## UA-101 Driver Ver.1.1.0 for Windows XP

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## About this driver

This is the UA-101 driver for Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional.

### Features

- This driver supports WDM and ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface) 2.0.

  * | You can also use this driver with a MME-compatible application.

### System requirements

This driver has the following requirements.

Operating System
  Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later)
  Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
Computer
  A computer with a USB connector that supports USB Specification Revision 2.0 or higher

  * | Intel chipset recommended.
  * | UA-101 may not perform to its full specs when used with an added USB 2.0 interface card.

> * | Macintosh computers running Microsoft Windows are not supported.

### Cautions and Limitations

- On some computers, the driver does not load correctly if the UA-101 is already connected when Windows is started up. As a result, it will not be possible to use the UA-101 via USB. If this occurs, wait until after Windows has started to turn on the power of the UA-101 (or to connect it).
- If the UA-101 does not work correctly after resuming from Stand By or Hibernate mode, you should exit all applications that use the UA-101, and then turn the power of the UA-101 off and on again.
- If the USB cable is disconnected and reconnected while the UA-101 is in use, or if the power of the UA-101 is turned off, then on again, it may stop operating correctly. If this occurs, after resuming, you should exit all applications that use the UA-101, and turn the power of the UA-101 off, then on again.
- If your computer was experiencing a heavy processing load, such as when accessing a CD-ROM Drive or network while the UA-101 was being used, the UA-101 may no longer operate correctly. If this occurs, stop the playback or recording, then try starting playback or recording over again. If you are still unable to play back or record, quit all programs that are using the UA-101, then turn the UA-101 off and then on again.
- If notes are broken off prematurely, increase the "Audio Buffer Size."
  If you want to set the latency low, decrease the "Audio Buffer Size."

## Installation

* | To reinstall or update the driver, refer to "To reinstall."

1. Start up Windows with all USB cables disconnected.
   (except for keyboard and mouse)
2. Exit all applications before you begin the installation.
3. Double-click Setup.exe.

   * | If a "Install Program As Other User" dialog box appears, click [Cancel] to quit the installation and then perform the installation as an administrative account.

4. The message "UA-101 Driver will be installed on your computer. ---" will appear. Click [Next].

   * | If any other message appears, follow the directions of the message.

5. Click [Next] to begin installation.
6. If the "Software Installation" dialog box appears, click [Continue Anyway] to proceed with the installation.

   * | If you cannot proceed with the installation, click [OK] to cancel the installation, and then refer to "Driver Signing Options setting."

7. The message "Ready to install the driver. ---" will appear.

   * | If any other message appears, follow the directions of the message.

8. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer, then power up the UA-101.

1. Wait until the lower right of the screen indicates "Found New Hardware" and the "Found New Hardware Wizard" appears.

   * | It may take some time for the "Found New Hardware Wizard" to appear.

2. If you are asked whether you want to connect to Windows Update, choose "No" and then click [Next].
3. Choose "Install the software automatically (Recommended)" and click [Next].
4. If the "Hardware Installation" dialog box appears, click [Continue Anyway] to proceed with the installation.

   * | If you cannot proceed with the installation, click [OK] to cancel the installation, and then refer to "Driver Signing Options setting."

5. If the "Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard" appears, Click [Finish].

9. When the "Installation has been completed." message appears, installation has been completed.
   Click [Close] to close the "Driver Setup" dialog box.
10. If the "System Setting Change" dialog box appears, click [Yes] to restart Windows.
11. Refer to "Before you begin," and make the necessary settings for using the UA-101. You won't be able to use the UA-101 unless you make these settings.

    * | If you are unable to use the UA-101 after connecting it, it's possible that a problem has occurred. Refer to "Troubleshooting."

## Before you begin

### "Performance Options" settings of System Properties

Our tests show that occasional disruptions in the sound may occur if the following setting is not made. By making this setting, you may be able to alleviate the problem. Please be sure to make the setting before using the unit.

1. Open the "Control Panel," and double-click "System."

   * | If the above icon cannot be found, click the "Performance and Maintenance," and click the "System."

2. Click the "Advanced" tab, click [Settings] in "Performance."
3. Click the "Advanced" tab.
4. Select "Background services," and click [OK].
5. Click [OK] to close "System Properties."

### Input/output device settings for your application

In order to obtain optimal performance from your applications, specify the input/output device for your applications as described below. (For details on making these settings, refer to the owner's manual for your application.)

* | Ensure that the UA-101 and the application are set to the same sampling frequency. If the sampling frequency settings do not match, error messages may be displayed and recording/playback errors may occur.
* | If you are unable to select the UA-101 device, a problem may have occurred. Refer to "Troubleshooting."

#### Audio input/output device

Of the total audio input/output channels provided by the UA-101, there are 12 INs and 10 OUTs

* | When running at 192 kHz, the audio configuration is 6-in/6-out.

[WAVE OUT Devices]
  1-2 (UA-101)
  3-4 (UA-101)
  5-6 (UA-101)
  7-8 (UA-101)
  9-10 (UA-101)

  * | All audio ports are 2-channel (stereo) audio ports. If you want to use the multichannel WDM audio port, refer to "Use Multichannel WDM Audio Port."

[WAVE IN Devices]
  1-2 (UA-101)
  3-4 (UA-101)
  5-6 (UA-101)
  7-8 (UA-101)
  9-10 (UA-101)
  Mon (UA-101)

  * | All audio ports are 2-channel (stereo) audio ports. If you want to use the multichannel WDM audio port, refer to "Use Multichannel WDM Audio Port."

[ASIO device]
  When using the UA-101 with an ASIO-compatible application such as Cubase, select "UA-101" as the ASIO setting for your application.

  * | To prevent an audio feedback loop or double monitoring, make settings on your application to turn monitoring off or use ASIO Direct Monitoring.
  * | When using the UA-101 with ASIO, we recommend that you set your application so that it does not use the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth. (In order to decrease the load, and for convenience when changing Audio Buffer Size of the driver.)

#### MIDI input/output device

[MIDI OUT devices]
  UA-101
[MIDI IN devices]
  UA-101

### Settings when UA-101 is used with the Windows Media Player

1. Open the "Control Panel," and double-click "Sounds and Audio Devices."

   * | If the above icon cannot be found, click the "Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices," and click the "Sounds and Audio Devices."

2. Click the "Audio" tab, and in "Sound playback," select "1-2 (UA-101)." Then, in "MIDI music playback," select "UA-101."

   * | If the above WAVE/MIDI ports cannot be selected, a problem may have occurred. Refer to "Troubleshooting."

3. Click [OK] to close "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties."
4. Open "Windows Media Player," select an Audio/MIDI file, and then play back the file.

## UA-101 Control Panel

UA-101 Control Panel lets you edit the UA-101's patching, turn monitoring on/off, and adjust the monitoring volume, mute, and panning.

### Starting up UA-101 Control Panel

1. Open the "Control Panel," and double-click "UA-101."

   * | If the above icon cannot be found, click the " Switch to Classic View."

2. The "UA-101 Control Panel" will appear.

### Using UA-101 Control Panel

Refer to "Using UA-101 Control Panel."

## To change the settings

### To change or verify settings

1. When changing driver settings, always make sure to first quit all applications using the UA-101. This is unnecessary when only checking the settings.
2. Open the "Control Panel," and double-click "UA-101."

   * | If the above icon cannot be found, click the " Switch to Classic View."

3. The "UA-101 Control Panel" will appear.
4. From the "Driver" menu, choose "Driver Settings..." to open the "Driver Settings" dialog box.
5. To modify the settings, make the changes and click [OK]. To simply check the settings, be sure to click [Cancel] after viewing the settings.

   * | For details on the setting items, refer to "About the items in the Settings dialog box."

### About the items in the Settings dialog box

Audio Buffer Size
  Ordinarily, set the sixth position from the left for the buffer size.

  * Note!
  After you've changed the "Audio Buffer Size," make sure to restart all applications which are using the UA-101. Then, if you are using a program that offers a function for testing audio devices, we recommend that you run such tests.
  Also, you may want to check to see if your application is one of those that provides a setting for adjusting the buffer size.

"Use Smaller ASIO Buffer Size" check box
  If this check box is selected, the buffer size when using ASIO-compatible applications will be made smaller.
  If you experience pops or clicks when this check box is selected, deselect this check box.

  * | You must deselect this check box when adjusting the "Audio Buffer Size."

"Use ASIO Direct Monitor" check box
  Check this if you are using the ASIO Direct Monitor function with an ASIO-compatible application.
"Use Multichannel WDM Audio Port" check box
  If this check box is selected, you can use all audio channels via one WDM audio port.
  Check this if you are using Cakewalk software, such as SONAR, with WDM/KS mode.

  * | If this check box is selected, you cannot use the WDM audio ports as 2-channel (stereo) audio ports.
  * | The modified setting will take effect after you turn the power of the UA-101 on/off.

## To reinstall

1. Delete the driver as described in "To uninstall."

   * | When you uninstall, the settings of the Driver Settings dialog box will be initialized. For details on the setting items, refer to "About the items in the Settings dialog box."

2. Install the driver as described in "Installation."

## To uninstall

1. Start up Windows with all USB cables disconnected.
   (except for keyboard and mouse)
2. Exit all applications before you begin the uninstallation.
3. Open "Control Panel" and click "Add or Remove Programs."
4. In the list, choose "UA-101 Driver", and click "Change/Remove."
5. The display will indicate "The installed UA-101 Driver will be uninstalled." and click the [OK].

   * | If any other message appears, follow the directions of the message.

6. When the message "Uninstallation was completed." is displayed, click [OK] to restart Windows.

## Troubleshooting

### Cannot install/uninstall the driver

Are you logged onto Windows with the appropriate user rights?
  You must log on to Windows as one of the following users:
  - the Administrator or other user with the privileges of the Administrators group
  - a user whose Account Type is Computer administrator

  * | For more information regarding this, consult your computer system administrator.

Driver Signing Options setting
  You may be unable to install the driver depending on the "Driver Signing Options" setting. Proceed as follows to change this setting.
  1. Open the System Properties dialog box.

  1. Click the Windows start menu, and from the menu, select Control Panel.
  2. In "Pick a category," click "Performance and Maintenance."
  3. In "or pick a Control Panel icon," click the System icon.

  * | Depending on your setup, the System icon may appear directly in the Control Panel (Classic View). If so, double-click the System icon.

  2. Click the Hardware tab, then click [Driver Signing].
     The Driver Signing Options dialog box will open.
  3. In the Driver Signing Options dialog box, select "Warn" or "Ignore," then click [OK].
  4. Click [OK] to close the System Properties dialog box.
  5. Install the driver as described in "Installation."

     * | Change the setting back to its previous state when you've finished installing the driver.

### Cannot select/use the UA-101 device

Was the driver installed correctly?
  If you can't use the UA-101 even though you've installed the driver, the driver might not be installed correctly. Use the procedure described in "To reinstall" to reinstall the driver.
Is the UA-101 WAVE/MIDI device name displayed?
  If the device name is not displayed, exit all applications that are using the UA-101, and turn the power of the UA-101 off, then on again.
  If this does not solve the problem, use the procedure described in "To reinstall" to reinstall the driver.
Did the computer enter a Stand By or Hibernate mode while the UA-101 was connected with its power turned on?
  If the UA-101 does not work correctly after resuming from Stand By or Hibernate mode, you should exit all applications that use the UA-101, and then turn the power of the UA-101 off and on again.
Was the USB cable disconnected and reconnected while the UA-101 was being used, or was the power of the UA-101 turned off, then on again?
  If the USB cable is disconnected and reconnected while the UA-101 is in use, or if the power of the UA-101 is turned off, then on again, it may no longer operate correctly. If this occurs, exit all applications that are using the UA-101, and turn the power of the UA-101 off, then on again.
On some computers, if the UA-101 is connected while Windows starts up, the driver will not be loaded correctly, and it will not be possible to use the UA-101 via USB.
  If this occurs, start up Windows before you turn on the power of the UA-101 or connect it.

### Cannot playback or record

Was the driver installed correctly?
Did you make settings as described in "Before you begin" so that the UA-101 driver could be used?
  The UA-101 cannot be used unless you make these settings. Refer to the sections on "Before you begin."
Could you have entered Stand By or Hibernate mode during playback or recording?
  If the UA-101 does not work correctly after resuming from Stand By or Hibernate mode, you should exit all applications that use the UA-101, and then turn the power of the UA-101 off and on again.
During playback or recording, did you turn the power of the UA-101 on/off, or disconnect and reconnect the USB cable?
  If you turn the power of the UA-101 on/off or disconnect and reconnect the USB cable during playback or recording, the UA-101 will no longer be able to play back or record. Stop playback or recording, and then start playback or recording once again. If you are still unable to play back or record, quit all programs that are using the UA-101, then turn the UA-101 off and then on again.

### Part of the playback is wrong: e.g., notes are broken off prematurely, or some notes are lost

Problems may be solved by making the settings shown below.

"Performance Options" settings of System Properties
  If you wish to modify or verify the settings, use the procedure described in ""Performance Options" settings of System Properties."
Setting the UA-101's sampling frequency
  You must set the UA-101's sampling frequency so it matches the sampling frequency that's been specified through the audio settings of the application.

  * | After changing the setting of the UA-101's sampling frequency, quit all programs that are using the UA-101. Then, switch off the UA-101 and turn it on again.

"Audio Buffer Size" in the Driver Settings dialog box
  1. Open the Driver Settings dialog box as described in "To change the settings."
  2. Increase the "Audio Buffer Size."
Clicks or pops may occur in the sound if a LAN is operating
  Try disabling the LAN in the Device Manager. If this eliminates the clicks or pops, you may be able to solve the problem by updating your LAN driver or BIOS.
"Hardware acceleration" in the Display Details
  Adjusting the setting for the graphic accelerator may eliminate noise appearing during playback and resolve other problems.
  1. Open the "Control Panel," and double-click "Display."

     * | If the above icon cannot be found, click the "Appearance and Themes," and click the "Display."

  2. Click the "Settings" tab.
  3. Click [Advanced] -> click the "Troubleshoot" tab.
  4. Adjust the "Hardware acceleration" slide and click [OK].
  5. Click [OK] in the "Display Properties" to close the dialog box. Afterwards, restart the computer.

### Playback or recording is interrupted, and then you cannot resume playback or recording

Was your computer experiencing a heavy processing load, such as when accessing a CD-ROM Drive or network, at the same time as the UA-101 was being used?
  If your computer was experiencing a heavy processing load while the UA-101 was being used, the UA-101 may no longer operate correctly. If this occurs, stop the playback or recording, then try starting playback or recording over again.
  If you are still unable to play back or record, quit all programs that are using the UA-101, then turn the UA-101 off and then on again.

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