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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read this manual thoroughly before using this unit. 2. Keep this manual for future reference. 3. Take notice of and comply with all warnings included in the user's manual or indicated on the appliance. 4. Follow all instructions included in this manual. 5.
Contents Introduction What's in the package Features Top Panel Layout Left Side Panel Layout Right Side Panel Layout Rear Panel Layout Getting Started Connecting your aio6 controller 9-10 Mac driver installation Software control panel 12-14 Windows driver installation 14-15 Software control panel 15-17 Software control panel (continued) Map Software for Mac OS X...
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Features 24-Bit 96/192KHz 6-In/6-Out USB Recording Interface 4x4 analog I/O full duplex recording and playback Dual MIC/Instrument preamps with individual gain control and phantom power switch 2 analogue line inputs on 1/4” TRS jacks 4 analog outputs on 1/4” TRS jacks S/PDIF I/O on RCA coaxial connectors 1 x 1 –...
Top Panel Layout Note: The function operates slightly differently between DAWs. Please refer to your DAW manual for each function. The following description is based on the functions that operate in Steinberg Cubase . 3-segment LED display The 3-segment LED display shows the parameter values as you adjust them and also provides feedback about channel selections, operating modes, and more.
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Output channel 1/2 volume fader Slide to adjust the output level of output channel 1/2. Output channel 3/4 volume fader Slide to adjust the output level of output channel 3/4. Knobs The five rotary encoder knobs are generally used for controlling the track pan position, aux send levels and EQ of your DAW.
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MK mode layer buttons In Mackie mode, press these two buttons to toggle between layers 1 & 2. User mode In user-defined mode setting, press these two buttons to toggle between layers 1 & 2. Note: You must set up your own midi mapping for all the control buttons and faders etc. in User mode.
Left Side Panel Layout HP Monitor 1 output This output jack accepts a standard 1/4" stereo TRS headphone connector. HP Monitor 1 volume control This potentiometer controls the output level of HP Monitor 1. Right Side Panel Layout HP Monitor 2 output This output jack accepts a standard 1/4"...
The USB bus power is not able to provide sufficient power supply for aio6.) EX-Control pedal connector This jack is able to connect up to 3- ICON foot pedals SPD-01 to activate your selected functions. Optional EC-3 splitter cable is needed if 3 pedals are using)
“see” the new hardware and notify you that it is ready to use. Power Adaptor Computer(MAC or PC) Setup your DAW Activate the ICON aio controller in your iC ON AIO Ver 1.00 iC ON AIO Ver 1.00 DAW or MIDI software using “MIDI setup”...
Mac driver installation Please follow the step-by-step procedures below to install your aio6 USB recording interface and its driver. Turn on your Mac (Note: Do not connect the aio6 digital audio interface to your Mac yet) Diagram 1 Insert the Driver CD into your CD-Rom. After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD-Rom, a pop-up window should appear as shown in Diagram 1, then...
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aio Dr iver Installation completed The driver installation has completed successfully. Click the “Close” button. Diagram 6 Copy the software control panel shortcut V GIG V GIG logo to your desktop aio.mpkg Open the previous “Mac” folder. Copy the 'aio” software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop.
Software control panel The “Playback” and “Monitor” mixers work like a matrix mixer. Activate and adjust the correspondence input or output channel level. They are very useful and make your inputs and outputs very flexible. You may route any of your input(s) to any output(s).
Windows driver installation Please follow the step-by-step procedures below to install your aio6 USB recording interface and its driver. Turn on your computer (Note: Do not connect the aio6 digital audio interface to your computer yet) Insert the Driver CD into your CD-Rom. After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD-Rom, an Installation screen should appear as shown in Diagram 1, then click...
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Driver setup Choose the location of the driver and click "Next" as shown in Diagram 5 Diagram 5 Installation start The installation process has started, the process may take some time depending on your computer performance, please be patient and wait for the process to finish. Diagram 6 Software installation window A window as shown in Diagram 7 shoould...
You may click the aio logo on the system tray to launch the software control panel (Page 14). Diagram 12 Note: For the latest driver updates please check www.icon-global.com Software control panel Sample rate settings Select your desired sampling rate from 44.1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown on Diagram 1.
Device settings Shows the serial number & product ID of your V.GIG aio6 device. If it doesn't show, it means your device is not properly installed. Please go through the “Driver Installation” process again (Page 12). Monitor Mixer Diagram 3 Click this button to launch the "Monitor Mixer"...
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Virtual inputs level metering Virtual1-4 input level metering. Showing the input level for the virtual input channel. Link switch Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously. Mute switch Switch to mute the corresponding channel. 0dB” switch “ Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to “0dB” level. Gain control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel.
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Software outputs level metering Ch 1-4 & S/PDIF output level metering. Showing the input level for the software input channel. Hardware outputs level metering Ch 1-4 & S/PDIF output level metering. Showing the output level for the hardware output channel. Virtual inputs level metering Virtual 1-4 input level metering.
Mac OS X Insert the Utility CD in your CD-Rom and double click “aio6 iMap” icon. Tips: By “drag and drop” the “aio6 iMap” icon into the “Applications” folder, you could create a “iMap” shortcut on your Mac's desktop.
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Then click "Next" Diagram 4 Create a shortcut on your desktop Please untick the box if you do not want to place a shortcut icon on your desktop for iMap , otherwise click "Next" Diagram 5 iMap started to install The iMap installation has now started, wait for it to finish.
Assigning MIDI functions with iMap You can use iMap to assign the MIDI functions of your aio6 easily. iMap aio software panel 4-Layer buttons aio6 equipped with two midi controls settings mode. MK mode 1/2: Select the available DAW's Mackie control mode for Mackie control protocol or Mackie HUI for Pro Tool from the “Mode”...
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“MIDI Devices” button Click this button, a MIDI device select window will appear as shown in diagram 1. Please select “ICON aio” for the MIDI Out Devices. Diagram 1 “Firmware Upgrade” button Click this button to enter into the firmware upgrade window for aio6. Please...
Step 1: Connect the ICON product using a USB connection. Press the “MIDIDevice” button at the top to select your connected ICON product as the “MIDI In and Out” device at the pull-down menu. Note: If your connected ICON product model name does not appear on the pull-down menu, select “USB Audio”...
Hardware Connections Connect the aio6 digital audio interface outputs to your amplifier, powered monitors or surround system. Two-channel stereo operation, the default outputs are channels 1 and 2. If you are monitoring through headphones, connect your headphones to the device's headphone output. Connect your microphones, instruments or other line level analog sources to the device's analog inputs.
Minimum System Requirements Important: The aio series digital audio interface is supported by Mac OS (Intel-Mac), Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit/64 -bit). The aio series digital audio interface is not supported by Windows 98 or Windows Me. For Windows XP, you must be running SP1 or later. Visit the Windows update web pages to make sure you have the most current updates and fixes supplied by Microsoft.
3. Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box. This is very important. If you have lost the packaging, please make sure you have packed the unit properly. ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packing.
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