M-Audio AP-012403 manual

T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 About the Audiophile USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 F eatur es & Specifications [...]

Introduction Congratulations on your pur chase of the Audiophile USB by M-Audio. The Audiophile USB is y our audio and MIDI upgrade for an y PC or Macintosh computer*, utilizing the conv enience of your computer’ s USB port—no tools or computer disassembly is requir ed. The Audiophile brings y ou true 24-bit 96kHz audio and the highest-quality [...]

jacks. Alternativ ely , you can connect the r ecord outputs of y our stereo r eceiv er into the Audiophile’ s RCA jacks located on the back panel. Record a digital audio signal from y our D A T , MiniDisc , CD , or external A/D conv erter via the Audiophile’ s coaxial S/PDIF input. Contr ol all hardwar e settings with the Audiophile USB Contr o[...]

Front Panel Featur es 1. Headphone Out: This is a stereo headphone output on a 1/4” TRS jack. Connect only a ster eo plug to this jack. 2. Headphone Lev el: This knob contr ols the lev el of the stereo output signal sent to the headphone jack. 3. Output Lev el: This knob controls the lev el of the stereo output signal sent to the RCA analog outpu[...]

2. Left Input and Right Input (RCA Analog Inputs): These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sour ces. Each jack is female RCA, compatible with common male RCA cables. When plugs are inserted into the 1/4” jacks, these RC A inputs ar e defeated. 3. Left Output and Right Output (RCA Analog Outputs): These jacks output analog audio [...]

Hardwar e Installation Find a conv enient spot near your computer f or the Audiophile USB.With the Audiophile’ s pow er switched “Off, ” plug the included power suppl y into your wall sock et, and plug its 2.5mm plug into the Audiophile’ s 9V AC 1000 mA Pow er Jack. Then, simply connect the USB cable to y our computer and to the Audiophile [...]

4. The Wizard reports that Windows has finished installing the software. Click “Finish”. Y our Audiophile USB is ready for action. After completion of the driver installation, Windows ma y r equire y ou to r estart Windows. If it does request a r estart, r emov e the Drivers CD fr om the CD drive and r espond by clicking “Y es”. The system [...]

(this is recommended, although OMS will sense that it is on and prompt y ou to turn it off). If you are configuring OMS f or the first time , follow these instructions to configure OMS. 1. In the Opcode folder , which you will find on your har d drive, locate the OMS Applications folder , “then OMS Setup. ” Double-click on OMS Setup. 2. OMS wil[...]

13. Go to "System Prefer ences" in the Apple Menu. Select the "Sound" pref erence panel, and click the "Output" tab. Select "M-Audio Sonica Theater" to choose the Sonica Theater as your default output device. Mac OS X Installation is now complete. Pr oceed to the next section, “Hardwar e Installation”. V [...]

On Macintosh: During the driver installation, a dialog box will ask you if y ou wish to place a shortcut to the control panel on y our desktop . Clicking this checkbox will, upon completion of the driver softwar e installation, place a shortcut to the Audiophile USB Control Panel on y our computer’ s desktop . The contr ol panel program itself wi[...]

sampling clock. Continue reading this section f or more inf ormation on making selections in the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Active Channels & Sample Depth: Activation of the Analog and S/PDIF inputs and outputs is done with a set of four check box es.T wo radio buttons allow selection betw een sample bit depths of 16-bit or 24-bit. These set[...]

If you activate both sets of input and output channels, you will notice that the 24-bit setting in the Sample Depth column is gra yed out and the “Maximum sample rate” is shown as 48000 Hz. NO TE: Whenev er S/PDIF Input is selected as an Active P or t, the Audiophile is expecting a digital signal at tha t por t and to lock to the sample rate of[...]

W indows Sound System and the Audiophile USB Windows ma y be set up to use the Audiophile as its default audio device, allowing system sounds to be pla y ed through the Audiophile . This also enables you to use the Audiophile with the sound applets included with Windows. T o set this up , go to Control Panel | Sounds and Audio Devices (or , “Mult[...]

microphone is not r ecommended. Instead, pass the microphone signal through a micr ophone pre-amp (such as the M-Audio T AMP A™, DMP3™, or Audio Bud dy™), and then connect the pre-amp output to the input of the Audiophile USB. Some additional cable and/or cable adaptors ma y also be needed to ensure pr oper connectivity . The Audiophile USB a[...]

low latency monitoring thr ough the application (check y our application’ s documentation for information r egarding input monitoring). If your Windows or Macintosh program is ASIO compliant, lik e Steinberg’ s “Cubase” or Emagic’ s “Logic , ” then the program’ s audio device driver setup page will allow y ou to select the USB Audio[...]

ASIO Input and Output De vices: If your music pr ogram is ASIO compliant, you ma y use the “USB Audiophile ASIO” driver with your Audiophile USB. Open your music pr ogram and go to the audio setup page. The “USB Audiophile ASIO” driver will show up in the pr ogram’ s ASIO Driver list, allowing you to select it at this time if it is not al[...]

Audiophile USB MIDI Setup The Audiophile’ s MIDI input and output por ts ma y be connected to external MIDI devices. The following diagram shows connection to a MIDI ke yboard instrument, which is also being used as a sound module .The MIDI output of the Audiophile USB ma y be used with just a sound module, while the MIDI input ma y alternately b[...]

Tr oubleshooting Prob lem: No sound output. P ossible Cause 1: The Audiophile USB hardware or softwar e device driv ers are not properl y installed. See the installation sections of this manual for further information. P ossible Cause 2 : There is a r esour ce conflict between y our computer’ s USB controller and another de vice in your computer [...]

Prob lem: Repetitious Sound. P ossible Cause: An IRQ resource conflict with the USB contr oller and another device (PC only). Often this will result in a small segment of sound (0.5 to 1 second) repeating itself o ver and ov er , sometimes completely locking up the computer . See the general tr oubleshooting suggestions at the beginning of this sec[...]

Prob lem: I am pla ying A C-3 or surr ound sound data fr om a software a pplication on m y computer , sending the data from Audiophile USB S/PDIF Out to m y home theater’ s A C-3 decoder . Howe ver , the decoder does not r ecognize the signal and ther efor e refuses to put out an y audio . P ossible Cause: Ther e is a bit within the S/PDIF digita[...]

Audiophile USB W arranty M-Audio warrants that this pr oduct is free of def ects in materials and w orkmanship under normal use for a period of One (1) y ear , so long as the product is: owned by the original pur chaser ; the original purchaser has pr oof of purchase fr om an authorized M-Audio dealer; and the purchaser has r egistered his/her owne[...]

Appendix A - T echnical Specifications Analog Audio: P eak Signal, Analog Input: +2dBV P eak Signal, Analog Output: +2dBV Dynamic Range, Inputs: 109dB (A-weighted) Dynamic Range, Outputs: 107dB (A-weighted) THD (at 0dBFS): -92dB (typical) Frequency Response: 22Hz - 22kHz, -0.4,-0.4dB Maximum Conv erter Data Width: 24 bits Input Impedance: 10k ohms [...]

Appendix B - Driver/Software Install, Step by Step Wi ndows XP: 1. During this installation, the Audiophile USB must be power ed off. Begin the installation process b y inserting the Drivers CD R OM in y our computer . 2. A Setup window will appear . Click “Next, ” to continue. 3. A Software Installation windo w will come up regar ding Windows [...]

5. A third Softwar e Installation window will a ppear . Click “Continue Anywa y . ” 6. An M-Audio USB Audiophile Setup window will appear next. Make sur e both the Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA T ransfer Mode box es ar e check ed, then click “Next. ” 7. Another M-Audio USB Audiophile Setup window will appear next. Click “Next, ” to s[...]

9. When you ar e completely r estarted and at the desktop, pow er up the USB Audiophile. 10. The New Hardwar e Wizard will appear . Please select “Install the software automaticall y (Recommended), ” then click “Next. ” 11. A Hardware Installation window will come up . Click “Continue Anywa y . ” 12. A “Completing the Found New Har dw[...]

13 Another Windows Logo testing windo w will come up. Once again, click “Continue An ywa y . ” 14. The New Hardwar e Wizard will appear again. Select “Install the software automaticall y (Recommended), ” by clicking on the radio button and then clicking “Next. ” 15. Another Hardware Installation window will a ppear regar ding Logo T est[...]

17. Open the Windows Contr ol Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar . ” The Audiophile USB will ha ve a small black “M” in the system tray f or easy access to the control panel. W indows 2000: NO TE: Please make sure the Service Pack 3 is installed. T o get this update, please [...]

3. Click "Y es, ” to confirm that you wish to continue with the installation. 4. V erify that you ha ve r ead the license agr eement and agree to the terms. Click "Y es," to continue. 5. Windows will need to r estar t y our machine to complete the DirectX 8.1 installation. Click "OK," to r estar t y our system. 6. This is[...]

7. A Digital Signature Not F ound window will appear . As this is a r elatively new pr oduct, it has does not ha ve an official Windows Digital Signatur e y et. Rest assured, our USB driv ers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in y our system. Click “Y es. ” 8. An M-Audio Setup window will appear next. Mak e sure both Enable[...]

10. Windows will pr ompt you to r estart the computer . Mak e sure that “Y es, r estart m y computer now , ” is checked and then click “Finish, ” to restart. 11. When y ou are completely r estarted and at the desktop, power up the USB Audiophile. 12. A Digital Signature Not Found windo w will appear next Click “Y es. ” 13. A second Digi[...]

14. The driver is now installed in y our computer . Next, open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar . ” A button which contains a small black “M” and repr esents the Audiophile USB control panel will now a ppear in the system tra y , for easy control panel [...]

3. V erify that you wish to continue installing Dir ectX 8.1 by clicking "Y es. ” 4. V erify that you ha ve r ead the license agr eement and agree to the terms. Click "Y es," to continue. 5. Windows will need to r estar t y our machine to complete the DirectX 8.1 installation. Click "OK," to r estar t y our system. 6. Thi[...]

7. An M-Audio Setup window will appear next. Mak e sure both Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA T ransfer Mode box es ar e check ed, then click “Next. ” 8. An M-Audio Setup window will come up confirming a successful setup . Click “Next, ” to successfully install the USB Audiophile. 9. Windows will prompt y ou to r estar t the computer . Make[...]

10. When you ar e completely r estarted and at the desktop, power up the USB Audiophile. 11. Open the Windows Contr ol Panel and click on the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Select "Place Audiophile Icon in the task bar . ” The Audiophile USB will ha ve a small black “M” in the system tray f or easy access to the control panel. 34[...]

Limited One Y ear Warranty M-Audio warrants that this pr oduct is free of def ects in materials and w orkmanship under normal use for a period of one y ear , so long as the product is: owned by the original pur chaser ; the original purchaser has pr oof of purchase from an authorized M-Audio dealer; and the purchaser has r egistered his/her o wners[...]