Connecting and playing back from a
computer (USB-DAC)
You can enjoy high-quality audio playback from the D/A converter built in
to this unit by inputting PCM signal or DSD signal music files into this unit
from a computer via USB connection.
0Before USB connecting this unit to your computer, install the driver
software in your computer.
0Drivers do not need to be installed for Mac OS.
0Also, you can use whichever commercially available or downloadable
player software you like to playback files on your computer.
oComputer (recommended system)
OS
0Windows® Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1
0Mac OS X 10.6.3 or later
USB
0USB 2.0: USB High speed/USB Audio Class Ver.2.0
Windows OS
Installing the dedicated driver (v p. 29)
Mac OS Audio Device Settings (v p. 35)
oInstalling the dedicated driver
(Windows OS only)
nInstalling the driver software
1Disconnect the USB cable between your PC and the
unit.
0The driver software cannot be installed correctly if your PC is
connected to the unit by a USB cable.
0If the unit and your computer are connected by a USB cable and
the computer is switched on before installation, disconnect the
USB and restart the computer.
2Download the dedicated driver from the “Download”
section of the HD-DAC1 page of the Marantz website
onto your PC.
3Unzip the downloaded file, select the 32-bit or 64-bit
exe file that matches your Windows operating system,
and double-click the file.
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