Using A Computer As Digital Source; Plug'n'play Operation With Apple Osx - M2TECH Young MKIII User Manual

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8. Using a Computer as Digital Source

While the connection of the various legacy digital sources (CD/DVD/Blu-Ray player) to the
YOUNG MKIII is quite straightforward, the connection to the computer by the USB port
requires a few configuration steps by the user.
Fortunately, the YOUNG M III is provided with an USB 2.0interface which is compatible with
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USB Audio Device Class 2. Therefore, Apple and Linux computers natively support the
YOUNG MKIII, that is they do not need a driver and immediately recognize the DAC in a
plug'n'play fashion. Conversely, a computer provided with a Microsoft operating system
require a suitable driver which can be downloaded from M2Tech website
(www.m2tech.biz). Look under "Products" and then under "Young MkIII" to find this driver
for download to your PC.
Below, the procedures to set a computer for music playback by the YOUNG MKIII are
described. Reader are advised that some details in the described procedures may differ
depending on the operating system version installed on your computer and the player
chosen by the user; the following descriptions are general guidelines to the configuration
of computer and player.

8.1. Plug'n'Play Operation with Apple OSX

As explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the YOUNG MKIII is
provided with an USB interface compatible with USB Audio Device Class 2 which is
natively supported by Apple OSX since the 10.6.4 release, without the need for any driver:
It is sufficient to connect the YOUNG MKIII to own Mac with the stock USB cable to have it
recognized by the Mac, which will then include it in the audio output device list, as shown
in Fig. 4. The YOUNG MKIII is indicated as "M2Tech USB 2.0 Audio Out".
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