Tascam US-800, Owner'S Manual

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TASCAM US-800
Table of Contents
1 – Introduction ...................................5
Main features .................................................. 5
Product parts .................................................. 5
Manual conventions ............................ 6
Trademarks...................................................... 6
Cautions on installation ............................. 6
Beware of condensation ............................ 6
Cleaning the unit .......................................... 6
2 − Names and Functions of Parts ......7
Front panel ...................................................... 7
Rear panel ........................................................ 8
3 − Installation ...................................10
System requirements ................................10
Windows .................................................10
Mac OS X ................................................10
Installing the driver and control panel 10
Installing the driver and control
panel for Windows ..............................11
Installing the control panel for
Mac OS X ................................................12
Uninstalling the driver .......................12
Frequently asked installation
questions and answers (FAQ)..........13
Improving computer performance ......13
Cubase LE 5 installation ...........................13
4 – US-800 control panel settings.....14
Overview ........................................................14
Control panel menus and settings .......14
Menu bar items ....................................14
MIXER and OUTPUT tabs ..................15
Mixer tab screen .................................16
Output tab .............................................19
5 – Connections ..................................22
USB connections .........................................23
Audio connections .....................................23
Microphones ........................................23
Guitars .....................................................23
Connecting keyboards, drum
machines, sound modules,
cassette/MD/CD players and
other analog line level devices ......23
Connecting, sound modules,
MD/CD players and other digital
devices ....................................................23
Monitor speakers ................................24
Headphones .........................................24
Connecting MIDI devices ................24
6 – Using the mixer for low-latency
monitoring ....................................25
Uses .................................................................25
Using the digital mixer for
monitoring ....................................................25
7 – Application guide ........................27
Cubase LE 5 ...................................................27
Windows XP and Windows Media
Player ...............................................................27
Windows Vista or Windows 7 and
Windows Media Player..............................27
Mac OS X and iTunes .................................28
8 – Stand-alone mode .......................29
Overview ........................................................29
Settings for stand-alone mode .............29
Mixer .......................................................29
Output selectors ..................................29
Sample rate ...........................................29
9 – MIDI implementation chart .........30
10 – Troubleshooting ........................31
11 – Specifications .............................34
AD/DA audio convertor ............................34
Inputs ..............................................................34
Analog inputs .......................................34
Digital input .........................................34
Outputs ..........................................................34
Analog outputs ....................................34
Digital output ......................................34
Control I/O .....................................................34
Audio performance ....................................35
Computer requirements ..........................35
Windows .................................................35
Macintosh ..............................................35
General ...........................................................35
Dimensional drawing ................................36
Block diagram ..............................................37