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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION

READ THE FOLLOWING:

KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS

HEED ALL WARNINGS

FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS

THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT bE ExPOSED 

TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIqUID AND 

NO ObjECT FILLED WITHI LIqUID, SUCH AS 

vASES, SHALL bE PLACED ON THE APPARA-

TUS.

CLEAN ONLY WITH A DRY CLOTH.

DO NOT bLOCK ANY OF THE vENTILATION 

OPENINGS. INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE 

WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUC-

TIONS.

DO NOT INSTALL NEAR ANY HEAT SOURC-

ES SUCH AS RADIATORS, HEAT REGISTERS, 

STOvES, OR OTHER APPARATUS (INCLUD-

ING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT.

ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS/ACCESSORIES 

SPECIFIED bY THE MANUFACTURER.

UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHT-

NING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR 

LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polar-

ized 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.  The wide blade or third prong 

are provided for your safety.  If the provided plug 

does not fit your outlet, consult an electrician 

for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

Protect the power cord from being walked on 

or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience 

receptacles, and the point where they exit from 

the apparatus.

Use only with the cart stand, tripod bracket, or 

table specified by the manufacture, or sold with 

the apparatus.  When a cart is used, use caution 

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to 

avoid injury from tip-over.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.  

Servicing is required when the apparatus has 

been damaged in any way, such as power-supply 

cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled 

or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the 

apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, 

does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

POWER ON/OFF SWITCH: If the equipment 

has a Power switch, the Power switch used in 

this piece of equipment DOES NOT break the 

connection from the mains.

MAINS DISCONNECT:  The plug shall remain 

readily operable.  For rack-mount or installation 

where plug is not accessible, an all-pole mains 

switch with a contact separation of at least 3 

mm in each pole shall be incorporated into the 

electrical installation of the rack or building.

FOR UNITS EqUIPPED WITH ExTERNALLY 

ACCESSIbLE FUSE RECEPTACLE:    Replace fuse 

with same type and rating only.

MULTIPLE-INPUT vOLTAGE: This equipment 

may require the use of a different line cord, 

attachment plug, or both, depending on the avail-

able power source at installation. Connect this 

equipment only to the power source indicated 

on the equipment rear panel. To reduce the risk 

of fire or electric shock, refer servicing to quali-

fied service personnel or equivalent.

Safety InStructIOnS 

Notice For customers iF Your uNit is equipped With A poWer cord.
WArNiNG: this AppLiANce shALL  Be  coNNected  to  A  mAiNs  socKet 

outLet With A protectiVe eArthiNG coNNectioN.
the cores in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

GREEN and YELLOW - Earth        BLUE - Neutral        BROWN - Live

As colours of the cores in the mains lead of this appliance may not cor-

respond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, 

proceed as follows:

  the core which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the 

terminal in the plug marked with the letter e, or with the earth symbol, 

or coloured green, or green and yellow.

  the  core  which  is  coloured  blue  must  be  connected  to  the  terminal 

marked N or coloured black.

  the  core  which  is  coloured  brown  must  be  connected  to  the  terminal 

marked L or coloured red.

 

this equipment may require the use of a different line cord, attachment 

plug,  or  both,  depending  on  the  available  power  source  at  installation.  

if the attachment plug needs to be changed, refer servicing to qualified 

service personnel who should refer to the table below. the green/yellow 

wire shall be connected directly to the units chassis.

CONDUCTOR

WIRE COLOR

Normal

Alt

L

LIVE

BROWN

BLACK

N

NEUTRAL

BLUE

WHITE

E

EARTH GND

GREEN/YEL

GREEN

WARNING: 

if the ground is defeated, certain fault conditions in the unit 

or in the system to which it is connected can result in full line voltage 

between chassis and earth ground. severe injury or death can then result if 

the chassis and earth ground are touched simultaneously.

Summary of Contents for I-ONIX U22

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...n where plug is not accessible an all pole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incorporated into the electrical installation of the rack or building FOR UNITS EQUIPPED WITH EXTERNALLY ACCESSIBLE FUSE RECEPTACLE Replace fuse with same type and rating only MULTIPLE INPUTVOLTAGE This equipment may require the use of a different line cord attachment plug or bo...

Page 3: ...he EU in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer if you purchase a similar new one For Countries not mentioned above please contact your local authorities for a correct method of disposal By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment recovery and recycling and thu...

Page 4: ... warranty is valid only for the original purchaser and only in the United States The warranty registration card that accompanies this product must be mailed or 1 online regisration must be completed at www lexiconpro com within 30 days after purchase date to validate this warranty Proof of purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer Lexicon Professional warrants this product when bough...

Page 5: ... Recording a Guitar 9 Install Drivers Control Software and Cubase LE 4 9 Activate Cubase LE 4 9 Set Up Windows Audio and MIDI Optional 10 Example Project Connections 10 Connect the Guitar 11 Connect the Computer 13 Listen to the Guitar Input Direct 13 Set Up Cubase LE 4 for Use with the I ONIX U22 Windows 14 Set Up Cubase LE 4 for Use with the I ONIX U22 Mac 15 Record a Track in Cubase LE 4 16 Cre...

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Page 7: ...ous with the world s best reverb The Pantheon II VST AU reverb plug in features 6 reverb types with 16 adjustable parameters and 35 factory presets that range from Vocal to Live Sound and Special Effects It s easy to complete your mix and make your music sound its best with the exquisitely rich full reverbs that made Lexicon famous Features USB 2 0 connection to DAW up to 480Mbps 44 1 to 96kHz sam...

Page 8: ...ssional warranty registration Power Supply NOTE The full Cubase LE 4 manual is located on the software DVD System Requirements Powerful software for audio recording requires a powerful computer with the right operating system software processor and memory Most comput ers currently sold already meet these requirements or can be upgraded to be compatible with the I ONIX U22 As with all such systems ...

Page 9: ...Green 12dB Green 18dB Green 24dB Green 30dB 2 Output Level LEDs These indicate signal level for each output by showing the remaining head room before clipping Their values are Red Clipping Yellow 3dB Green 6dB Green 9dB Green 12dB Green 18dB Green 24dB Green 30dB 3 Phones Level Knob Adjust headphone output signal level here 4 MIc Line Inst 1 Gain Knob Adjusts the input gain level for Mic Line 1 or...

Page 10: ... to operate If you are unsure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone consult your microphone s docu mentation or contact the manufacturer 8 MIc Line 2 Gain Knob Adjusts the input gain level for Mic Line 2 9 Output Level knob Controls the Left and Right Main output level 10 Monitor Mix Knob The I ONIX U22 unit gives you the ability to hear your analog input sig nals directly and i...

Page 11: ...cks provide MIDI input and MIDI output to and from your computer Connect your MIDI keyboards sound modules and external controllers here 5 Main Outputs These outputs support balanced TRS or unbalanced TS connections These outputs can be connected to a mixing board power amplifier pow ered studio monitors recorder or another line level input For best perfor mance use balanced cables for these conne...

Page 12: ... operate If you are unsure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone consult your microphone s docu mentation or contact the manufacturer This switch should be OFF if you are connecting any line level source to the Mic In jacks 8 Headphone jack The Headphone output accommodates stereo headphones with a 1 4 stereo plug This output is the same as those sent to the Main Outputs but wit...

Page 13: ...he best noise rejec tion use balanced cables with line level sources Instruments The Instrument jack on the right side panel accepts signals from instruments like electric guitars and basses Plug a standard unbalanced 1 4 TS instru ment cable directly from the instrument into the Instrument input jack on the right side panel of U22 Note that when the Instrument input is con nected the Mic Line 1 i...

Page 14: ...8 Example Connections ...

Page 15: ...e downloaded from www lexiconpro com Activate Cubase LE 4 Install Cubase LE 4 1 Start Cubase LE 4 and click Register Now or go to www steinberg net 2 en mysteinberg Create a MySteinberg account follow onscreen instructions and log 3 onto MySteinberg Click Cubase LE 4 in the Activation Reactivation section then click 4 More in the Permanent Activation section Type in your Soft eLicense Number Sel N...

Page 16: ...ct 1 Start Control Panel Sound and Audio Devices XP or Hardware and Sound Vista Select the 2 Audio tab XP or Manage Audio Devices Vista Under 3 Sound Playback Default device XP or Playback Vista make sure your computer s sound card is selected as the default device Under 4 Sound Recording Default device XP or Recording Vista make sure your computer s sound card is selected as the default device Un...

Page 17: ...11 Connect the Guitar Turn the 1 Mic Line Inst 1 knob all the way down Mic Line Inst 1 Knob Connect your guitar to the 2 Instrument 1 input on the right side panel Instrument 1 input ...

Page 18: ...12 Connect the Headphones Turn the 1 Phones 1 knob all the way down Phones 1 Knob Connect your headphones to the 2 Phones 1 jack on the left side panel Phones 1 output ...

Page 19: ...USB cable included Listen to the Guitar Input Direct 1 Put on the headphones 2 Set the monitor mix to 12 00 This will let you hear an equal blend of the signals going into the U22 as well as signals coming from Cubase 3 Play the guitar 4 Gradually turn up the Phones 1 knob until you reach a comfortable lis tening level ...

Page 20: ...Device Setup 5 Under Devices click on VST Audio System and select Lexicon I ONIX U22 from the ASIO Driver pull down menu if it is not already selected Click on Switch to switch the driver then click OK in the Device Setup dialog You are now ready to begin recording using your U22 and Cubase LE 4 Note In many cases you can improve performance by selecting a higher latency setting from the System Pe...

Page 21: ... you if you would like to switch the driver Select Switch then OK Mac OS 10 4 x users only After selecting Lexicon I ONIX U22 as the ASIO Driver you may need to verify that your device inputs are active To do this follow these steps Select 1 Device VST Connections from the menu bar When the VST Connections panel appears click the 2 Inputs tab The box under the Audio Device column may say 3 Not Con...

Page 22: ...o In and click OK Select a project folder and click 3 Choose Add a mono track by clicking 4 Project Add Track Audio Choose the Mono configuration and click OK In the 5 Audio 1 window the Record Enable button should already be red If it isn t click it so that it turns red In the 6 Audio 1 window click the Input Monitoring button so that it is not lit ...

Page 23: ...radually turn up the 5 Phones knob until you reach a com fortable listening level Once you add a track to your Cubase project the Input Routing field will default to U22 In 1 However if you connect instruments to other inputs on the U22 you will need to change the input routing for the track you are recording onto Please refer to the chart below to see how the input routing labels in Cubase LE 4 c...

Page 24: ...ubase LE 4 Cubase LE 4 contains many advanced features and options for recording editing and mixing audio To learn more about these features please see the Getting started and Operation Manual sections found in Cubase LE 4 under Help Documentation Using the Pantheon II Reverb in Cubase LE 4 The Pantheon II reverb can be set up in Cubase LE 4 in two ways as an insert on an audio track or as an inse...

Page 25: ... Hi Z 0 to 58dB Level Control 1 USB Control USB Jack Right TRS Out Left TRS Out Headphone 1 Output D A Monitor Mix L R Monitor Level LEDs Output Level HP Volume Input 1 LEDs Mic or Line Input 2 0 to 58dB Level Control 2 Input 2 LEDs M1 M2 M1 M2 Stereo MIDI I O ...

Page 26: ...put level 0 003 1kHz 5 dBu input level 1 4 TRS balanced or unbalanced 20kΩ balanced 13kΩ unbalanced 32 dBu 0 1 5 dB 20Hz 20kHz reference 1kHz 0 004 20Hz 20kHz line input to main output 0 dBu input level 1 4 TS unbalanced 1MΩ 13 dBu 0 2 dB 20Hz 20kHz instrument input to main output 0 004 20Hz 20kHz 0 dBu input level 1 4 TRS balanced or unbalanced 18 dBu maximum 32Ω Balanced 16Ω Unbalanced 1 4 stere...

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Page 28: ...uth Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 U S A Phone 801 568 7660 Fax 801 568 7662 I ONIX U22 Questions or comments Email us at support lexiconpro com or visit us online at www lexiconpro com Copyright 2009 Lexicon U S Patents Pending ...

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