iConnectivity PlayAUDIO12 Owner's Manual
User Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Key Features 3
In the Box 4
System Requirements 5
Macintosh 5
Windows 5
iOS 5
Hardware Connections 6
Front Panel 6
Rear Panel 7
Getting Started 8
Install iConfig and Upgrade Your PlayAUDIO12 Firmware 8
PlayAUDIO12 Failover Redundancy 9
How the PlayAUDIO12's Failover System Works 9
How to Arm the PlayAUDIO12 for Automatic Failover 9
How to Test Automatic Failover 11
How to Configure the PlayAUDIO12 for Manual Failover 11
Controls 12
Interactive Touch Panel Display 12
Using the Touch Panel 12
Scene 12
Volume/Gain 13
Outputs 13
Phones 14
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the PlayAUDIO12, a unique audio/MIDI interface and integrated failover system
that has been designed to provide compact and easy-to-operate failover protection for the live performance arena.
Your PlayAUDIO12 offers superb sound quality and flexible MIDIcapabilities, and integrates performance
and peace-of-mind by providing fail-safe control and playback of backing tracks, virtual instruments, and
MIDI devices in a live setting.
Key Features
Key features of the PlayAUDIO12 include:
l (10) 1/4” TRS balanced audio outputs for low noise connections on any stage. (All outputs are +48v
phantom power resistant.)
l (1) 1/4” TRS stereo headphone output for convenient headphone monitoring.
l (2) USB-B ports for connection of up to 2 computers simultaneously.
l Studio sound quality for the live arena:up to 24-bit/96kHz DA conversion.
l Automatic and manual computer switching modes, for lightning-fast switching between connected
computers.
l USB MIDI host port, offering up to 8 ports of USB MIDI for class-compliant controllers and/or mod-
ules.
l Ethernet MIDI for rugged, long-distance MIDI connections.
l Simple, manual control over PlayAUDIO12's key features from the front panel.
l Control In footswitch input that allows for manual computer switching and/or user-assignable con-
trols.
l Control Out connection for slaving additional PlayAUDIO12 units.
l USB Audio 2.0 and USB MIDI 1.0 class-compliant.
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In the Box
l The PlayAUDIO12 Audio/MIDI interface.
l (1) USB-A to USB-B cable for connecting a MacOSor Windows computer to your PlayAUDIO12.
l The PlayAUDIO12 power supply.
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System Requirements
Macintosh
l Mac OSX 10.8 or later
l (1) free USB port
Windows
l Windows 7 or later
l (1) free USB port
iOS
l iOS 8.0 or later with Lightning connector
l Apple Camera Connection Kit
l CoreMIDI-compatible application
Visit http://www.iconnectivity.com/support-system for the most up-to-date compatibility requirements, as
these are subject to change.
Product features are subject to change. Apple logo, Macintosh, OS X, Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iConnectivity, iConnectMIDI, iConnectAUDIO, ConnectAUDIO, mio, PlayAUDIO, and Audio passThru are trademarks of iKingdom Corp.
Copyright (c) iKingdom Corp. 2017
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