Esoteric D-05X Owners Manual EN FR SP - Page 17

English Connecting with a computer and playing back audio files Installing the driver This unit can be connected by USB and used with a computer running one of the following operating systems. Operation with other operating systems cannot be assured (as of March 2017). When using Mac OS X Lion (10.7) OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) OS X Mavericks (10.9) OS X Yosemite (10.10) OS X El Capitan (10.11) macOS Sierra (10.12) oo This unit will work with the standard operating system driver, so there is no need to install a special driver. Note about transmission mode This unit connects using asynchronous HIGH SPEED mode. The sampling frequencies that can be used for transmission are 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384, 705.6 and 768 kHz as well as DSD at 2.8, 5.6, 11.2 and 22.5 MHz. oo Even though there is no dedicated driver software for Mac, please use the latest version of ESOTERIC HR Audio Player to play 22.5MHz DSD sources. oo Use the latest version of the dedicated driver to play 22.5MHz DSD sources on Windows. When connected correctly, you will be able to select "ESOTERIC USB AUDIO DEVICE" as the audio output for the operating system. In asynchronous mode, the audio data transmitted from the computer will be processed using this unit's clock, enabling it to reduce jitter caused during data transmission. When using Windows The driver works with the following versions. Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) oo Operation with other operating systems cannot be assured. Playing audio files You can use ESOTERIC HR Audio Player to play audio files on a computer. Please download this free application from the following URL. http://www.esoteric.jp/products/esoteric/hr_audio/indexe.html Installing the driver on a computer To play back audio files from a computer through this unit, you must first download the driver from our download page and install it on your computer. Driver software download page http://www.esoteric.jp/products/esoteric/usb/usb_driver_e.html Install the dedicated driver software after downloading it from the above page. ESOTERIC HR Audio Player is a software audio player for Windows and Mac that supports high-quality playback of high-resolution audio sources. You can use it to enjoy the high-quality playback of highresolution audio sources, including DSD, without needing to make complicated settings. IMPORTANT NOTICE You must install the dedicated driver software before connecting this unit with a computer using a USB cable. If you connect the unit to the computer by USB before installing the driver, it will not function properly. For detailed instructions about installing the driver, please see our download page. Depending on the composition of the computer hardware and software, operation might not be possible even with the above operating systems. 17