Usb Dac Installation - Astell & Kern AK380 Instruction Book

User Guide
USB DAC
Installation
The USB DAC functionality allows the AK380 to be recognized
as a sound card on the computer. Music from the computer
is played through the device's earphones port for an
enhanced listening experience.
USB DAC Specifications
USB DAC Supported OS
Windows XP (32 bit) / Windows 7(32 & 64 bit) /
Windows 8 (32 & 64bit)
USB DAC Support Specifications
Supported formats: PCM [8 – 384 kHz (8/16/24/32-bit)]
Control the volume with the AK380's volume wheel.
Playback is unavailable when settings exceed the support
formats.
Volume control is unavailable when the LCD screen is
turned off during USB DAC connection.
The Previous, Play, and Next buttons are unavailable
during USB DAC connection.
Playback may stutter when computer performance is slow
or the USB connection is experiencing heavy usage.
There may be issues with audio-to-video synchronization
during video playback depending on the sound quality and
operating environment.
Optical output (S/PDIF) is unavailable during USB DAC
connection.
Volume cannot be adjusted via the Windows volume
control. The volume wheel on the device or volume control
on the appropriate program must be used to adjust the
volume.
DSD [2.8/5.6 MHz]
Using the Device
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