ESI Juli@ XTe User manual

High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference
audio interface with swappable I/O socket
User’s Guide

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Revision 1, July 2012
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INDEX
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
Key Features.................................................................................................................................4
2. Description of Juli@ XTe............................................................................................................5
How to swap the Connectors?......................................................................................................7
3. Hardware Installation ...............................................................................................................11
System Recommendation...........................................................................................................11
Minimum System Requirement..................................................................................................11
Preparation for Hardware Installation........................................................................................ 11
PCIe Card Installation................................................................................................................12
4. Driver Software Installation .....................................................................................................14
Windows XP...............................................................................................................................14
Windows Vista & 7....................................................................................................................15
Mac OS X...................................................................................................................................17
5. Juli@ XTe Console.....................................................................................................................18
Pull down Menu .........................................................................................................................18
Input Panel..................................................................................................................................19
Output Panel...............................................................................................................................20
Sample Rate and Clock ..............................................................................................................21
DirectWIRE................................................................................................................................22
What is DirectWIRE? .............................................................................................................. 22
DirectWIRE Panel ...................................................................................................................22
DirectWIRE Examples.............................................................................................................23
6. Setting in Applications...............................................................................................................25
Windows Multimedia Setup.......................................................................................................25
Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup....................................................................................................25
Cubase LE 6 ...............................................................................................................................25
Installation................................................................................................................................25
Initial Setup..............................................................................................................................26
7. Specifications..............................................................................................................................27
8. General Information..................................................................................................................28
Trademarks.................................................................................................................................28
The FCC and CE Regulation Warning....................................................................................... 28
Correspondence..........................................................................................................................28
Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................28

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Juli@ XTe by ESI – High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4
reference audio/MIDI interface with swappable I/O socket.
Juli@ XTe is the perfect reference audio interface for home studio recording applications.
This audio card provides support for 24-bit 192kHz on 2 analog input and 2 analog output channels
with a special swappable I/O socket. You can choose between –10 dBV RCA type unbalanced I/O
and +4 dBu quarter inch TRS balanced I/O – depending on your requirement. Others features are
S/PDIF input clock detection, auto sync and individual real time monitoring support for analog and
digital input signals. Juli@ XTe provides 24bit 192kHz coaxial digital I/O and a 24-bit 96 kHz
optical output, 16 channel MIDI I/O and an EWDM driver with DirectWIRE 3.0 functionality.
Key Features
- 2 analog input channels, 2 analog output channels
- 24-bit/192kHz AD converter with 114dB(a) dynamic range
- 24-bit/192kHz DA converter with 112dB(a) dynamic range
- swappable socket (unbalanced RCA with -10dBv or balanced TRS with +4dBu )
- coaxial S/PDIF digital input
- synchronisation to digital S/PDIF input signals
- optical S/PDIF digital output with automatic shutter (max.96kHz specified)
- coaxial S/PDIF digital output (max 192kHz)
- 1 MIDI input (16 channels) / 1 MIDI output (16 channels)
- support for DirectWIRE 3.0
- 4 inputs and 4 outputs can be used with 24bit/192kHz simultaneously (incl. MIDI I/O) - full
duplex
- independent monitoring control for analog and digital input signals and playback
- EWDM driver: MME, DirectSound and ASIO 2.0 support
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 compatible (32-bit and 64-bit)
- compatible with Mac OS X
- Cubase LE from Steinberg included

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2. Description of Juli@ XTe
Here is a short description of Juli@ XTe’s connectors.
1. 2. Analog Inputs 1/2 (top) and Analog Outputs 1/2 (bottom)
These are analog Line inputs and outputs. Depending on the your requirements, you can select
between balanced (+4dBu nominal TRS) and unbalanced (-10dBV nominal RCA) connectors (both
cannot be used simultaneously).
3. Breakout cable connection
This port allows you to connect Juli@ XTe’s breakout cable.
4. S/PDIF Optical Output
This port allows you to transfer Juli@ XTe’s audio data digitally without loss, directly to devices
like a DAT, MD, CD-recorder with digital input. The optical output sends out signals from output
channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ XTe 3/4’) from your audio applications. The maximum sample rate for the
optical output is 96kHz.

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5. Juli@ XTe breakout cable
The Juli@ XTe PCIe card comes with a special breakout cable.
This cable provides 24bit/192kHz coaxial inputs and outputs and 16 MIDI I/O channels. The
coaxial I/O port sends and receives the signals from channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ XTe 3/4’) from your audio
applications. These coaxial connectors fully support up to 192 kHz.

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How to swap the Connectors?
The following example shows you how to change from RCA I/O to TRS I/O connectors. Usually
you change the setup of the card once before you install it and before you start to use it (both I/O
connector types cannot be used simultaneously).
1. First, follow the order of the pictures below to remove the 4 screws carefully.
(Pic 1) (Pic 2)
(Pic 3) (Pic 4)

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2. Detach the metal bracket from the card.
3. Hold the edges of the card and carefully separate the PCIe card like shown on this picture.
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Caution: Don’t touch the chipsets on the card like shown on the following picture. Otherwise
the card could be damaged.
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4. Turn the TRS connector parts toward to the bracket.
Hold the edges of the card and carefully combine PCIe card like shown on the pictures below.

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5. Put the metal bracket to the card.
6. Tighten screws again (in opposite order).