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 Appendix A: J River Media Center Quick Start Guide 

 

J River Media Center is a "jukebox"- style media player that allows users to play and organize various 

types of media.  It offers a world-class engine for audiophile playback. All data paths within the program 

are 64 bit. J River Media Center supports most lossless formats including APE, FLAC, Windows Media 

Lossless, and Apple Lossless. Follow these steps to install and configure J River Media Center for use 

with the e18 DAC. 

 

1.

 

Download J River Media Center  from the official company’s website   

http://www.jriver.com/download.html

  

 

2.

 

Double click MediaCenter

xxxxx

.exe. Confirm installation on the security screens displayed by 

Windows.  

 

3.

 

J River Media Center offers a 

Express

 installation option. We recommend using the Select 

Custom

 Installation procedure. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for e18

Page 1: ...e18 Digital to Analogue Converter 8 Channel 32bit 384kHz 2 Channel DSD 64Fs 2 8 MHz Owner s Manual Windows PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATION REV 1 0 3a 06 2013...

Page 2: ...Sampling Rate Switching 10 Automatic PCM DSD Switching 10 Bit perfect operation independent from the Windows volume control and mixer 10 Asynchronous USB mode eliminates jitter caused by the PC or the...

Page 3: ...Playback Using the Asynchronous USB Input 17 Volume Control 18 Playing Music From SPDIF Sources 19 Specifications 20 Limited One Year Warranty 22 Appendix A J River Media Center Quick Start Guide 24...

Page 4: ...two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not f...

Page 5: ...OF A UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the...

Page 6: ...onserve natural resources We use our best efforts to ensure that information in this document is complete accurate and current but otherwise we make no representation concerning the same We reserve th...

Page 7: ...Fs 2 8Mhz e18 exceeds the expectations of the demanding stereophile while delivering a multichannel sound stage perfected for musical experience We hope that the e18 DAC will help you to enjoy world...

Page 8: ...e device on top of power amplifiers or any other equipment that emits heath Do not expose the unit to smoke humidity moisture and water Keeps the lengths of analogue interconnects and speaker cables s...

Page 9: ...an be re programmed to work with most infrared remote controls using Sony and NEC IR protocols for example the Sony RM EZ4 Universal Remote or the Apple Remote Control See the Remote Control Setup sec...

Page 10: ...sound quality The resulting output is not bit perfect or bit transparent Third party proprietary Windows drivers are hard to be verified as bit perfect because factors beyond the control of the user...

Page 11: ...to 96 kHz Connecting the Line Outputs Line Outputs 1 8 Connect the left right and surround channels to an analogue power amplifier using pairs of RCA interconnects Direct Connection to Analogue Power...

Page 12: ...DAC Please be advised that using a different power supply than the one included in the package may void the warranty If you decide to use another power supply the specifications marked on the back of...

Page 13: ...amming mode or press the Volume Down button to cancel the operation 4 Point the remote control to the e18 DAC display Press and hold down the remote control buttons for about one second during each st...

Page 14: ...18 DAC to the PC until the driver is installed Don t worry if you ve connected the device already Just disconnect it 2 Download the latest driver You should have received an email from us with usernam...

Page 15: ...ld see a pop up message on the computer screen indicating that e18 DAC is successfully installed 5 Upon completion of the Windows ASIO driver installation you will see the exaSound Dashboard Icon in t...

Page 16: ...y Icon USB Cable Disconnected Icon 9 Close all programs and reboot Windows Some ASIO players may not recognise the driver if you omit this step If you don t restart Windows you may get an error messag...

Page 17: ...anel display will light up After power on the USB Input is selected by default Click on the exaSound Dashboard Icon in the System Tray area next to the clock You will see the exaSound Dashboard window...

Page 18: ...Down arrow keys on the keyboard The master volume can also be controlled from the device front panel or using a remote control When the master volume level is changed the value displayed on the exaSou...

Page 19: ...evels of the e18 DAC You can connect up to two SPDIF devices like disk players and wireless music servers To use SPDIF sources 1 Select SPDIF input by pressing the Input button on the device front pan...

Page 20: ...Noise 0 0009 1KHz 0dBFS Intermodulation Distortion 0 0005 19KHz 20KHz 0 dBFS 2nd order IMD Signal to Noise Ratio 123 dB A weighted 2 Vrms DAC Master Clock Jitter 0 13psec rms Frequency Response 0 Hz 2...

Page 21: ...pedance 200 ohms Line Output Offset 5 mV Headphone Amp Current Output 700 mA peak Headphone Amp Output Impedance 0 25 ohm 20Hz 20KHz Headphone Amp THD N 0 004 2Vrms into 60ohms Headphone Jack 1 4 TRS...

Page 22: ...inety 90 days whichever is longer This limited warranty covers non commercial use of this product and shall not apply to the following including but not limited to applications and uses for which this...

Page 23: ...hat your product needs service a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number will be issued to you along with return instructions and address of an exaSound service center Pack the product securely in...

Page 24: ...ts most lossless formats including APE FLAC Windows Media Lossless and Apple Lossless Follow these steps to install and configure J River Media Center for use with the e18 DAC 1 Download J River Media...

Page 25: ...owing screen select Normal install Portable install is possible only if you have purchased a licence 4 Accept the default installation location You can use the defaults or customise the settings on th...

Page 26: ...iver Media Center Main window At this point you have 30 seconds to cancel the automatic scanning of your computer for media files Click on the link in the lower left corner of the application window i...

Page 27: ...s for configuring your media library 7 Complete the steps in the Media Import Wizard You will be taken back to the main application window 8 The media import will continue in the background You will b...

Page 28: ...ver Media Center with your default Windows sound driver and the PC speakers In the navigation tree select Audio Artist Select an album and double click a track You should hear music This confirms than...

Page 29: ...enter is installed and you can play music using the default Windows sound card and the PC speakers For instructions see the previous section 1 Start J River Media Center Select Tools Options from the...

Page 30: ...SIO Settings Screen select exaSound ASIO and click OK 4 From the right pane of the Options window select DSP Output Format Check the Output Format checkbox In most cases you can accept the default set...

Page 31: ...h Tracks Gapless Click OK to close the Options window 6 In the navigation tree select Audio Bitstreaming From the dropdown select Custom Please note that older versions of J River Media Center display...

Page 32: ...Page 32 8 In the navigation tree select Audio Artist Select an album and double click a track You should be able to play music with the e18 DAC 9 You can enable Theatre View from the View menu...

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