Owner's Manual

Contents
Warnings and Cautions
............................................................................................................ 2
Environmental Declaration .....................................................................................................
3
Contents
................................................................................................................................. 5
Getting Started and Powering
Up
........................................................................................... 5
Front Panel ............................................................................................................................. 6
Metering .......................................................................................................................... 9
Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................
10
ADC- Digital Output
Card .......................................................................................................
11
Recording a Microphone ....................................................................................................... 14
Recording a Line-level source ...............................................................................................
15
Recording an Instrument
.......................................................................................................
15
Two-channel Recording Options ............................................................................................
15
Monitoring Options ................................................................................................................
16
Applications ...........................................................................................................................
16
Mic Preamp
Input Impedance
.........................................................................................
16
Signal
Connections
......................................................................................................... 18
Specifications ........................................................................................................................
19
Warranty ...............................................................................................................................
21
Reset Sheet ........................................................................................................................... 22
Getting Started and Powering
Up
Th
e
ISA
On
e
is
a high quality preamplifier, which can be used to record
mi
crophone, line
.-
level
or
ins
trument
sourc
es
. Microphones
and line-level
sour
ces are connected on the r
ea
r pane
l,
whilst
in
s
trum
e
nt
s are plugged directly into the front pane
l.
Th
e front panel
also
f
eat
ur
es
gain controls a
nd
other
se
tt
ings
such
as phantom pow
er
and input impedance. A traditional moving-co
il
VU
a
nd
an
LED
peak
meter
are
provided, both with a dial
on
the
rear
panel for calibration, to en
sure
a
suitable
signal level
is
achieved.
To
ma
in
ta
in
pri
st
in
e F
oc
usrite quality
in
the digital dom
ai
n,
an optional digital output c
ard
is now available for connecti
ng
an
AE
S,
S/PDIF
or
ADA
PM
signal dir
ec
tly to the
DAW
.
Wi
th the card fitted, the clock sample
ra
te a
nd
sync
source
can be selected using
switch
es
on
th
e front pane
l.
A 2-way switch on the
rear
panel,
labelled
Power,
supplies
power to the
unit, providing the supplied
IEC
mains lead is
co
nnected to
the
socket below. Ma
ke
sure
that the I
SA
One
is
turned
on before powering up any devic
es
connected to the outpu
ts.
Th
e
IE
C
mains l
ea
d supplied with the unit should have
the
c
orr
ec
t moulded plug f
or
your country. The wiring colour code u
se
d is :
Fo
r units shipped to the US
A.
Ca
nada,
Ta
iw
an and Ja pan:
L
iv
e -
Bl
ac
k;
Neutra
l-
White;
Ea
rth - Green
For units shipped to any other country:
L
iv
e - Brown; Neutral - B
lu
e; Earth - Green a
nd
Ye
llow
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