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TASCAM iU2

 

 

29

Maximum output level: +6 dBV

Headphone output (

 

8

)

Connector: 3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini jack 
Maximum output: 10 mW + 10 mW

Digital output ratings

Coaxial (DIGITAL OUT)

 

8

Connector: RCA pin jack
Format: IEC 60958-3 (S/PDIF)
Output impedance: 75Ω
Level: 0.5 Vp-p/75Ω

Control input/output ratings

MIDI input (MIDI IN)

 

8

Connector: 3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini jack
Format: Standard MIDI format

MIDI output (MIDI OUT)

 

8

Connector: 3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini jack
Format: Standard MIDI format

USB (

 

8

)

HOST switch set to COMPUTER

Connector: Mini-B type 5 pin
Format: USB 2.0 Full speed (12 Mbps)

iOS Dock (Dock cable)

 

8

HOST switch set to iOS DEVICE

Connector: iOS Dock type 30 pin
Format: USB 2.0 Full speed (12 Mbps)

Audio performance

Frequency response

 

8

20 Hz to 20 kHz +1/–3 dB
(Mic/Line input to Line output, JEITA)

Signal-to-noise ratio

 

8

90 dB or more 
(Mic/Line input to Line output, JEITA)

Total harmonic distortion

 

8

0.02% or less 
(Mic/Line input to Line output, JEITA)

7 – Specifications

Summary of Contents for iU2

Page 1: ...r iPhone iPad iPod touch D01166020A OWNER S MANUAL This device has a serial number located located in the dock connector cable compartment Please record it and retain it for your records Serial number ____________________________ ...

Page 2: ...und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio commu...

Page 3: ...nment c Improper disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment can have serious effects on the environment and human health because of the presence of hazardous substances in the equipment d The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE symbol which shows a wheeled bin that has been crossed out indicates that electrical and electronic equipment must be collected and disposed of separa...

Page 4: ...h an iOS device 12 Connecting with a computer 12 Connecting microphones 13 Connecting a guitar 13 Connecting keyboards drum machines and music players 14 Connecting monitor speakers 14 Connecting headphones 14 Connecting MIDI devices 15 4 Application Guide 16 Windows 7 Windows Vista 16 Windows XP 20 Mac OS X 21 Audio application settings 23 5 MIDI Implementation Chart 24 6 Troubleshooting 26 7 Spe...

Page 5: ...audio files Features USB audio interface with 2 inputs and 4 outputs Supports 44 1 48 kHz 16 bit recording High quality sound transfer using the dock connector for digital connection Balanced mic line input jacks standard TRS support phantom power Phantom power supplied by USB bus power High quality mic preamps Guitar input standard TS jack Headphones output standard TRS jack Headphones and line o...

Page 6: ...e 6 3mm 1 4 standard TRS jack adapter cable 2 Warranty 1 Owner s Manual this document 1 Conventions used in this manual The following conventions are used in this manual In this manual we refer to the devices for which connection with this unit is supported iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPad 2 iPad iPod touch 4th generation as iOS devices When we refer to a button or connector or control on the iU2 the typef...

Page 7: ...demarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Precautions for placement The environmental temperature operation range of this unit is 5 35 C 41 95 F Do not place anything on top of unit because it generates much heat Do not put this unit on top of a power amplifier or other equipment that generates heat This unit comes with a protective sheet attached to its top panel Remove this she...

Page 8: ...ghts red just before the signal input through the left input channel L reaches a level that distorts This indicator only works with analog input It lights red when the maximum level exceeds 2 dB 4 Phantom power indicator 48V When the bottom panel PHANTOM switch is ON the 48V indicator lights red NOTE If the INPUT L or INPUT R switch is set to LINE or GUITAR phantom power will not be supplied to th...

Page 9: ...l equipment to this balanced line input jack Set the INPUT L switch on the bottom panel to MIC or LINE according to the connected device 6 3mm 1 4 standard TRS jack tip HOT ring COLD sleeve GND q INPUT R jack Connect electronic instruments audio devices mics and other line level equipment to this balanced line input jack Set the INPUT R switch on the bottom panel to MIC or LINE according to the co...

Page 10: ...e panel y MIDI OUT jack This sends MIDI output u MIDI IN jack This receives MIDI input i 3 5mm stereo headphones jack Use this jack to connect stereo headphones Use an adapter to connect headphones with a standard 1 4 jack CAUTION Before connecting headphones minimize the volume with the PHONES knob Failure to do so could result in sudden loud noises that might damage your hearing or cause other h...

Page 11: ...his switch to supply 48V phantom power to the INPUT L and INPUT R jacks When the PHANTOM switch is ON the 48V indicator on the top lights NOTE If the INPUT L or INPUT R switch is set to LINE or GUITAR phantom power will not be supplied to that input even when the PHANTOM switch set to ON phantom indicator lit CAUTION Turn the PHONES and LINE OUT knobs to their minimums before setting the PHANTOM s...

Page 12: ...USB for power supply Dock connector cable iOS device USB recharger CAUTION In order to recharge an iOS device you must connect the device to the dock connector cable before connecting the USB cable Only connect the genuine Apple USB recharger that came with the connected device or one that is sold by Apple for the device to the USB port on this unit If the connected device has an Airplane Mode set...

Page 13: ... Microphone TRS XLR adapter cable CAUTION When the PHANTOM switch is set to ON phantom power will be sent to the left input and or right input if the corresponding INPUT L INPUT R switch is set to MIC When connecting a device that does not require phantom power set the corresponding switch to a position other than MIC Supplied phantom power could damage a device that is not compatible with it Do n...

Page 14: ... L switch and or INPUT R switch on the bottom panel to LINE Keyboard drum machine or music player Connecting monitor speakers Connect monitor speakers powered speakers or an amplifier and speakers to the LINE OUT L and R jacks on the rear panel Powered monitor speakers or an amplifier and speakers Connecting headphones Connect headphones to the headphones stereo output mini jack on the left side p...

Page 15: ...cks You could also connect both its outputs and this unit s LINE OUT L R jacks to an external mixer and use the mixer s outputs for monitoring Using the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT jacks on the left side panel the unit can send and receive MIDI time code MTC By doing this you can synchronize multi track recording MTR in an application that supports MTC with the MIDI device Sequencer drum machine etc MIDI...

Page 16: ...e device In this case restart the application software If no sound can be heard even though you have made the settings and are operating the unit correctly try restarting the computer When you connect the unit to a computer sound is output via the device but sound stops being output from the computer s speakers and headphones jack Windows 7 Windows Vista 1 Shut down all applications and open the C...

Page 17: ... on the top of the unit When using a computer running Windows 7 32 64 bit or Windows Vista 32 bit you can also adjust the level from the Levels tab of the Microphone Properties window Adjust them so that the overload indicators L and R do not light Overload indicators Open the Recording tab of the Sound Control Panel and then click Properties at the bottom right of the window 4 Application Guide ...

Page 18: ...l higher than this could result in the sound being distorted NOTE If using Windows Vista 64 bit the level cannot be set using the computer It can only be set by the iU2 6 To adjust the output level use the LINE OUT and PHONES knobs on the top panel of this unit These settings adjust the level output from the analog line output LINE OUT L and LINE OUT R connectors and headphone output jack LINE OUT...

Page 19: ... appears Click the Levels tab Set the level for Speaker to the maximum then click OK at the bottom of both windows to close them 7 Use the MON MIX knob to adjust the volume balance between the computer and input signals 4 Application Guide ...

Page 20: ...tab and set the Default device under both Sound playback and Sound recording to iU2 4 To adjust the input level use the INPUT L and INPUT R knobs on the top panel of this unit Adjust them so that the overload indicators L and R do not light Overload indicators 5 To adjust the output level use the LINE OUT and PHONES knobs on the top panel of this unit These settings adjust the level output from th...

Page 21: ...DI Setup to launch it 2 Click the Audio Devices tab When using Mac OS X 10 7 2 10 6 8 As shown above after clicking iU2 on the left side to select it click the to open the menu and select Use this device for sound input to set the iU2 as the input device Click again and select Use this device for sound output to set the iU2 as the output device When these settings have been made the and will appea...

Page 22: ... audio application 3 Use the INPUT L and INPUT R knobs on the top panel of the unit to adjust the input level Adjust the level so that the overload L and R indicators do not light Overload indicators 4 To adjust the output level use the knobs on the top panel Use the MON MIX knob to adjust the monitoring balance between the input and computer sounds and use the LINE OUT and PHONES knobs to adjust ...

Page 23: ...TASCAM iU2 23 Audio application settings Please consult the documentation or the maker of the audio application that you are using for how to make the necessary settings 4 Application Guide ...

Page 24: ... At power ON X X Through Messages X X Altered Note Number X X Through Range Velocity Note ON X X Through Note OFF X X After Touch Polyphonic X X Through Channel X X Pitch Bender X X Through Control Change X X Through Program Change X X Through Range System Exclusive X X Through System Common Song Pos X X Through Song Sel X X Tune X X ...

Page 25: ... System Real Time Clock X X Through Commands X X Other Local on off X X Through All note off X X Reset X X Active sensing X X Notes Mode 1 Omni on Poly Mode 2 Omni on Mono O Yes Mode 3 Omni off Poly Mode 4 Omni off Mono X No 5 MIDI Implementation Chart ...

Page 26: ...AN antivirus software and other software that runs in the background can cause periodic processing loads on the computer causing noise or sound dropouts Stop wireless LAN transmissions and turn off antivirus software and other background applications during use to reduce such loads 2 Try increasing the buffer size used with your audio software DAW 3 Change computer settings to improve computer aud...

Page 27: ...hen the computer is inactive for to Never 5 Click the Options tab If a Processor performance setting is available set it to Highest NOTE Depending on the Mac OS version and model this setting might not be available Cannot input sound through the line mic INPUT 8 8 L jack Is the INPUT L switch on the bottom panel set to LINE or MIC as appropriate Sound cannot be heard from the speakers 8 8 connecte...

Page 28: ...PUT L switch set to LINE Balanced Connector 6 3 mm 1 4 standard TRS jack Tip HOT Ring COLD Sleeve GND Input impedance 10 kΩ Nominal input level 38 dBu to 8 dBu Maximum input level 24 dBu Line R input INPUT R 8 8 INPUT R switch set to LINE Balanced Connector 6 3 mm 1 4 standard TRS jack Tip HOT Ring COLD Sleeve GND Input impedance 10 kΩ Nominal input level 38 dBu to 8 dBu Maximum input level 24 dBu...

Page 29: ...t MIDI output MIDI OUT 8 8 Connector 3 5 mm 1 8 stereo mini jack Format Standard MIDI format USB 8 8 HOST switch set to COMPUTER Connector Mini B type 5 pin Format USB 2 0 Full speed 12 Mbps iOS Dock Dock cable 8 8 HOST switch set to iOS DEVICE Connector iOS Dock type 30 pin Format USB 2 0 Full speed 12 Mbps Audio performance Frequency response 8 8 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 3 dB Mic Line input to Line out...

Page 30: ...ce 4 3 or later Drivers 8 8 Windows WDM standard Windows driver Mac OS X Core Audio Core MIDI standard Macintosh driver General Sampling frequency 44 1 48 kHz Quantization bit rate 16 bit Power supplied by iOS device via the dock connector cable or by computer via a USB cable Power consumption 2 5 W Dimensions W x H x D 110 x 20 x 110 mm 5 91 x 1 60 x 5 03 in Weight 220 g 7 76 oz Operating environ...

Page 31: ...al drawings 110 mm 110 mm 20 mm Illustrations and other depictions may differ in part from the actual product Specifications and external appearance may be changed without notification to improve the product 7 Specifications ...

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