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REVISION 1.0 – MAY 2013

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INDEX

1. Connections ...................................................................................................................5

2. Connection to the host..................................................................................................6

3. True plug’n’play operation with Mac............................................................................7

4. True plug’n’play operation with Linux .........................................................................9

5. Operation with iPad and Android-based tablets .......................................................10

5. Windows driver installation ........................................................................................11

5.1. Obtaining the driver .................................................................................................11

5.2. Installing the driver on a Windows-based PC (XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows
8, 32 & 64 bits) ...............................................................................................................11

5.2.1. Checking for right installation and trying the interface ......................................15

5.3. Unistalling the driver................................................................................................17

6. Configuring the computer to use

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...........................................................20

6.1. Configuring a PC with Windows XP ........................................................................20

6.1.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows XP ................................................20

6.1.2. Configuring for ASIO with Windows XP ............................................................21

6.2. Configuring a PC with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 ...........................22

6.2.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8...22

6.2.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
....................................................................................................................................23

6.2.3. Configuring for WASAPI with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 .........23

6.2.4. Configuring for ASIO with Windows Vista, Windows 7or Windows 8................23

7. Configuring the player for Kernel Streaming: two examples...................................24

7.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................24

7.2. Winamp and MediaMonkey.....................................................................................25

8. Configuring the player for WASAPI: two examples ..................................................27

8.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................27

8.2. JRiver ......................................................................................................................28

9. Configuring the player for ASIO: an example ...........................................................28

9.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................28

10. Interface Special Features ........................................................................................30

10.1. Precision oscillators...............................................................................................30

10.2. Asynchronous transfer mode ................................................................................30

10.3. Output connector choice .......................................................................................30

10.4. Powering the

hiFace Two

with an external power supply .....................................30

11. Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................31

Summary of Contents for HiFace TWO

Page 1: ...M2TECH HIFACE Two 192KHZ 24BIT DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE USER MANUAL REV 1 0 5 2013...

Page 2: ...etic 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 m...

Page 3: ...sit M2Tech website www m2tech biz to find extensive literature about this topic hiFace Two overcomes all the limits of usual USB to audio interfaces by exploiting the powerful performance allowed by U...

Page 4: ...und with Windows XP 20 6 1 2 Configuring for ASIO with Windows XP 21 6 2 Configuring a PC with Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 22 6 2 1 Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista Windows 7 o...

Page 5: ...extender A male to A female In the latter 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...

Page 6: ...ost USB 2 0 port by inserting its USB plug Figure 1 1 into the host socket If straight insertion is difficult or when in need of avoiding straight insertion an USB 2 0 extender cable A male to A femal...

Page 7: ...eady to use Macs with older OS need update to use the hiFace Two To use hiFace Two as output device for your Mac you need to select it as default output device from the Audio Control Panel Preferences...

Page 9: ...USB 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 Two to your PC with Linux an...

Page 10: ...igh speed host USB port The limited supply current required by the hiFace Two makes it possible to power it even by the reduced current capabilities provided by the iPad Once the hiFace Two is connect...

Page 11: ...older 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 versi...

Page 12: ...interface REVISION 1 0 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 12 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 5 Then the wizard will check for system features At a certain point it will ask you to plug the hiFace Two in...

Page 13: ...Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 13 M2Tech www m2tech biz 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...

Page 14: ...Y 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 14 M2Tech www m2tech biz 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 15: ...perties This windows also allows you to set hiFace Two as default output device which is mandatory when user needs to use hiFace Two to listen to Youtube files audio and other streaming sources Figure...

Page 17: ...iver 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 Two driver item in t...

Page 18: ...kHz 24bit digital audio interface REVISION 1 0 MAY 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 18 M2Tech www m2tech biz Figure 14 At this point the wizard will show up the installation progress Figure 15 up to the...

Page 19: ...Y 2013 Copyright 2013 M2Tech Srl 19 M2Tech www m2tech biz 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 appea...

Page 20: ...rs which can operate in ASIO 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 vari...

Page 21: ...mode when listed here From now on unless hiFace Two is disconnected or settings are changed again hiFace Two is the audio peripheral all audio programs will use when operating in direct sound mode 6...

Page 22: ...d API 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...

Page 23: ...a Windows 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...

Page 24: ...L for 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 component...

Page 25: ...Internet 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...

Page 27: ...e 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 view foo_out_wasapi click on Download It is a z...

Page 28: ...he player 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 in...

Page 30: ...wo is to be chosen On the other hand some high performance units have both RCA and BNC input connectors and some of them only have BNC inputs The rule is every time a BNC connector is available hiFace...

Page 31: ...olution 16 to 24 bits USB USB Audio Class 2 0 Compatibility Windows XP 1 Windows Vista 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...

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