Summary of Echo 2
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Echo 2 user guide version 1.2.
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Echo 2 user guide 1 ©2012 by echo digital audio corporation 402 e. Carrillo street suite a santa barbara, ca 93101 echo® is a registered trademark of echo digital audio corporation..
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Echo 2 user guide 2 important safety instructions please read the following safety instructions completely. It is very important to heed all warnings and follow all instructions while operating the echo 2. Do not use the echo 2 near water or any heat sources such as heaters, stoves, or amplifiers. P...
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Echo 2 user guide 3 contents introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 p ackage c ontents ..................................................................................................... 4 echo 2 connections .......
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Echo 2 user guide 4 introduction thank you for choosing the echo 2. We think you’ll find it to be a flexible, high-quality tool for live or studio performance. The echo 2's touch controls, built-in studio grade preamps, and compact design make it an ideal personal mixer. No additional hardware is re...
Page 6: Echo 2 Connections
Echo 2 user guide 5 echo 2 connections the main inputs and outputs are the four jacks on the rear of the echo 2: inputs the echo 2 has two ¼” trs ( t ip- r ing- s hield) balanced input jacks labeled “in1” and “in2”. The inputs will accept virtually any type of analog signal, such as guitars, keyboar...
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Echo 2 user guide 6 main outputs there are two output jacks, labeled “out l” and “out r”. These are standard low impedance, balanced outputs that can be connected directly to a mixer board or powered speaker. Headphone output the front jack is a high quality stereo headphone output: the touch panel ...
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Echo 2 user guide 7 power the echo 2 may be powered either from a computer over the usb cable, or with the included power adapter. The adapter plugs into the dc power jack on the right side as shown below: please note that the echo 2 must be powered with the external ac adapter whenever phantom powe...
Page 9: Touch Panel
Echo 2 user guide 8 touch panel the touch panel controls the echo 2's built-in mixer. The panel uses capacitive touch technology to sense the touch of a finger. A light touch is all that is needed: the panel can’t differentiate between a light or hard press. The active area for each touch control is...
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Echo 2 user guide 9 input selection each input can be switched between one of three modes. Pressing either input button will cycle between mic, line, and guitar. The default input type is line. Any time a cable is unplugged from the input jack, the input will revert to this setting. Changing the inp...
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Echo 2 user guide 10 levels input gains, monitoring, and output volumes are all controlled using the “slider” control in the middle of the touch panel. Touch one of the selector buttons to select what the slider does: input 1 gain input 2 gain monitor volume main output volume headphone volume touch...
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Echo 2 user guide 11 the range of the slider control will change depending on your selection. The various ranges for the slider are shown below: input gain (db) output attenuation (db) line guitar mic +63 +69 +75 ── ── 0 +53 +59 +65 ── ── -6 +42 +48 +54 ── ── -12 +32 +38 +44 ── ── -21 +21 +27 +33 ──...
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Echo 2 user guide 12 ez trim the ideal input gain setting provides the maximum gain without clipping when the loudest signal is coming into the input. While it is possible to use the input gain slider control to set the gain while shouting into a microphone, pounding on drums, or wailing on a guitar...
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Echo 2 user guide 13 headphone routing normally, the headphones have their own d/a converter separate from the main outputs. This means that one track can play out of the main outputs, while another track plays out of the headphones. This is useful for dj applications, or if you want to send differe...
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Echo 2 user guide 14 using echo 2 with a computer to use the echo 2 with a windows or mac computer, you will need an available usb 2.0 or 3.0 port, and a high-speed usb 2.0 cable, such as the one supplied with the echo 2. The echo 2 can be powered directly from the computer usb port. However, if you...
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Echo 2 user guide 15 mac os x to use the echo 2 with a macintosh, you will need mac os x 10.6.8 or later. Connect the echo 2 to your macintosh using a high-speed usb 2.0 cable. The echo 2 will automatically be detected as an audio device by mac os x. You can check this by opening audio midi setup on...
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Echo 2 user guide 16 windows to use the echo 2 with a windows computer, you'll need windows xp, windows vista, and windows 7. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of windows vista and windows 7 are supported. You will also need an available usb 2.0 or 3.0 port; usb 1.0 or 1.1 ports will not work. First, ...
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Echo 2 user guide 17 asio on windows, the echo 2 supports asio 2.0. Asio is an audio driver that enables low latency and tight synchronization between tight inputs and outputs. Windows asio is the preferred driver for audio applications. Each audio application will have a different way to select the...
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Echo 2 user guide 18 the echo 2 asio driver can be configured to balance low latency performance with reliability. The echo 2 control panel allows you to set both the usb buffer size and the asio buffer size: in general, you will want to get the buffer sizes as low as possible without audio playback...
Page 20: Specifications
Echo 2 user guide 19 specifications analog inputs • two ¼" ts/trs inputs with selectable microphone, balanced line, or high- impedance instrument. • switchable +48 v phantom power • ez trim - precisely set your inputs to the optimal level with the touch of a button • low noise (-129 dbu ein) studio ...
Page 21: Warranty
Echo 2 user guide 20 warranty echo digital audio corporation warrants this product, when purchased at an authorized echo dealer in the united states of america, to be free of defects in materials and manufacturing workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. During the wa...
Page 22: Declarations Of Conformity
Echo 2 user guide 21 declarations of conformity usa this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installat...
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Echo 2 user guide 22 ce this product complies with the european unicon council directives and standards relating to electromagnetic compatibility emc directive (2006/95/ec) and the low voltage directive (2004/108/ec) rohs notice echo digital audio has conformed and this product conforms, where appli...