VRM Box User Guide FA0450-1
ENGLISH Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions 2. Keep these instructions 3. Heed all warnings 4. Follow all instructions 5. Clean VRM Box only with dry cloth 6. Do not install VRM Box near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat 7. Only use attachments/accessories specified by Focusrite 8.
ENGLISH Contents Important Safety Instructions . ........................................................... 2 Environmental Declaration ................................................................. 2 Contents................................................................................................. 3 Introduction........................................................................................... 3 What’s in the box..........................................................................
ENGLISH Operating system compatibility Windows Macintosh Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7 OSX 10.5 Leopard (Intel only, PPC not supported), OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard. For more information on compatibility visit www.focusrite.com/vrm_box Installing the software The VRM Box is a class compliant device, meaning that there is no need to install drivers for the device to work as an audio output. However, you must run the installer to be able to use the VRM software.
ENGLISH VRM Box in conjunction with another audio interface 1. Using the USB cable provided, connect the VRM Box to the USB port of your computer 2. Connect the S/PDIF output on your audio interface into the VRM Box S/PDIF input 3. USB / FireWire sent to the S/PDIF output of your audio interface S/PDIF OUT In your audio interface’s control panel, ensure that audio is USB 4. With the volume control turned down, connect your headphones to VRM Box 5.
What is Virtual Reference Monitoring? ENGLISH Developed by Focusrite, VRM (Virtual Reference Monitoring) is a loudspeaker & room simulator designed for headphone listening. The problem Accurate mixing has until now required expensive monitors and a carefully designed and treated control room. Currently, both professional music producers facing budgetary limitations, plus project music makers without access to such facilities, frequently encounter mixing and “auditioning” difficulties.
ENGLISH Listening environment data Listening Environment Dimensions Volume Reverb Time Professional Studio 6.10 x 6.48 x 3.53 m 139.40 m³ 0.38 s Living room 5.48 x 4.66 x 2.79 m 71.27 m³ 0.36 s Bedroom Studio 3.28 x 3.69 x 2.47 m 29.90 m³ 0.47 s Loudspeaker emulation data Description Based On Size (cm) Tweeter Woofer System ADAM S2.5A ADAM S2.5A 45H, 28W, 30D Ribbon 8” Active 2-way bass reflex US Passive Nearfield Alesis Monitor One 38H, 22W, 24D 1” silk dome tweeter 6.
Performance specifications Headphone Outputs (Outputs 1-2) • Output impedance: < 10 Ohms • Power output into 150R: 15mV • Power output into 50R: 30mW • THD+N: -100dB (0.
