ARX Audibox USB-I/O Manuals

To obtain warranty service for your Audibox, call, write, or Email to ARX or the dealer you purchased it from. They will give you the correct address to send your unit to. Have your sales receipt showing date of purchase handy, and include a copy of it with your Audibox. Please pack the unit well - we are not responsible for any damage caused by unsuitable packing during shipment. Send the unit to us pre-paid, by a delivery service like FedEx, UPS, or any other service that can track the shipment. We will return it to you freight paid. If you have any questions, or any part of this is unclear, please write to ARX Systems in the country of purchase, or to the address below. PO Box 15,Moorabbin, Victoria 3189, Australia. Phone: +61 (0)3 9555 7859 Fax: +61 (0)3 9555 6747 You can also Email the factory at: [email protected] Page 7 Page 6 Page 4 Page 5 ARX Systems (ARX) warrants to the first purchaser of this Audibox product that it is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. ARX’s sole obligation under this war- ranty shall be to provide, without charge, parts and labour neces- sary to remedy defects, if any, which appear within twelve (12) months from date of purchase; and to supply parts only for the life of the product to the original purchaser. This is our sole warranty. It does not cover finish or appearance items, nor does it apply if the Audibox has been, in ARX’s sole judge- ment: • Subjected to misuse, abuse, negligence or accident; • Repaired, worked on, or altered by persons not authorized by ARX, • Connected, installed, adjusted or used otherwise than in accord- ance with the instructions supplied by ARX. This warranty gives you and us specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which can vary from state to state. INTERNATIONAL LIFETIME WARRANTY As well as the USB-I/O and other USB devices, ARX manufacture a complete range of unique Audibox products: The ISO-Balancer for balancing un- balanced signals, and also the ISO De-Balancer, which will de-balance a signal when required to connect to an unbalanced input. The ISO-Later is a Dual channel Un- balanced to Balanced Low Impedance transformer isolated converter, and the ISO Splitter is a transformer iso- lated 1 input to 2 outputs splitter for splitting 1 input 2 ways in applica- tions where complete Galvanic iso- lation is required. Both available in Single Channel or Double Header format. The Ear Driver is a Headphone Am- plifier with 2 pairs of Stereo inputs each feeding two channels of head- phone level outputs. It has individual Level controls plus a 12 - 15VDC power connector. A compact, flexi- ble unit The Pro-DI is an ultra compact Ac- tive Direct box, with normal High Im- pedance input as well as a separate speaker level input for connection to instrument amplifiers. Other features include –20dB Pad and Audio Ground Lift switches, plus Phan- tom or DC power options. Available in Single Channel or Dou- Did you know... ble Header format The DI-Pre is an Ultra compact Micro- phone Pre amp with XLR input, bal- anced jack output and 10 to 60dB Gain control. Other features include –20dB Pad switch, Clip LED and Phantom Power switch, plus DC power connector. Available in Single Channel or Double Header format For the latest information on the com- plete Audibox range, visit our website: www.arx.com.au/audibox.htm Using your Audibox USB-I/O The USB-I/O is a Digital/Analog Au- dio Interface box. It is a self contained, stand alone stereo unit designed to interface stereo digital audio with pro- fessional balanced low impedance inputs and outputs, via the Industry Standard USB protocol. The USB-I/O will convert Analog audio from a mixer into a digital signal for mixing on a computer, and con- vert digital computer audio into a Transformer Balanced analog signal. Plug and Play We recommend running Win XP or later, or Mac OS X. Plug the USB-I/O into an unused USB port on the com- puter and it will be recognised as ARX Systems USB, and ready to use. Operating instructions Firstly, make sure you have some audio recording/playback software installed on your computer. Connect the USB connector on the USB-I/O to the USB port on the com- puter. On XP and later it will be avail- able immediately and the LED on the front of the USB-I/O will light up. Input Connections Connect a balanced microphone lead from the Left and Right outputs of a mixer to the Left and Right 3 pin XLR Input on the USB-I/O. Output Connections Connect a balanced microphone lead from the Left and Right 3 pin XLR output connectors on the USB-I/O to a pair of input channels on the mixing console. Set the Input Gains on the channels, and Pan the channels Left or Right as required. To RECORD with the USB-I/O, open your audio software, ensure that ARX Systems USB is selected as the de- fault audio device, and follow the record instructions as you would normally. When the USB-I/O has audio passing through it, either In or Out, the LED on the front panel will start flashing. To PLAY, open your audio software, ensure that ARX Systems USB is se- lected as the default audio device, open a music file and play. BUT – before you do, there are a few very important things you should know before starting out with the USB-I/O ©2009 ARX Systems Pty.Ltd. ACN 006 471 825. All rights reserved. ARX Systems® is a Registered Trade Mark. www.arx.com.au Latest information updates are always available on the comprehensive ARX website: The Windows default output volume setting for USB Audio Devices is 50% of maximum. In many cases this will be too low, inducing noise and hum as excessive gain may need to be ap- plied to deliver the level required. We suggest increasing the output volume setting to 100%. Once the USB-I/O is installed, go to Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices, then ARX Systems USB, then the Output Volume tab, and move the slider to the right. This will give you the optimum signal to noise ratio. Recording volume will be controlled by both your software and Windows. Right click on the Volume Control Icon IMPORTANT #1 Computers are very electrically noisy environments, and USB is a very pop- ular Plug and Play protocol for lots of Windows devices. For fastest and quietest audio opera- tion you must plug the USB-I/O into its own USB port, and not a hub. Ex- periment on your computer to find the quietest USB port, and keep it only for the USB-I/O - don't have anything else on the same buss. Otherwise you may get a hissing and (a) The sensitive audio circuitry in the USB-I/O is carefully shielded. Even so, do not place it within 2 metres/8 feet of a power amplifier. Their power supplies radiate large amounts of hum which could find its way into your audio. (b) Keep mobile/cellular phones well away (at least 2 metres/8 feet) from the computer and the USB-I/O. The "Dut dut-dah-dut dut-dah-dut dut-dah-dut" sound of a mobile/cell phone connecting is not one that audiences care to hear! IMPORTANT #2 IMPORTANT #3 And that's really all there is to it. Put simply, the USB-DI is the USB pro audio interface that Audio Professionals have been waiting for! on the Toolbar, then Adjust Audio Prop- erties/ Audio/ Sound Recording/ Op- tions/ Properties then select the Line box. A tick will show it has been se- lected. Depending on your software, the Input volume may also be adjustable in the Recording window of the software. clicking noise every time you move the mouse, touch the keyboard, or click on the screen.