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Tascam US-200 Owner's Manual - 3 − Installation

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Manual is about: USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface

Summary of US-200

  • Page 1

    Us-200 usb 2.0 audio/midi interface d01139820a owner's manual before connecting this unit to a computer, you must install the dedicated driver from the included cd-rom onto the computer..

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    2 tascam us-200 important safety information do not expose this apparatus to drips or • splashes. Do not place any objects filled with • liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Caution should be taken when using • earphones or headphones with the product because excessive sound pressure (volume) f...

  • Page 3: For European Customers

    Tascam us-200 3 for european customers ª disposal of electrical and electronic equipment (a) all electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via collection facilities designated by the government or local authorities. (b) by disposing of elect...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    4 tascam us-200 table of contents 1 – introduction ...................................5 main features .................................................. 5 product parts .................................................. 6 manual conventions .................................... 6 trademarks.............

  • Page 5: 1 – Introduction

    Tascam us-200 5 1 – introduction thank you for your purchase of the tascam us-200 usb 2.0 audio/midi interface. Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly to ensure you understand how to properly set up and connect the unit, as well as the operation of its ...

  • Page 6: Product Parts

    6 tascam us-200 product parts the us-200 package contains the following items. Take care when opening the package not to damage the items. Keep the package materials for transportation in the future. Please contact the store where you purchased this unit if any of these items are missing or have bee...

  • Page 7: Cautions On Installation

    Tascam us-200 7 cautions on installation the unit’s nominal operating temperature • is between 5˚ and 35° c (41° – 95° f). Do not install in the following types of • places. Doing so could degrade the sound quality and/or cause malfunctions. Places with significant vibrations or that • are otherwise...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    8 tascam us-200 2 − names and functions of parts front panel 1 +48v indicator this lights when the phantom (+48v) switch is set to on. Caution do not connect or disconnect microphones when this indicator is lit. 2 usb indicator this lights when the usb connection is active. 3 ol and sig indicators o...

  • Page 9

    Tascam us-200 9 8 level knob use this to adjust the level output from the line out 1/2 jacks and the phones jack. This does not adjust the level output from the line out 3/4 jacks. Caution before connecting headphones, turn the level knob to minimize the volume. Failure to do so might cause sudden l...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    10 tascam us-200 rear panel q line out 1/2/3/4 (unbalanced) jacks these rca pin jacks are unbalanced analog line outputs. These jacks can output signals sent from the computer via usb, signals from the built-in monitoring mixer or a combination of both. Use the us-200 software control panel on the c...

  • Page 11

    Tascam us-200 11 y usb port use the included usb cable to connect this unit to a usb 2.0-compatible computer. Note the us-200 obtains power from the host • computer via the usb cable. In rare cases, a computer’s usb port may not be able to supply enough power to operate the us- 200. This is not comp...

  • Page 12: 3 − Installation

    12 tascam us-200 3 − installation system requirements see the tascam website (http://tascam. Com/) for updated information about os compatibility. Windows supported operating systems: windows xp 32-bit sp3 or later windows xp 64-bit sp2 or later windows vista 32-bit sp2 or later windows vista 64-bit...

  • Page 13: Panel For Windows

    Tascam us-200 13 installing the driver and control panel for windows note during driver installation, a warning that • “ this software ... Has not passed windows logo testing “ will appear. This message appears when installing a driver that has not received windows logo testing. This message appears...

  • Page 14: Installing The Driver For

    14 tascam us-200 computer usb 8 installation of the driver proceeds. 9 when the screen below appears, the installation is complete. Click the reboot now button to restart the pc to use the driver. 10 after the pc has restarted, open the tascam us-200 ( start > control panel ) or us-200 control panel...

  • Page 15: Uninstalling The Driver

    Tascam us-200 15 rom. The tascam_us200_1.00.Mpkg " is created on the desktop. 3 dboule-click the tascam_us200_1.00. Mpkg on the desktop to launch the installer. 4 follow the instructions on the screen to conduct the installation. 5 restart the computer and then connect the unit. Uninstalling the dri...

  • Page 16: Improving Computer

    16 tascam us-200 open the supplied driver cd-rom using windows explorer, and double-click the autorun2.Exe file to manually open the installation menu. Follow the procedures in “installing the driver and control panel for windows” on page 13 to install the driver. Improving computer performance in t...

  • Page 17: Overview

    Tascam us-200 17 4 – us-200 control panel settings overview the control panel lets you make various settings for the us-200’s functionality. On windows, the us-200 control panel shortcut can be found in the windows start menu > control panel or the start menu > all programs > tascam . On mac os x, t...

  • Page 18: Line Outputs 1/2 and Line

    18 tascam us-200 line outputs 1/2 and line outputs 3/4 the computer can send 4 signal channels by usb to this unit. Use this setting to select which signals are output from the unit’s line out 1/2 and line out 3/4 jacks. You can select ch1+2 or ch3+4 for each output pair. By using this setting, even...

  • Page 19: 5 – Connections

    Tascam us-200 19 headphones guitar bass guitar vocal mic drum machine computer usb cd recorder powered monitor speakers or amplifier and speakers example of using us-200 connections 5 – connections.

  • Page 20: Usb Connections

    20 tascam us-200 usb connections use the included usb cable to connect the us-200 to your computer as shown in the illustration. Note set the • phantom (+48v) switch to off when connecting the usb cable to this unit. Some usb devices access the usb bus • frequently. To avoid dropouts and clicks in t...

  • Page 21: Guitars

    Tascam us-200 21 guitars connect a guitar or bass guitar to the mic/ line/inst in 1 standard trs jack on the front panel, and set the inst/line switch on the rear panel to inst. When the inst/line switch is set to inst, the indicator on the front panel lights. Guitar indicator connecting keyboards, ...

  • Page 22: Cubase Le 5

    22 tascam us-200 in this chapter, we explain how to set some audio applications for use with this unit. Cubase le 5 for details see the included cubase le 5 quick start guide. Windows xp and windows media player 1 close all applications and then open the control panel from the start menu. 2 open sou...

  • Page 23: Mac Os X and Itunes

    Tascam us-200 23 4 click ok . 5 start windows media player, select an audio file and begin playback. Note if you change this setting while windows • media player is running, the software will not recognize that the device has been changed. In this case, restart windows media player. If you still can...

  • Page 24

    24 tascam us-200 7 – midi implementation chart function transmitted received remarks basic channel at power on changed x x x x through mode at power on messages altered x x ************* x x through note number range x ************* x through velocity note on note off x x x x through after touch pol...

  • Page 25: 8 – Troubleshooting

    Tascam us-200 25 8 – troubleshooting please read this chapter if you are unable to use the unit properly even after setting it up following the procedures in this manual. If you are still unable to resolve your problems please contact tascam customer support with the following information about the ...

  • Page 26: Noise.

    26 tascam us-200 windows vista and windows 7 1 shut down all applications, and open the control panel from the start menu. 2 open sound . Note if the above item does not appear, click hardware and sound and it should appear. 3 click the playback tab, right-click speakers us-200 and click the set def...

  • Page 27: 8 – Troubleshooting

    Tascam us-200 27 5 on the performance option screen, select the adjust for best performance option. Windows 7 a) turn aero off. 1 right-click the desktop and select personalize . 2 set the theme to any of the basic and high contrast themes . B) performance settings 1 right-click computer and select ...

  • Page 28: Ad/da Audio Converter

    28 tascam us-200 ad/da audio converter sampling frequency 44.1/48/88.2/96 khz quantization bit rate 24-bit analog audio inputs microphone inputs (mic in 1-2) balanced connectors: xlr-3-31 (1: gnd, 2: hot, 3: cold) input impedance: 2.2 kΩ nominal input level: –14 dbu (0.15 vrms) minimum input level: ...

  • Page 29: Computer Requirements

    Tascam us-200 29 computer requirements for information about the latest os compatibility, please check the tascam web site (http://tascam.Com/). Windows supported operating system windows xp 32 bit sp3 or later windows xp 64 bit sp2 or later windows vista 32 bit sp2 or later windows vista 64 bit sp2...

  • Page 30: Dimensional Drawing

    30 tascam us-200 dimensional drawing 172 mm 41 mm 3 mm 151 mm 111.6 mm 13.3 mm 72.5 mm kensington lock hole m4 mm screw hole (depth: 4.0 mm max.) illustrations in this manual may differ in part from the actual product. • specifications and the external appearance may be changed without notification ...

  • Page 31: Notes

    Tascam us-200 31 notes.

  • Page 32: Us-200

    Teac corporation http://tascam.Jp/ phone: +81-42-356-9143 1-47 ochiai, tama-shi, tokyo 206-8530 japan teac america, inc. Http://tascam.Com/ phone: +1-323-726-0303 7733 telegraph road, montebello, california 90640 usa teac canada ltd. Http://tascam.Com/ phone: +1905-890-8008 facsimile: +1905-890-9888...