Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GIGAPort HD ESI
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8 output USB Audio Interface User’s Guide.
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ESI GIGAPORT HD 3 INDEX 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Features .................................................................
ESI GIGAPORT HD 4 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchas e of the ESI GIGAPORT HD. GIGAPORT HD is a USB audio in terface, that provides 8 anal og output channels and two independent high quality stereo headphone outputs. It is very easy to use, sm all and powerful.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 5 2. Installation 2.1 System Recommendation GIGAPORT HD is not simply a standard digital a udio interface card, but a high -resolution device capable of advanced processing of audio cont ent.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 6 used for DVD playback or more simple DJ appl ications that don’t requir e ASIO. Under Mac OS X this could be applications like Garageband. Please not e that our special driver is also required if you are using higher sample rates than 44.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 7 again prompt you to confirm the W indows Logo testing dialog once or several times with Continue Anway before the driver installation is finalized. You can now finally click Next on the ESI GIGAPORT HD Audio Driver Setup dialog. The installation is now finished.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 8 The installer now informs you that the driver inst allation will start as shown on the left picture below. Confirm this with Next . During the following process you might see a Windows Security dialog box once or several times th at asks you for confirmation to install the driver software.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 9 3. Control Panel This chapter describes the GIGAPORT HD Contro l Panel under Windows. Under Mac OS X no special Control Panel is required.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 10 Latency setting With the Latency menu entry under Config , you can change the latency of the driver of GIGAP ORT HD. Depending on the typical application (e.g. for playback of software synthesizers) a smaller latency is an advantage.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 11 Make sure to select ESI GIGAPORT ASIO as ASIO Driver entry. Note that the Control Panel button has no effect. Confirm your changes by clicking OK . Now its time to select th e output channels. From the Devices menu, select VST Connection .
ESI GIGAPORT HD 12 5. Specifications 1. Interface - USB spec version 1.1 - USB audio class spec version 1.0 - fully compatible to USB 2.0 host controllers 2. Output Type - analog 8 channel output (RCA jack) - 2 headphone outputs (3.5mm mini jack for a mixed output signal and an independent 2 channel playback) 3.
ESI GIGAPORT HD 13 6. General Information Trademarks ESI, and GIGAPORT HD are trademarks of EGOSYS, Inc. and ES I Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporati on. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiv e companies.
An important point after buying a device ESI GIGAPort HD (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought ESI GIGAPort HD yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data ESI GIGAPort HD - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ESI GIGAPort HD you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ESI GIGAPort HD will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ESI GIGAPort HD, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime ESI GIGAPort HD.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ESI GIGAPort HD. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ESI GIGAPort HD along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
