Tascam US-122 Owner'S Manual Download Page 8

2 – Controls and indicators

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 — TASCAM US-122

Front Panel Descriptions

G

MIC IN L and R 

Balanced XLR 

Inputs 

L

 and 

R

for microphones.

1=Ground, 2=hot, 3=cold

H

LINE/GUITAR L and R 

Ana-

log inputs (1/4" TRS jack - tip=hot, 
ring=cold, sleeve=ground) 

L

 and 

R

. Bal-

anced when 

MIC/LINE-GUITAR

 switch 

is set to 

MIC/LINE

; unbalanced when set 

to 

GUITAR

.

I

INSERT L and R 

TRS 1/4" jacks 

(tip=send, ring=return, sleeve=ground) 
for analog inserts for 

L

 and 

R

 inputs.

G

H

I

Summary of Contents for US-122

Page 1: ...e The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the prod uct s enclosure that may be of...

Page 2: ...d Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes Do not place any objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or...

Page 3: ...atic Tuner 19 6 Interfacing with your Audio Software Selecting the US 122 as your Audio Device 20 Audio Control Panel 20 ASIO Control Panel 20 Setting the Sample Rate and Bit Depth 21 Input Enabling 2...

Page 4: ...d XLR mic inputs with phantom power capability two 1 4 balanced line inputs switchable to high impedance unbalanced for direct input of a guitar bass or other hi Z source with TRS inserts on each inpu...

Page 5: ...gal copying performed using the US 122 Microsoft Windows Windows 98 Win dows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration The full name of the product referred to as Windows...

Page 6: ...icator Indicates presence of incoming MIDI data at the MIDI input MIDI OUT indicator Indicates trans mission of MIDI data from the MIDI output 3 USB indicator Indicates a valid USB connection to the h...

Page 7: ...PHANTOM switch Switches 48V power to the microphone inputs to allow powering of condenser micro phones NOTE NOTE Only use the phantom powering with con denser microphones which need it Keep this swit...

Page 8: ...rophones 1 Ground 2 hot 3 cold H LINE GUITAR L and R Ana log inputs 1 4 TRS jack tip hot ring cold sleeve ground L and R Bal anced when MIC LINE GUITAR switch is set to MIC LINE unbalanced when set to...

Page 9: ...is product has been checked for use with normally configured com puters which meet the specifications above we cannot guarantee the opera tion of the product even with computers meeting the specificat...

Page 10: ...S versions ear lier than 8 6 do not implement full USB support and are not recommended Again plenty of RAM and fast drives are suggested Installation Because the US 122 is a USB device connection is s...

Page 11: ...n Win98 is not recommended NOTE Run the Installer with the US 122 NOT con nected to the computer 1 Double click on the executable file US122_Win9x_y_zz exe where y and zz represent the version num ber...

Page 12: ...g appears regarding digital certificates etc ignore them and select Continue anyway 7 This process will take about 30 60 seconds The drivers are now installed and the US 122 is ready to operate NOTE W...

Page 13: ...nagement on the Macintosh Since the US 122 can send and receive MIDI you will need to install OMS in order to use the US 122 The exception is Digital Performer which utilizes FreeMIDI The drivers supp...

Page 14: ...s or internet tools that can steal those resources Certain devices such as network cards and WinModems can cause conflicts with the native handling of USB Should you experience such conflicts the offe...

Page 15: ...tile one and much has been made of the possibility of using multiple over 100 devices on a single bus While this is cer tainly a possibility we recommend using as few other USB devices as possible in...

Page 16: ...vel of the inputs will be summed and very likely interfere with each other Input level is regulated by the INPUT level controls The INPUT level controls directly affect the input level at the A D conv...

Page 17: ...irect monitor feature built into the US 122 eliminates this problem by pro viding a way to listen to the signals you re recording directly without any computer processing delay When the DIRECT switch...

Page 18: ...he computer to send input audio to output channels in order to monitor the input The driver lets you select which buffer size works best for your computer and audio application NOTE This adjustment do...

Page 19: ...change the Tuning Standard in the Reference section Nor mally the Tuning Standard is set to 440 Hz for a middle A note but you can use the up down arrows to change it to a number between 430 and 450...

Page 20: ...t s located in the Audio pull down menu under System Select the ASIO Device pull down menu and select ASIO US 122 Driver If your software for example the bundled Cubasis only supports 16 bit recording...

Page 21: ...ou will need to upgrade to Cubase VST or another application that supports 24 bit audio Input Enabling You will need to enable the inputs on Cubasis Open the Audio Input window see the illustration he...

Page 22: ...tput such as Steinberg s Cubase VST support a fea ture called Direct Monitoring This lets the program s user interface control hardware input to output monitoring paths Without Direct Monitoring enabl...

Page 23: ...ved while the program is running So make sure to exit your audio applica tion programs before disconnecting the US 122 It is also advisable as with all audio devices that you turn your amplifier or po...

Page 24: ...You should see audio signal on those channels meters assuming you re sending signal from your source If your input signal is too high the OL LED will glow steadily red If the signal level is too low...

Page 25: ...already recorded via the US 122 s out puts while recording additional tracks into Cubasis via the US 122 s inputs Be sure to assign each track to its own chan nel in the program s internal mixer For m...

Page 26: ...playing and recording sound on a Mac The audio inputs and outputs speakers that are built into any Macintosh use the Sound Manager interface and essen tially every Mac application that uses sound supp...

Page 27: ...utput and lets you select among several Built In input sources It cannot be used to select the US 122 as the Sound Manger input or output The Sound control panel has a selection line at the top to let...

Page 28: ...US 122 as the input device You may choose to keep alerts and sound effects played through the Built in audio controller Setting sampling frequency and bit length under OS X 10 2 3 and above Launch th...

Page 29: ...ents you should see MIDI for US 122 Expand by clicking on the plus sign and you should see US 122 Port 1 Port 1 corresponds to the US 122 s MIDI I O ports Tech Support Contacts If you re unable to sol...

Page 30: ...HotFix What other hardware is installed in this computer SoundBlaster or other audio cards Other USB devices hubs Scanner CD burners WinModem etc What application s are you running If running the bund...

Page 31: ...ve connected audio to the US 122 but can t hear anything A Make sure your input levels are suffi cient The green SIGNAL indicators should light to indicate the presence of analog audio signal at the...

Page 32: ...L and R XLR balanced 0dBu LINE GUITAR input in LINE position 1 4 jack balanced 20dBu LINE GUITAR input in GUITAR posi tion 1 4 jack unbalanced 11 8dBV INSERT returns 6dBV Input impedance MIC inputs X...

Page 33: ...N through direct monitor to LINE OUT 97dB A weighting TRIM min input impedance at 150 LINE OUT 3dB GUITAR IN to INSERT send 98dB A weighting TRIM min output impedance at 600 LINE OUT from digital sour...

Page 34: ...tibility Operating system Windows Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Macintosh Mac OS 8 8 and above pre OS X or OS 10 2 3 and above OS X Communication USB 1 1 Audio MIDI interface protoco...

Page 35: ...10 Specifications TASCAM US 122 35 Dimensional drawing 40mm 1 6 2mm 0 1 60mm 2 4 149mm 5 9 145mm 5 7 196mm 7 7...

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