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Gustard 

 

 

DAC-X20

PRO 

HD D/A converter with DSD 
User Manual 
 

 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for DAC-X20PRO

Page 1: ...Gustard DAC X20PRO HD D A converter with DSD User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ents Front Panel 2 Rear panel 2 The Screen and the Setting menu 3 Remote controller 5 Product Specification 6 Warranty and service 7 Drivers installation 8 OS Settings 11 Archive DSD function with foobar2000 12 Q A 16 ...

Page 3: ...switch Clockwise to turn on Counter clockwise to turn off 2 The monitor display the input channel encoding format sampling rate volume and others 3 Multi function knob can archive all the functions by rotating CW CCW or pressing Rear panel ...

Page 4: ... the USB channel But no signal input 3 Volume In main menu turn the knob to adjust the volume Clockwise to increase counter clockwise to decrease from 90dB to 0dB a total of 90 levels adjustment 4 Enter the menu When in the main interface Hold down the knob for 2s to enter the menu And press it to enter the next function Adjust the functions by rotation The menu switched by the arrow circularly PC...

Page 5: ...djust 47K is recommended when listen DSD64 2 82M The larger bandwidth means more treble detail c GAIN The high performance fully balanced analog circuit in DAC X20 has a 3 level gain adjustment to suit for different input sensitivity back end equipment for achieving the optimum signal matching performance After entering the corresponding menu item and the gain can be changed in values 0dB 6dB and ...

Page 6: ... is positive phase XLR balanced output for the American standard polarity output that is 1 2 hot 3 cold There are two options for this function DISABLE and ENABLE optional f BRIGHTNESS There are 8 levels of brightness to adjust OLED Display Remote Controller ...

Page 7: ...on It can increase volume only when DAC X20 shows the main menu on the screen Mute Button DAC X20 will be muted when this button is pressed and mute will be released after another pressing Power Button This button is invalid X20pro does not have the corresponding function Note 1 Operating distance of the remoter varies depending on the angle 2 If there something blocks the remoter and the sensor o...

Page 8: ... interface Because this USB interface directly connects to the motherboard while USB interface of the front panel connects to the motherboard with a cable and this cable will have a negative effect to the high speed digital signal 2 Connecting DAC X20 to a computer by a USB cable and then powering on The computer will prompt the discovery of new hardware and attempt to install the driver If nothin...

Page 9: ... 8 4 Following the prompts then click next to install 5 Checking system status If showing red text prompts Setup requires that the device is please restart DAC X20 or reconnect the USB cable ...

Page 10: ...ps up you can just ignore it by clicking Install this driver software anyway and then complete the driver installation 7 Here shows the screen of a successful driver installation Clicking Finish button to complete the installation ...

Page 11: ... device 1 Finding the speaker icon at the lower right corner of the windows desktop right clicking and then clicking the menu item Playback Devices 2 Selecting XMOS XS1 U8 FMA ST and clicking on the bottom Set to the Default Value and setting the maximum system volume ...

Page 12: ... 11 Setting DAC X20 as Common Output Playback Device Configuration in foobar2000 1 Clicking File Preferences 2 Clicking Playback Output selecting ASIO XMOS USB Audio 2 0 ST 3033 on the ...

Page 13: ... Opening folder ASIO Proxy for Foobar2000 double clicking ASIOProxyInstall 0 7 1 2 exe icon and clicking next for finishing installation 2 Pressing combination keys Ctrl P under the main screen of foorbar2000 Showing up Preferences dialog box Finding foo_dsd_asio by clicking Playback Output ASIO from the left panel in turn ...

Page 14: ...oo_dsd_asio showing foo_dsd_asio v0 7 1 2 dialog box From ASIO Driver drop down menu selecting XMOS USB Audio 2 0 ST 3033 From DSD Playback Method drop down menu selecting DoP Marker 0x05 0xFA Leaving all the others unchanged ...

Page 15: ... drop down menu selecting ASIO foo_dsd_asio 5 Clicking Tools SACD From Output Mode drop down menu selecting DSD Clicking OK for finishing all settings 6 Making sure the playback volume of XMOS is the maximum value otherwise nothing can be heard ...

Page 16: ... dialog box Solution The main reason is no ASIO component installation Opening folder foobar2000 Components and dragging file foo_out_asio fb2k component to the right place in the Preferences Components dialog box as depicting by the following figure Clicking Apply button afterwards and restarting foobar2000 After restarting you can find ASIO ...

Page 17: ... no SACD component installation Opening folder foobar2000 Components and dragging file foo_input_sacd fb2k component to the right place in the Preferences Components dialog box as showing in the following figure Clicking Apply button afterwards and restarting foobar2000 After restarting you can find SACD ...

Page 18: ...set to 100 The DSD identification code encoded in DoP carriers is destroyed by the system volume control function Finding the speaker icon at the lower right corner of the windows desktop right clicking and then clicking the menu item Playback Device P Double clicking XMOS XS1 U8 FMA ST and popping up a Speaking Properties dialog box Setting the speaker volume to the maximum level ...

Page 19: ...error as shown by the following figure when playing back DSD file Because the version conflict between ASIOProxy and SACD decoder component The correct version matching shows as following figure the both IDs should start from 0 7 X where X stands for any other numbers ...

Page 20: ...nts conflict happens Solutions To solve the above problem there are two solutions in totals The first solution is to update the SACD component as the methods described in Question 2 If you won t accept re install everything of foobar2000 the second solution is to downgrade the corresponding component such as installing the older version ASIOProxyInstall 0 6 5 exe Goggling it and you will find the ...

Page 21: ... native DSD64 DSD256 IIS input format supported PCM 16 32bit 44 1 384kHz DSD DOP64 DOP256 DSD native DSD64 DSD512 If using USB interface the supported operating systems includes WIN XP WIN7 WIN8 WIN10 32 64bit Mac OSX Linux Analog Output Frequency response 20 20kHz 0 08dB SNR 126dB Channel crosstalk 138dB 1kHz THD N 0 0006 1kHz IMD 0 0006 1kHz RCA output level 3Vrms GAIN 0dB XLR output level 6Vrms...

Page 22: ...s due to component quality or manufacturing problems Beyond the Warranty Service Belonging to one of the following circumstances products are no longer provided warranty service a Products from the date of purchase has exceeded a predetermined warranty period b Model barcodes and purchase date do not match the actual product and warranty card c Without GUSTARD technician permission unauthorized mo...

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