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Tascam US-200 manual

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    US-200 USB 2.0 A udio/MIDI Inter face D01139820A O WNER' S MANU AL Before connecting this unit to a comput er , you must install the dedicated driver from the included CD-ROM onto the computer .[...]

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    2 T ASCAM US-200 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION Do not expose this apparatus to drips or • splashes. Do not place any objects filled with • liquids, such as vases, on the appar atus. Caution should be taken when using • earphones or headphones with the product because ex cessive s ound pressur e (volume) from earphones or headphones can cause[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 3 F or European C ustomers ª Disposal of electrical and elec tronic equipment (a) All electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via collection facilities designated by the go vernment or local authorities. (b) By disposing of elec trical and electronic equipment correctly , [...]

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    4 T ASCAM US-200 T able of C ont ents 1 – Introduction ................................... 5 Main features .................................................. 5 Product parts .................................................. 6 Manual conventions .................................... 6 T rademarks....................................................[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 5 1 – Intr oduc tion Thank you f or your purchase of the T ASCAM US-200 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface. Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly to ensure you understand ho w to properly set up and connect the unit, as well as the operation of its many useful and c onvenient functions. Aft[...]

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    6 T ASCAM US-200 Product par ts The US-200 package contains the following items. T ake care when opening the package not to damage the items. Keep the package materials for transportation in the future. Pleas e con tact the stor e where y ou purcha sed this unit if any of these items ar e missing or have been damaged during transportation. Main uni[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 7 Cautions on installa tion The unit’ s nominal operating temperature • is between 5˚ and 35° C (41° – 95° F). Do not install in the following types of • places. Doing so could degr ade the sound quality and/or cause malfunctions. Places with significant vibra tions or that • are otherwise unstable Near windows or other[...]

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    8 T ASCAM US-200 2 − Names and F unc tions of Par ts F ront panel 1 +48V indic ator This lights when the PHANT OM (+48V ) switch is set to ON. CAUTION Do not connect or disconnect microphones when this indicator is lit. 2 USB indic ator This lights when the USB connection is active. 3 OL and SIG indic ators OL (overload) indicators These light ju[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 9 8 LE VEL knob Use this to adjust the level output fr om the LINE OUT 1/2 jacks and the PHONES jack. T his does not adjust the level output from the LINE OUT 3/4 jacks. CAUTION Before connecting headphones, turn the LEVEL knob to minimize the volume. F ailure to do so might cause sudden loud noises, which could harm your hearing or [...]

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    10 T ASCAM US-200 Rear panel q LINE OUT 1/2/3/4 (unbalanced) jacks These RCA pin jacks are unbalanced analog line outputs. These jacks can output signals sent from the computer via USB , signals from the built-in monitoring mix er or a combination of both. Use the US-200 software control panel on the computer to set which signals are output. C onne[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 11 y USB p ort Use the included USB cable to connect this unit to a USB 2.0-compatible computer . NOTE The US-200 obtains power fr om the host • computer via the USB cable. In rar e cases, a computer’ s USB por t may not be able to supply enough power to oper ate the US- 200. This is not compatible with USB 1.1 (12 • MHz) and c[...]

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    12 T ASCAM US-200 3 − Installation Sy stem requirements See the T ASCAM website (http://tascam. com/) for updat ed information about OS compatibility . W indow s Supported operating systems: Window s XP 32-bit SP3 or later Window s XP 64-bit SP2 or later Window s Vista 32-bit SP2 or lat er Window s Vista 64-bit SP2 or lat er Window s 7 32-bit Win[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 13 Instal ling t he dri ve r and co ntr ol panel for W indow s NOTE During driver installation, a warning that • “ this software ... has not passed W indows Logo testing “ will appear . This message appears when installing a driver that has not receiv ed Windows Logo testing. This message appears because the drivers for T ASCAM[...]

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    14 T ASCAM US-200 Computer USB 8 Installation of the driver pr oceeds. 9 When the screen below appears , the installation is complete . Click the Reboot now button to restart the PC to use the driver . 10 After the PC has restarted, open the T ASCAM US-200 ( Star t > Control P anel ) or US-200 Control P anel ( Star t > All Prog rams > T AS[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 15 ROM. The T ASCAM_US200_1.00.mpkg " is created on the desktop . 3 Dboule -click the T ASCAM_US200_1.00. mpkg on the desktop to launch the installer . 4 Follo w the instructions on the screen to conduct the installation. 5 Restart the computer and then connect the unit. Uninstalling the driver W indow s ª There are tw o ways t[...]

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    16 T ASCAM US-200 Open the supplied driver CD-ROM using Window s Explorer , and double -click the Autorun2.exe file t o manually open the installation menu. F ollow the procedur es in “Installing the driver and control panel f or Windo ws” on page 13 to install the driver . Improving c omputer per formance In this manual, we will offer only the[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 17 4 – US -200 c ontr ol panel settings Overview The Contr ol P anel lets you make various settings for the US-200’ s func tionality . On Windo ws, the US-200 Contr ol P anel shortcut can be found in the Window s Start menu > Control P anel or the Star t menu > All Pr ograms > T ASCAM . On Mac OS X, the US-200 Control P [...]

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    18 T ASCAM US-200 LINE OUTPUTS 1/2 and LINE OUTPUTS 3/4 The computer can send 4 signal channels by USB to this unit. Use this setting t o select which signals are output from the unit’ s LINE OUT 1/2 and LINE OUT 3/4 jacks. Y ou can select ch1+2 or ch3+4 for each output pair . By using this setting, even with applications that only output two cha[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 19 Headphones Guitar Bass guitar Vocal mic Drum machine Computer USB CD recorder Powered monitor speakers or amplier and speakers Example of using US-200 connections 5 – C onnec tions[...]

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    20 T ASCAM US-200 USB connections Use the included USB cable to connect the US-200 to your computer as sho wn in the illustration. NOTE Set the • PHANT OM (+48V ) switch to OFF when connecting the USB cable to this unit. Some USB devices access the USB bus • frequently . T o avoid dr opouts and clicks in the audio signal, we str ongly recommend[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 21 Guitars Connect a guitar or bass guitar to the MIC/ LINE/INST IN 1 standard TRS jack on th e front panel, and set the INST/LINE switch on the rear panel to INST . When the INST/LINE switch is set to INST , the indicator on the front panel ligh ts. Guitar indicator Connecting ke yboards, drum machines, sound modules, cassette/MD/CD[...]

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    22 T ASCAM US-200 In this chapter , we explain how to set some audio applications for use with this unit. C ubase LE 5 F or details see the included Cubase LE 5 Quick Start Guide. W indows XP and Windo ws Media Play er 1 Close all applications and then open the Control P anel from the Star t menu. 2 Open Sounds and Audio Devices . NOTE If you do no[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 23 4 Click OK . 5 Start W indows Media Play er , select an audio file and begin playback. NOTE If you change this setting while Windo ws • Media Player is running , the software will not recogniz e that the device has been changed. In this case, restart Window s Media Player . If you still cannot hear sound after • making the set[...]

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    24 T ASCAM US-200 7 – MIDI implementa tion char t Function T ransmitted Received Remarks Basic Channel At power ON Changed X X X X Through Mode At power ON Messages Altered X X ************* X X Through Note Number Range X ************* X Through V elocity Note ON Note OFF X X X X Through After T ouch Polyphonic Channel X X X X Through Pitch Bend[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 25 8 – T roubleshooting Please read this chapter if y ou are unable to use the unit properly even after setting it up following the pr ocedures in this manual. If you are still unable to resolv e your problems please contact T ASCAM customer support with the following inf or mation about the operating envir onment and details about[...]

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    26 T ASCAM US-200 Windo ws Vista and Windo ws 7 1 Shut down all applications, and open the Control P anel from the Star t menu. 2 Open Sound . NOTE If the above item does not appear , click Hardware and Sound and it should appear . 3 Click the Playback tab , right-click Speakers US-200 and click the Set Default button. Mac OS X 1 Shut down all appl[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 27 5 On the Performance Option screen, select the Adjust for Best P er formance option. Windo ws 7 a) Turn A ero off. 1 Right-click the desktop and selec t Personaliz e . 2 Set the theme to any of the Basic and High Contrast Themes . b) P erformance settings 1 Right-click Computer and select Pr operties . 2 Click Advanced System Sett[...]

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    28 T ASCAM US-200 AD/DA audio c onv er ter Sampling frequency 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz Quantization bit ra te 24-bit Analog audio inputs Microphone inputs (MIC IN 1-2) Balanced Connectors: XLR-3-31 (1: GND , 2: HOT , 3: COLD ) Input impedance: 2.2 kΩ Nominal input level: –14 dBu (0.15 Vrms) Minimum input level: –57 dBu (0.001 Vrms) Maximum input le[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 29 C omputer requir ements F or information about the latest OS compatibility , please check the T ASCAM web site (http://tascam.com/). W indow s Supported Operating system Window s XP 32 bit SP3 or later Window s XP 64 bit SP2 or later Window s Vista 32 bit SP2 or lat er Window s Vista 64 bit SP2 or lat er Window s 7 32 bit Window s[...]

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    30 T ASCAM US-200 Dimensional dra wing 172 mm 41 mm 3 mm 151 mm 111.6 mm 13.3 mm 72.5 mm Kensington lock hole M4 mm screw hole (Depth: 4.0 mm max.) Illustrations in this manual may differ in part from the actual product. • Specifications and the external appearance may be changed without notification to impr ove • the product. 9 – Specificati[...]

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    T ASCAM US-200 31 Notes[...]

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