M2TECH HiFace DAC User Manual Download | Manualshive

Page: 1 / 33

background image

M2TECH

HI

F

ACE DAC

384

K

H

Z

/32BIT DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER

USER MANUAL

1
2
3
...
»

Summary of Contents for HiFace DAC

Page 1: ...M2TECH HIFACE DAC 384KHZ 32BIT DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...REV 1 1 5 2013...

Page 3: ...Field Immunity Test and Electrostatic Discharges ESD Recycling The label above printed on the product case indicates that the product when no more usable can t be treated as generic garbage but must b...

Page 4: ...sive literature about this topic hiFace DAC overcomes all the limits of usual USB D A converters by exploiting the powerful performance allowed by USB 2 0 Audio class and by using asynchronous data tr...

Page 5: ...1 6 1 2 Configuring for ASIO with Windows XP 22 6 2 Configuring a PC with Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 23 6 2 1 Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 23 6 2 2...

Page 6: ...ter the extender must be compliant with USB 2 0 and less than 3m otherwise the bus performance will decrease and the correct operation of the interface will not be guaranteed USB type A male connector...

Page 7: ...nders more than 4m to avoid invalidating the bus performance If your computer has a Windows operating system and a driver hasn t been installed prior connecting the hiFace DAC an error message may app...

Page 8: ...to use Macs with older OS need update to use the hiFace DAC To use hiFace DAC as output device for your Mac you need to select it as default output device from the Audio Control Panel Preferences Soun...

Page 9: ...hiFace DAC 384kHz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 9 M2Tec h Figure 3...

Page 10: ...Audio Class 2 0 based on ALSA This means that the driver is already included in the operating system and the user needs not to install anything just connect the hiFace DAC to your PC with Linux and it...

Page 11: ...peed host USB port The limited supply current required by the hiFace DAC makes it possible to power it even by the reduced current capabilities provided by the iPad Once the hiFace DAC is connected th...

Page 12: ...will be extracted to avoid losing it into the hard disk Figure 4 Figure 4 5 2 Installing the driver on a Windows based PC XP Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 32 64 bits Uninstall older driver version if...

Page 13: ...O ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 13 M2Tec h Figure 5 Then the wizard will check for system features At a certain point it will ask you to plug the hiFace DAC in one o...

Page 14: ...MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 14 M2Tec h Follow the indications and plug the device in one port then click on Install You will be asked to follow the destination folder Figure 7 Figure 7 The inst...

Page 15: ...EVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 15 M2Tec h At the end of the installation process the wizard notify the completion Figure 9 Figure 9 Clock on Next the installation is almost completed F...

Page 16: ...perties This windows also allows you to set hiFace DAC as default output device which is mandatory when user needs to use hiFace DAC to listen to Youtube files audio and other streaming sources Figure...

Page 17: ...hiFace DAC 384kHz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 17 M2Tec h Figure 12...

Page 18: ...to roll back to a previous version Uninstall is a quite simple procedure Go to the control panel and launch the Application Installation utility Figure 13 Look for the hiFace DAC driver item in the li...

Page 19: ...C 384kHz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 19 M2Tec h Figure 14 At this point the wizard will show up the installation progress Figure 15 up to the end...

Page 20: ...ON 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 20 M2Tec h After the uninstalling of all files related to the driver is complete the Next button will be enabled Click on it The final message will appear Fig...

Page 21: ...IO mode ASIO is widely used by professional audio software tools and ensures bit perfect performance Please note that DS mode doesn t allow for hi end performance as the various audio streams from var...

Page 22: ...when listed here From now on unless hiFace DAC is disconnected or settings are changed again hiFace DAC is the audio peripheral all audio programs will use when operating in direct sound mode 6 1 2 C...

Page 23: ...is a standard interface for audio players which allows to get the same performance of KS with applications which can t operate in KS mode at the cost of higher CPU load Much the same can be told abou...

Page 24: ...dows 7 or Windows 8 As happens with Kernel Streaming WASAPI cannot be directly accessed WASAPI must be selected in the specific player you choose to use For example when using FooBar with hiFace DAC c...

Page 25: ...Kernel Streaming from the FooBar2000 website and install it in the Components sub folder inside FooBar2000 main folder in your hard disk The DLL can be found at http www foobar2000 org components vie...

Page 26: ...net http www stevemonks com ksplugin that can be used to enable Kernel Streaming operation with these players Download the zip file extract the dll file and copy it into the Plugins folder inside Wina...

Page 27: ...hiFace DAC 384kHz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 27 M2Tec h Figure 21...

Page 28: ...install it in the Components sub folder inside FooBar2000 main folder in your hard disk The DLL can be found at http www foobar2000 org components view foo_out_wasapi click on Download It is a zip fo...

Page 29: ...ayer for ASIO an example 9 1 FooBar To use FooBar with ASIO under Windows 7 it is necessary to download the DLL for ASIO from the FooBar2000 website and install it in the Components sub folder inside...

Page 30: ...hiFace DAC 384kHz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 30 M2Tec h Figure 24...

Page 31: ...n listening to a 24 bit file allow for 96dB attenuation before resolution truncation starts generating harmonic distortion 384kHz capability allows for listening to DXD files 352 8kHz sampling rate at...

Page 32: ...Hz 32bit digital TO ANALOG CONVERTER REVISION 1 1 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 32 M2Tec h purposely made for that and available on the computer market Please use a 5V power supply with 500mA cur...

Page 33: ...Windows 7 32 64 bits Windows 7 32 64 bits OSX 10 6 4 and later Linux ALSA 1 0 24 or later Internal clock precision 10ppm 0 to 60 C 2ppm typical 25 C Analog output voltage 2Vrms 10 kOhms Analog output...

Reviews:

No comments

Related manuals for HiFace DAC

Brand: Fagor Pages: 12

Brand: Amptek Pages: 8

Brand: Victron energy Pages: 34

Brand: Inter-m Pages: 28

Mediagate MG-450HD

Brand: AL Tech Pages: 100

ICT206012-100AI2

Brand: ICT Pages: 2

Brand: Shanling Pages: 8

Brand: Plexim Pages: 8

Brand: Wisenet Pages: 8

Brand: mundoclima Pages: 60

Brand: Lindy Pages: 14

IFS MC250-4T Series

Brand: Interlogix Pages: 23

Brand: Cross Technologies Pages: 18

Brand: Brunner Pages: 8

Brand: Optical Systems Design Pages: 20

Brand: APT Pages: 43

Brand: Orgautomatech Pages: 8

Brand: Omnitron Systems Technology Pages: 1

Brands by name

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular brands

Load more brands