User manual TASCAM US-144MKII

[. . . ] D01087720A US-144@# USB 2. 0 Audio/MIDI Interface OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For U. S. A. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] · The US-144MKII obtains power from the host computer via the USB cable. In rare cases, a computer's USB port may not be able to supply enough power to operate the US-144MKII. If this occurs, consider purchasing a USB 2. 0 hub that comes with its own external power supply. o DIGITAL OUT connector Coaxial digital output jack that conforms to the IEC60958 (S/PDIF) standard for consumer use and the IEC60958 (AES/EBU) standard for professional use. NOTE Simultaneous input and output at 24-bit/96-kHz is possible with this unit's DIGITAL IN and OUT jacks. p MIDI OUT connector Transmits MIDI messages. messages. a MIDI IN connector Receives MIDI s LINE OUT L/R jacks (RCA connector, unbalanced) These are analog stereo output jacks. TASCAM US-144MKII 11 3 ­ Installation System requirements See the TASCAM website for updated information about OS compatibility. Mac OS X Supported operating system: Mac OS X 10. 4. 11 Mac OS X 10. 5. 6 or later Windows Windows XP 32-bit SP2/SP3 Windows XP 64-bit SP2 Windows Vista 32-bit SP2 Windows Vista 64-bit SP2 or later Supported computer system: Apple Macintosh series equipped with a USB port as standard equipment · CPU/clock: Power PC G4 1 GHz or faster, or Intel processor · Memory: 512 MB or more Supported computer system: Windows compatible computer with a USB port (USB 2. 0 is recommended) · CPU/clock: Pentium 4 1. 4 GHz or faster AMD Athlon 1. 4 GHz or faster (or equivalent processor) · Memory: 512 MB or more for Windows XP 32-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit 1 GB or more for Windows XP 64-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit NOTE Although this product has been checked for use with typical computers that meet the above operating requirements, we cannot guarantee that it will operate with all computers that meet these requirements. Please be aware that even under the same conditions, processing capability may vary depending on differences of the design and system. Installing the driver In order to use the US-144MKII, you must install the appropriate driver into your computer. As described below, this is an easy process using the CD-ROM included with the US-144MKII. You can download the most recent version of the driver from the TASCAM website <http:// www. tascam. com/>. Do not connect the US-144MKII to your computer before you have installed the driver. CAUTION · Handle the enclosed CD-ROM with care. If the disc becomes scratched or dirty, your computer may be unable to read it and the software cannot be installed. If the disc becomes unreadable, a fee will be charged for its replacement. · Never attempt to play the enclosed CDROM in a conventional audio CD player, as the resulting noise may damage your speakers or your hearing. 12 TASCAM US-144MKII 3 ­ Installation Installing the driver for Windows NOTE · During driver installation, a warning that "this software . . . has not passed Windows Logo testing" will appear. If this message appears, click Continue to proceed with the installation. · During installation, you must connect, disconnect and reconnect the unit in steps 7, 8 and 9. You should complete each of these installation steps in less than one minute. Installation may fail if you take too much time. 5 Click the "Install the Driver" button when the screen below appears. 1 Confirm that the unit and the PC are not connected by the USB cable. 2 Insert the included driver installation CD-ROM into the PC where you will install it. 3 Click the "Install Driver" button when the screen below appears. (If this sreen does not appear automatically, find and open the "Autorun2. exe" program in the "Autorun" folder on the driver CD-ROM. ) 6 Read the contents of the License Agreement, and select "I accept the agreement" if you agree to the terms. Next, click the "Install" button to start installation. 7 When the screen below appears, use the supplied USB cable to connect the unit to the PC. 4 When the language selection screen (below) appears, select the language you prefer and then click the "OK" button. TASCAM US-144MKII 13 3 ­ Installation 8 When the screen below appears, unplug the connecting USB cable from the unit or the PC. 11 When the screen below appears, the installation is complete. Click the "Reboot now" button to restart the PC to use the driver. 9 When the screen below appears once more, reconnect the unit and the PC with the USB cable. 11 After the PC has restarted, open the TASCAM US-122 MKII / US-144 MKII (Start > Control Panel) or US-122 MKII & US-144 MKII Control Panel (Start > All Programs > TASCAM). [. . . ] The load on the computer causes sound to break up and noise to occur. Methods to reduce the load on the computer are introduced below. 1) If a wireless LAN, antivirus software and other software that run in the background are operating, they regularly put burdens on the computer, which can cause sound to break up and noise. Stop wireless LAN transmission, antivirus software and other software running in the background when using this unit. [. . . ]