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- Page 1 ICE-16 USER GUIDE Sold in Australia by Morrison's Public Address sales@morrisonsav.com.au Publication AP8900...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
USB Driver—Installation (PC) ..........USB Driver—Control Panel (PC) ........Connecting to a Mac computer ........... USB Memory File Structure ..........USB Memory Recording—Synchronising units ....Connecting Mixing Consoles to ICE-16......Specifications................Dimensions & Weights ............Block Diagram ................Allen & Heath... -
Page 4: Warranty
Units returned should be packed to avoid transit damage. In certain territories the terms may vary. Check with your ALLEN & HEATH agent for any additional warranty which may apply. http://www.allen-heath.com Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... -
Page 5: Conformity Statement
NOTE: Any changes or modifications to the product not approved by Allen & Heath could void the compliance of the product and therefore the users authority to operate it. ICE-16 User Guide AP8900 Issue 1 Copyright © 2012 Allen & Heath Limited. All rights reserved Allen & Heath Limited Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9LU, UK http://www.allen-heath.com... -
Page 6: Safety Instructions
Grounding: Do not defeat the grounding and polarisation means of the power cord plug. Do not remove or tamper with the ground connection in the power cord. Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... - Page 7 The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L. Ensure that these colour codes are followed carefully in the event of the plug being changed. Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide...
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Page 8: General Precautions
This applies particularly to close-to-ear monitoring such as headphones and in-ear systems. Contin- ued exposure to high volume sound can cause frequency selective or wide range hearing loss. Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... -
Page 9: Packed Items Checklist
Signal PHONES/MONITOR Record MONITOR SEL IN/OUT MONITOR USB DRIVE PREV NEXT PLAY/STOP MONITOR LEVEL ICE-16 Mains Lead Check that the correct mains plug is fitted. This User Guide! Plastic feet for non rack-mount use Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... -
Page 10: Introduction To Ice-16
So the ICE-16 was born. Multi-application:... -
Page 11: Applications Drawings
APPLICATION: RECORDING TO USB MEMORY Mics & Instruments Into console. Direct outs or to Line Inputs on ICE-16 DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT DIR OUT... - Page 12 With pre-recorded instruments, vocals and drum sounds in your multi-channel Song folders, you can use ICE-16 to play individual channels to the line inputs of a mixing console so that you can set eq, monitor sends and create a mix even before the...
- Page 13 PAD-20 INVERT Mics & Instruments to pre-amp ICE-16 can form an integral part of your recording studio setup. There are plenty of outputs for your studio monitors that you can control in the DAW. Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide...
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Page 14: Front Panel Controls & Features
ICE-16 FRONT PANEL FEATURES ALLEN&HEATH TIME Hi Level Signal PHONES/MONITOR Record IN/OUT MONITOR MONITOR SEL USB DRIVE PREV PLAY/STOP NEXT MONITOR LEVEL Channel Monitoring and Metering A switch per channel sends either the input or the output (depending on the IN/OUT switch) for that channel to the headphones monitor circuit, Multiple channels can be selected at once to create a mix of channels. -
Page 15: Rear Panel Features
9 pin mini DIN connectors. Use a 9 way mini DIN cable to connect the OUT of one ICE-16 unit to the IN of another. This allows two or more ICE-16s to be synchronised together when recording multiple tracks to more than one USB memory device. -
Page 16: Usb Direct Recording Quickstart
TIME DEL+REC for 1 second. The display will show “For” and the dots will flash. The memory will be tested (display “tst) and the ICE-16 will au- Record tomatically be set to either 24bit (“Hi”) or 16bit (“Lo”) mode depending on the memory quality. -
Page 17: Recording To Usb Memory-Important Notes
4, 8 or 16kbytes. It needs to be 32kbytes. Formatting the USB memory on the ICE-16 will correct this. So if the initial test results in Slo being displayed try formatting the memory to reset the cluster size and re-test the memory speed. -
Page 18: Usb Memory Initialisation And Formatting
Initialisation & Test Is memory previously initialised by ICE? Test memory Set to 24 bit Set to 16 bit Too Slow Error Format Memory (DEL+REC) Any previous Recordings? Ready. No Recordings Ready. 7 Recordings Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... -
Page 19: Usb Recording Front Panel Controls
Mode Comment Display TIME+NEXT Not Re- Rec/Pls Toggle Record/Playlist mode cording Recording mode Xxx (Song no.) Playlist mode DEL+REC Rec/Pls Format USB memory Press PLAY/STOP to confirm Dots flash Any other key to abort Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... -
Page 20: Recording To Usb Memory-Further Notes
If you get the Slo message when a new USB memory device is inserted, try re-formatting the device using ICE-16. Press and hold DEL + REC then confirm the formatting with the PLAY/ STOP key. ICE will set the cluster size correctly and re-test the memory speed. If, after re- formatting, the Slo message is displayed again, then the memory device should not be used. - Page 21 .wav audio files. The Records folder is where your ICE-16 recordings are stored, under sub folders Song _01 for the first recording, Song_02 for the second and so on.
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Page 22: Playlist Mode
PLAYLIST MODE You can use ICE-16 to play audio music files (.wav) from the Music folder on your USB memory device for situations such as background music, pre-show & interval music, sound effects, or situations where a very large amount of consecutive audio needs to be played. -
Page 23: Firewire Driver-Installation (Pc)
INSTALLING THE FIREWIRE DRIVERS Connecting to a computer via FireWire. The ICE-16 can either be connected to a computer for streaming digital audio via FireWire or USB, or it can be used as a standalone recording device. Here we describe the FireWire connection and driver installation. - Page 24 INSTALLING THE FIREWIRE DRIVERS (PC) At this point connect the ICE-16 (either FireWire port) to your com- puter using a commercially available IEEE1394 FireWire cable. Then switch on the ICE-16. In order to comply with EMC/FCC performance standards, a FireWire...
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Page 25: Firewire Driver-Control Panel (Pc)
Click Input Channels in the menu pane on the left to view or edit details of the audio channels going to the com- puter from ICE-16. Here you can edit the channel names and include the device (unit) name in the ASIO display name which will appear in your audio software. - Page 26 The clock master can be set to be the ICE-16 internal clock (recommended) or the pc driver. The sample rate can be selected to be set manually or by the clock master.
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Page 27: Usb Driver-Installation (Pc)
Connecting to a computer via USB 2.0 The ICE-16 can either be connected to a computer for streaming digital audio via Firewire or USB 2.0, or it can be used as a standalone recording device. Here we describe the USB 2.0 connection and driver installation. - Page 28 INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS (PC) Connect the ICE-16 to your computer using a standard commercially available USB (A to B) cable. Switch on the ICE-16. Click Next You may find an additional dialogue window about Logo testing, sometimes behind another window! Click Continue anyway in order to finish the installation.
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Page 29: Usb Driver-Control Panel (Pc)
Click Input Channels in the menu pane on the left to view or edit details of the audio channels going to the com- puter from ICE-16. Here you can edit the channel names and include the device (unit) name in the ASIO display name which will appear in your audio software. - Page 30 The clock master can be set to be the ICE-16 internal clock or the pc driver. The sample rate can be selected to be set manually or by the clock master. Manually is recommended as a default, the sample rate can still be set by your DAW in this setting.
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Page 31: Connecting To A Mac Computer
CONNECTING ICE-16 TO A MAC COMPUTER SNOW LEOPARD SHOWN ICE-16 is Core Audio compliant so there are no drivers required for Mac computers. Simply connect your ICE-16 to your Mac using either a FireWire or USB 2.0 cable and open Audio/MIDI devices/Audio Devices to view the connected devices and settings. - Page 32 CONNECTING ICE-16 TO A MAC COMPUTER MOUNTAIN LION SHOWN Here you can see two ICE-16 devices connected to a Mac running Mountain Lion, An Aggregate device has also been configured at the bottom of the list and named ICE-32. You can set your iTunes playback to any of the device channels by clicking Configure Speakers.
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Page 33: Usb Memory Recording-Synchronising Units
SYNCHRONISING MORE THAN ONE ICE-16 This feature is due to be released in early 2013 with a firmware update. If you wish to synchronise more than one ICE-16 for direct to USB memory please refer to www.allen-heath.com for information. This page is therefore intentionally left blank. - Page 34 SYNCHRONISING MORE THAN ONE ICE-16 This page is intentionally left blank. Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide...
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Page 35: Connecting Mixing Consoles To Ice-16
AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 as they can be wired directly to the ICE-16 inputs AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 AUX5 AUX6 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3 AUX3... -
Page 36: Specifications
Output DAC noise (output volume to minimum) -90dBu (20-22kHz) ADC & DAC ADC & DAC word length 24 bit Sample Rate 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz ADC Dynamic range 114dB (A Weighted) DAC Dynamic range 118dB (A Weighted) Allen & Heath ICE-16 User Guide... - Page 37 SPECIFICATIONS FireWire Streaming IEEE1394 standard AS400 Number of ICE-16 devices on bus 2 maximum Audio data 24 bit up to 96kHz Synchronisation Internal clock or bus USB Streaming USB standard USB 2.0 Number of ICE-16 devices on bus 1 maximum...
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Page 38: Dimensions & Weights
PREV NEXT PLAY/STOP MONITOR LEVEL ICE-16 can be fitted to a standard 19” The feet can be fitted for desktop use or rack using 4 x M6 pan head screws left un-fitted if rack mounted. Fit the feet with plastic washers to fix positions according to the picture. -
Page 39: Block Diagram
BLOCK DIAGRAM SCHEMATIC ICE-16 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM TIME CONTROL INTERFACE LINE OUT LINE IN 0dBu Nominal 0dBu Nominal PREV NEXT PLAY/STOP USB Memory HOST PORT STREAMING CONTROLLER IEEE1394 USB 2.0 DEVICE PORTS SUMMING MONITOR HEADPHONES (MONO) CHANNEL 16 ONLY SHOWN FOR... - Page 40 Sound Management Series — iDR Series Registering your product Thank you for buying the Allen & Heath ICE-16. We hope that you are happy with it and that you enjoy many years of faithful service with it. Please go to www.allen-heath.com/register.asp and register your product’s serial number and your details.
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