Audioquest DragonFly Red operation manual

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Instructions in English are available at the link below.
Las instrucciones de instalación en el español se encuentran disponibles en el enlace que

se indica a continuación.
Les instructions d’installation en français sont disponibles au lien suivant.
Eine Anleitung in englischer Sprache ist unter dem unten stehenden Link verfügbar.
Instructies in het Nederlands zijn beschikbaar via onderstaande link.
安裝說明請詳見下列網址連結.
日本語 のインストールガイドは下記リンク先でご覧いただけます。
한국어로 작성된 설치 지침은 아래 링크에서 볼 수 있습니다.
Инструкции по установке на русском языке можно найти по ссылке ниже.
Le istruzioni per l’installazione in italiano sono disponibili nel link indicato in basso.
Pode encontrar as instruções de instalação em português através do link em baixo.
Instrukcja w języku polskim są dostępne w linku poniżej.

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What’s included? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting Up DragonFly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

For Use with Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

For Use with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

For Use with Apple Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

For Use with Android Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Desktop Device Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Take DragonFly Higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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DragonFly Red v1.0 – Flight Manual

DragonFly Red is a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC) designed to deliver cleaner,
clearer, more naturally beautiful sound from any computer, smartphone, or tablet.
DragonFly Red’s unique design allows for playback of any le type regardless of
resolution. Natively, DragonFly Red is capable of decoding 24-bit/96kHz data. (For les

with higher sample rates, your computer or mobile device, in conjunction with its playback
software, will resample the data to a compatible resolution. For more details, see “Why is
‘Format’ Important.”)

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DragonFly Red represents the culmination of several new and exciting achievements.

Over the better part of three years, AudioQuest and acclaimed engineer Gordon
Rankin have been tirelessly developing sophisticated software solutions that have
allowed us to implement a new, high-performance class of USB microcontroller. We
have chosen to work with Microchip®, a leading provider of microcontroller and analog
semiconductors. With exceedingly low power consumption and extremely low-noise
power supplies, the Microchip microcontrollers achieve unprecedented levels of
eciency and signal-to-noise ratio, regardless of bit- or sample-rate.

While DragonFly versions 1.0 and 1.2 achieved new standards of performance and
portability in the high-delity audio world, many of our customers have longed for a
similar product that could be reliably used with their handheld mobile devices. Previously,
DragonFly’s power consumption limited its compatibility to Mac and Windows laptops
and PCs. Now, with our developments in the eld of microcontrollers, we are able to
improve DragonFly’s performance while also oering compatibility with handheld
Apple Mobile and Android devices. Improved performance and greater versatility!

DragonFly Red employs a unique clock system called a Hybrid-PLL. While not discrete,
the Hybrid-PLL performs equal to, or better than, many discrete clock systems, at a
fraction of their cost. This has allowed us to devote resources to more sophisticated
components elsewhere.

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Additionally, DragonFly Red is software upgradable. Our collaboration with Gordon Rankin
and Microchip has now resulted in products that allow consumers to download new
software if and when it ever becomes necessary. While we can’t reliably predict any
necessary software changes, AudioQuest feels that it is important to provide long-term
support for our customers and their investments in audio.

Finally, we simply cannot overstate the signicance of Gordon Rankin’s contributions
to AudioQuest. DragonFly Red represents many of Gordon’s most innovative, creative,
and elegant solutions to date.

We encourage you to spend a few minutes reading through the Flight Manual and then
sit back, relax, and get high on your favorite music!

AudioQuest

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What’s Included?

¡ DragonFly Red v1.0 Asynchronous USB DAC

¡ Travel Pouch

¡ Flight Manual

Supported Operating Systems

¡ Apple OS X®

¡ Apple iOS®

¡ Microsoft Windows® (7, 8.1, 10)

¡ Android™

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Setting Up DragonFly

DragonFly Red is designed to be “plug and play” with all major desktop and mobile
devices and operating systems, such as Android, Apple, and Microsoft. No additional
drivers are required for DragonFly Red to operate with any of these systems.

Additionally, DragonFly Red is equipped with a 64-step, 64-bit, bit-perfect digital
volume control. With DragonFly Red connected to a PC or mobile device, adjusting the
host’s system volume control will, through proxy, control the DragonFly Red’s onboard
volume. This ensures maximum resolution and the highest sound quality, regardless of
volume setting.

For Use with Apple OS X®

(For Windows setup, skip to page 13; for Apple Mobile device setup, skip to page 17, for
Android setup, skip to page 18.)

DragonFly Red is compatible with Mac OS X, versions 10.6.8 and later. OS X menus may
appear slightly dierent from the screenshots shown below. Some have changed over
the life of OS X, but their functionality has remained the same.

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