Pioneer N-70A-K, N-70A-S, N-50A-K, N-50A-S User manual

Operating Instructions

Network Audio Player N-70A/N-50A
USB Audio Driver software (for Mac)

About these Operating Instructions

Installing the driver software

When a USB cable is used to connect the unit’s
on the computer can be played.
If this function is used to playback PCMs, there is no need to install a driver software on your
computer. However, if you wish to use this function for DoP playback of DSD audio sources, you
will need to install a special driver software on your computer.
These Operating Instructions contain important information necessary for playing files on
the computer, including instructions about how to install the driver and how to perform
troubleshooting in event of problems.

USB DAC

port to a computer, audio files located

Computer Environment

To utilize this driver, your computer must be equipped with a USB port supporting USB Rev2.0 HS.
For information regarding supported computer operating systems and playback software, please
consult the Pioneer website (the download page for this driver).

Note

• To play music files from a computer, it is recommended that all computer applications be closed
except for the music player application.

• In order to playback DSD audio sources, you must have AudirvanaPlus (paid) installed on your
computer.

• The sampling frequencies and number of quantization bits that can be output by your computer
may differ depending on the computer’s operating system and the version of playback software
used.

• The number of bits shown on the unit’s display is not the number of bits of the music fi le, but the
value as set by your computer.

1 Download the driver program.

The driver software can be downloaded from the Pioneer website.

• When downloading the driver program, designate the folder where you wish the program to be
saved.

• Depending on the browser program used or its settings, it may not be possible to designate the
folder for saving downloads. In this case, the file will be saved to a folder location previously
designated by the program.

• The driver program will be downloaded in compressed ZIP format.
The downloaded compressed file will have a name like “Pioneer_N70A_N50A_MacDriver_****.
zip”, where “****” will indicate the program’s package number.

2 Following completion of the download, decompress the compressed fi le.

Double click etc. on the downloaded compressed fi le (driver software) and decompress it to
any desired location on your computer.
After decompression, the folder holding the driver program will be named “Pioneer_N70A_
N50A_MacDriver_****”, where “****” will indicate the program’s package number.

• When the compressed fi le is decompressed, a folder will be created. The installer (Pioneer
N70A N50A.dmg) is saved inside this folder.

• For more information regarding the software used to open the compressed file, please consult
your software publisher or computer vendor.

Procedure continues.

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and other countries.

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3 Use a proper USB cable to connect a computer to a device equipped with

OPTICAL COAXIAL

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DIGITAL IN

DIGITAL IN

USB DAC

AC IN

COAXIAL

5V 1A

For

5V 0.6A MAX)

WIRELESS

LAN

iPod/iPhone

CONTROL

OUT

USB DAC connector, then turn on the power.

For more information regarding connections, check the Operating Instructions for this
device.

USB

A–type

6 Double-click on “Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio”.

Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio

Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio



B–type

* The illustration may appear differently, depending on the model used.

4 Switch the input for the connected device to the source supporting the USB

DAC port (USB DAC In).

5 Double click on “Pioneer N70A N50A.dmg”, located inside the decompressed

folder.

Pioneer N-70A N-50A.dmg

The installer fi le and uninstaller fi le will appear.

The installer will start.

7 Click on [Continue].

Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio

Pioneer N-70A N-50A USB Audio

“Destination Select” screen will appears.

Procedure continues.

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