Esoteric D-05X, Owner'S Manual

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Connecting with a computer and playing back audio files
Installing the driver
This unit can be connected by USB and used with a computer run-
ning one of the following operating systems .
Operation with other operating systems cannot be assured (as of
March 2017) .
When using Mac
OS X Lion (10 .7)
OS X Mountain Lion (10 .8)
OS X Mavericks (10 .9)
OS X Yosemite (10 .10)
OS X El Capitan (10 .11)
macOS Sierra (10 .12)
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This unit will work with the standard operating system driver, so
there is no need to install a special driver .
When using Windows
The driver works with the following versions .
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 8 .1 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
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Operation with other operating systems cannot be assured .
Installing the driver on a computer
To play back audio files from a computer through this unit, you must
first download the driver from our download page and install it on
your computer .
Driver software download page
http://www.esoteric.jp/products/esoteric/usb/usb_driver_e.html
Install the dedicated driver software after downloading it from the
above page .
IMPORTANT NOTICE
You must install the dedicated driver software before connecting this
unit with a computer using a USB cable .
If you connect the unit to the computer by USB before installing the
driver, it will not function properly .
For detailed instructions about installing the driver, please see our
download page .
Depending on the composition of the computer hardware and
software, operation might not be possible even with the above oper-
ating systems .
Note about transmission mode
This unit connects using asynchronous HIGH SPEED mode .
The sampling frequencies that can be used for transmission are 44 .1,
48, 88 .2, 96, 176 .4, 192, 352 .8, 384, 705 .6 and 768 kHz as well as DSD at
2 .8, 5 .6, 11 .2 and 22 .5 MHz .
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Even though there is no dedicated driver software for Mac,
please use the latest version of ESOTERIC HR Audio Player to play
22 .5MHz DSD sources .
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Use the latest version of the dedicated driver to play 22 .5MHz DSD
sources on Windows .
When connected correctly, you will be able to select “ESOTERIC USB
AUDIO DEVICE” as the audio output for the operating system .
In asynchronous mode, the audio data transmitted from the com-
puter will be processed using this unit’s clock, enabling it to reduce
jitter caused during data transmission .
Playing audio files
You can use ESOTERIC HR Audio Player to play audio files on a computer .
Please download this free application from the following URL .
http://www.esoteric.jp/products/esoteric/hr_audio/indexe.html
ESOTERIC HR Audio Player is a software audio player for Windows and
Mac that supports high-quality playback of high-resolution audio
sources . You can use it to enjoy the high-quality playback of high-
resolution audio sources, including DSD, without needing to make
complicated settings .