iConnectivity PLAYAUDIO 12 User Manual Download

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Play

AUDIO

User Guide v1.0

Hardware Connections

Front Panel

Stereo Headphone Jack

USB-A Host MIDI port

. This USB 2.0 jack supports up to eight 16-channel MIDI Ports from eight USB

MIDI class-compliant devices.

USB-B Device Ports

. Use these ports to connect up to two computers or iOS devices simultaneously.

Control In

Jack

. Use this TRS input to attach a footswitch for manual failover switching.

Control Out

Jack

. Use this TRS output to chain additional PlayAUDIO12 units.

Interactive touch panel display

. The PlayAUDIO12's touch panel makes it easy to set output levels/-

gain and to create audio/MIDI

Scenes

that can be recalled later.

Rotary Control Dial.

For manual adjustment of volume/gain levels, saving settings to memory, and

powering the unit ON and OFF.

Summary of Contents for PLAYAUDIO 12

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ... iConfig and Upgrade Your PlayAUDIO12 Firmware 8 PlayAUDIO12 Failover Redundancy 9 How the PlayAUDIO12 s Failover System Works 9 How to Arm the PlayAUDIO12 for Automatic Failover 9 How to Test Automatic Failover 11 How to Configure the PlayAUDIO12 for Manual Failover 11 Controls 12 Interactive Touch Panel Display 12 Using the Touch Panel 12 Scene 12 Volume Gain 13 Outputs 13 Phones 14 ...

Page 3: ... All outputs are 48v phantom power resistant l 1 1 4 TRS stereo headphone output for convenient headphone monitoring l 2 USB B ports for connection of up to 2 computers simultaneously l Studio sound quality for the live arena up to 24 bit 96kHz DA conversion l Automatic and manual computer switching modes for lightning fast switching between connected computers l USB MIDI host port offering up to ...

Page 4: ...PlayAUDIO12 User Guide v1 0 In the Box l The PlayAUDIO12 Audio MIDI interface l 1 USB A to USB B cable for connecting a MacOS or Windows computer to your PlayAUDIO12 l The PlayAUDIO12 power supply 4 ...

Page 5: ...ation Visit http www iconnectivity com support system for the most up to date compatibility requirements as these are subject to change Product features are subject to change Apple logo Macintosh OS X Mac iPad iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries iConnectivity iConnectMIDI iCon nectAUDIO ConnectAUDIO mio PlayAUDIO and Audio passThru are tradem...

Page 6: ... iOS devices simultaneously l Control In Jack Use this TRS input to attach a footswitch for manual failover switching l Control Out Jack Use this TRS output to chain additional PlayAUDIO12 units l Interactive touch panel display The PlayAUDIO12 s touch panel makes it easy to set output levels gain and to create audio MIDI Scenes that can be recalled later l Rotary Control Dial For manual adjustmen...

Page 7: ...cluded PlayAUDIO12 power supply here l Balanced Analog Outputs The PlayAUDIO12 s 10 analog outputs provide low noise phantom power resistant connections that boast up to 24 bit 96kHz DA conversion l MIDI Ethernet Port Use this port for long distance MIDI connections 7 ...

Page 8: ...omputers use the USB A to USB B cable that came in the box to connect your computer to the USB Device Port 1 on the front panel of your PlayAUDIO12 unit 3 Launch the iConnectivity iConfig installer file Connect your computer to the internet Then with your computer connected to the PlayAUDIO12 double click the iConnectivity iConfig installer 4 Accept the firmware upgrade if your unit detects that n...

Page 9: ...o the PlayAUDIO12 s Control In jack and instantly switch between your primary and backup computers on the fly enabling you to manually move to your backup system in the event of an emergency or if you anticipate an issue with your primary system before it actually occurs How to Arm the PlayAUDIO12 for Automatic Failover A test tone generator is required to arm the PlayAUDIO12 for Automatic Failove...

Page 10: ...n a free track and assign it to the PlayAUDIO12 s audio output 13 Control Tone When your PlayAUDIO12 unit detects the test tone the green Scene A LED light will blink indicating that the PlayAUDIO12 is armed for automatic failover Figure 3 Sending the test tone to the PlayAUDIO12 s audio output 13 from Ableton Live 9 Figure 4 The Scene A LED indicator will blink steadily when the unit is armed for...

Page 11: ... Port 1 The PlayAUDIO12 will instantly switch over to Computer B as Audio and MIDI playback continues uninterrupted The Scene indicator LED will change to red indicating that Scene B is now the active scene How to Configure the PlayAUDIO12 for Manual Failover 1 Connect a 2 button TRS footswitch to the Control In jack on the PlayAUDIO12 s front panel 2 With the footswitch connected engage either fo...

Page 12: ...t the current settings to memory o Powering down the unit Press and hold the Rotary Control Dial until both meter columns show red and yellow LED indicators at the top of the display Then release the dial to power the unit OFF From the OFF state press the dial once to power the unit back ON Note The Rotary Control Dial is continuous and can make fine or coarse adjustments depending on how quickly ...

Page 13: ... once to toggle between Volume display mode and Gain display mode Figure 7 Press once to toggle between Volume display and Gain display modes Outputs Output zones have three states and will toggle successively in this order l Odd numbered output l Even numbered output l Stereo output pair 13 ...

Page 14: ...igure 8 Pressing the touch zone successively will select in this example Output 1 Output 2 or Stereo Output 1 2 Phones Press once to toggle between Volume mode and Gain mode Figure 9 Press once to toggle Phones to Gain Set mode 14 ...

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