USB-XIII User Manual
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CONNECTING USB-XIII TO A WINDOWS BASED PC or APPLE MAC
Supported PCM audio resolutions:
all sample rates up to 384kHz and word lengths up to 24 bits.
Supported DSD audio resolutions:
2.8224MHz (as on SA-CD), 5.6448MHz (double) and 11.2896MHz
(quad).
Connection protocol and method:
USB 2.0 / Audio class 2.0 compliant, asynchronous mode where USB-
XIII generates high precision clock master and computer is clock
slaved.
PC requirements:
Windows 8 or later
ASIO compatible playback and/or recording software such as Sonoma
(by Playback Designs), VinylStudio (by AlpineSoft.co.uk) etc.
In order for your computer to communicate with the USB-XIII and to
exchange audio data a custom driver software needs to be installed
before you can connect it to the USB-XIII interface.
Mac requirements:
OS X (10.6.6 or later). This platform only supports PCM format. For
DSD the DoP mechanism can be used, but it requires a playback
software that can implement DoP.
Driver software installation and first time connection:
1. Do not connect the USB-XIII to the computer yet.
2. Turn on your computer.
3. Windows PC users only: Launch your favorite internet browser and navigate to the Support>Product
Drivers page on our website
www.playbackdesigns.com
. Click on USB Windows Driver to
download the latest driver:
akdesigndrv.zip for PC. Unzip it to the desktop.
No driver software is required for the Mac platform.
4. Windows PC users only: Double click on:
akdesigndrv.exe (PC)
and follow the instructions on your screen. This will install the driver necessary to communicate with
the Playback Designs products via USB.
5. Once your computer is properly configured, power on the USB-XIII.
6. Connect the included USB cable between USB-XIII and your computer.
7. The computer will take a moment to enumerate the USB-XIII on its USB bus and notify you when it is
installed successfully. Do not attempt to play or record anything before the computer tells you that the
device is ready to use. You can check successful driver installation and connection:
