iConnectivity PlayAUDIO 1U, User Manual

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Page 2: ...IO1U Firmware 10 PlayAUDIO1U Failover Redundancy 11 How the PlayAUDIO1U s Failover System Works 11 How to Arm the PlayAUDIO1U for Automatic Failover 11 How to Test Automatic Failover 12 How to Configu...

Page 3: ...Power 18 Dimensions and Weights 18 APPENDIX A ADVANCED WINDOWS USERS 19 APPENDIX B MORE RESOURCES 19 APPENDIX C COMPLIANCE 20 User Guide v2023 001 3...

Page 4: ...website at Warranty Policy Mac macOS OS X and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and or other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U...

Page 5: ...Windows simultaneously Twelve XLR analog audio Line Outputs Stereo headphone output with two independent mixes summable to one mix DIN MIDI ports built in 1 in 1 out USB Host port connect up to 8 USB...

Page 6: ...apter female USB C to male USB A Four Rubber feet System Requirements macOS macOS X 10 11 El Capitan or newer One free USB port Type A or Type C PC Windows Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 One free...

Page 7: ...uble press to save current settings or spin to cycle through pages in the currently selected page USB DAW ports USB C ports for connecting computers or tablets 3 5mm Headphone port Stereo mix Headphon...

Page 8: ...UDIO1U on or off The switch will illuminate when power is turned on XLR Balanced Audio Outputs The PlayAUDIO1U s 12 analog outputs provide low noise phantom power resistant connections with up to 24 b...

Page 9: ...down and needs to be turned up before listening This Quick Start Guide will show you how to get sound running in and out of your interface as simply as possible Install iConnectivity RTP MIDI Driver...

Page 10: ...Connect your to the USB DAW port A on the front panel of your PlayAUDIO1U unit 2 Launch the iConnectivity Auracle X installer file Connect your computer to the internet Then with your computer connect...

Page 11: ...ly switches to your secondary device if any break in the test tone signal is detected providing a seamless failover to your backup system without audio or MIDI interruption Manual Failover allows you...

Page 12: ...ed so that playback can be triggered on both DAWs simultaneously 7 With the PlayAUDIO1U armed use the attached external MIDI controller to trigger simultaneous playback on Computer A and Computer B Ho...

Page 13: ...Send MIDI panic by double tapping either top or bottom MIDI cap touch button An OLED display for monitoring current status of active scene and failover protection status and audio output or MIDI inpu...

Page 14: ...own using the rear power switch Long press the multifunction encoder until all cap touch buttons illuminate in amber and release View Interface Information From the Home page short press once to displ...

Page 15: ...or all output group When a single output or the all output group is selected turn to raise or lower the output level 3 Short press again to exit to the main Audio page MIDI Touch to access the MIDI me...

Page 16: ...der slowly to raise or lower the selected headphone mix volume in 0 5 dB increments Using the CONTROL ports Use the PlayAUDIO1U CONTROL ports with compatible footswitch es to send CC PC messages arm o...

Page 17: ...ted THD N 112 dB 1kHz BW 22Hz 22kHz A weighted Headphones SNR 110 dB 1kHz BW 22Hz 22kHz A weighted THD N 100 dB 1kHz BW 22Hz 22kHz A weighted Power 100 mW per channel 32 ohm load MIDI 5 pin MIDI DIN I...

Page 18: ...Android or iPadOS devices USB only Apple Lightning not supported Power Input 100V 240V AC 50 60 Hz 24W Fuse 1A Slow Blow Dimensions and Weights Height 1U 1 48 37 5 mm Width 19 483 mm Depth 7 81 200 m...

Page 19: ...dows Drivers page APPENDIX B MORE RESOURCES The iConnectivity website and iConnectivity Knowledge Base contain a wealth of helpful written articles and tutorials as well as instructional videos For yo...

Page 20: ...00 4 6 Conducted Immunity EN61000 4 8 Magnetic Immunity EN61000 4 11 VDI EN61000 3 2 Harmonic EN61000 3 3 Flicker IEC EN 62368 1 Declaration of Conformity We iConnectivity declare that the PlayAUDIO1U...

Page 21: ...nt and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or mo...