Esoteric K-05Xs Owners Manual EN FR SP - Page 22

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 June, 2018). When using Mac The driver works with the following versions. 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) macOS High Sierra (10.13) oo This unit can be operated with the standard OS driver, so there is no need to install a driver. A dedicated driver must be installed on the computer, however, to use Bulk Pet. When using Windows The driver works with the following versions. Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 (32/64-bit) Installing the driver on a computer Before you can use this unit to play files on a computer, you must first download the dedicated driver from the following ESOTERIC 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. Note about transmission modes This unit connects using Isochronous or Bulk Pet mode. The sampling frequencies that can be transmitted are 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 352.8 kHz, 384 kHz, 705.6 kHz and 768 kHz. 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz and 22.5MHz DSD are also supported. oo 22.5MHz DSD is only supported with DSD Native playback. It is not supported with DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames) playback. When connected correctly, you will be able to select "ESOTERIC USB AUDIO DEVICE" as the audio output for the operating system. During data transfer, the audio data sent from the computer will be processed using this unit's clock, enabling the amount of jitter that occurs during data transmission to be reduced. Downloading playback application ESOTERIC HR Audio Player 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 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. ESOTERIC HR Audio Player setting note To play 22.5MHz DSD recordings with ESOTERIC HR Audio Player, open the Configure window and set the "Decode mode" to "DSD Native." To play formats other than 22.5MHz DSD, you can set this to either "DSD over PCM" or "DSD Native" as you like. 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. For details, see "Selecting DSD decoding mode" in the ESOTERIC HR Audio Player Owner's Manual. 22