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M2TECH

HIFACE EVO TWO

UNIVERSAL D-TO-D CONVERTER

USER MANUAL

M2TECH

HIFACE E VO TWO

UNIVE RSAL D-TO-D CONVERTER

REV. P

A – 8/2015

Summary of Contents for HIFACE EVO TWO

Page 1: ...M2TECH HIFACE EVO TWO UNIVERSAL D TO D CONVERTER USER MANUAL M2TECH HIFACE EVO TWO UNIVERSAL D TO D CONVERTER REV PrA 8 2015...

Page 3: ...er equipment in the system must be done when all equipment are off Failing to comply with this advice may lead to damage to the hiFace Evo Two The label above printed on the product case indicates tha...

Page 4: ...n all the most used formats therefore it s able to interface with virtually every device accepting digital audio signals on its input The special optical output for communicating information about the...

Page 5: ...TWO 21 8 1 External clock EXT CLK 21 8 2 S PDIF output level OUT LEVEL 21 8 3 Sample rate converter SRC 21 8 4 Menu exit EXIT 22 9 Using a Computer as Digital Source 23 9 1 Plug n Play Operation with...

Page 7: ...Should one or more item be missing please contact your retail dealer Please note no clock cable is provided the user is free to choose her his favourite Remove the HIFACE EVO TWO from the foam enclos...

Page 9: ...input etc Moreover it shows all active options See Chap 7 2 Remote control IR receiver Aim the remote at this point to send command to the device NOTE the remote control provided with the HIFACE EVO...

Page 11: ...PDIF output of a digital audio device It may be used to record digital audio on a computer Female RCA connector 6 S PDIF output Connect to the S PDIF input of a digital audio device Female RCA connec...

Page 12: ...D CONVERTER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 12 M2Tech www m2tech biz 11 Optical output for clock information Connect to the clock info input of the EVO CLOCK Two using a Toslink fi...

Page 13: ...ess the menu and to exit the menu without affecting the current settings 3 Navigation buttons They have various functions both during menu navigation and when the menu is not active as explained in de...

Page 15: ...ching automatic Connect one or more digital audio devices DAC s A V receivers digital inputs digital mixers to the HIFACE EVO TWO outputs Fig 2 3 4 6 and 7 using the appropriate digital interconnects...

Page 17: ...The HIFACE EVO TWO should be cleaned with a soft slightly damp cloth Do not use alcohol or any other types of cleaning fluids as they could damage the unit Avoid fluids from dropping or leaking inside...

Page 19: ...It is mandatory for the acquisition of a digital audio signal by the S PDIF input Fig 2 5 as both the device connected to it and the HIFACE Evo Two are clock master and it s necessary to place in bet...

Page 20: ...al output by means of which it sends the Evo CLOCK Two information about the needed sampling frequency This way the Evo CLOCK Two is able to automatically switch the clock based on the HIFACE Evo Two...

Page 21: ...he first level the EXIT item allows for exiting the menu In each level it s possible to scroll the available items using the arrow up and arrow down buttons To confirm the displayed value press the OK...

Page 22: ...his input is selected will be delivered with the sampling rate chosen by the arrow left e arrow right buttons of the remote BYPASS the sample rate converter is not active on all HIFACE Evo Two digital...

Page 23: ...ck by the HIFACE Evo Two are described Reader are advised that some details in the described procedures may differ depending on the operating system version installed on your computer and the player c...

Page 24: ...TO D CONVERTER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 24 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 4 To send the computer audio to the HIFACE Evo Two it is necessary to select it in the Sound window a...

Page 25: ...should be used which is able to automatically change the above setting like Amarra PureMusic and Audirvana Unlike iTunes other players need to be properly configured to use the HIFACE Evo Two as outpu...

Page 26: ...are suitable for native USB Audio Device Class support When in doubt ask the creator of your Linux distribution for more information As with Apple OSX with Linux it is necessary to choose the HIFACE...

Page 27: ...This operation mode already allows for high quality playback sampling frequency up to 192kHz It also could be desirable to use a player which doesn t rely on the operating system to transport audio in...

Page 28: ...orts DSD and refer to the instructions provided by the player creator or install a player which you re sure supports DSD 9 3 Using the hiFace Evo Two hiFace Evo Two hiFace Evo Two hiFace Evo Two with...

Page 29: ...www m2tech biz it hifaceevotwo html Here you ll find the compressed folder containing all installation files It s a self extracting file automatic extraction is launched by double clocking on its ico...

Page 30: ...ON PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 30 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 11 Once the files are extracted open the temporary folder or the folder you have designated and run the setup application b...

Page 31: ...It may happen that the operating systems shows a warning window first stating that the setup application will modify the operating system Close the warning window by clocking on the OK button to let t...

Page 32: ...s the window shown in Fig 15a will appear If necessary indicate a folder of your choice otherwise leave the one proposed by the setup Click on the Install button When the HIFACE Evo Two is off or when...

Page 34: ...on the Install button the installation procedure goes on and a new window appears that shows the progress of the installation of the various files which make the driver as shown in Fig 16 Figure 16 A...

Page 35: ...ER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 35 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 17 As suggested by the instructions click on the Next button to confirm the installation The final setup window wi...

Page 36: ...e specific port to which the DAC is attached Should this happen reject the option of internet search for the driver files and proceed with automatic installation the Windows wizard will then search am...

Page 37: ...O D CONVERTER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 37 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 20 By double clicking USB Audio Driver for M2Tech the uninstall application is launched which shows its...

Page 38: ...ficient to click on the Uninstall button to start uninstall A windows appears that shows the uninstall progress like as shown in Fig 22 Figure 22 At uninstall completion the window will show the entir...

Page 39: ...ONVERTER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 39 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 23 Click on the Next button to confirm uninstall completion and to close the uninstall utility One last wind...

Page 40: ...M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 24 Clock on the Finish button to close the application At this point if the user launched uninstall from the Control Panel it is possible to verify that the driver has re...

Page 41: ...led which runs in background and allows user to optimize the driver operation The panel can be restored in the foreground by clicking on the big M2 icon present in the right part of the Windows bar or...

Page 42: ...hich the driver exchanges data with the operating system or directly with the player Fig 39 Two drop boxes are present one for the buffer shared with the operating system and one for an ASIO buffer wh...

Page 43: ...orts a volume control shown in Fig 30 there are two volume control one for the computer input and one for the computer output The XMOS based system used in the HIFACE Evo Two allows for digital volume...

Page 44: ...TWO UNIVERSAL D TO D CONVERTER REVISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 44 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 30 To end up the panel allows for setting the default format for data samples Fig 31...

Page 45: ...purpose it is necessary to access the Audio Configuration utility from the Windows Control Panel Fig 32 Figura 32 Here the user must select hiFace Evo Two UAC2 as predefined device as it s already be...

Page 46: ...r able to directly interface to the driver using a transfer mode like Kernel Streaming WASAPI or ASIO all are bit perfect modes as they ensure that no signal changes occur during the transfer from the...

Page 47: ...r s root folder the ASIO file which is downloaded from the FooBar website is an application which automatically installs the DLL in the right folder without any explicit action by the user It only nee...

Page 48: ...both to be used one for the installation of the component for the compatibility with SACD ISO files plus a proxy file to send DSD to a compatible audio device provided with an ASIO compliant driver l...

Page 49: ...ow ready to send DSD streams from DSD files to the HIFACE Evo Two The second player used as an example is JRiver Media Center www jriver com JRiver is a commercial player a closet product which is del...

Page 50: ...the configuration of the output mode Output mode settings which is obviously dedicated to ASIO and select the MUSBAudio ASIO Driver as shown in Fig 38 Figure 38 At this point JRiver recognizes the ca...

Page 51: ...VISION PRA AUGUST 2015 Copyright 2015 M2Tech Srl 51 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 39 A window will automatically appear in which the user can manually set the bitstream configuration parameters Fig 40...

Page 52: ...arameter related to the processing of files with sampling frequency higher than 192kHz as in Fig 41 Figure 41 JRiver configuration is complete and the user can now listen to PCM files up to 384kHz and...

Page 53: ...ight from her his Windows PC To this purpose it is necessary to download the latest firmware from M2Tech website and use the app named MUSBAudioDfu exe which can be found in the C Program Files M2Tech...

Page 54: ...m2tech biz Figure 43 Click on the Browse button to select the file previously downloaded from M2Tech website which contains the new firmware Then click on Start button to launch the update procedure...

Page 55: ...F output level 0 5Vpp or 1Vpp on 75 Ohms load S PDIF output impedance 75 Ohms AES EBU output level 2Vpp on 110 Ohm load AES EBU output level 110 Ohms I2 S output level compliant to LVDS standard I2 S...

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