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OWNER'S MANUAL
 Table of Contents 1. Introduction

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Thank you for choosing the INFRASONIC AMON SE!

1-1. Main features……………………………………………………………………………………………1
1-2. system requirements………………………………………………………………………………1
1-3. contents………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
2. Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
2-1. Front panel………………………………………………………………………………………………2
2-2. Back panel…………………………………………………………………………………………………3
2-3. Top panel…………………………………………………………………………………………………3
3. Hardware Setup………………………………………………………………………………………………4
3-1. Connection AMON SE to your PC………………………………………………………………4
3-2. Microphone connection……………………………………………………………………………4
3-3. Hi-Z connection…………………………………………………………………………………………5
AMON SE is the ideal mobile recording interface for both laptop and desktop computers. It offers 2 input
and 2 output channels in a solid, portable and stylish unit that provides means for connecting microphones
or musical instruments to any computer running Mac OS X or Windows. AMON SE is built and designed with
remarkable mic-preamp and Hi-Z input quality. It is the perfect solution for playback and high quality vocal
recording of condenser or dynamic microphones on the road. It is also designed for recording electronic
instruments such as guitars and bass guitars as well. Enjoy all the fine-tuned features and high quality
multitask recording process without bulky external DC adapters with an easy to use USB bus powered
interface. All in one solution in an aluminium body gives impressive portability to carry it anywhere you go.
You will find further convenient features in AMON SE including Stereo Mix, 48V phantom power and coaxial
digital output.
1.1 Main features
• 2 in / 2 out - all in one audio interface
• USB bus powered
• 24 bit / 48kHz
• Microphone preamplifier / Hi-Z input
• +48V phantom power
• Analog line (TS) output (2 in / 2 out)
• Digital coaxial output
• Zero latency monitoring
• ASIO 2.0, WDM and Core Audio

3-4. Headphone connection……………………………………………………………………………5 1.2 system requirements

3-5. Line Out Connection (Line / Coaxial)…………………………………………………………5 PC Mac
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
4. Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………………………………6 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
One available USB port
4-1. Windows® Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………6 One available USB port
Microsoft Windows® XP (SP2, 32-bit), Windows® 7
Mac OS® X 10.7 or 10.8 (latest update)
or Windows® 8(last Service Pack, 32/64-bit)
4-2. OS X Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………………6
You can find the minimum system requirements on our website www.infra-sonic.com or outside of the box.
4-3. Control panel……………………………………………………………………………………………7
1.3 contents
5. FAQ…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
• AMON SE x 1
6. Specifications………………………………………………………………………………………………10 • USB cable x 1
• Installation CD x 1
7. WARRANTY……………………………………………………………………………………………………11 • User’s manual
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 2. Overview 2. Overview

2.1 Front panel 2.2 back panel

❶ XLR microphone connector
The XLR input on channel 1 is equipped with a custom high quality microphone preamplifier.
The preamp works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser
microphones. The +48V phantom power switch is located at the back panel of AMON SE .
❶ USB
Type B connector is compatible with all types of USB ports (1.1, 2.0, and 3.0).
AMON SE is designed to work perfectly on USB bus power and it doesn’t require external power supply.
❷ +48V Phantom power switch
Turn the switch on when you need phantom power supply for your condenser microphone.

Caution: Always remember to turn off the +48V phantom power supply before connecting some Caution: Always remember to turn off the +48V phantom power supply before connecting some
dynamic or ribbon microphones. dynamic or ribbon microphones.
❷ MIC / Hi-Z Gain Control Knobs
Adjust the input gain of inputs 1 & 2 preamplifiers respectively. ❸ COAX OUT
You can connect digital monitor speakers, recorders, AV amplifiers with this coaxial digital output.
❸ Hi-Z Input
Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar instrument to this unbalanced 1/4” TS connector. ❹ LINE OUT
Only unbalanced 1/4” phone jack cable is suitable for this Hi-Z input These output connectors 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 unbalanced line-
❹ Headphone connector level inputs.
This is where you connect stereo headphones with a 1/4” stereo TRS jack plug.
2.3 Top panel
❺ Headphone volume control knob
The volume knob controls the headphone output amplifier. The headphone amplifier is quite powerful, 1) MIC / Hi-Z Peak LED
so use the maximum setting with extreme caution The Peak LEDs illuminate red, if the input signal 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 input gain control knob to
avoid unwanted distortion.
2) +48V Phantom power LED
This red LED provides visual feedback about the status
of phantom power.
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3) Power LED
The power LED illuminates red if AMON SE and your
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 3. Hardware Setup 3. Hardware Setup
3.3 Hi-Z connection

1) Plug in the 1/4” TS jack to the Hi-Z

socket on the front panel.
2) You can control the input gain with
the rotating knob right next to the Hi-Z
socket.

<Hi-Z connection>

3.4 Headphone connection

1) AMON SE supports 1/4” TRS stereo headphones

and you can control the headphone output level
with the Volume control knob right next to the
headphone socket. The headphone amplifier is
quite powerful, so use the maximum setting with
extremeaution.
1. Plug in the bundled USB cable to AMON SE and your PC or MAC.
2. Connect your choice of audio devices (mixer, monitoring speaker, microphone, etc.) to AMON SE.
<Headphone connection>
3.1 Connection AMON SE to your PC
3.5 Line Out Connection (Line / Coaxial)

1) Plug USB 2.0 cable into USB port on the rear

panel of AMON SE & your PC or MAC.

<USB cable connection>

3.2 Microphone connection <Line out> <Coaxial out>

1) Plug in the XLR jack to the MIC socket on the front
panel.
2) If you intend to use condenser microphone, turn 1) Line Out (Unbalanced) > Output for mixer, recording gear or monitoring speaker.
on the +48V hantom power switch on the rear 2) The digital coaxial connector provides standard SPDIF output at 44.1 or 48kHz sampling rate at
panel after connecting the microphone with the 16 or 24 bit resolution.
XLR jack cable
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<XLR cable connection>
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Note: Make sure to check both the XLR cable
and condenser microphone are connected
properly, before turning on the phantom power
switch.

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 4. Driver Installation 4. Driver Installation

In this chapter, we are going to explain how to install the driver and control panel for AMON SE on your PC. 4.3 Control panel
If you encounter any problem or difficulty during the software installation, please feel free to contact
our support team at da-support@samick.co.kr Also please visit our website for the latest driver for your 1) AMON SE Logo
convenience. www.infra-sonic.com AMON SE logo changes if AMON
SE is connected to the computer
4.1 Windows® Driver Installation properly.

1) Please insert the enclosed driver disc into your optical drive. Open ‘Driver\AMON SE_DRIVER_WIN’ 2) Monitoring
folder and double click the ‘Setup’ file for installation. Simply follow the displayed instructions to Enables analog zero latency
complete the rest of installation process. monitoring of the Microphone
and/or Hi-Z inputs.

NOTE: Please select the proper driver version according 3) Volume faders
to your Windows® version Control the volume level of Inputs
& Outputs.
2) Please select ‘Next’ for starting the installation
3) Please select the destination folder location. 4) Indicator
Indicates the volume level
(Default folder is recommended) settings.
4) Installation will be complete after clicking ‘Finish’
5) Mute
Mutes the selected channel.

6) Link
If you enable the link button,
volume faders are connected
and can be move together.

7) Latency bar
Adjust the latency of AMON SE. The lower the latency, the more real-time the audio output appears to
be, but the audio performance is strongly related to the PC’s processing power. As a rule of thumb, make
sure, that the latency of AMON SE is set higher than the average DPC latency of your computer to avoid
digital noise in the audio signal flow.

8) Stereo Mix
This feature enables AMON SE to mix down all outputs from different audio applications and record it at
once just as you hear it on the outputs of AMON SE, hence the Stereo Mix feature is also called “What
you hear”. It is especially useful in podcasting.
4.2 OS X Driver Installation
1) Please insert enclosed driver disc into your optical drive. Navigate to the ‘Driver\AMON SE_DRIVER_
MAC’ folder and double click ‘Infrasonic_AMON SE_Driver_*.*.*.dmg ‘ file, which creates a new AMONE
SE control panel icon.
2) The new folder and icon of AMON SE will be created automatically and the control panel can be started
after clicking the AMON SE icon.
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 5. FAQ 5. FAQ

1. AMON SE is not recognized by your computer.

AMON SE is specified for generic USB 2.0 port at 500 mA minimum power output. Some USB 2.0 ports
on certain computers do not meet the minimum requirements. If you are using a USB hub, that can also
cause problems. In case you encounter unexpected disconnections or fail to connect AMON SE
completely, we strongly suggest you to use the included USB 2.0 cable and plug it directly into your 6. I can’t hear sound, but AMON SE is
computer’s USB port on the motherboard. connected properly
When AMON SE is connected to your PC
2. AMON SE’s control panel didn’t launch automatically. properly and the driver is installed trouble
When the installation of control panel was completed, the AMON SE control panel icon will be created free, you can see, that the AMON SE logo
on your windows system tray. If there are already many other icons allocated on your system tray, it on its control panel started to glow. If you
might be hidden automatically by Windows. Otherwise opening Start > All Programs > INFRASONIC do not hear any sound output during
AMON SE > > AMON SE Control Panel might be the solution. playback of audio files or video clips, then
please check the AMON SE has been
3. Connecting coaxial output to digital monitor speakers selected as the default audio device for
Please make sure your monitors are compatible with SPDIF output and support coaxial digital input. your OS. Open Start > Control Panel >
Please use coaxial cables as seen below for the connection between AMON SE and your monitors. Sound and check whether AMON SE has
Please note: zero latency monitoring is available only at the analog outputs. been properly configured as seen here.

4. What is Stereo Mix for ?

Stereo Mix feature enables AMON SE to mix down the audio output of your WDM applications on
Windows® and the guitar or microphone input simultaneously. With this feature, you can easily record
your guitar/microphone input and sound played back by Windows® audio driver together. It makes
recording or IP broadcasting possible with ease. Stereo Mix is enabled simply by the click of a button:

<STEREO MIX>

5. About Latency and Buffers

When converting audio information to digital and back to analog, the audio driver needs to sore the data
in a temporary buffer, then sent to and processed by the CPU. The higher the buffer size, the longer it
takes for a signal to finally arrive at the output as audio. You might experience this as delayed
response between hitting a key on a controller which controls music software on your PC and hearing
the sound at the output. Lower latency needs more CPU processing and it might causes some noise
during your workprocess. In this case, you should adjust the level of latency properly depending on your
PC specifications. You cannot change the latency during audio processing and you might encounter an
alert message as seen on the screenshot below. If you need to adjust the latency setting, please stop
your current work, close all of your audio applications and then change the latency setting to the desired
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 6. Specifications ■ WARRANTY

[ANALOG SECTION] Trademarks

INFRASONIC and AMON SE are registered trademark of SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
Mic Input
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
Input Type Low Noise Microphone Preamp
of their respective companies.
Connector Type XLR (1:Ground, 2:Hot, 3:Cold)
Total Preamp Gain +42dB Approx End User Warranty
Input Impedance 1.5 k ohms(nominal) SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and
Frequency Response TBD workmanship for a period of One (1) year from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser,
SNR(Min Gain) >93dB(A) with proof of purchase from an authorized SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. dealer. This warranty explicitly excludes
power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear.
THD+N <0.004% @ 1kHz, -1dBFS, Minimum Gain
Maximum Input Level -6dBu, Minimum Gain In the event that SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty
Phantom Power +48V, +/-3%, no load, 10mA max coverage period, written notice of defects in materials or workmanship, SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will
either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, the original
Line Output purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www.usbband.com. In the event repair is required,
shipment to and from SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. and possible handling charges shall be borne by the
type Stereo Unbalanced Line Amplifier
purchaser. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will not accept returns without prepaid shipments. In the event that
Connector type 1/4" TS Phone
repair is required, a Return Authorization Number must be obtained from SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. After
Maximum Output Level +1dBV @ 0dBFS this number is obtained, the unit should be shipped back to SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. in a protective package
Frequency Response TBD with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package. All such returns must
SNR TBD be shipped to SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
THD+N >0.003% @ 1kHz
In the event that SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. determines that the product requires repair because of user
Output Impedance <100 ohms
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 and un-repaired.
Headphone Output
type Stereo HP Amplifier The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will
Connector type 1/4" TRS Phone not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial
Maximum Output Level +7dBV @ 0dBFS damage, even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and in no event will SAMICK MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.’ liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product.,
Frequency Response TBD
regardless of any form of the claim. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. specifically disclaims all other warranties,
SNR TBD expressed or implied. Specifically, SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. makes no warranty that the product is fit for any
THD+N >0.003% @ 1kHz particular purpose.
Power@33ohms Load 200mW
Correspondence
For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, local SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. distributor or
[DIGITAL SECTION]
SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. directly at:
A/D Converter SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
SNR 102dBA@48kHz Head Offce. 1-6, Soi-ro, Soi-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk, KOREA
THD 92dB@48kHz Seoul Offce. 5 8-3, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOREA
D/A Converter
SNR 106dBA@48kHz www.infra-sonic.com
www.simsaudio.com
THD 90dB@48kHz
da@samick.co.kr
SPDIF Output
Type Standard SPDIF Coaxial Driver
Connector Type Coaxial
SAMPLE RATE SUPPORTS 44.1, 48kHz
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