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10. When you are completely restarted and at the desktop, power up the

USB Audiophile.

11. Open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB

Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar.” The
Audiophile USB will have a small black “M” in the system tray for easy
access to the control panel.

Summary of Contents for Audiophile USB

Page 1: ...on 8 Verifying Windows Driver Installation 9 Verifying Control Panel Installation PC Macintosh 9 The Audiophile USB Control Panel 10 Windows Sound System and the Audiophile USB 13 Macintosh Sound Manager and the Audiophile USB 13 Audiophile USB Inputs Outputs 13 Audiophile USB with Your Music Software 14 Audiophile USB MIDI Setup 17 Troubleshooting 18 Contact Information 21 Audiophile USB Warranty...

Page 2: ...ntains 1 One 1 Audiophile USB 2 One 1 Standard USB cable 3 One 1 9V AC 1 Amp Wall Wart power supply 4 Driver CD containing driver software and Audiophile USB Control Panel software for Windows and Macintosh OS 9 or X 5 M Audio Warranty Registration card 6 This Owner s Manual About the Audiophile USB The Audiophile USB gives you two analog line inputs and two analog line outputs plus coaxial S PDIF...

Page 3: ... interface with MIDI I O Two 2 analog inputs accept common unbalanced audio connections on 1 4 or RCA jacks Two 2 analog outputs with level control provide common unbalanced audio connections on RCA jacks Two 2 channels of coaxial RCA S PDIF I O 1x1 16 channel MIDI I O Headphone output with level control High analog dynamic range D A 107dB A D 109 dB both A weighted All data paths support up to 24...

Page 4: ...nal MIDI device via a standard MIDI cable supporting up to 16 channels of MIDI data on a single cable 6 Power Indicator LED When power is supplied to the Audiophile this LED will light and remain lit 7 Power Switch On Off Pressing this switch and locking to the in position will apply power to the Audiophile USB provided that the proper power supply is attached correctly This is the power On positi...

Page 5: ...onnects to the included power supply which connects to common house current Use only a 2 5mm plug with a 9VAC 1000 mA power rating Using any other power supply could give undesirable results and or damage the Audiophile USB Guide to Getting Started Quickly Here is what is required to get your Audiophile USB up and running 1 Insert the included Drivers CD into your CD drive and locate the Audiophil...

Page 6: ...are Wizard has to do and helps to ensure a trouble free and simplified installation You may also notice that a Windows Driver Signing dialog box will pop up a few times during the installation and you will be asked to press Continue Anyway This dialog box indicates that this is a relatively new product While we are going through the driver certification procedure with Microsoft we assure you that ...

Page 7: ...hile USB drivers you will be asked if you wish to place a shortcut to the Audiophile USB Control Panel on your desktop This is your choice but it s probably a good idea to choose this option You can always trash the shortcut if you find it unnecessary 3 After you run the Installer you may switch On your Audiophile USB Your Audiophile USB is now ready for action OMS Configuration To configure the A...

Page 8: ...Studio Setup appears with a file save dialog box over it You will now need to save your new Studio Setup before you can assign an instrument to the Audiophile s MIDI output and input Assign your instrument and you are done You may now exit OMS Setup by quitting the application Macintosh OS X Installation 1 Insert the Audiophile USB Driver CD into your CD ROM Drive and open the CD to view its conte...

Page 9: ...iophile USB is properly installed with no conflicts If you do not see your M Audio Audiophile USB in your Device Manager in this fashion please jump ahead to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Verifying Control Panel Installation PC Macintosh On the PC Once the Audiophile USB is properly installed an M Audio Audiophile USB icon will be displayed in yourWindows Control Panel which can be ac...

Page 10: ...from within that program If you need to change the master clock settings for instance in other words change from the Audiophile s internal clock to an external clock by selecting S PDIF In from the control panel it is desirable to launch the music program first and then the Audiophile USB Control Panel from the program s launch or control panel button Without the music program open however it is o...

Page 11: ... will allow your music program to record at any bit depth up to 24 bit depending on the variety of selections within that program With any combination of three stereo pair Active Ports enabled the Audiophile USB is capable of 48kHz or 44 1kHz or lower sampling rates at either 24 or 16 bits When you uncheck and deactivate any one of theActive Ports the 24 bit option will become available If you sel...

Page 12: ...ems However you will notice that when the DD DTS Pass Thru box is checked ONLY the S PDIF port is active in the Active Ports column Unchecking the DD DTS Pass Thru box will restore the port selection to the previous configuration Latency Driver Latency can be selected from a range of values shown in a drop down list located just below the Maximum Sample Rate The default setting when the Audiophile...

Page 13: ... the Audiophile USB as the system s audio input and output device Open the Apple menu and select Sound from the Control Panels list Then choose Audiophile as both input and output driver However you may also leave the Sound control panel set to Built in if you wish to use the Audiophile only with your music program and use the internal audio for system sounds Audiophile USB Inputs Outputs TheAudio...

Page 14: ...r any encoded surround sound signal to the S PDIF Output of the Audiophile USB You can connect this output to a home theater system or any device that will decode this signal Using most DVD players select the S PDIF option in the DVD players audio setup page and your computer becomes a high end home theater player in conjunction with the Audiophile USB Audiophile USB with Your Music Software Once ...

Page 15: ... input devices are stereo Your application software may break these down further to left and right mono devices Therefore you may see them as Left M Audio USB Audiophile Line and Right M Audio USB Audiophile Line or Left M Audio USB Audiophile S PDIF and Right M Audio USB Audiophile S PDIF from within your recording software If your application allows for recording stereo tracks you will also be a...

Page 16: ...gh the program similar to monitoring the record inputs of a tape machine ASIO input devices will appear as M Audio USB Audiophile Line Left M Audio USB Audiophile Line Right M Audio USB Audiophile SPDIF Left and M Audio USB Audiophile SPDIF Right ASIO Output devices will appear as these stereo pairs which you will be able to pan left and right from within your music program M Audio USB Audiophile ...

Page 17: ...port using a standard MIDI cable 2 Connect theAudiophile s MIDI Out port to the MIDI in of your keyboard instrument or a sound module also using a standard MIDI cable 3 Connect the audio outputs of the keyboard to either a mixer sound system or the audio inputs of the Audiophile USB The Audiophile USB MIDI drivers once enabled in your software s MIDI Setup will appear as a MIDI source and a MIDI p...

Page 18: ...nnected to an external digital audio device capable of receiving S PDIF Problem I m trying to record digital audio through the S PDIF input but I don t hear any output Possible Cause The settings in theAudiophile Control Panel may be incorrect Double check that you have S PDIF Input enabled and that your settings don t exceed the bandwidth limitations of USB Remember that the more inputs and outpu...

Page 19: ...ding buffers used by the application Some applications also require you to run a calibration sometimes called profiling the first time you use the software with a new audio interface For instance if the clicks are present when using Cakewalk SONAR then try to run SONAR s Wave Profiler Possible Cause 3 Some accelerated graphics cards use excessive amounts of system bandwidth preventing the recordin...

Page 20: ... will otherwise reject the information Go to the S PDIF page of the Audiophile USB Control Panel select Consumer and Advanced Settings and then select DD DTS Pass Thru Problem I have Windows 98SE and I want to install the Audiophile USB why do I need the original operating system CD ROM to install your drivers Answer Windows 98SE does not have the system files to support USB Audio installed as par...

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Page 22: ...nes that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned unrepaired The remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall not include any other damages M Audio will not be liable for consequential ...

Page 23: ...nput Impedance 10k ohms minimum Connector Type Gold plated RCA female back panel Digital Audio Digital Input Sample Rate 8kHz to 96kHz Maximum Word Width 24 bits Digital Input Format S PDIF coaxial 0 5 to 5V peak to peak Digital Output Format S PDIF coaxial 0 5V peak to peak Digital Output Sample Rate 8kHz to 96kHz Data format S PDIF not AES EBU Connector Type Gold plated RCA and 1 4 female MIDI I...

Page 24: ...ear Click Next to continue 3 A Software Installation window will come up regarding Windows Logo testing As this is a relatively new product it has not gone through Windows Logo testing or certification yet Rest assured our USB drivers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in your system Click Continue Anyway 4 A second Software Installation window will appear again with a similar ...

Page 25: ...th the Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA Transfer Mode boxes are checked then click Next 7 Another M Audio USB Audiophile Setup window will appear next Click Next to successfully install the USB Audiophile 8 Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart 25 ...

Page 26: ...dware Wizard will appear Please select Install the software automatically Recommended then click Next 11 A Hardware Installation window will come up Click ContinueAnyway 12 A Completing the Found New HardwareWizard window will appear next Click Finish to complete this portion of the installation 26 ...

Page 27: ...Install the software automatically Recommended by clicking on the radio button and then clicking Next 15 Another Hardware Installation window will appear regarding Logo Testing Click Continue Anyway 16 The final Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear Click Finish to complete the installation of yourAudiophile USB 27 ...

Page 28: ...indows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel Select Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar The Audiophile USB will have a small black M in the system tray for easy access to the control panel 28 ...

Page 29: ... this installation the Audiophile USB must be powered off Begin the installation process by inserting the Drivers CD ROM in your computer and double click on the Audiophile USB EXE icon in the Window that appears The installer will now check your computer for the correct version of DirectX If DirectX version 8 1 or higher is already installed proceed directly to step number 6 2 Assuming that the i...

Page 30: ...our Audiophile USB is powered off and that no other Windows programs are running then click Next to continue 7 A Digital Signature Not Found window will appear As this is a relatively new product it has does not have an officialWindows Digital Signature yet Rest assured our USB drivers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in your system Click Yes 8 An M Audio Setup window will ap...

Page 31: ...e USB Audiophile 10 Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart 11 When you are completely restarted and at the desktop power up the USB Audiophile 12 A Digital Signature Not Found window will appear next Click Yes 31 ...

Page 32: ...ed in your computer Next open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel Select Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar A button which contains a small black M and represents the Audiophile USB control panel will now appear in the system tray for easy control panel access 32 ...

Page 33: ...ersion 8 1 or higher in your system 1 During this installation the Audiophile USB must be powered off Begin the installation process by inserting the Drivers CD ROM in your computer and double click on the Audiophile USB EXE icon in the Window that appears The installer will now check your computer for the correct version of DirectX If DirectX version 8 1 or higher is already installed proceed dir...

Page 34: ...DirectX 8 1 installation Click OK to restart your system 6 This is the first setup window for installing the Audiophile USB drivers after the installer has confirmed that you have DirectX version 8 1 or higher installed on your system Make sure your Audiophile USB is powered off and that no other Windows programs are running then click Next to continue 34 ...

Page 35: ...Mode boxes are checked then click Next 8 An M Audio Setup window will come up confirming a successful setup Click Next to successfully install the USB Audiophile 9 Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart 35 ...

Page 36: ... power up the USB Audiophile 11 Open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel Select Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar The Audiophile USB will have a small black M in the system tray for easy access to the control panel 36 ...

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