TEAC US-122 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

OWNER'S MANUAL

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER

(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI-

FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the liter-

ature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended

to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the prod-

uct's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

US-122

USB Audio/MIDI Interface

This appliance has a serial number located on the

rear panel. Please record the model number and

serial number and retain them for your records.

Model number

Serial number

D00735710B

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Important Safety Instructions

1 Read these instructions.

2 Keep these instructions.

3 Heed all warnings.

4 Follow all instructions.

5 Do not use this apparatus near water.

6 Clean only with dry cloth.

7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radi-

ators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus

(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized

or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two

blades with one wider than the other. A ground-

ing type plug has two blades and a third ground-

ing prong. The wide blade or the third prong are

provided for your safety. If the provided plug does

not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recep-

tacles, and the point where they exit from the

apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by

the manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with

the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to

avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such as power-supply

cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled

or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the

apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,

does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

· Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.

· Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such

as vases, on the apparatus.

· Do not install this apparatus in a confined space

such as a book case or similar unit.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number

: US-122

Trade Name

: TASCAM

Responsible party

: TEAC AMERICA, INC.

Montebello, California, U.S.A.

Telephone number

: 1-213-726-0303

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) This device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For USA

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 rea-

sonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-

dential 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 harm-

ful 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 measures:

a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

b) Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ-

ent to that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV teccnicioan

for help.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly

approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could

void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

TASCAM US-122 --

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Overview .................................. 4

Features .................................... 4

What's in the package ................4

Nomenclature used in this

manual .....................................5

2 Controls and indicators

Top Panel .................................. 6

Rear Panel ............................... 7

Front Panel Descriptions ......... 8

3 Installation

System Requirements .............. 9

PC (Windows) ..............................9

Mac OS .........................................10

Installation ...................................10

Installation under Windows .......11

Macintosh ....................................13

Setting Up OMS (Mac OS pre-X

only) .........................................13

Tuning Your PC ........................ 14

Notes on USB interfacing ........ 15

4 Hooking up Audio and

MIDI to the US-122

Hooking up audio .................... 16

Hooking up MIDI ..................... 16

Using Direct Monitoring ......... 17

5 The US-122 Control Panel

Main Page ................................ 18

Buffer Size Adjustment ........... 18

Optimizing the USB .....................19

The Chromatic Tuner ............... 19

6 Interfacing with your

Audio Software

Selecting the US-122 as your

Audio Device ........................ 20

Audio Control Panel ....................20

ASIO Control Panel ......................20

Setting the Sample Rate and Bit

Depth .......................................21

Input Enabling .............................21

ASIO 2 Direct Monitoring ....... 22

7 A Sample Recording

Session in Cubasis

Setting Up ................................ 23

Recording Your Tracks ............ 24

Overdubbing ................................25

8 Other Applications

Setting up Sound Manager

Support pre-Mac OS X ..... 26

MacOS 9.0 ................................ 26

MacOS 8.6 ................................ 27

Setting audio I/O options under

OS X (10.2.3 and above) ..... 28

To use the System Preferences ...28

Setting sampling frequency and bit

length under OS X (10.2.3 and

above) ......................................28

9 Technical Support

Troubleshooting (Windows) .. 29

Tech Support Contacts ............ 29

Before Contacting Us ..................30

Troubleshooting FAQ ............. 31

10 Specifications

Audio specifications ................ 32

Audio performance ................. 33

Other characteristics ............... 34

Physical characteristics ........... 34

Dimensional drawing ............. 35

4 -- TASCAM US-122

1 Introduction

Overview

The US-122 is a USB powered audio/

MIDI interface designed for Digital

Audio Workstation (DAW) software

applications. Its design incorporates a

two-input, two-output 24-bit audio inter-

face with balanced inputs, input inserts,

guitar impedance matching, phantom

powering, and a 16-channel MIDI inter-

face.

Because the US-122 is USB-based, it's

the ideal companion to any desktop- or

laptop-based digital recording setup.

And since it's as compact, like a laptop,

requiring no additional power source, it

can be combined with one to create a

complete portable digital audio worksta-

tion solution.

Features

The input section comprises a 24-bit

audio interface, capable of streaming

two simultaneous channels of audio into

your computer. Inputs include two bal-

anced XLR mic inputs with phantom

power capability, two 1/4" balanced line

inputs (switchable to high-impedance

unbalanced, for direct input of a guitar,

bass or other hi-Z source), with TRS

inserts on each input channel. Outputs

include a pair of unbalanced line outputs

on RCA connectors, and a separate head-

phone output.

The US-122 also features MIDI input

and output ports, allowing you to send

and receive data between your computer

and other MIDI-equipped devices.

What's in the package

The US-122 package contains the fol-

lowing items in addition to the main unit

and this manual. When opening the

package, please make certain that all the

included items are present. If anything is

missing, contact the dealer where you

purchased it.

· US-122 main unit

· USB cable

· CD-ROM containing drivers (Win-

dows and Mac OS), Cubasis, and doc-

umentation

· CD-ROM containing Gigastudio 24

and sample soundware (for Windows

only).

· Warranty and registration cards for

US-122

· Registration card for Cubasis

· TEAC address list

1 Introduction

TASCAM US-122 --

This product is designed to help you

record and reproduce sound works to

which you own the copyright, or where

you have obtained permission from the

Unless you own the copyright, or have

obtained the appropriate permission

from the copyright holder or the rightful

licensor, your unauthorized recording,

reproduction or distribution thereof may

result in severe criminal penalties under

right treaties. If you are uncertain about

your rights, contact your legal advisor.

Under no circumstances will TEAC Cor-

poration be responsible for the conse-

quences of any illegal copying

performed using the US-122.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Win-

dows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows

XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corpo-

ration.

The full name of the product referred to

as "Windows 98" is "Microsoft® Win-

dows® 98 operating system".

Pentium is a registered trademark of

Intel Corporation.

MIDI is a registered trademark of the

Association of Manufacturers of Elec-

tronic Instruments (AMEI).

Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of

Apple Computer

All other band or product names are

trademarks or registered trademarks are

the property of their respective compa-

nies or organizations.

Nomenclature used in this manual

The following conventions are used in

this manual:

Physical controls, indicators and connec-

tors on the US-122 are shown LIKE

THIS

This typeface is used to designate soft-

ware dialog messages .

This typeface is used to designate soft-

ware menu functions and on-screen con-

trollers.