Us-600 usb 2.0 audio/midi interface d01140120b owner's manual before connecting this unit to a computer, you must install the dedicated driver from the included cd-rom onto the computer..
2 tascam us-600 important safety precautions caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert th...
Tascam us-600 3 1 read these instructions. 2 keep these instructions. 3 heed all warnings. 4 follow all instructions. 5 do not use this apparatus near water. 6 clean only with dry cloth. 7 do not block any ventilation openings. I n s t a l l i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e manufacturer's instr...
4 tascam us-600 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...
Tascam us-600 5 table of contents important safety precautions ..2 important safety information ..3 safety information ..............................4 table of contents .................................5 1 – introduction ...................................6 main features ...............................
6 tascam us-600 1 – introduction thank you for your purchase of the tascam us-600 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 ...
Tascam us-600 7 product parts the us-600 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...
8 tascam us-600 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...
Tascam us-600 9 2 − names and functions of parts front panel 1 (standby/on) indicator this lights when the power is on. This unit does not have an on/off switch. Just disconnect the ac adaptor if you want to turn the power off. 2 +48v indicator this lights when the phantom (+48v) switch is set to on...
10 tascam us-600 8 level knob use to adjust the input levels of line out 1/2 and phones jacks. Caution turn the level knob to the minimum volume before connecting headphones. Failure to do so could cause sudden loud noises and damage hearing, for example. 9 mon mix knob use this knob to adjust the m...
Tascam us-600 11 rear panel q mic/line in 3/4 (balanced) connectors use these connectors as balanced analog xlr microphone inputs or as standard trs balanced analog input jacks. Xlr (1: gnd, 2: hot, 3: cold) • trs (tip: hot, ring: cold, sleeve: gnd) • w line out 1/2 (unbalanced) jacks these rca pin ...
12 tascam us-600 do not connect or disconnect a mic with • an input when this switch is on. Turn this switch • on only when connecting a condenser microphone that requires phantom power. Do not supply phantom power to an • unbalanced dynamic microphone. Some ribbon mics can be damaged by • phantom p...
Tascam us-600 13 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...
14 tascam us-600 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 b...
Tascam us-600 15 5 when the language selection screen (below) appears, select the language you prefer and then click the ok button. 6 click the install the driver button when the screen below appears. 7 read the contents of the license agreement, and select i accept the agreement if you agree to the...
16 tascam us-600 10 when the screen below appears, the installation is complete. Click the reboot now button to restart the pc to use the driver. 11 after the pc has restarted, open the tascam us-600 (start > control panel) or us-600 control panel (start > all programs > tascam). If the driver versi...
Tascam us-600 17 uninstalling the driver windows ª there are two ways to uninstall the driver as shown below. Using the installation cd-rom: 1 follow steps 1 to 4 under “installing the driver and control panel for windows” (see page 14.) 2 at step 5 of the procedure, click remove the driver. 3 follo...
18 tascam us-600 improving computer performance in this manual, we will offer only the following basic tip to improve performance when using this unit. Do not run other applications. Processing digital audio places a considerable load on your computer. You probably use the computer for applications ...
Tascam us-600 19 4 – us-600 control panel settings overview the control panel lets you make various settings for the us-600’s functionality. On windows, the us-600 control panel shortcut can be found in the windows start menu > control panel or the start menu > all programs > tascam. On mac os x, th...
20 tascam us-600 sample clock source the clock source can be set to automatic or internal. When using digital input, set this to automatic. Automatic • (default): if a clock signal is input through the digital in jack, it is used. If no signal is input through the digital in jack, this unit’s intern...
Tascam us-600 21 tascam ps-p520 ac outlet dc plug computer usb keyboard digital recorder powered monitor speakers or amplifier and speakers headphones guitar bass guitar vocal mic drum machine example of using us-600 connections 5 – connections.
22 tascam us-600 usb connections use the included usb cable to connect the us-600 to your computer as shown in the illustration. Note some usb devices access the usb bus frequently. To avoid dropouts and clicks in the audio signal, we strongly recommend that you do not connect any usb devices other ...
Tascam us-600 23 sound module/md/cd etc. (digital connection) connect the digital inputs and outputs of these types of devices to the unit’s digital in and out jacks on the rear panel. Note this unit’s • digital in and out jacks are rca pin jacks. This unit can output either s/pdif or aes/ • ebu dig...
24 tascam us-600 audio workstation) computer application to synchronize with your midi equipment. Note when using windows media player, if the midi music playback output destination (default device) is set to microsoft gs wavetable sw synth in the sounds and audio devices part of the control panel, ...
Tascam us-600 25 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...
26 tascam us-600 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 cann...
Tascam us-600 27 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...
28 tascam us-600 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 ...
Tascam us-600 29 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-600 and click the set defa...
30 tascam us-600 windows 7 a) turn aero off. 1 right-click the desktop and select personalize. 2 select any theme from among basic and high contrast themes. B) performance settings 1 right-click computer and select properties. 2 click advanced system settings. 3 click the advanced tab. 4 click setti...
Tascam us-600 31 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 1-4) 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: ...
32 tascam us-600 control i/o midi input (midi in) connector: 5-pin din format: standard midi format midi output (midi out) connector: 5-pin din format: standard midi format usb (usb) connector: 4-pin usb type b format: usb 2.0 high speed (480 mhz) audio performance frequency response 20 hz-20 khz +0...
Tascam us-600 33 supported protocol: coreaudio, coremidi general power tascam ps-p520 ac adaptor (included) ac input: 100-240 v, 1.0 a dc output: +5 v, 2.0 a power consumption 5 w external dimensions (w x h x d) 221.5 x 41 x 151 mm/8.72 x 1.61 x 5.95 in. (without projections) 221.5 x 44 x 164.3 mm/8...
34 tascam us-600 9 – specifications dimensional drawing 221.5 mm 41 mm 3 mm 151 mm 111.6 mm 13.3 mm 110.8 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...
Tascam us-600 35 notes.
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