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The FCC Regulation Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and CISPR pursuant to subchapter EN55022 of the EMC
Directive. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following means:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
If necessary, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The
following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful: "How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV
Interference Problems". The booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington DC, 20402 Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
CAUTION: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY
RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
THE EQUIPMENT.
SOCKET-OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE
T R A D E M A R K S
AUDIOTRAK, AUDIOTRAK MAYA and MAYA are trademarks of EGO SYStems Inc. IBM is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows is a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
For 24-hour technical support, contact Audiotrak:
First Edition June 2000
Your AUDIOTRAK Dealer
www.audiotrak.net
webmaster@audiotrak.net
techsupport@audiotrak.net
Tel: +82 2 780-4451
Fax: +82 2 780-4454
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  • Page 1 The FCC Regulation Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and CISPR pursuant to subchapter EN55022 of the EMC Directive. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    C O N T E N T S 1. OVERVIEW ................3 .................3 EATURES 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........6 ............6 YSTEM EQUIREMENT ................7 RECAUTIONS PCI C ............8 NSTALLATION 3. EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS ........10 .............10 ASIC ONNECTIONS ............11 AYOUT ................11 MIC IN ...............11 LINE IN L ..............11 LINE OUT L ..............12...

  • Page 3: Overview

    1. Overview Thank you for choosing MAYA. At last, here we are presenting a versatile audio card you have wished to have for a long time. MAYA is a professional quality PCI digital audio card for IBM PC and compatibles. MAYA can record and/or playback through stereo analog line input/output (RCA), a mono MIC input (1/4”...
  • Page 4 Highest quality AD/DA converters in MAYA provide unmatched sound quality with exceptionally low noise. 2-In/2-Out Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs. MAYA provides RCA type jacks for use with –10dBV nominal level consumer audio equipment. For the cleanest possible audio signal paths, you’ll never need to adjust levels. Unlike some audio cards that deliberately boost their output levels to give you a false sense of audio quality, MAYA gives you a true indication of your levels.
  • Page 5 wave output controlled by the digital mixer of MAYA. You can run two audio programs simultaneously and assign independent outputs without changing the device driver. You can use both analog and digital output simultaneously as well. Uses 32 Bit PCI Slot for PCI Bus-mastering Support MAYA use only small amount of system resources.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation To install all components of MAYA properly, you should install the PCI card first and make all audio and header pin connections before you install MAYA Driver and Control Panel software. If you follow the instructions on this section in the sequence that it is written, you will have properly installed all components.

  • Page 7: Precautions

    P R E C A U T I O N S Leave the MAYA board in its anti-static wrapping until you are properly grounded. Turn off your computer’s main power switch, and unplug the power cord. Remove the cover to expose the internal parts of your computer.

  • Page 8: Pci Card Installation

    P C I C A R D 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 hardware devices. Your computer’s manual should describe how to remove the hard case cover and the precautions you should take.
  • Page 9 Use only little pressure to insert the card Replace the PC cover. Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please read the README.TXT file included in the driver diskette for the latest update information, and be sure to check our web site occasionally for the most recent update information.

  • Page 10: External Connections

    3. External Connections MAYA 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 MAYA’s capabilities –...

  • Page 11: I N /Out Port Layout

    If you plan to use MAYA in a digital mastering environment, you may choose to connect analog outputs of MAYA directly to your power amplifier’s inputs instead of sending it through the console/mixer. I N / O U T P O R T L A Y O U T The on-board 4-pin header connector provides CD audio input.

  • Page 12: Digital Out

    RCA type unbalanced analog output. Most of the time you will be needed to connect these output ports for monitoring purpose. One of the selected analog input sources will be routed to these output ports along with internal wave out. 4.

  • Page 13: Driver Installation

    4. Driver Installation After installing the hardware, turn on your PC’s power, and you will notice that your system has recognized a “PCI Multimedia Device” during your Windows boot-up sequence. 1. A bit later, during the Windows 95/98 boot-up process, a prompt will display a “New Hardware Found”...
  • Page 14 After re-booting your computer, open your system’s Device Manager and confirm that “MaYa” and “MaYa Bridge” are shown under “Sound, Video and Game Controller”. [Control Panel – System – Device Manager – Sound, Video and Game Controller] Your AUDIOTRAK MAYA is now ready to use. Please read the README.TXT file included in the driver diskette for the latest driver update information, and be sure to check our web site...

  • Page 15: Maya Control Panel

    5. MAYA Control Panel If you have properly installed PCI card and software driver for MAYA properly, your system will display icon on your desktop system menu bar. Click it once and it will display the MAYA Control Panel as below. While reading through this section, it may help to actually sit down in front of your PC and experiment.

  • Page 16: Output Levels Faders

    Click and drag/turn (wheel mouse) to change the output level of wave file that is playing through analog output ports. Like Input level fader, Output Level Faders are also able to increase the level of wave file that plays back through MAYA. In other words, output level faders don’t affect the monitoring level of input sources.

  • Page 17: Mic

    3.Mic Signal connected to the MIC In of MAYA is selected for recording and routed to the Analog Output port for input monitoring. M I C P R E A M P 1. +20 dB Click the +20 dB pad, you will get boosted MIC input signal by 20 dB.

  • Page 18: Working With Applications

    installed properly. It’s just a matter of selecting the sample rate of your preference from thereon. We have included few examples below just as a quick setup guide. You should refer to the manuals of each application on how to optimize the audio recording and playback capabilities.

  • Page 19: Cubasis Vst ( Asio 2.0)

    Audio/System from the Cubase VST main menu bar to open the Audio System Setup dialog box as below. There’s no need to check for buffer sizes or run simulations anymore because you simply don’t have to use Windows ASIO Multimedia driver anymore! On the top right hand corner of the Audio System Setup dialog box, click ASIO Device and you will notice ASIO 2.0 –...
  • Page 20 For checking Audio Setup, select Option from the Cakewalk menu bar. Tab the Audio Setup, and select “MaYa” for the Playback Timing Master and “MaYa ” for Record Timing Master. For the best result, adjust the buffer size of playback and recording. W A V E L A B MAYA supports MME driver for Wave Lab, application for...

  • Page 21: Wave Lab

    After you have properly installed MAYA and run Wave Lab for the first time, select Preferences from the Wave Lab menu bar. Tab the Audio Card, and select “MaYa” for the Playback device and “MaYa ” for Live Input / Recording device. For the best result, adjust the buffer size of playback and recording.

  • Page 22: Sound Forge

    After you have properly installed MAYA and run Sound Forge for the first time, select Option from the Sound Forge menu bar and select Wave tab. Select “MaYa” for the Playback device and “MaYa” for Recording device. For the best result, adjust the buffer size of playback and recording.
  • Page 23 2. Output LEVEL: -10dBV Unbalanced, -10dBV Nominal, +9.0dBV Max 3. Input Impedance: 12K ohm 4. Output Impedance: 100 ohm 5. Input Gain: Analog 0dB ~ 18dB, 1.5dB Step Size 6. Output Gain: Analog 0dB ~ 18dB, 1.5dB Step Size 7. Master Output Attenuation: Analog 0dB ~ -48dB, 1.5dB Step Size 8.

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