Operating Instructions NNDriver software for USB D/A Converter Functionality N- 50 50 50 -K -S
About these Operating Instructions The N-50 is equipped with a USB D/A converter function that allows you to play high-quality music files stored on your computer, or the use of a media streaming service to play music files from the internet. Files can be played merely by connecting the N-50 to your computer by means of a USB cable, but in order to use the D/A converter function, a dedicated driver must be installed on your computer.
Click on [Next]. 4 Click on [Install]. 5 Click on [Finish]. The driver installation is completed. 6 Reboot your computer to finalize installation of the driver. Procedure finished. To uninstall the driver 1 Click on the [Start] button at lower left of your monitor screen, then click on ([Settings] t ) [Control Panel]. 2 From the Control Panel menu, click on [Add or Remove Programs]. 3 Select [Pioneer USB Audio Device] and click [Remove]. The uninstaller dialog will appear.
Troubleshooting (Windows XP) 4 Click on [Sound, video and game controllers] and confirm that [Pioneer USB Audio Device] is listed. When using Windows Vista, see page 6 ; for Windows 7, see page 10 ; for Mac OS X, see page 14. 1. No sound In the event the N-50’s power is set to Standby, or the source input is set to something other than Digital In USB, do not start your computer’s media player software. Change the input to Digital In USB before starting your computer’s media player.
7 Click on the [Audio] tab, then confirm that [Pioneer USB Audio Device] is listed as the [Default device] for [Sound playback]. t If another device has been selected, open the drop-down menu and select [Pioneer USB Audio Device], then click on [Apply] to change the selection. 8 9 2. To disable the operating system’s sound scheme Under default OS settings, computer events may be accompanied by audio signals and beeps that are audible through the speakers attached to the N-50.
Troubleshooting (Windows Vista) 3 Click on [Sound, video and game controllers] and confirm that [Pioneer USB Audio Device] is listed. 4 Click on [Universal Serial Bus controllers] and confirm that [USB Composite Device] is listed. When using Windows XP, see page 4; for Windows 7, see page 10; for Mac OS X, see page 14. 1. No sound In the event the N-50’s power is set to Standby, or the source input is set to something other than Digital In USB, do not start your computer’s media player software.
5 6 Click on [Start] t [Control Panel] t [Hardware and Sound] t [Sound]. 8 Under the [Levels] tab, set the [Speakers] level to maximum. If the Speaker Mute indicator (at the left side of the Balance button) is lighted, click it to turn it off. Under the [Playback] tab, confirm that for [Speakers], [Pioneer USB Audio Device] is checked as the default device. t If another device has been selected, select [Pioneer USB Audio Device], and click to [Set Default].
2. To disable the operating system’s sound scheme Under default OS settings, computer events may be accompanied by audio signals and beeps that are audible through the speakers attached to the N-50. In the event you do not wish to hear such non-music signals, follow the instructions listed below: 1 Click [Start] t [Control Panel] t [Hardware and Sound] t [Sound]. 2 Click on the [Sounds] tab, and for the [Sound scheme], select [No Sounds], then click on [Apply]. 3.
3 Under the [Advanced] tab, select for [Default Format] the desired output sampling rate, then click on [Apply]. Procedure finished.
Troubleshooting (Windows 7) 4 Click on [Universal Serial Bus controllers], and confirm that [USB Composite Device] is listed. When using Windows XP, see page 4; for Windows Vista, see page 6; for Mac OS X, see page 14. 1. No sound In the event the N-50’s power is set to Standby, or the source input is set to something other than Digital In USB, do not open your computer’s media player software. Change the input to Digital In USB before starting your computer’s media player.
6 Under the [Playback] tab, confirm that for [Speakers], [Pioneer USB Audio Device] is checked as the [Default Device]. 8 Under the [Levels] tab, set the [Speakers] level to maximum. If the Speaker Mute indicator (at the left side of the Balance button) is lighted, click it to turn it off. t If another device has been selected, select [Pioneer USB Audio Device], and click on [Set Default]. Speakers 9 7 Double click on [Speakers] ([Pioneer USB Audio Device]), and display its Properties.
2. To disable the operating system’s sound scheme Under default OS settings, computer events may be accompanied by audio signals and beeps that are audible through the speakers attached to the N-50. In the event you do not wish to hear such non-music signals, follow the instructions listed below: 1 Click [Start] t [Control Panel] t [Hardware and Sound] t [Sound]. 2 Click on the [Sounds] tab, and for the [Sound scheme], select [No Sounds], then click on [Apply]. 3.
3 Under the [Advanced] tab, select for [Default Format] the desired output sampling rate, then click on [Apply]. Procedure finished.
Troubleshooting (Mac OS X) When using Windows XP, see page 4; for Windows Vista, see page 6; for Windows 7, see page 10. 1. No sound In the event the N-50’s power is set to Standby, or the source input is set to something other than Digital In USB, do not start your computer’s media player software. Change the input to Digital In USB before starting your computer’s media player 1 Click on [System Preferences…] t [Sound].
3. To set the sampling frequency for audio data output from your computer By synchronizing the sampling frequency of playback files with the transmission sampling rate, sound can be transmitted without the need for frequency conversion. 1 2 Select [Pioneer USB Audio Device]. 3 Select the bit rate and sampling frequency for the desired audio file. Click on [Finder] t [Applications] t [Utilities] t [Audio MIDI Setup]. 2 3 Procedure finished. Procedure continues.
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