ESI U46DJ, Manual

Page 1: ... 1 Minimum system requirements 7 3 2 Installation 7 4 Driver Installation 8 5 U46DJ Control Panel 12 5 1 Pull Down Menu 12 5 2 Input Section 14 5 3 Output Section 15 6 Applications Setup 16 6 1 Windows Multimedia setup 16 6 2 Latency setting on ASIO applications 17 6 3 Tracktion 18 6 4 Cubase and Nuendo 19 6 5 Wavelab 20 6 6 BPM Studio 21 7 Technical Specifications 22 END USER WARRANTY 24 V 1 July...

Page 2: ... external devices or to a 5 1 DVD surround connection A separate Mix output and headphone output allows you to monitor your inputs and outputs directly U46DJ offers all these features in a rugged compact package that can travel with you anywhere Even if you are an experienced professional please take some time to read through this user manual and familiarize yourself with the U46DJ s features and ...

Page 3: ...one Direct instrument input for E guitars Hi Z with gain control 6 line level analog outputs with separate Mix outputs Headphone out with level control 4 channel recording and 6 channel playback at the same time Full Duplex 4 in 6 out at 44 1 kHz 4 in 4 out at 48 kHz WDM MME ASIO and DirectSound support Ultimate Audio tools software package with the full version of Tracktion ...

Page 4: ...input Control input level of microphone 2 Channel 3 4 input connector Input source Hi Z LINE PHONO selector This is where you select input sources of channel 3 4 Hi Z input connector Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 connector Only unbalanced 1 4 phone jack connection is available for this setting Gain control for Hi Z input Control input level of E guitar 3 Headphon...

Page 5: ...nput 1 4 The turntable inputs and line level inputs share same connectors The RCA turntable inputs feed an RIAA equalized preamp designed to accept moving magnet type phono cartridges 4 Output 1 6 You can use these outputs to connect to various external devices or to a 5 1 DVD surround connection 5 Mix output You can monitor all input sources and output sources through the Mix output Usually you c...

Page 6: ...l devices U46DJ is a piece of multimedia digital audio equipment that allows various uses This means there are many different ways to connect other devices to the U46DJ The below figure describes which devices can be connected with U46DJ 6 ...

Page 7: ...new chipset please install the recent patches provided by your motherboard or chipset manufacturers Find the USB port on your computer A sample USB port is pictured below It is typically located next to the PS 2 or serial ports on the back of your computer Plug the U46DJ s USB cable Series A plug type into the USB port of your computer Turn on the U46DJ s power button After that you will see on po...

Page 8: ...e 1 USB Composite Device is listed under Universal Serial Bus controllers 2 Check your system Go to Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Audio Please check your audio devices are installed properly Important note Due to the limitations of the USB 1 1 driver audio output at 48 kHz sample rate is limited to 4 channels If you need better audio quality and don t need all 6 outputs you can choose the...

Page 9: ...Install exclusive U46DJ driver Insert the ESI driver CD in your CD Rom drive Open U46DJ folder and copy it to your computer Then just click the setup icon After that if you see the message below simply click Yes 9 ...

Page 10: ...U46DJ ESI 3 Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen 10 ...

Page 11: ...U46DJ ESI 4 Now please confirm if the icon is visible in the system tray of the task bar 11 ...

Page 12: ...onfiguration menu 1 File Factory Default Returns all U46DJ Control Panel configuration settings to the factory default 2 File Always On Top Enables to display the U46DJ Control Panel always over other windows If this is not selected the active windows of other applications will be shown over the U46DJ Control Panel 3 File Exit This will close the U46DJ Control Panel window but it will not shut dow...

Page 13: ...U46DJ ESI 4 Help About Check current driver information 5 Help Block Diagram You can see the basic signal flow of U46DJ at any time 13 ...

Page 14: ...ource display This is where you can check current input source selected by the input source selector on the front panel of U46DJ Input CH 1 2 Input CH 3 4 3 Monitor This is where you can adjust input monitoring level of U46DJ Set the level using the mouse mouse wheel or cursor keys The number on the bottom indicates the relative level in dB You can also select mute button to mute each monitoring i...

Page 15: ...er on the bottom shows the relative amount in dB You can also select mute button to mute each output channels 2 Master Output You can adjust all input output monitoring levels by clicking and dragging the Master fader Again the number on the bottom shows you the relative monitoring level in dB You can also select mute button to mute each output channels 15 ...

Page 16: ...imedia setup The Windows Multimedia setup is required if you want to use your U46DJ system as the main sound device for Windows multimedia applications Go to My computer Control panel Sounds and Audio Device Properties Audio Select the U46DJ 44 1 kHz or U46DJ 2 48 kHz driver as your playback and recording device WDM Driver U46DJ is a 44 1 kHz fixed driver There is another WDM driver U46DJ 2 that i...

Page 17: ... when working with software synthesizers or when you process audio signals from the audio inputs in realtime with your audio software A smaller latency value will however also cause more system load For a typical faster Pentium 4 system 128 256 are good values Buffer sizes 1024 and 2048 are normally used only in special circumstances The factory default is 512 to provide a basic level of compatibi...

Page 18: ...lect Settings then go to the audio devices tab Choose ASIO 2 0 U46DJ as playback and record device as shown below Again due to the limitations of the USB 1 1 driver audio output at 48 kHz sample rate is limited to 4 channels If you need better audio quality and don t need all 6 outputs you can choose the 48 kHz driver If you need all 6 outputs for your work you must choose the 44 1 kHz driver 18 ...

Page 19: ...to Device Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 0 ESI U46DJ_44 1kHZ or ASIO 2 0 ESI U46DJ_48 1kHZ as ASIO device Again outputs at 48 kHz sample rate are limited to 4 channels Note clicking the ASIO Control Panel button will open the ASIO latency setting of U46DJ 19 ...

Page 20: ...er launching Wavelab go to Options Preference Audio Card Select ASIO 2 0 ESI U46DJ_44 1kHZ or ASIO 2 0 ESI U46DJ_48 1kHZ as ASIO device Note clicking the ASIO Control Panel button will open the ASIO latency setting of U46DJ 20 ...

Page 21: ...own in the following diagram Choose ASIO Driver on the Driver menu NOTE The U46DJ has been tested with BPM Studio V4 2 and many other popular DJ software applications We have found the U46DJ is currently not compatible with PCDJ s Scratch and Atomix s Virtual DJ at the time of creation of this manual 21 ...

Page 22: ... Specifications 4 Channel Analog input Line Phono Mic Hi Z input support Line Input Level 10dBV Unbalanced Nominal level 6dBV Maximum level Input Impedance Line 10K ohm Phono 47K ohm and 200pF MIC 6 8K ohm Hi Z 200K ohm or better 48V Phantom power support for Microphone input Analog Output Specifications 6 Channel Analog output and Mix output Line Output Level 10dBV Unbalanced Nominal level 6dBV M...

Page 23: ...s DAC Specifications Dynamic Range 87dB A Weighted Typical Frequency Response 20 20 kHz 0 25dB MAX fs 48 kHz Resolution 20 Bits Headphone Amp Specifications Output Power 125mW Max 32 ohm Recommended Load Impedance 32 300 ohm Power Specifications Power consumption 2 5W Typical USB Bus powered 500mA Maximum and DC 9V 500mA Adapter support ...

Page 24: ...f the possibility of such damages and in no event will ESI s liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardless of any form of the claim ESI specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied Specifically ESI makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device c...