IXM120409001

Unlimited Audio eXperience

2-IN/2-OUT USB 2.0 Audio Interface with MIDI

OWNER'S MANUAL

Table of Contents
1. Introduction1 1-1. Key Features1 1-2. Minimum system requirements1 1-3. Whats in the box1 2. Unit Overview2 2-1. Front panel2 2-2. Back panel3 2-3. Top panel4 3. Hardware Set up5 3-1. USB Connection5 3-2. Mic Connection5 3-3. Hi-Z Connection6 3-4. Headphone Connection6 3-5. Line In / Out Connection6 3-6. MIDI In / Out Connection7 4. Driver Installation8 4-1. Windows Driver Installation8 4-2. Mac Driver Installation9 5. Control Panel10 5-1. Windows10 5-2. Mac 10 5-3. Control Panel11 6. FAQ(Troubleshooting)12 7. Specifications13

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1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the INFRASONIC UAX2! The UAX2 has been designed to deliver the finest USB 2.0 portable, rugged MIDI audio interface for professionals in Windows & Mac environment. You can experience the all in one audio interface with UAX2 for vocal and guitar recording or MIDI workstation applications. Outstanding performance and exceptional audio quality packed in a highly compact and portable, perfectly finished rugged aluminum body. It is equipped with HQ MIC preamp, Hi-Z input for professional music producers and versatile usability via MIDI IN & OUT, all this on a bus powered high-speed USB 2.0 port. Moreover, the highly intuitive multi-functional top control wheel provides best in class comfort and accuracy for everyone. We are wishing you to enjoy the Unlimited Audio eXperience with UAX2.

1.1 Key Features

2 In / 2 Out All in One Audio Interface USB 2.0 High-Speed Compatible High quality converters up to 24-bit / 96kHz USB Bus powered MIC pre-amp (XLR/TRS combo socket) with peak LED, individual gain control +48V Phantom power compatible 2 unbalanced inputs with 1/4 TS jack - A/D converter: SNR 102dBA @ (48 kHz) 2 balanced outputs with 1/4 TRS jack - D/A converter: SNR 108dBA @ (48 kHz) Zero latency direct hardware monitoring 1 x MIDI I/O (5-PIN DIN type) Master volume control wheel ASIO 2.0, WDM Audio and Core Audio support for MAC Native Instruments KOMPLETE ELEMENTS (3GB) Licensed Software included

1.2 Minimum system requirements PC

Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 1GB of RAM One available USB port Windows XP/VISTA/Win7(32/64bit) or later

Mac
Macintosh with G5 or better processor 1 GB of RAM One available USB port Mac OS 10.5 or later

We recommend checking the minimum system requirements of your choice of software, as they might require higher specifications than the above.

1.3 Whats in the box

1 x UAX2 Audio Interface 1 x Native Instruments KOMPLETE ELEMENTS Licensed Software DVD (3GB) 1 x USB 2.0 Cable 1 x Driver installation disc 1 x User Manual

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2. Unit Overview
2.1 Front panel

Input-1 / Microphone Input The XLR & TRS combined input socket is for both condenser and dynamic microphones. You can simply switch on the +48V phantom power on the rear panel of UAX2 to supply phantom power to your condenser microphone. Note: Please remember, that the phantom power can cause serious damage to your condenser microphone if you connect or disconnect the XLR cable, while the phantom power is switched on. Please make sure to check the phantom power switch is always turned off before connecting or disconnecting the XLR microphone cable. MIC / Hi-Z Input Signal & Peak Indicator LED The signal LED illuminates green, if an input signal is detected. The Clip LED illuminates red, if the input signal reaches 0dB or is over the clipping point. If the red peak LED lights up frequently or stays lit for any period of time, lower the input gain level with the gain control knob to avoid clipping. MIC / Hi-Z Gain Control Knob These control the gain level of input 1/2 Input-2 / Hi-Z Input Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar instrument to this unbalanced 1/4 TS connector. Only unbalanced 1/4 phone jack cable is suitable for this Hi-Z input. MIX On / Off Indicator LED You can set up direct monitoring in mono or stereo by this feature. If you keep pressing the master volume control wheel for 2 seconds, the Mix indicator red LED lights up and the monitoring mix mode is turned on. (Same way for off as well)
- Mix Off (Green) : Input 1 is monitored in the left channel & Input 2 is monitored in the right channel only. - Mix On (Red) : Input 1 & 2 signals are mixed & panned to both left and right channels.

Headphone Connector & Volume knob The high powered headphone output accommodates stereo headphones with a 1/4 stereo plug. The headphone volume knob controls the overall output level of the headphone output. Master Volume Control Wheel & Switch Master volume control knob enables volume control, mute on / off and mix mode on / off features. (Please refer to section 2.3 Top Panel for more detailed information)

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2. Unit Overview
2.2 Rear panel

USB 2.0 High-Speed Bus Powered Connect the USB cable into this socket and directly to the USB port on the motherboard of your computer. Please avoid using a passive USB hub as UAX2 is bus powered only. +48V Phantom power Switch This switch activates the phantom power circuit, sending +48V to the front-panel XLR input for use with condenser microphone, that requires external power supply. Please make sure to turn off the +48V switch before connecting or disconnecting your condenser microphone to/from UAX2. Also please check the manual of your condenser microphone before use MIDI In/Out 5-pin DIN type MIDI connector supports 16 channels on each I/O. Line-In 1/2 These inputs are unbalanced 1/4 TS type sockets for analog stereo line-level inputs. Input gain is controlled by adjusting the gain knobs on the front panel. Line-Out These outputs are balanced 1/4 TRS type sockets, which can be connected to any mixing board, power amplifier, powered studio monitor, recorder, or any other stereo balanced or unbalanced linelevel inputs. The pin layout of balanced cable is TRS = Tip-Ring-Sleeve and unbalanced cable is TS = TipSleeve.

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Tip = Hot, Ring = Cold, Sleeve = GND

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2. Unit Overview
2.3 Top panel

Master Volume Control Wheel & Switch This multi-functional wheel provides convenient control over the master volume and Mix / Mute features. - Main output volume control Move clockwise to increase the volume level and move counterclockwise to decrease the volume level. The circular LED will blink in the same direction according to its movement. - MUTE On / Off = Press for 1 second - MIX On / Off = Press for 2 seconds (Refer to 2.1 Front Panel chapter for Mix mode) Mute Indicator LED This orange led indicates that UAX2 is muted. USB Indicator LED This green LED indicates the presence of USB connection to your computer +48V Phantom power indicator LED This red LED provides visual feedback about the status of phantom power. Make sure to turn off the phantom power before connecting or disconnecting your condenser microphone

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3. Hardware Setup
1) Plug in the bundled USB cable to UAX2 and your PC or MAC. 2) Connect your choice of audio device (mixer, monitoring speaker, microphone, etc.) to UAX2.

3.1 USB Connection

1) Plug a USB 2.0 cable into the USB port on the rear panel of UAX2 and your PC or MAC 2) The USB indicator LED on the top panel will illuminate green when the connection is established

3.2 Microphone Connection

<XLR Cable>

<1/4" TS/TRS Cable>

1) Plug the XLR or 1/4 TS/TRS jack into the socket on the front panel of UAX2 2) You can control the input level with the gain knob right next to the combination socket. Note: Proper XLR type cable has to be connected to the MIC socket for supplying phantom power to your condenser microphone.

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3. Hardware Setup
3.3 Hi-Z Connection
1) Plug the 1/4 TS jack into Hi-Z socket on the front panel of UAX2. 2) You can control the input level with the gain knob right next to the Hi-Z socket

<Hi-Z connection>

3.4 Headphone Connection

1) UAX2 supports 1/4 TRS headphone connector and you can control the headphone output level with the Volume knob right next to the headphone socket on the front panel.

3.5 Line In / Out Connection

1) Line In (Unbalanced) = The inputs are unbalanced, but you can use either balanced (TRS = Tip-RingSleeve) or unbalanced (TS = Tip-Sleeve) cables for line-level signals (Tip = Hot, Ring = Cold, Sleeve = GND) 2) Line Out (Balanced) = The outputs are balanced, but you can use either balanced cables for pro-level line signals (TRS = Tip-Ring-Sleeve) or unbalanced (TS = Tip-Sleeve) cables for consumer-level line signals

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3. Hardware Setup
3.6 MIDI In / Out Connection

1) Connect one end to your MIDI controllers MIDI-OUT port, the other end to the MIDI-IN port of UAX2. 2) If you are using an external MIDI module, connect a MIDI cable to the MIDI-IN port of your module and the other end to the MIDI-OUT port of UAX2. You can pass through MIDI signals from a master keyboard to your module via UAX2. These MIDI ports are allow you to interface any type of MIDI equipment such as keyboards, effect units, drum controllers, etc. up to 16 channels.

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4. Driver Installation
4.1 Windows Driver Installation
1) Please insert the enclosed driver disc into your optical drive. Open UAX2\Driver\WIN folder and double click Setup file for installation. Simply follow the displayed instructions to complete the rest of installation process.

NOTE:

Please select the proper driver version according to your Windows version. 2) Please select the language for the installation.

3) Click on Install the driver

4) Please follow the instructions of the installer. You will be advised to Connect & Disconnect the USB cable from UAX2 at least twice during the installation process.

5) After the installation has finished, please restart your computer as necessary. You can use UAX2 normally after reboot, as soon as the hardware management process completed

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4. Driver Installation
4.2 Mac Driver Installation
1) After the installation has finished, please restart your computer as necessary. You can use UAX2 normally after reboot, as soon as the hardware management process completed. 2) Please select the Infrasonic_UAX2_*.*.*.mpkg in the newly created folder and double click to start the installation.

3) Follow the instructions as displayed.

4) After the installation has finished, please restart your MAC as advised. You can use UAX2 normally after reboot, as soon as the hardware management process completed.

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5. Control Panel
Please install the Control Panel only after the UAX2 driver has been successfully installed.

5.1 Windows
Please insert the enclosed disc into your optical drive. Open the Control Panel folder and double click the Setup file for the installation. Simply follow the displayed instructions to complete the rest of the installation process.

5.2 Mac
Please insert the included disc into your optical drive. Open the Install Control Panel folder and double click Infrasonic_UAX2_ControlPanel_*.*.*.dmg" file. Simply follow the displayed instructions to complete the rest of the installation process.

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5. Control Panel
5.3 Control Panel

Input Select You can select the input mode between MIC/HI-Z on the front or LINE input on the back of the UAX2. Monitoring You can monitor the input signal, if you select it. Mute Mute the selected channels. Fader Link If you enable the fader link button, volume faders will be coupled for the output. Output Volume Fader Control the output volume of each channel. If you select the fader link, both channels will be linked together and able to adjust as one.

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6. FAQ (Troubleshooting)
1. USB connection failure
UAX2 is USB 2.0 compatible. The minimum power specified for a USB 2.0 port is 500 mA. There are USB 2.0 ports on certain computers, which do not meet the minimum specified power requirements or you are using a passive USB hub. In these cases, you may encounter an unexpected problem or connection failure. We suggest using the included USB 2.0 cable and plugging it directly into your computers USB port on the motherboard.

2. Control Panel of UAX2 is not working

Once the installation of control panel has completed, the UAX2 control panel icon will be created on your Windows system tray. If there are many other icons allocated on your system tray already, it might be hidden by Windows or there is an unexpected file path error. In this case, opening Start > All Programs > INFRASONIC > UAX2 Control Panel might be the solution.

3. Theres no signal when connecting a signal source to LINE IN on the rear panel.
UAX2 has Microphone + Hi-Z input on the front and LINE input on the rear panel. You have to select your designated input mode in the UAX2 control panel. After starting the UAX2 control panel, select MIC/INST for front panel input or LINE 1/2 for rear panel input. (See chapter 4.4 Control Panel)

4. I can hear only one channel (Left or Right) with direct monitoring.
The input channels of UAX2 are forwarded separately to each output. MIC/LINE IN (LEFT) is monitored in LINE OUT (LEFT) and Hi-Z / LINE IN (RIGHT) is monitored in LINE OUT (RIGHT) channel. If you want to listen to them together in both left and right channels, you have to turn on the Mix monitoring feature by the Master volume control wheel (pressing it for 2 seconds). Please note, that once youve turned on the Mix mode, each input signals will be processed as a combined mono channel.

5. MUTE On / Off does not work with Master volume control wheel.
The master volume control wheels MUTE function is designed to prevent unwanted behavior while controlling the volume, therefore it requires a specific pressure duration. - Mute On / Off = Press for 1 second. - MIX On / Off = Press for 2 seconds.

6. I cannot control the master volume with the control wheel.

The digital volume control of UAX2 is designed to be in synchrony and operate together with UAX2 control panel on your PC or MAC. If muting is enabled or the volume is adjusted low in the control panel, the master volume control wheel cannot increase the volume more than control panels set level. To maximize the usability of master volume control wheel, we suggest setting up the proper volume level in the control panel first and then you can easily optimize the appropriate output level with the master volume control wheel depending on your work process for best performance.

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7. Specifications
SAMPLE RATE SUPPORTS ANALOG LINE INPUT Input type Connector type Peak level Impedance MIC INPUT Input type Connector type Preamp gain Peak level Impedance Hi-Z INPUT Input type Connector type Peak level Impedance ANALOG OUTPUT Output type Connector type Peak level Attenuation Impedance HEADPHONE OUTPUT Output type Connector type Load impedance range Output power A/D Converter SNR Dynamic range THD Interchannel Isolation D/A Converter SNR Dynamic range THD Interchannel Isolation INTERFACE USB MIDI 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

Line input 1,2 1/4" TS phone jack 0dBFS @ +6dBV About 10K

MIC input for dynamic microphone/ XLR Phantom MIC (+48V support) XLR combo (XLR, 1/4"TRS Jack) +40dB 0dBFS @ 10Mv About 2K

High impedance input for instrument 1/4" TS jack 0dBFS @ +0dBV About 1M

Line output 12 1/4" TRS jack +0dBV @ 0dBFS -72dB ~ +0dB(non linear step) About 250

Headphone amplifier 1/4" TRS(stereo) jack 32-300 (for the best performance) 60mW @ THD<0.1% ; Vpp = 3.5V

102dBA(0dB @ fs=48kHz) 102dBA - 97dB(1kHz, -0dBFS) 90dB

108dBA(0dB @ fs=48kHz) 108dBA -97dB(1kHz, 0dBFS) 100dB

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USB2.0 high speed format MIDI in and MIDI out ports (DIN-5pin)

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End User Warranty

Trademarks
INFRASONIC and UAX2 are registered trademark of SIMS Corp. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

End User Warranty

SIMS Corp. warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One(1) year from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser, with proof of purchase from an authorized SIMS Corp. dealer. This warranty explicitly excludes power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear. In the event that SIMS Corp. receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty coverage period, written notice of defects in materials or workmanship, SIMS Corp. will either: replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, the original purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www.infra-sonic.com. In the event repair is required, shipment to and from SIMS Corp. and possible handling charges shall be borne by the purchaser. SIMS Corp. will not accept returns without prepaid return shipments. In the event that a repair is required, a return authorization number must be obtained from SIMS Corp. After this number is obtained, the unit should be shipped back to SIMS Corp. in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package. All such returns must be shipped to SIMS Corp. headquarters in Seoul, Korea. In the event that SIMS Corp. determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear, it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee. The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned, or not pay this fee and have the unit returned un-repaired. The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages. SIMS Corp. will not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage, even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and in no event will SIMS Corp. 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. SIMS Corp. specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied. Specifically, SIMS Corp. makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose.

The FCC and CE Regulation Warning

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. Caution: Any changes or modifications in construction of this device with are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance, could void the user's authority to operate equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. If necessary, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.

Correspondence
For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, distributor or INFRASONIC directly at: A-411, Woolim Lions Velly 425, Bupyeong Road, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, 403-911, KOREA www.infra-sonic.com www.simsaudio.com Mail: tech1@simsaudio.com All features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.infra-sonic.com occasionally for the most recent updated information

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