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2. LIO-8 Quick Start Guide
Figure 2.1: LIO-8
Prepare the unit for use
Unpack the LIO-8 and make sure all the parts are there:
• One Mobile I/O LIO-8 unit
• One IEC Power Cord appropriate for your area
• One 18-volt 60-watt world-ready external power supply
• One 12” CAT5e Ethernet Cable
• One 14' CAT5e Ethernet Cable
• One USB-A to USB-C Cable
• Two Rack Ears w/ fasteners
• Rubber feet
• Warranty/Registration Card
Welcome to your new Metric Halo LIO-8 3d! Once you’re finished checking the box physically and installing
the rack ears (or rubber feet), connect the power supply. Now connect your input and output cables along
with your monitors and signal sources. Your monitors should be connected to Analog Out 1/2, either via
a DB25 cable or the 1/4" TRS jacks. Turn the unit on using the front panel switch.
Super QuickStart!
Plug your computer into the USB-C port on the back of the LIO-8.
Select “LIO-8” as your computers‘ audio device.
Done.
The LIO-8 will receive and send audio from/to channels 1 through 12 of your USB host device at
all resolutions up to 192kHz/24 bit. Audio channels 1 and 2 of your host device will play audio
out both the headphone jack and the analog channels 1 and 2 jacks and DB25 analog out on
the rear panel.
Note:
While this is indeed the fastest way to get audio going, it is also the most boring. Con-
necting your Host computer through MHLink is by far the more powerful and expansive inter-
face (and certainly the preferred method), but rest assured the USB connection will take on a
much more interesting role later in the Advanced section. Please, do read on.