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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual and UV22HR ® License Agreement v1.1 – March 2003 2-channel portable • 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz sampling 24-bit A/D Converter with mic/instrument preamp...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Mini•Me User’s Guide Table of Contents Warnings ...........................4 Registration & Warranty Information ................5 Service Information......................5 Declarations of Conformity....................6 Licensing & Legal Information ..................7 Owner’s record .........................7 User’s Installation Notes ....................8 About This Manual ......................8 The Manual Table of Contents......................9 Introducing the Mini•Me....................11 Front Panel Features Back Panel Features Unit Features ........................11... - Page 4 Fax: +1 310/391-6262 Email: info@apogeedigital.com Web: http://www.apogeedigital.com/ This manual is copyright ©2002 by APOGEE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION. All rights reserved. Under copy- right laws, this manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Apogee. Page 4...
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Page 5: Warnings
AC voltage ratings for electrical power vary from area to area. Severe damage to your unit is possible if your Mini•Me is configured incorrectly for your local power. If in doubt, consult an Apogee dealer. A label adjacent to the power connector indicates the voltage to which the unit was set on leaving the factory. -
Page 6: Registration & Warranty Information
This warranty is void if Apogee determines, in its sole business judgment, the defect to be the result of abuse, neglect, alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel. -
Page 7: Declarations Of Conformity
• 89/336/EEC – EMC Directive Declaration of Conformity – Japan Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the Mini•Me , to which this declaration relates, is in mate- rial conformity with the VCCI Class A standard. Declaration of Conformity – Australia Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the Mini•Me is in material conformity with AN/NZS stan-... -
Page 8: Licensing & Legal Information
You further acknowledge that title and full ownership rights to the Mini•Me will remain the exclusive property of Apogee, and you will not acquire any rights to the UV22HR process except as expressly set forth above. 3. Reverse Engineering You agree that you will not attempt (and, if you are a corporation, you agree to use your best efforts to prevent your employees and contractors from attempting) to reverse compile, modify, translate or disassemble the UV22HR Process Software in whole or in part. -
Page 9: User's Installation Notes
Apogee. Remember — before calling technical support at Apogee, you must register this product either by sending in the registration card or by registering on the Apogee Web site (http://www.apogeedigital.com). The techni- cal support specialist will refer to the manual during your call and will expect that you have read it and under- stand the product to some degree. - Page 10 Mini•Me User’s Guide This page intentionally left blank Page 10...
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Page 11: Introducing The Mini•Me
AD-1000, with its two channels of mic pre and unparalleled flexibility in the studio or in the field. The Portable Answer Now, by popular demand, Apogee has returned to home territory with the release of a new portable 2-chan- nel A/D converter with built-in mic/instrument preamps, featuring a special low-power, wide range supply-volt- age design for maximum flexibility –... - Page 12 If you are producing recording for 16-bit CD – or 20-bits for many DVD-Video projects – then you need a method of reducing the high resolution 24-bit output of a modern conversion system to 16 or 20 bits. Apogee UV22HR Encoding – the latest and most powerful development of Apogee’s original UV22 process – is an entirely different approach to word-length reduction.
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Page 13: Unpacking
Mini•Me with USB Audio, you must first download the driver from our website at http://www.apogeedigital.com/usb. All Apogee products spend at least two days ‘burning-in’ at the factory before delivery. This burn-in proce- dure involves powered operation at elevated temperatures to isolate units that would possibly fail due to com- ponent defects. -
Page 14: Quick Start
Mini•Me User’s Guide Quick Start Connect left and right analog inputs to the rear XLR or 1/4 in connectors. These inputs are to the far right as you look at the rear panel (If necessary, refer to rear panel diagram on p.11 for location. See below for detail on different analog sources and which input connection should be used.) Connect the digital output from the AES/EBU male XLR connector, S/PDIF female coaxial connector, or USB connector on the rear panel to your desired recording device. -
Page 15: Metering
24-bit resolution. At sample rates of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz, the 24-bit word length may reduced down to 16- or 20-bit resolution via Apogee’s UV22HR dithering algorithm. The unit also features digital black settings at all four sample rates. Choosing one of these settings will sup- ply sync information only on all digital outputs. -
Page 16: Usb Input And Output
Operating System and ASIO Driver Support The Apogee Mini•Me can operate via USB in one of two ways: by using the operating system’s support for USB Audio, and via an ASIO driver for the appropriate operating system. The functionality of these two approaches varies from one operating system to another, but in general we recommend the use of the ASIO driver where available, especially in the case of Windows. -
Page 17: Usb Audio With Sound Manager
USB Audio with ASIO Driver The Apogee USB ASIO Driver for Macintosh OS 9.x consists of two parts: an extension that is placed in the Extensions folder and an ASIO Driver that is placed in the ASIO folder of the recording application. You can download these items from the Apogee web site. -
Page 18: Macintosh Os X
Power on the Mini•Me. To ensure that the Mac recognizes the Mini•Me, go to the Apple menu and choose “Apple System Profiler”. Click on the “Volumes and Devices” tab. The Mini•Me should show up labeled “Apogee” as one of the USB devices. •... - Page 19 ASIO. • Download the driver from the Apogee web site, expand the ZIP archive to your hard drive, and locate and double-click on the setup application. You will see a welcome screen; follow the instructions to complete installation.
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Page 20: Soft Limit And Push-It
Mini•Me User’s Guide Soft Limit and Push-IT ™ Soft Limit is an analog process that acts as a guard against digital ‘overs’ that can result from high-level tran- sients in the incoming audio signal. When enabled, Soft Limit will round out peaks in the incoming signal in order to eliminate the undesirable effects of clipping the A/D converter chip. -
Page 21: Using Soft Limit And Push-It Circuits
Mini•Me User’s Guide (curve starts at –14 on the left axis) This shows the response curve of SLC setting Compression 3. Top switch in far right “SLC” position, bottom switch far right in curve “3” position. off (curve runs from the origin, bottom left, to +0/-0) Circuit bypassed. Top switch in far left “off” position. SL (curve runs from the origin to +2/-0) This shows the response curve of Soft Limit only. -
Page 22: Applying The Uv22Hr Process
Mini•Me User’s Guide Applying the UV22HR Process UV22HR Encoding is best applied as the final step in the signal chain before the actual mastering device. Using the Mini•Me as the A/D converter to capture an analog mix to digital for Compact Disc, for example, you would set the word length to 16 bits. -
Page 23: Analog Output
Mini•Me User’s Guide Analog Output Headphone Out: The headphone section of the Mini•Me is designed to offer flexible monitoring of the record- ing process. This output is a 1/8 inch mini headphone jack on the rear panel. You have the ability to monitor the analog inputs (before A/D conversion), the USB Audio return from the computer, or a mix of both signals. -
Page 24: Installing The Usb Option Card
Mini•Me User’s Guide recording drums, explosive sound effects, etc. We suggest that you only change these jumper settings if you are actually experiencing overload conditions. Remove the top cover as described above. Now look to the rear of the unit, adjacent to the universal input connectors (see illustration below). - Page 25 Mini•Me User’s Guide 3. Pull the rear panel back (without removing it) to provide clearance for the USB Option Card connecter. 4. Insert the USB Connecter (on the USB Option Card) into the square cutout of the Mini•Me rear panel, ensure that connector pins under the card are properly aligned (indicated at right), and gently press the Option Card into place.
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Page 26: Specifications
Mini•Me User’s Guide Specifications Inputs Analog Inputs (two 3-pin/1/4 in TRS connectors on rear panel) Line Level: –10dBu (consumer) to +4dBu Microphone Level: Mic amp gain range 12-65 dB. Instrument Level: Instrument input impedance is 2.2MΩ. Digital Input (USB connector on rear panel) USB Audio from computer available at resolutions up to 24-bit and sample rates up to 48 kHz.