diagram 5 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 3 Welcome Screen appears Choose Continue when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 3 4 Set install location Click the Change install location button if you would like to set your preferred install location otherwise click the Install button 5 Installation start The driver installation has s...

Page 9: ...rtcut logo and paste it to your desktop 8 Launch the software control panel Click the MicU s software control panel shortcut logo you have just copied to your desktop to launch the software control panel 9 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and check if the MicU device has setup properly as shown below in diagram 9 If your MicU device does not appear on the system settings It means ...

Page 10: ...re outputs level metering Ch 1 2 output level metering Shows the input level for the software input channel 2 Hardware output level metering Ch 1 2 output level metering Shows the output level for the hardware output channel 1 Hardware inputs level metering Ch 1 2 input level metering Shows the input level for the hardware input channel 2 Hardware outputs level metering Ch 1 2 output level meterin...

Page 11: ...After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD Rom an Installation screen should appear as shown in Diagram 12 then click Windows Driver for the driver installation Note If the Installation screen do not appaer automatically Go to the CD folder and double click Setup 3 Installation Wizard appear Choose Next when you see the Welcome Screen as Diagram 13 shown 4 License Agreement Check ...

Page 12: ... shown in Diagram 16 7 Installation start The installation process has started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance please be patient and wait for the process to finish 8 Software installation window A window as shown in Diagram 18 should appear Choose Install this driver software anyway Note Although this message appears the MicU driver is fully tested and support...

Page 13: ...ace to your computer s USB port and click Finish Note MicU audio interfaces only support USB 2 0 Your computer must have a USB2 0 port 11 Installing device driver software The MicU driver is installing 12 Driver installation completed MicU driver installation has completed and is ready to use 13 Launch the software control panel You may click the MicU logo on the system tray to launch the software...

Page 14: ...ize for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound it means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by the MicU digital audio interface 3 Device settings Shows the serial number product ID of your MicU device If it doesn t show it means your device is not properly installed Please go through the Driver Installatio...

Page 15: ...switch Switch to adjust both channel levels simultaneously 5 Mute switch Switch to mute the corresponding channel 6 0dB switch Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to 0dB level 7 Gain control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 8 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding hardware input channel route to the corresponding ha...

Page 16: ...Ch 1 2 output level metering Shows the input level for the software input channel 2 Hardware outputs level metering Ch 1 2 output level metering Shows the output level for the hardware output channel 3 Virtual inputs level metering Virtual1 2 input level metering Shows the input level for the virtual input channel 4 Link switch Switch to adjust both channel levels simultaneously 5 Mute switch Swit...

Page 17: ...he corresponding hardware output channel The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs very flexible You may route any of your input s to any output s 9 Inputs Outputs Matrix Mixer Check the box to activate the mixer 10 Inputs Outputs Matrix Mixer Gain Control Adjust the gain for the corresponding hardware channel After finishing the adjustment click Close to close the window ...

Page 18: ... monitors or surround system For two channel stereo operation the default outputs are channels 1 and 2 If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphones to the device s analog input Headphone Microphone Monitors Monitors Mac PC ...

Page 19: ...ater Visit the Windows update web pages to make sure you have the most current updates and fixes supplied by Microsoft On the Mac the MicU digital audio interface is supported by Mac OSX version 10 5 5 or later must be Intel Mac Earlier versions of Mac operating systems are not supported Windows OP Pentium 4 1 0GHz or higher 1 0GHz RAM DirectX 8 1 or higher Windows XP SP1 Windows 2000 SP3 Windows ...

Page 20: ...ighted THD N 0 003 90 dB Crosstalk 100dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Unbalanced 4dBV typical Maximum Output Level 11dBV typical Output Impedance 150 Ohm Load Impedance 600 Ohm minimum Headphone Outputs at Maximum Volume Into 100 Ohm load Frequency Response 22Hz to 22kHz 1dB Power into Ohms 90 mW into 100 Ohms THD N 0 06 66dB Signal to Noise Ratio 90dB A weighted Max Output Level into 100 Ohms 2 0dBV...

Page 21: ...If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 Ship to the ICON tech support center or the local return authorization U S OFFICE ICON Digital Corporation 8001 Terrace Ave Suite 201 Middleton WI 53562 USA ASIA OFFICE ICON Asia Corp Unit 807 810 8 F Sunley Centre No 9 Wing Yin Street Kw...

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