ESI GIGAPort HD
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1. allow the installation You will then see a dialog as shown on the left picture below Click Next You can define the target directory for the installation now Confirm it with Next SE ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup la ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup gt Welcome to ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup program Destination Location This program will install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver on your computer LE Before you continue please disconnect your USB Setup will install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver in the following folder audio device s from this computer system To install into a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver by clicking Cancel to exit It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs Setup before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program Destination Folder C Program Files ESIAGIGA_HD Browse ise Installation Wizard Cancel Cancel ESI GIGAPORT HD The installer now informs you that the driver installation 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 that asks you for confirmation to install the driver software Co2. now prepare your system for installation of device drivers Software Installation During this process the system may prompt you to confirm installation of software that has not passed Windows Logo testing Please select Continue Anyway to confirm installation N The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo a i testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why Click Next to continue this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway i STOP Installation 3 You will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown below on the left Plug in GIGAPORT HD Do not click Next yet During the driver installation Windows might ESI GIGAPORT HD again prompt you to confirm the Windows Logo testing dialog once or several times with Continue Anway before the driver installation is finalized 2 ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup Setup is now ready to install device drivers To finish the installation connect your device to this Hardware Installation computer and turn it on The software you are installing for this hardware This will automatically start the driver installation for that devic
3. 8 output USB Audio Interface User s Guide ESI Copyright 2008 Revision 1 July 2008 www esi audio com ESI GIGAPORT HD INDEX x 1 Introduction siiioisossosu dasa ido osn a la sala e dona doondo c sob d d ad d te e bb aida dod d s s vd d te dd d e do sisi tz ina E LATA Azs O Per A nt BA BO ooo o lele i A R S RAD oc 4 AA o 2 1 Syst m Recommend OM iii dre Re koed ps t 5 2 2 Hardware Inst llaon 53 55 COPA OOOO illa dia O 5 23 Driver Installation RUR Rte dn GILL NON 5 3 Control Pameizcsscecececicisccdaces cucesicesecdscsccussesgebsccedsceuctsadess sdavsoncesestevessadescssses eessdssscecssesccscses cssscss es A Setting in Applcatl0115 Gahan LO 4 1 Windows Multimedia Setup it 10 AZ Cubase LE Aia ri ai 10 x O A Y 6 General Information viccecccsicsessessceesseseesessssedeecesscevasetececbeesstevesssacseoseseceessdeessbsosecevesctasseosssecevessien LO ESI GIGAPORT HD 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the ESI GIGAPORT HD GIGAPORT HD is a USB audio interface that provides 8 analog output channels and two independent high quality stereo headphone outputs It is very easy to use small and powerful With our excellent driver support GIGAPORT HD works perfect with all current recording and sequencer applications The USB connection makes installation extremly simple Just plug it in and it works 1 1 Features GIGAPORT HD is con
4. CC 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 local distributor or ESI support online at Www esi audio com Disclaimer All features and specifications subject to change without notice Parts of this manual are continually being updated Please chec
5. Number 4 Setting in Applications This chapter contains basic configuration examples for some popular software applications Please also refer to the manual of the audio software you use for detailed information 4 1 Windows Multimedia setup The Windows Multimedia setup is required if you want to use your GIGAPORT HD as the main sound device for Windows multimedia applications Go to My Computer gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Device Properties gt Audio Select the GIGAPORT entry as your playback device to make sure that all standard signals are played via the GIGAPORT HD hardware 4 2 Cubase LE 4 GIGAPORT HD ships with a DVD ROM with Cubase LE 4 from Steinberg If you are using a different audio software you can skip this section Installation To install Cubase LE 4 insert the DVD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of your computer Under Windows the installation will normally start automatically if not you can launch it manually by starting the installer from the DVD ROM drive To install Cubase LE 4 under Mac OS X double click on the installer icon To proceed with the installation follow all instructions on screen During the installation the Syncrosoft License Control software will be installed as well To use Cubase LE 4 for more than 30 days you need to activate it with this software via the internet This means that you need an active internet connection on the computer you are installing Cubase LE 4 We recommend
6. allation of software that has not passed Windows Logo testing Please select Continue Anyway to confirm installation Click Next after connecting device s Cancel You can now finally click Next on the ESI GIGAPORT HD Audio Driver Setup dialog The installation is now finished To confirm this please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below Sometimes a reboot is required S Le 1450 If ves the driver installation has been completed successfully ESI GIGAPORT HD 3 Control Panel This chapter describes the GIGAPORT HD Control Panel under Windows Under Mac OS X no special Control Panel is required To open the control panel double click on the ESI icon in the task notification area The following dialog will appear II gt 1 97 PM s GIGAPORT HD v1 1 0 File Config Help TT The Output section controls the playback volume of each playback signal from your audio applications There are eight individual faders for each playback channel divided into the 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 sections The M button under each channel pair allows you to mute playback for that specific channel pair A colored M button indicates that the mute function is enabled When disabled the button is gray The Master section allows you to control the playback volume of the main master signal SampleRate mode selection playback mode and sample rate By def
7. ault playback with up to 8 channels and 44 1kHz is selected at up to 16 bit playback resolution You can change this to 6 Latency channels at max 24 bit resolution with either 44 1 or 48 Mouse Wheel il GIGA PORT Factory Default KHz and you can select 96kHz playback at 24 bit with maximum 2 simultaneous channels Always on Top E 44100 Hz 16bit Sch Please note that you must change these settings before calida i g t 1 hi di licati E GIGAPORT BufferNumb 44100 Hz 24bit 6ch aunching any audio application accessing ufferNumber 48000 Hz 24bit 6ch HD You cannot change these settings while any software accesses the hardware so you need to set up your requirements before you launch your software 96000 H2 24bit 2ch ESI GIGAPORT HD Latency setting With the Latency menu entry under Config you can change the Config Help latency of the driver of GIGAPORT HD Depending on the typical Mouse Wheel application e g for playback of software synthesizers a smaller latency is an advantage At the same time the best latency setting MAGIA a e indirectly depends on the performance of your system For most Factory Default Ee SL 256 default applications a typical latency buffer size between 128 and Always on Top v 512 256 is standard On a slow system 512 is an option SampleRate gt Please note that the latency has to be setup before launching any audio application Buffer
8. e GIGA Controller driver If you have multiple devices please connect all of them and turn them on has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility Note During this process the system may prompt you again to with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important confirm installation of software that has not passed Windows Logo z R x DE testing Please select Continue Anyway to confirm installation Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and Click Next after connecting device s contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STP instalation You can now finally click Next on the ESI GIGAPORT HD Audio Driver Setup dialog The installation is now finished To confirm this please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below Sometimes a reboot is required S Ole a y Se 6 17PM If yes the driver installation has been completed successfully Installation under Windows Vista Unplug the device before you start the installer if it is already connected Then launch setup exe from the Windows folder of the included driver CD or from a download of a recent driver from our website When launching the installation Windows Vista might prompt a security message Make sure to
9. ecommended Mac Power Macintosh G3 or higher 1 available USB port at least 64MB RAM Mac OS X 10 4 or higher 2 2 Hardware Installation GIGAPORT HD is simply connected to an available USB port of your computer A separate power supply is not reguired as GIGAPORT HD is a USB powered device Simply install the hardware by plugging it into your computer USB port of a computer 2 3 Driver Installation After the connection of GIGAPORT HD the operating system automatically detects it as a new hardware device Modern operating systems like Windows XP Windows Vista or Mac OS X usually detect the hardware directly and are installing the correct USB audio drivers automatically You can use GIGAPORT HD already now in typical consumer audio applications that do not need special professional ASIO driver support Under Windows XP this could be for example programs 5 ESI GIGAPORT HD used for DVD playback or more simple DJ applications that don t require ASIO Under Mac OS X this could be applications like Garageband Please note that our special driver is also required if you are using higher sample rates than 44 1kHz Installation under Windows XP Unplug the device before you start the installer if it is already connected Then launch setup exe from the Windows folder of the included driver CD or from a download of a recent driver from our website You will now see a dialog as shown on the left picture below Click Next You ca
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11. n define the target directory for the installation now Confirm it with Next 2 ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup X 2 ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup Welcome to ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup program Destination Location This program will install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver on pour computer Before you continue please disconnect your USB Setup wil install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver in the fallowing folder audio device s from this computer system To install into a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver by clicking Cancel to exit Itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs Setup before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program Destination Folder c Program Files ESINGIGA_HD ise Installation Wizard Cancel The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture below Confirm this with Next During the following process you will see a dialog box once or several times that informs you that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing Please be assured that our drivers have been tested in various different ways and are OK to be used Confirm any such dialog with Continue Anyway 2 ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup Setup will
12. nected to the computer with a fixed USB connection cable In addition the product has these features N XIW w Z t L_ auoydpeay CH L4oOdvol9 Analog Out 1 8 analog outputs 2 headphone output for mixed channel playback 3 headphone output for channel 1 2 playback The cool compact design allows you to take GIGAPORT HD with you wherever you go As companion to a notebook computer you can take your projects with you GIGAPORT HD 1s simple to install and even easier to use Working with samples as a DJ or with software synthesizers has never been easier with the help from GIGAPORT HD The hardware works perfectly with important ASIO compatible software applications such as Cubase Reaktor Reason or Live and many others ESI GIGAPORT HD 2 Installation 2 1 System Recommendation GIGAPORT HD is not simply a standard digital audio interface card but a high resolution device capable of advanced processing of audio content Even though GIGAPORT HD is built to have low CPU resource dependability system specifications play a key part in the GIGAPORT HDs performance Systems with more advanced components are generally recommended Minimum System Requirements PC Intel Pentium II 300MHz CPU or comparable AMD CPU or equivalent we recommend at least a Pentium II CPU with 600 MHz Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system 1 available USB port at least 64MB RAM high quality audio software with ASIO support r
13. nfirm any such dialog with Jnstall s ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup les Setup will now prepare your system for installation of device drivers During this process the system may prompt you to confirm installation of software that has not passed Windows Logo testing Please select Continue Anyway to confirm installation Click Next to continue Would you like to install this device software Name ESI PRO Audio Video und Gamecontrolle Publisher EGOSYS Inc Always trust software from EGOSYS Inc You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can I decide which device software is safe to install Cancel You will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown below on the left Plug in GIGAPORT HD Do not click Next yet Instead wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation You can monitor this in the task notification area where Windows Vista informs that the driver is installed via a bubble message box s ESI GIGA PORT HD Audio Driver Setup E Setup is now ready to install device drivers To finish the installation connect your device to this computer and turn it on This will automatically start the driver installation for that device If you have multiple devices please connect all of them and tum them on Note During this process the system may prompt you again to confirm inst
14. ximum 4 Analog Output Impedance 100 Ohm 5 Sampling Rates up to 8 channel playback at 44 1 kHz and at 48 kHz 2 channel playback at up to 96 kHz 6 Resolution up to 8 channel playback with 16 bit data up to 6 channel playback with 24 bit data 7 D A Converter 1 dynamic range 112 dB A weighted typical 2 freguency respons 20 22 kHz 0 fs 48 kHz 3 resolution 24 bit 4 THD N 94dB 8 Headphone Amplifier 1 Output Power 60mW maximum 2 Signal to Noise Ratio 110dB typical 3 THD N S 70dB 0 03 typical 9 Power USB bus powered 250mA maximum 10 Compatibility supports Windows XP and Windows Vista with ASIO 2 0 GSIF MME WDM and DirectSound supports Mac OS X 10 4 and above via the native CoreAudio USB audio driver from Apple no driver installation reguired works with all major industry standard DJ playback applications 11 Software includes Steinberg Cubase LE 4 for Windows and Mac OS X on separate DVD internet access reguired for activation of supplied bundle software 12 ESI GIGAPORT HD 6 General Information Trademarks ESI and GIGAPORT HD are trademarks of EGOSYS Inc and ESI Audiotechnik GmbH Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the F
15. you to activate the software as early as possible Initial Setup As most digital audio applications Cubase LE 4 requires some initial configuration before it can be used properly with a new audio interface like GIGAPORT HD Start Cubase LE 4 and select Device Setup from the Devices menu In the dialog select VST Audio System on the tree structure on the left part of the window 10 ESI GIGAPORT HD 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 the output channels From the Devices menu select VST Connection The VST Connections Window appears Select the Outputs tab Your output busses can be mono or stereo Under Device Port you can assign the physical hardware output channel to each bus You can now start using Cubase LE 4 by opening an existing project or creating a new project The output busses you have created can be assigned to the individual tracks of your project for multi channel playback 11 ESI GIGAPORT HD 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 Analog Output Level 10dBV unbalanced 10dBV nominal 0 5dBV ma
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