Phonic AM8GE, User Manual

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AM8GE
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English
Windows
1.
Turn both the AM mixer and the computer on.
2. Connect the AM mixer to the computer via the
provided USB cable.
3.
Let Windows find the device and install an appro
-
priate driver.
4. Enter the Control Panel and select Sounds and
Audio Devices.
5. When here, go to the Audio tab and select the
“USB Audio Codec” as your default sound record-
ing and playback device.
6. Depending whether you have Windows XP, Vista,
7, 8.1 or 10, this may differ slightly but the setting
can always be found within the Control Panel’s
audio menu.
7. If you don’t want to use the AM8GE as your
default audio device, you can simply enter your
DAW or other audio program and select it as your
default device in the program only.
8.
Be sure to set your minimum buffer settings to 64
samples as to avoid clicks and pops.
Mac
1.
Turn both the mixer and the computer on.
2. Connect the AM8GE to the computer via the pro-
vided USB cable.
3. Enter the AUDIO MIDI SETUP menu.
4. Select the “USB Audio Codec” as your input and
output device.
5. The AM8GE is now your default audio device.
6. Alternatively, enter your DAW software (or other
relevant audio program) and select the “USB Au-
dio Codec” in the device preferences.
7.
Be sure to set your minimum buffer settings to 64
samples as to avoid clicks and pops
TF/BT MODULE (BLUETOOTH
SETUP)
1. Select the Bluetooth function through the TF/BT
module.
2. Enter your smartphone or tablet’s Bluetooth setup
options to find the “PHONIC” Bluetooth device.
3. If requested, the password for the Bluetooth
function is 0000. Many modern smartphones will
enter this as the default password.
4. Audio signals received through the Bluetooth in-
terface will be routed to the TF/BT channel on the
mixer.
5. To reset the connection, turn your smartphone or
tablet’s Bluetooth connection off and then on again.
6. When using cell phones and tablets, it may be
an idea to turn “Airplane Mode” or “Flight Mode”
on to stop phone calls or push notifications from
interrupting your audio.
Note: Not all modern Bluetooth-enabled devices al-
low for use of external audio playback. In the case of
laptops in particular, Bluetooth may be used for data
transmission only - depending on the model. This is
a limitation of these devices and you will not be able
to use the Bluetooth function with these devices.
TF/BT MODULE (TF PLAYBACK)
1. Insert an appropriately formatted TF card.
2. Select the “Music” option in the main menu and
press PLAY to enter the playback function. The
STOP/MENU button acts as a ‘back’ button when
navigating menus.
3. Select ‘All Songs’, ‘Artists’, ‘Albums’, ‘Genres,’
etc - as applicable.
4. Press the PLAY button to play the current track
through the TF/BT channel, or the << and >>
buttons to skip forward and backwards between
tracks. The mixer can play MP3, WAV and FLAC
files.
5. Push and hold the STOP/MENU button to stop
playback.
6. During playback, quickly press the STOP/MENU
button to access the Shuffle and Repeat func-
tions.
Repeat Mode – There 4 repeat modes available.
No Repeat –
Play each file in the current folder or
root once.
Repeat 1 – Continuously repeat selected song.
Repeat all – Continuously repeat all songs.
Shuffle – Random playback of files in current folder.
TF/BT MODULE (TF RECORDING)
1. Insert a FAT-32 formatted TF card (up to 64GB).
2. In the main menu, select ‘Recordings’ and press
the PLAY.
3. Here you have the options: ‘Start voice record-
ing,’ ‘Record Settings’, ‘Record Format’ and ‘Re-
cordings library’ (among others).
4. Adjust the ‘Recording Format’ (MP3 or WAV) and
‘Record Settings’ as necessary (available record-
ing bitrates depends on format).
5. Select “Start voice recording” to begin recording
immediately. The unit will save an audio file to a
‘RECORD’ folder on your inserted TF card.
6. Push the PLAY button to pause recording. Push-
ing the PLAY button again will resume recording
from the position at which it was paused.
7. Press the STOP/MENU button at any time to stop
the recording. The device will then ask if you wish to
save your recording. Select “Yes” or “No”. Your re-
cords can later be found in the “Recordings library.”
8. Press the STOP/MENU button to exit.