ESI U86XT User Manual

ESI U86XT User Manual

Professional 24-bit usb audio interface

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  • Page 1 Professional 24-bit USB Audio Interface User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 ESI - Copyright © 2017 Revision 1, May 2017 www.esi-audio.com...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    U86 XT INDEX 1. Introduction ..........................4     1.1 Features ................................4 2. Installation ............................ 7     2.1 System Recommendation ............................. 7   2.2 Hardware Installation ............................7   2.3 Driver & Software Installation ..........................7   2.3.1 Installation under Windows ..........................7  ...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    U86 XT 1. Introduction U86 XT is a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed audio interface for Mac and PC, bringing USB audio technology to a new level by providing better performance for better results. This interfaces provides not less than 8 input channels and 6 output channels that are all available for simultaneous usage.
  • Page 5 U86 XT 3. MONO switch, allows you to create a mix down for input channels 1 and 2 to a dual stereo signal (i.e. input channel 1 goes to channel 2 and input channel 2 goes to channel 1), for the monitor mix.
  • Page 6 U86 XT 15. line inputs channel 1 to 8, these balanced / unbalanced 1/4" TRS connectors are used to input up to 8 simultaneously available analog line signals. Input channels 3 to 8 are always provided as line input signal, while for channels 1 and 2 you can select between the inputs on the front panel or these inputs on the backside with the switches on the front panel of U86 XT.
  • Page 7: Installation

    However, you need to install our driver in order to use it. We strongly recommend to download the latest driver from www.esi-audio.com before installing U86 XT on your computer. The driver on our website can always be more recent compared to the driver on the included Installation DVD.
  • Page 8 U86 XT clicking on it. When launching the installer, Windows might display a security message. Make sure to allow the installation. After that, the following dialog on the left will appear. Click Next and then the dialog on the right will appear: Now click Install.
  • Page 9: Installation Under Mac Os X

    To confirm the completion of the installation after rebooting the system, please check if the orange color ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below. If you can see it, the driver installation has been completed successfully.
  • Page 10: Control Panel

    This chapter describes the U86 XT Control Panel and it's functions. Under Windows, to open the control panel double click on the ESI icon in the task notification area. Under Mac OS X, there is an icon in the Applications folder. The following dialog will appear:...
  • Page 11: Latency Settings

    U86 XT Under OUTPUT LEVEL you can switch between +4dBu to set the output level of each individual line output pair optimized for balanced audio signals to +4dBu studio standard level or -10dBV to set the output level optimized for unbalanced audio signals to -10dBV consumer/HiFi standard level.
  • Page 12: Specifications

    U86 XT 4. Specifications Key Features - 8 input / 6 output 24-bit / 96kHz USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Audio Interface - 8 input channels and 6 output channels available for simultaneous usage - 2 professional microphone preamps with +48V phantom power support - 2 Hi-Z high performance instrument inputs with 1/4"...
  • Page 13: General Information

    U86 XT 5. General Information Trademarks ESI, U86 and U86 XT are trademarks of ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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