Infrasonic Amon SE User manual

IAM140317001
OWNER'S MANUAL

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the INFRASONIC AMON SE!
AMON SE is the ideal mobile recording interface for both laptop and desktop computers. It offers 2 input
and 2 output channels in a solid, portable and stylish unit that provides means for connecting microphones
or musical instruments to any computer running Mac OS X or Windows. AMON SE is built and designed with
remarkable mic-preamp and Hi-Z input quality. It is the perfect solution for playback and high quality vocal
recording of condenser or dynamic microphones on the road. It is also designed for recording electronic
instruments such as guitars and bass guitars as well. Enjoy all the fine-tuned features and high quality
multitask recording process without bulky external DC adapters with an easy to use USB bus powered
interface. All in one solution in an aluminium body gives impressive portability to carry it anywhere you go.
You will find further convenient features in AMON SE including Stereo Mix, 48V phantom power and coaxial
digital output.
1.1 Main features
• 2 in / 2 out - all in one audio interface
• USB bus powered
• 24 bit / 48kHz
• Microphone preamplifier / Hi-Z input
• +48V phantom power
• Analog line (TS) output (2 in / 2 out)
• Digital coaxial output
• Zero latency monitoring
• ASIO 2.0, WDM and Core Audio
1.2 system requirements
PC Mac
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
One available USB port
Microsoft Windows® XP (SP2, 32-bit), Windows® 7
or Windows® 8(last Service Pack, 32/64-bit)
Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
One available USB port
Mac OS® X 10.7 or 10.8 (latest update)
You can find the minimum system requirements on our website www.infra-sonic.com or outside of the box.
1.3 contents
• AMON SE x 1
• USB cable x 1
• Installation CD x 1
• User’s manual
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………1
1-1. Main features……………………………………………………………………………………………1
1-2. system requirements………………………………………………………………………………1
1-3. contents………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
2. Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
2-1. Front panel………………………………………………………………………………………………2
2-2. Back panel…………………………………………………………………………………………………3
2-3. Top panel…………………………………………………………………………………………………3
3. Hardware Setup………………………………………………………………………………………………4
3-1. Connection AMON SE to your PC………………………………………………………………4
3-2. Microphone connection……………………………………………………………………………4
3-3. Hi-Z connection…………………………………………………………………………………………5
3-4. Headphone connection……………………………………………………………………………5
3-5. Line Out Connection (Line / Coaxial)…………………………………………………………5
4. Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………………………………6
4-1. Windows® Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………6
4-2. OS X Driver Installation……………………………………………………………………………6
4-3. Control panel……………………………………………………………………………………………7
5. FAQ…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
6. Specifications………………………………………………………………………………………………10
7. WARRANTY……………………………………………………………………………………………………11

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2. Overview 2. Overview
2.2 back panel
❶ USB
Type B connector is compatible with all types of USB ports (1.1, 2.0, and 3.0).
AMON SE is designed to work perfectly on USB bus power and it doesn’t require external power supply.
❷ +48V Phantom power switch
Turn the switch on when you need phantom power supply for your condenser microphone.
❸ COAX OUT
You can connect digital monitor speakers, recorders, AV amplifiers with this coaxial digital output.
❹ LINE OUT
These output connectors are balanced 1/4” TRS type sockets, which can be connected to any mixing
board, power amplifier, powered studio monitor, recorder or any other stereo unbalanced line-
level inputs.
2.3 Top panel
1) MIC / Hi-Z Peak LED
The Peak LEDs illuminate red, if the input signal is over
the clipping point. If the red peak LED lights up
frequently or stays lit for any period of time, lower the
input gain level with the input gain control knob to
avoid unwanted distortion.
2) +48V Phantom power LED
This red LED provides visual feedback about the status
of phantom power.
3) Power LED
The power LED illuminates red if AMON SE and your
computer are connected properly
2.1 Front panel
❶ XLR microphone connector
The XLR input on channel 1 is equipped with a custom high quality microphone preamplifier.
The preamp works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser
microphones. The +48V phantom power switch is located at the back panel of AMON SE .
❷ MIC / Hi-Z Gain Control Knobs
Adjust the input gain of inputs 1 & 2 preamplifiers respectively.
❸ Hi-Z Input
Connect an electric guitar or bass guitar instrument to this unbalanced 1/4” TS connector.
Only unbalanced 1/4” phone jack cable is suitable for this Hi-Z input
❹ Headphone connector
This is where you connect stereo headphones with a 1/4” stereo TRS jack plug.
❺ Headphone volume control knob
The volume knob controls the headphone output amplifier. The headphone amplifier is quite powerful,
so use the maximum setting with extreme caution
Caution: Always remember to turn off the +48V phantom power supply before connecting some
dynamic or ribbon microphones.
Caution: Always remember to turn off the +48V phantom power supply before connecting some
dynamic or ribbon microphones.

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3. Hardware Setup
1. Plug in the bundled USB cable to AMON SE and your PC or MAC.
2. Connect your choice of audio devices (mixer, monitoring speaker, microphone, etc.) to AMON SE.
3. Hardware Setup
3.1 Connection AMON SE to your PC
3.3 Hi-Z connection
3.2 Microphone connection
3.4 Headphone connection
3.5 Line Out Connection (Line / Coaxial)
1) Plug USB 2.0 cable into USB port on the rear
panel of AMON SE & your PC or MAC.
1) Plug in the 1/4” TS jack to the Hi-Z
socket on the front panel.
2) You can control the input gain with
the rotating knob right next to the Hi-Z
socket.
1) Plug in the XLR jack to the MIC socket on the front
panel.
2) If you intend to use condenser microphone, turn
on the +48V hantom power switch on the rear
panel after connecting the microphone with the
XLR jack cable
Note: Make sure to check both the XLR cable
and condenser microphone are connected
properly, before turning on the phantom power
switch.
1) AMON SE supports 1/4” TRS stereo headphones
and you can control the headphone output level
with the Volume control knob right next to the
headphone socket. The headphone amplifier is
quite powerful, so use the maximum setting with
extremeaution.
1) Line Out (Unbalanced) > Output for mixer, recording gear or monitoring speaker.
2) The digital coaxial connector provides standard SPDIF output at 44.1 or 48kHz sampling rate at
16 or 24 bit resolution.
<USB cable connection>
<Hi-Z connection>
<XLR cable connection>
<Headphone connection>
<Line out><Coaxial out>

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4. Driver Installation 4. Driver Installation
In this chapter, we are going to explain how to install the driver and control panel for AMON SE on your PC.
If you encounter any problem or difficulty during the software installation, please feel free to contact
our support team at [email protected] Also please visit our website for the latest driver for your
convenience. www.infra-sonic.com
4.1 Windows® Driver Installation
1) Please insert the enclosed driver disc into your optical drive. Open ‘Driver\AMON SE_DRIVER_WIN’
folder and double click the ‘Setup’ file for installation. Simply follow the displayed instructions to
complete the rest of installation process.
NOTE: Please select the proper driver version according
to your Windows® version
2) Please select ‘Next’ for starting the installation
3) Please select the destination folder location.
(Default folder is recommended)
4) Installation will be complete after clicking ‘Finish’
4.2 OS X Driver Installation
1) Please insert enclosed driver disc into your optical drive. Navigate to the ‘Driver\AMON SE_DRIVER_
MAC’ folder and double click ‘Infrasonic_AMON SE_Driver_*.*.*.dmg ‘ file, which creates a new AMONE
SE control panel icon.
2) The new folder and icon of AMON SE will be created automatically and the control panel can be started
after clicking the AMON SE icon.
4.3 Control panel
1) AMON SE Logo
AMON SE logo changes if AMON
SE is connected to the computer
properly.
2) Monitoring
Enables analog zero latency
monitoring of the Microphone
and/or Hi-Z inputs.
3) Volume faders
Control the volume level of Inputs
& Outputs.
4) Indicator
Indicates the volume level
settings.
5) Mute
Mutes the selected channel.
6) Link
If you enable the link button,
volume faders are connected
and can be move together.
7) Latency bar
Adjust the latency of AMON SE. The lower the latency, the more real-time the audio output appears to
be, but the audio performance is strongly related to the PC’s processing power. As a rule of thumb, make
sure, that the latency of AMON SE is set higher than the average DPC latency of your computer to avoid
digital noise in the audio signal flow.
8) Stereo Mix
This feature enables AMON SE to mix down all outputs from different audio applications and record it at
once just as you hear it on the outputs of AMON SE, hence the Stereo Mix feature is also called “What
you hear”. It is especially useful in podcasting.

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5. FAQ
6. I can’t hear sound, but AMON SE is
connected properly
When AMON SE is connected to your PC
properly and the driver is installed trouble
free, you can see, that the AMON SE logo
on its control panel started to glow. If you
do not hear any sound output during
playback of audio files or video clips, then
please check the AMON SE has been
selected as the default audio device for
your OS. Open Start > Control Panel >
Sound and check whether AMON SE has
been properly configured as seen here.
5. FAQ
1. AMON SE is not recognized by your computer.
AMON SE is specified for generic USB 2.0 port at 500 mA minimum power output. Some USB 2.0 ports
on certain computers do not meet the minimum requirements. If you are using a USB hub, that can also
cause problems. In case you encounter unexpected disconnections or fail to connect AMON SE
completely, we strongly suggest you to use the included USB 2.0 cable and plug it directly into your
computer’s USB port on the motherboard.
2. AMON SE’s control panel didn’t launch automatically.
When the installation of control panel was completed, the AMON SE control panel icon will be created
on your windows system tray. If there are already many other icons allocated on your system tray, it
might be hidden automatically by Windows. Otherwise opening Start > All Programs > INFRASONIC
AMON SE > > AMON SE Control Panel might be the solution.
3. Connecting coaxial output to digital monitor speakers
Please make sure your monitors are compatible with SPDIF output and support coaxial digital input.
Please use coaxial cables as seen below for the connection between AMON SE and your monitors.
Please note: zero latency monitoring is available only at the analog outputs.
4. What is Stereo Mix for ?
Stereo Mix feature enables AMON SE to mix down the audio output of your WDM applications on
Windows® and the guitar or microphone input simultaneously. With this feature, you can easily record
your guitar/microphone input and sound played back by Windows® audio driver together. It makes
recording or IP broadcasting possible with ease. Stereo Mix is enabled simply by the click of a button:
<STEREO MIX>
5. About Latency and Buffers
When converting audio information to digital and back to analog, the audio driver needs to sore the data
in a temporary buffer, then sent to and processed by the CPU. The higher the buffer size, the longer it
takes for a signal to finally arrive at the output as audio. You might experience this as delayed
response between hitting a key on a controller which controls music software on your PC and hearing
the sound at the output. Lower latency needs more CPU processing and it might causes some noise
during your workprocess. In this case, you should adjust the level of latency properly depending on your
PC specifications. You cannot change the latency during audio processing and you might encounter an
alert message as seen on the screenshot below. If you need to adjust the latency setting, please stop
your current work, close all of your audio applications and then change the latency setting to the desired
value.

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■ WARRANTY
[ANALOG SECTION]
Mic Input
Input Type Low Noise Microphone Preamp
Connector Type XLR (1:Ground, 2:Hot, 3:Cold)
Total Preamp Gain +42dB Approx
Input Impedance 1.5 k ohms(nominal)
Frequency Response TBD
SNR(Min Gain) >93dB(A)
THD+N <0.004% @ 1kHz, -1dBFS, Minimum Gain
Maximum Input Level -6dBu, Minimum Gain
Phantom Power +48V, +/-3%, no load, 10mA max
Line Output
type Stereo Unbalanced Line Amplifier
Connector type 1/4" TS Phone
Maximum Output Level +1dBV @ 0dBFS
Frequency Response TBD
SNR TBD
THD+N >0.003% @ 1kHz
Output Impedance <100 ohms
Headphone Output
type Stereo HP Amplifier
Connector type 1/4" TRS Phone
Maximum Output Level +7dBV @ 0dBFS
Frequency Response TBD
SNR TBD
THD+N >0.003% @ 1kHz
Power@33ohms Load 200mW
[DIGITAL SECTION]
A/D Converter
SNR 102dBA@48kHz
THD 92dB@48kHz
D/A Converter
SNR 106dBA@48kHz
THD 90dB@48kHz
SPDIF Output
Type Standard SPDIF Coaxial Driver
Connector Type Coaxial
SAMPLE RATE SUPPORTS 44.1, 48kHz
6. Specifications
Trademarks
INFRASONIC and AMON SE are registered trademark of SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
End User Warranty
SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and
workmanship for a period of One (1) year from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser,
with proof of purchase from an authorized SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. dealer. This warranty explicitly excludes
power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear.
In the event that SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty
coverage period, written notice of defects in materials or workmanship, SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will
either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, the original
purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www.usbband.com. In the event repair is required,
shipment to and from SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. and possible handling charges shall be borne by the
purchaser. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will not accept returns without prepaid shipments. In the event that
repair is required, a Return Authorization Number must be obtained from SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. After
this number is obtained, the unit should be shipped back to SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. in a protective package
with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package. All such returns must
be shipped to SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
In the event that SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. determines that the product requires repair because of user
misuse or regular wear, it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee. The customer will have the option to pay this fee and
have the unit repaired and returned, or not pay this fee and have the unit returned and un-repaired.
The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. will
not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial
damage, even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and in no event will SAMICK MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.’ liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product.,
regardless of any form of the claim. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. specifically disclaims all other warranties,
expressed or implied. Specifically, SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. makes no warranty that the product is fit for any
particular purpose.
Correspondence
For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, local SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. distributor or
SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. directly at:
SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
Head Offce. 1-6, Soi-ro, Soi-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk, KOREA
Seoul Offce. 5 8-3, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOREA
www.infra-sonic.com
www.simsaudio.com
[email protected]