Document Outline

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• IMPORTANT NOTES
• Contents
• Contents of the Package
• Panel Descriptions
  • Front panel
  • Rear panel
• Driver Installation and Settings
  • Windows Vista users
    • Installing the driver
      • 1 Start up Windows without the UA-25EX connected.
      • 2 Close all currently running software.
      • 3 Insert the included “UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM” into your CD-ROM drive.
      • 4 On the CD-ROM, navigate to the Driver › Vista folder, and double-click the Setup icon.
      • 5 A confirmation screen regarding user account control will appear. Click [Continue].
      • 6 The screen will indicate “UA-25EX Driver will be installed on your computer.” Click [Next].
      • 7 To begin the installation, click [Next] once again. Installation will begin.
      • 8 Set the UA-25EX’s Advanced driver switch to the ON position.
      • 9 Use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer.
      • 10 The message “Installing device driver software” will appear in the lower right corner of the screen, and the driver will be installed automatically.
      • 11 When installation has been completed, the Driver Setup dialog box will indicate “Installation has been completed.” Click [Close] to close the Driver Setup dialog box.
    • Input/output device settings
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click the Hardware and Sound and click Sound.
      • 2 Open the Playback tab, select the UA-25EX’s OUT, and click [Set Default].
      • 3 Click [OK] to complete the setting.
  • Windows XP users
    • Installing the driver
      • 1 Start up Windows without the UA-25EX connected.
      • 2 Close all currently running software.
      • 3 Insert the included “UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM” into your CD-ROM drive.
      • 4 In the CD-ROM, navigate to the Driver › XP folder, and double-click the Setup icon.
      • 5 The screen will indicate “UA-25EX Driver will be installed on your computer.” Click [Next].
      • 6 To begin the installation, click [Next]. If the Software Installation dialog box appears, click [Continue Anyway] to proceed with the installation.
      • 7 Set the UA-25EX’s Advanced driver switch to the ON position.
      • 8 Use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer.
      • 9 When installation is complete, the Driver Setup dialog box will indicate “Installation has been completed.” Click [Close] to close the Driver Setup dialog box.
    • Input/output device settings
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then double-click the Sounds and Audio Devices.
      • 2 Click the Audio tab to open it, and in the Sound playback area, select OUT (UA-25EX). In the MIDI Music Playback area, select UA-25EX.
      • 3 Click [OK] to complete the setting.
  • Macintosh users
    • Installing the driver
      • 1 Start up your computer with the UA-25EX disconnected.
      • 2 Close all currently running software.
      • 3 Insert the included “UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM” into your CD-ROM drive.
      • 4 In the Driver folder of the CD-ROM, double-click the UA25EXUSBDriver.pkg. A message such as “This package contains a program that...” or “This installer package needs to...” may appear. If so, click [Continue].
      • 5 The screen will indicate “Welcome to the UA-25EX Driver Installer.” Click [Continue].
      • 6 If the screen indicates “Select a Destination,” click the drive in which the operating system is installed to select it, and then click [Continue].
      • 7 The screen will indicate “Easy Install” or “Standard Install.” Click [Install] or [Upgrade].
      • 8 The screen will indicate “Installing this software requires you to restart your computer when the installation is done.” Click [Continue Installation].
      • 9 The screen will indicate “Click Restart to finish installing the software.” Click the [Restart] to restart your computer.
      • 10 When your computer has started up, use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer. Turn the UA-25EX’s Advanced driver switch ON, and use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer.
    • Audio input/output device settings
      • 1 In System Preferences, click Sound.
      • 2 Click the Output tab. In “Choose a device for sound output,” choose UA-25EX 44.1kHz.
      • 3 When you’ve finished making the setting, close System Preferences.
    • MIDI input/output device settings
      • 1 In the Applications - Utilities folder, double-click Audio MIDI Setup to start it up.
      • 2 Click the MIDI Devices tab.
      • 3 Verify that the UA-25EX is shown in the Audio MIDI Setup dialog box.
      • 4 Click Add Device.
      • 5 Specify the Device Name for the new external device.
      • 1. Click the “new external device” that was added, and then click Show Info.
      • 2. In the Device Name field, type UA-25EX.
      • 6 Using the mouse, drag the up/down arrows that indicate the input/output ports so that they are connected in the following combination.
      • 7 Check to make sure that MIDI transmission and reception takes place normally. Proceed as follows.
      • 1. Click Test Setup. The mouse cursor will change shape.
      • 2. If a sound module is connected to the UA-25EX’s MIDI OUT connector, click the corresponding external device. If the sound module produces sound, the settings are correct.
      • 3. Click Test Setup once again to end the test.
      • 8 Close the Audio MIDI Setup dialog box. This completes the settings.
  • Verifying that you hear sound
    • Connecting your audio playback system
    • Playing back the sample data
      • 1 Prepare the CD-ROM. Insert the included UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
      • 2 From the Sample folder of the CD-ROM, copy the file TTears(.mp3) to your desktop.
      • 3 Set the UA-25EX’s Sample rate select switch (p. 13) to the 44.1 kHz position.
      • 4 Play back the sample data “TTears”(.mp3). Double-click the TTears(.mp3) file you copied to your desktop. If you’re using Windo...
      • 5 Adjust the volume. If you’re using headphones, use the UA-25EX’s output volume knob to adjust the volume. If you’ve connected ...
• Basic Connections and Settings
  • Basic connections
  • Connecting a microphone or a guitar
  • Connecting a microphone and applying the compressor
  • Recording a digital signal into your computer
  • Recording to an MD or other digital device
• Appendices
  • Driver settings
    • Viewing or changing the settings (Windows)
      • 1 Use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer.
      • 2 Open the Control Panel, and double-click the UA-25EX icon.
      • 3 The UA-25EX Driver Settings dialog box will appear.
    • Viewing or changing the settings (Macintosh)
      • 1 Use a USB cable to connect the UA-25EX to your computer.
      • 2 In System Preferences, click UA-25EX. The Driver Settings screen will appear.
  • Driver signing option settings (Windows XP)
    • 1 Open the Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click the System icon.
    • 2 Click the Hardware tab, and then click [Driver Signing]. The Driver Signing Options dialog box will appear.
    • 3 In the Driver Signing Options dialog box, choose Warn or Ignore, and click [OK].
    • 4 Click [OK] to close the System Properties dialog box.
    • 5 Install the driver as described in the procedure for Installing the driver (p. 20).
  • Reinstalling the driver
    • 1 Uninstall the UA-25EX driver as described in Removing the driver (p. 40).
    • 2 Install the driver once again as described in Driver Installation and Settings (p. 15).
  • Removing the driver
    • 1 Start up Windows with the UA-25EX disconnected. Make sure that all USB cables other than those for a USB keyboard and USB mouse (if used) are disconnected. Log on using a user name whose account type is computer administrator (such as Administrator).
    • 2 Insert the included UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
    • 3 On the CD-ROM, navigate to the following folder and double-click Uninstal.exe.
    • 4 If you’re using Windows Vista, a user account control warning will appear; click [Continue].
    • 5 The screen will indicate “The installed UA-25EX Driver will be uninstalled.” Click [OK]. If any other message appears, proceed as directed by the message.
    • 6 The screen will indicate “Uninstallation was completed.” Click [OK] to restart Windows.
    • 1 Start up your Macintosh with all USB cables disconnected. Make sure that all USB cables other than those for a USB keyboard and USB mouse are disconnected.
    • 2 Insert the included UA-25EX Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your Macintosh.
    • 3 Navigate to the CD-ROM’s Driver folder, and double-click UA25EX_Uninstaller.
    • 4 The screen will indicate “This uninstalls UA-25EX driver from this Macintosh”. Click [Uninstall]. If any other message appears, proceed as directed by the message.
    • 5 The screen will indicate “Are you sure to uninstall the driver?” Click [OK].
    • 6 An Authenticate dialog box or the dialog that indicates “Installer requires that you type your password” will appear. Enter the password and click [OK].
    • 7 The screen will indicate “Uninstallation is completed.” Click [Restart] to restart your Macintosh.
  • Power management settings
    • Windows Vista users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.
      • 2 In Select a power plan, choose High performance.
      • 3 In the High performance area, click Change plan settings.
      • 4 Click Change advanced power settings.
      • 5 In Power Options Advanced Settings, click the “+” symbol for Hard Disk, and click the “+” symbol for Turn off hard disk after to open it.
      • 6 Click Setting (Minutes), and click the down arrow to change the setting to Never.
      • 7 Click [OK] to close the Power Options window.
      • 8 Close the Edit Plan Settings screen.
    • Windows XP users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and click Power Options.
      • 2 Click the Power Schemes tab, and in the Power Schemes field, select Always On.
      • 3 Click [OK] to close Power Options Properties.
    • Macintosh users
      • 1 In System Preferences, click Energy Saver.
      • 2 Click Options.
      • 3 In the Processor Performance field, choose Highest.
  • System “Performance” settings (Windows)
    • Windows Vista users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and click System.
      • 2 In the list of tasks shown at the left, click Advanced System Settings.
      • 3 A User Account Control dialog box will appear; click [Continue].
      • 4 Click Performance [Settings], and click the Advanced tab.
      • 5 Choose Background services and click [OK].
      • 6 Click [OK] to close System Properties.
    • Windows XP users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and double-click System.
      • 2 Click the Advanced tab, and click Performance [Settings].
      • 3 Click the Advanced tab.
      • 4 Choose Background services, and click [OK].
      • 5 Click [OK] to close System Properties.
  • System volume settings
    • Windows Vista users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, and click Hardware and Sound.
      • 2 In Sound, click Adjust system volume.
      • 3 The Volume Mixer will appear. From the Device menu, select the UA-25EX’s OUT and adjust the volume.
      • 4 Adjust the Device or Application volume.
    • Windows XP users
      • 1 Open the Control Panel, and double-click Sounds and Audio Devices.
      • 2 Click the Audio tab.
      • 3 In the Sound playback area, make sure that OUT (UA-25EX) is selected as the Default device, and click [Volume].
      • 4 The Volume Control will appear; adjust the Wave volume.
    • Macintosh users
      • 1 In System Preferences, click Sound.
      • 2 Click the Output tab.
      • 3 In the Choose a device for sound output field, make sure that the UA-25EX is selected, and use the Output volume slider to adjust the volume.
  • About standard driver mode
    • Installing the standard driver
      • 1 Start up your computer with the UA-25EX disconnected. Disconnect all USB cables other than those for a USB keyboard and USB mouse (if used).
      • 2 Close any software that is running.
      • 3 Set the UA-25EX’s Advanced driver switch to OFF.
      • 4 Connect the UA-25EX to your computer. The driver will be installed automatically.
    • Input/output device settings
• Troubleshooting
  • Problems when installing the driver
    • Can’t start up the installer
    • A warning or error appears during the installation (Windows)
    • Can’t install the driver according to the procedure
    • Installation is not successfully completed when you connect the UA-25EX
    • “Found New Hardware Wizard” appears even though you’ve installed the driver (Windows XP)
    • A number such as “2-” appears at the beginning of the device name (Windows Vista)
  • Problems with settings
    • Can’t select/use the UA-25EX within software or in system settings
    • Can’t use or select the UA-25EX from your ASIO compatible software
  • Problems with playback or recording
    • No sound from your computer’s speakers
    • Sound played by your computer is inaudible or too soft
    • Insufficient volume from your guitar
    • Insufficient volume from your microphone
    • Insufficient volume from a device connected to the combo input jack
    • Distorted sound from a device connected to the combo input jack
    • Playback contains clicks, dropouts, or other problems
    • Noise or distortion occurs elsewhere than in the playback from your computer
    • Recorded sound is too loud or too soft
    • Can’t play or record
    • Can’t play or record 24-bit audio data
    • Can’t record via a digital connection / Something is wrong with the recorded sound
    • Can’t record or play MIDI
• Specifications
  • UA-25EX: USB Audio Interface
• Index