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OPERATION

1. With the

power

off, plug the USB cable into the back of the DAC-100 or DAC-100t.

Turn on your

PC and let it fully boot up.

Turn on the

DAC-100t.

Connect your USB cable

from the DAC-100 or DAC-100t

to the USB port on your PC

5. Depending on your Windows operating system, it may attempt to search for and install a

driver. If this happens, cancel it.

Run the

setup.exe from the

Streamlength folder

you downloaded or copied onto your

desktop and follow the instructions.

Once the driver finishes installing, do the following:

Open

The Windows Control Panel and

double click

the Sound icon. Under the

Playback tab, set the

Cary Audio USB Device (Speakers)

at Default and

click

OK.

If using Windows Media Player or iTunes for Windows (or any other non hi-resolution media

player), you should

open

the Properties of the

Cary Audio USB Device (Speakers

) as in the

above step. Once the Speaker Properties is open,

select

the Advanced tab. Click the drop

down menu of the Default Format and

select

24 bit, 441000 for bit perfect playback of

Redbook format. Check off both boxes under Exclusive Mode and

click

Apply.

You are ready to use the DAC-100 or DAC-100t with your PC and chosen Media Player. However,

some necessary setting must be taken into account within the media player. All media players are

not alike, so please refer your media player’s user guide as needed.

• Set the

output mode

of your media player to WASAPI (Event Style).

• Select the

output device

of your media player to Cary Audio USB Interface Audio.

• It is recommended that you set your media player to pass thru all DAC-100 or

DAC-100t supported samples rates at native or unchanged. Unsupported sample rates

can usually be set within the media player software to a default sample rate as

manually chosen, or to allow for automatic down sampling of unsupported sampling

rates.

NOTE:

• You should familiarize yourself with all the features of your chosen media player

software. Some settings may need to be adjusted depending on many factors. A

common one is adjusting the buffering for playback. Many times, setting the buffer

to on or max can result in better performance. If you hear a ticking or missing parts

of the music, you may have to select a feature of your media player to flush the

device buffer on startup and so on. Cary Audio is not responsible for your

computer, media player or media player setting and the responsibility in knowing

and understanding your computer and media players operations is the customer’s

responsibility.

SELECTING ADDITIONAL COAXIAL OR TOSLINK DIGITAL SOURCES

Both the coaxial and Toslink inputs are capable of 24 bit/192kHz* playback of hi-resolution as well

as standard resolution audio files from a variety of digital sources such as, streaming devices,

Internet radios, legacy CD or DVD players, docks, or any product that outputs digital data over

coaxial or Toslink. Today, many products offer these types of outputs. Using a high quality DAC

such as the DAC-100 and DAC-100t will enhance the performance of many of these devices. Check

with your digital source’s documentation to see if it is capable of outputting hi-resolution audio and

at what bit depths and sampling rates.

*Please read the specifications sections of this manual for sample rate compatibility.