EGO SYStems Waveterminal U2A User Manual

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W A R R A N T Y

EGO SYStems Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that this product, under normal use, will

be free from defects in materials and workmanship for as long as purchaser owns this

product. EGO SYS will, at its sole option, repair or replace a product, which is found to be

defective. This warranty shall be null and void if, in the sole opinion of EGO SYS, a product

failure is the result of misuse, abuse, modification, or misapplication.

Except as expressly provided above, this product is provided "as is" without warranty of any

kind. No claim is made for merchantability or fitness for any purpose. In no event will EGO

SYS be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of use

of this product.

You must contact EGO SYS or our regional representative for prior approval before returning

a failed product. All such returns must be shipped to EGO SYS or our regional representative

in original or equivalent protective packaging material, with freight prepaid and adequate

insurance. If product is deemed to be defective, the repaired or replacement product will be

returned to you at no charge via carrier chosen by EGO SYS.

T R A D E M A R K S

EGO SYS, Waveterminal U2A and U2A are trademarks of EGO SYStems Inc. Macintosh, G3,

G4, iMAC, iBook and Power Book are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. MAC OS is a

trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Other product and brand names are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective companies.

R A D I O

F R E Q U E N C Y

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules., and EN50 081-1/2:1992 of CE Test

Specifications. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If

not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, it may cause interference to radio

communications.

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E

For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest Waveterminal U2A dealer or contact us

directly. Direct all other correspondence to:

First Edition September. 2000

I N T E R F E R E N C E

EGO SYStems Inc.

Suite 1003, Shinhan Bldg. 45-11

Yoido-dong

Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel: +82 2 780-4451~3

Fax: +82 2 780-4454

Web Site: www.egosys.net

E-mail:

webmaster@egosys.net

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Page 1 EGO SYStems Inc. W A R R A N T Y EGO SYStems Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that this product, under normal use, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for as long as purchaser owns this product.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
C O N T E N T S 1. O VERVIEW EATURES 2. I NSTALLATION ’ N THE BOX YSTEM EQUIREMENT HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3. E XTERNAL ONNECTIONS ASIC ONNECTIONS & A ABLES DAPTERS PPLE SOUND MANAGER CONTROL PANEL ASIO DRIVER 5.
Page 3: Overview
1. Overview Thank you for choosing Waveterminal U2A, an USB digital audio interface. Waveterminal U2A (U2A) is an USB digital audio interface employing 24-bit A/D, D/A converters for both of IBM compatible computer system and Macintosh computer system. U2A can be used with your digital audio...
Page 4: Features
F E A T U R E S 24-bit Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog Converters. Highest quality 24-bit AD/DA converters in U2A provide unmatched sound quality with exceptionally low noise. 2-In/2-Out Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs. U2A provides 1/4” phone jacks for use with –10dBV nominal level consumer audio equipment.
Page 5 Regardless of the type of sample rates, U2A automatically converts the incoming digital audio signal to the sample rate of your choice in real-time. Functions as an independent Signal Converter When Digital In Clock Source is selected, U2A can be operated as an independent signal converter.
Page 6: Installation
W H A T ’ S T H E B O X WT2496 is shipped with the following contents: 1. Waveterminal U2A (1) 2. Control Panel/ASIO driver CD-ROM (1) 3. User’s Manual (1) 4. USB cable -2m (1) 5. Spark LE software CD-ROM (1)
Page 7: Hardware Installation
H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N Before you begin, make sure you have read your computer’s manual on installing USB devices. Your computer’s manual should describe the precautions you should take.
Page 8 Hardware installation is done. Now you will see that Power LED on the U2A is on. USB device is so easy to install you can just plug it in to use. ) Series A Plug is used for those devices on which the external cable is permanently attached like Mouse, Keyboard and USB hub etc…...
Page 9: External Connections
3. External Connections U2A has many features that can enhance your audio production environment. If you are serious enough to about your digital audio, you may want to take time to read through this section carefully. While you may not need all of these features, and simply opt to plug in the cables to get started right away, you should at least be aware of U2A’s capabilities –...
Page 10: Cables & Adapters
If you plan to use U2A in a digital mastering environment, you may choose to connect analog outputs of U2A directly to your power amplifier’s inputs instead of sending it through the console/mixer. Rear panel of U2A Digital Input of Digital Output of external digital devices external digital devices...
Page 11 Let’s talk about the cables and connectors those can be used with U2A. Analog connector U2A uses 1/4” phone connectors for analog input/output connectors. The wiring method for unbalanced connections with XLR connectors to ¼” phone connectors (tip and sleeve only) using shielded twisted pair cable (2 wire + shield) is as follows: The wiring method for unbalanced connections with XLR connectors to unbalanced ¼”...
Page 12 2. Optical connector Optical version of S/PDIF interface, which is usually, called Toslink, because it uses Toslink optical components. The transmission media is 1mm plastic fiber and the signals are transmitted using visible LED light. The optical signals have exactly same format as the electrical S/PDIF signal, they are just converted to light signals.
Page 13: Apple Sound Manager Control Panel
4. Driver Installation Provided software CD-ROM includes Apple Sound Manager driver control panel and ASIO driver extension (with patch). Here we will explain how you can set up for utilizing them. A P P L E S O U N D M A N A G E R C O N T R O L P A N E L...
Page 14 (example shows the ASIO drivers folder of Spark LE). Please drag it into the ASIO driver folder of the application. 4. Now you can select Waveterminal U2A as an ASIO device within the application. Please read the README.TXT file included in the...
Page 15: U2A Control Panel Reference
5. U2A Control Panel Reference If you have properly installed hardware and software control panel for U2A, you can use Apple Sound Manager Control Panel as you can see below. For user’s convenience, U2A control panel is designed to follow logical route of audio signal.
Page 16: Usb Wave I N Select
U2A’s inputs. It should be –10dBV device. The numbers on the bottom show the relative levels in dB. 2. GANG MODE Links the L-R faders for stereo operation. Un-select the Gang Mode if you need to control the left and right levels independently.
Page 17 gives unique function to the unit by selecting between two different sources. 1. INTERNAL Selects U2A’s on-board clock source as the reference. This is the default mode for recording analog/digital audio through U2A. Use this mode if you are recording audio signal, playing back audio file or using Realtime Sampling Rate Converter.
Page 18: Analog Out Mi Xer
be converted to digital audio data, digital audio data would be converted to analog audio signal and even digital audio data can be transferred to different connector type. A N A L O G O U T M I X E R This is where you select the source that is routed to the Analog Output jacks of U2A.
Page 19: Mix Mode
3. USB WAVE OUT Output of wave device selected to USB Aduio Device is routed to the Digital Output port for monitoring. M I X M O D E When more than one output source is selected to be played back simultaneously in the Analog or Digital Out Mixer, you are actually combining the data of two digital audio signals together, resulting in an overall gain of about 6dB/bit for each signal combined.
Page 20: Sampl Erate
S A M P L E R A T E Sample rate determines the number of samples per second that is used to convert analog audio to digital audio. As most of you may know, sample rate for CD-DA is 44.1kHz and professional digital audio masters are usually recorded at 48kHz sample rate.
Page 21: Digital Out (Iec 958) Type
desired sampling rate. Now the sampling rate of the signal you can get from digital output port is converted. However, you cannot change the sampling rate of .wav file that playback through the application. If you try to convert it, it only sounds like sampling up (faster speed than normal) or sampling down (slower than normal).
Page 22 When USB plug connected loosely or the connection broke for some reason, unplug USB cable and plug it again then select this menu to find the U2A. When you re-connect U2A to the computer, allow 5~10 seconds for computer to recognize an USB device.
Page 23: Application
You have three I/O options to use U2A with SPARK LE. If you select Preferences under the File menu, you can find the place to set the I/O options there. Tab the I/O section and select desired I/O option among Soundmanager, ASIO Soundmanager and EgoSys Waveterminal U2A.
Page 24 Sound control panel of system. You can see which I/O option is selected from the Transport window of SPARK LE when you select “EgoSys Waveterminal U2A” as the I/O option. If you click “Setup” button under the I/O option view window, below control panel will be appeared.
Page 27: Trouble Shooting
7. Trouble Shooting Before you rush to consult your problem to us, please check this section for immediate remedy. You may find simple solution here without consuming time that you wait for the answer through e-mail. þ I finished to install the hardware and software, but I cannot hear the sound through my monitor system.
Page 28: Product Registration & Technical Support
Last Name Date of Purchase First Name Purchased From Address 1 Model Waveterminal U2A 1. What MIDI sequencer do you use most Address 2 frequently? 2. What audio recording software do you use City most frequently? 3. Where did you find out about U2A or EGO SYS...
Page 29: Technical Support
T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T If you need technical support, contact your EGOSYS dealer first. If the dealer can’t solve your problem, you can contact EGOSYS directly by the following methods: Before you contact us, check FAQ on our home page http://www.egosys.net By fax (+82 2 780-4454)
Page 30: Specifications
Specifications 1. Input Level : -10dBV Unbalance : -10dBV Nominal, +9.0dBV Max 2. Output Level:-10dBV Unbalance : -10dBV Nominal, +8.5dBV Max 3. Input Impedance :Unbalanced Mode 10K 4. Output Impedance :Unbalanced Mode 100 5. Analog Input Gain/Attenuation : Analog 0dB ~ 18dB, 0.5dB Step Size Digital -72dB ~ 0dB, About 0.5dB Step Size 6.
Page 31 Waveterminal USB audio interface with 24-bit A/D,D/A and SRC User’s Manual Macintosh version...
Page 32 Waveterminal EGO SYStems Inc. Suite 1003, Shinhan Bldg. 45-11 Yoido-dong Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea Tel : +82 2 780 4451~3 Fax : + 82 2 780 4454 www.egosys.net e-mail : webmaster@egosys.net Copyright 2000, EGO SYStems Inc.