M2TECH Young User Manual

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YOUNG

384KHZ/32BIT DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER

USER MANUAL

REV. 1.0 – 11/2010

YOUNG 384kHz/32bit digital-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER

REVISION 1.o – NOVEMBER 2010

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Warning!

Changes or modifications not authorized by the manufacturer can invalidate the compliance to CE regulations and cause the unit to be no more suitable to use. The manufacturer refuses every responsibility regarding damages to people or things due to the use of a unit which has been subject to unauthorized modifications or to misuse or to malfunction of a unit which has been subject to unauthorized modifications.

This unit is compliant with the following CE regulations when an USB cable less than 3m is used: CEI EN 55022:2009 Class B (Radiated Emissions), CEI EN 55024:1999, CEI EN 55024:A2/2003, CEI EN 55024:IS1/2008 (Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 50Hz Magnetic Field Immunity Test and Electrostatic Discharges – ESD).

Recycling

The label above, printed on the product case, indicates that the product, when no more usable, can’t be treated as generic garbage, but must be disposed of at a collection point for recycling of electrical and electronic equipment, in compliance with the WEEE regulation (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment). By making sure that this unit is correctly recycled, you will help preventing potential damages to environment and human health, which could be caused by a wrong treatment of this product as generic garbage. Materials recycling helps saving natural resources. For more in-depth information about recycling this product, please contact M2Tech Snc di Manunta & Marino.

WARNING: the information contained in this manual are considered to be reliable and accurate. M2Tech reserves the right to change or modify the information any time, without prior advice. It’s up to the customer to ensure that the manual being consulted is the latest version.

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Dear customer,

thank you for purchasing YOUNG. What you have is a first-rate digital-to-analog converter with many unique features conceived to obtain the best audio performance out of a music file.

Even if getting music out of a PC or a Mac is nowadays quite simple, much harder is to obtain the best sonic performance from it, due to intrinsic limits in USB 1.1 audio standard and the implementation of digital audio interfaces in computers. Please visit M2Tech website (www.m2tech.biz) to find extensive literature about this topic.

YOUNG overcomes all the limits of usual USB digital-to-analog converters by implementing the latest generation hiFace technology, which uses proprietary drivers and asynchronous

data transfer, along with a sophisticated electronic design.

YOUNG features a comprehensive set of input connections which suit virtually all digital sources around.

We feel that your expectations will be fulfilled by YOUNG: you’ll hear your CD’s, DVD’s and music files in a way like never before, prepare for a whole new experience!

Nadia Marino, CEO

Please annotate here your YOUNG serial number for future reference:

S/N: ____________________________________

Date of purchase: _________________________

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INDEX

1. Unpacking and placing the unit........................................................................................5

2. Front Panel ......................................................................................................................6

3. Back Panel.......................................................................................................................7

4. Connecting and powering the unit ...................................................................................8

5. Driver Installation .............................................................................................................9

5.1. Obtaining the driver ...................................................................................................9

5.2. Installing the driver on a Windows-based PC............................................................9

5.2.1. Automatic (guided) installation...........................................................................9

5.2.2. Manual installation ............................................................................................11

5.3. Installing the driver on a Mac ..................................................................................12

5.4. Unistalling the driver................................................................................................14

5.4.1. Uninstalling the driver on a Windows-based PC after installation with

setup32.exe or setup64.exe .......................................................................................14

5.4.2. Manually uninstalling the driver on a Windows-based PC ................................14

5.4.3. Uninstalling the driver on a Mac........................................................................15

6. Configuring the computer to use the Young...................................................................16

6.1. Configuring a PC with Windows XP ........................................................................16

6.1.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows XP ................................................16

6.1.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows XP .........................................17

6.1.3. Using Young in both Kernel Streaming and Direct Sound mode. .....................17

5.2. Configuring a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7...............................................18

6.2.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista or Windows 7 ......................18

6.2.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows Vista or Windows 7 ...............19

6.2.3. Configuring for WASAPI with Windows Vista or Windows 7 .............................19

6.3. Configuring a Mac ...................................................................................................19

7.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................20

7.2. Winamp and MediaMonkey.....................................................................................20

8. Configuring the player for WASAPI: an example ...........................................................22

8.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................22

9. Using a power supply different from the standard one...................................................23

10. Cleaning the unit..........................................................................................................23

11. Tips on using the USB input ........................................................................................23

12. Technical Specifications ..............................................................................................24

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1. Unpacking and placing the unit

Place the carton box on a table and open it by removing or cutting the adhesive tape. Extract the foam upper cover. You should find the following items:

• one Young DAC;

• one wall adapter;

• one A-B USB cable;

• a sheet with indications about how to obtain this manual and the drivers.

Should one or more items be missing, please contact your dealer or local distributor.

Extract the Young from the foam container and place it on a stable base, far from heat sources. Avoid the direct sunlight on the unit. Allow for enough room around the unit for venting. The Young is a high efficiency design so little heat is produced during normal operation; anyway, it’s better allow for adequate venting. Avoid smoke, humidity, moisture and water from reaching the unit. Do not place the unit on thick carpets or inside a box or piece of furniture, or in close contact with curtains.

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2. Front Panel

Figure 1

1) Standby button. Press this button to put the unit into standby. When in standby, the unit is silent and the display is off. Standby ends when this button or the input selection button is pressed.

2) Input selection button. Press this button to change the selected input. Inputs are selected sequentially by consecutively pressing this button.

3) Display. Multifunction three digits led matrix display. When selecting the input, it shows the selected input. During normal operation, it indicated the sampling frequency of the music program being decoded. A dash indicates the loss of lock.

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3. Back Panel

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AES/EBU

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TOSLINK

YOUNG

USB 2.0

MADE IN ITALY

DC IN

15-18V

Figure 2

4) Right channel analog output. Connect to right channel of the amplifier or preamplifier input. RCA female connector.

5) Left channel analog output. Connect to left channel of the amplifier or preamplifier input. RCA female connector.

6) AES/EBU digital input. Accepts AES/EBU datastreams in either professional or consumer format. XLR female connector.

7, 8) S/PDIF digital inputs. Accept S/PDIF datastreams. RCA and true 75 Ohms BNC female connectors

9) ToslinkTM optical digital input. Optical input for ToslinkTM cables. ToslinkTM connector.

10) USB 2.0 input. Connect to a PC or MacIntosh with an USB 2.0 compliant A-B cable.

USB 2.0 B female connector.

11) Power supply input. Connect the wall adaptor provided with the unit or any other power supply capable of 15-18V/500mA. 5.5mm/2.1mm supply jack (female, tip is positive).

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4. Connecting and powering the unit

Please refer to section 3, “Back Panel Description”.

Connect the “B” plug of a 2.0 USB A-B cable to the USB connector (Figure 2, 10) of the Young.

Connect the “A” plug of the cable to a 2.0 USB port of your computer.

Connect two interconnects to the analog outputs of the Young (Figure 2, 4/5) and to the input of your amplifier/preamplifier.

Connect digital cables from your digital sources (CD player, DAT tape recorder, DAB/DVB/sat tuner) to the Young’s digital inputs (Figure 2, 6-9).

Connect the power supply or any other 15-18V/500mA power supply to the supply connector (Figure 2, 11) of the Young. The Young will activate.

If a driver hasn’t been installed on your computer, an automatic driver installation wizard may appear.

Note: If you want to avoid the automatic driver installation, please connect the Young to the computer after manually installing the driver (see section 5).

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