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- Page 1 HOLO AUDIO 青 CYAN ------------------------------------------------------- DAC / Preamp / Headphone Amplifier User's Guide...
- Page 2 Overview "Cyan" can be equipped with two different core modules, one is PCM digital analog conversion module, and the other is DSD digital analog conversion module. The type of core module determines the internal digital-to-analog conversion method. However, another non-source digital analog conversion method can be supported by the internal SRC (Sampling Mode Conversion) function.
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Page 3: Specifications
Specifications Digital inputs PCM 44.1-192K (24bit) COAXIAL1, COAXIAL2, DSD 64X （DOP） OPTICAL, AES PCM 44.1-384K (32bit) DSD 64-256X （DOP） DSD 64-256X （Native） with PCM Module DSD 64-512X （Native） with DSD Module PCM 44.1-384k (32bit) DSD 64-256X with PCM Module DSD 64-512X with DSD Module... -
Page 4: Analog Output
Analog output THD+N 0.001% @1K PCM 48K NOS SNR -125dB Voltage Output 2.3Vrms(RCA), 4.6Vrms(XLR) THD+N 0.0007% @1K DSD 128X SNR -121dB Voltage Output 1.3Vrms(RCA), 2.6Vrms(XLR) THD+N 0.0015% @1K SNR -120dB Low resistance (Single Ended） 400mW@32Ohm load Headphone output Low resistance (Balanced）... -
Page 5: Front Panel
Front Panel Low-impedance/high-impedance headphone output indicator, red is the low-impedance headphone output, and green is the high-impedance headphone output. Not lit for line output. Oversampling mode indicator, red for oversampling (OS) and green for non-oversampling (NOS). Head phone output indicator Low resistance (red LED) Oversampling mode indicator high resistance (green LED) -
Page 6: Rear Panel
Rear Panel AC Power Input Digital Signal Input Analog Signal Output... -
Page 7: Remote Control
Remote Control Mute Sampling mode Display Brightness Volume up Digital Input Volume down Analog Output... - Page 8 Settings Settings can be applied without the remote control. This can be done by using the multi-function knob on the front panel of the DAC. In the default mode, rotate left and right to set the volume, short press the knob to unmute/mute. Press and hold the knob to enter the setting mode.
- Page 9 DSD module. See details below: Mode Input Format Internal SRC No SRC NOS mode Convert DSD to PCM Cyan - PCM Oversampled to 352.8K or 384K PCM OS mode Convert DSD to PCM Convert PCM to DSD NOS mode No SRC...
- Page 10 I2S Digital Input LVDS differential transmission mode The Physical interface is the same as HDMI and an HDMI cable can be used. However, the electrical signal it transmits is I2S protocol, not the audio and video signals of the conventional HDMI. Please do NOT attempt to use HDMI devices with I2S Devices as damage may occur, ie.
- Page 11 Connect “青 Cyan” to the power supply and turn it on. Connect the USB input port to the computer USB port by using the USB cable, and select the input source as USB. Note that if the input source is not selected as USB, the computer will not recognize the Cyan DAC USB Device properly.
- Page 12 The installation wizard will ask you to close other applications before installing. If you have other applications running, please close it and click > "NEXT". If necessary, select the installation folder by clicking "Browse..." or use the default path (recommended) and click >...
- Page 13 If the message like the either one on the left pops up during the loading process click > “Install”. When you see the notification as shown on the left, the driver installation is complete, click > "NEXT" to continue. Click > "Finish" to close the installer. The device is now available to any application under Windows as an ASIO and WDM audio device.
- Page 14 In the sound/playback directory, make the output device settings, click to select >“Speaker XMOS USB Audio”, then click the > “Set as Default (S)” button to set “Cyan” as the system default output device.
- Page 15 J.River Playback settings The following operations are based on the J.River Media Center 20.0.27 English user interface. Click > Tools / Options on the play page or use Ctrl+O to enter the settings page. Set > “Audio Device” to “HoloAudio ASIO Driver [ASIO]”.
- Page 16 Click > "Settings" / "Output Format" If you want to set to PCM output, select Output Encoding to > "None". If you want to set to DSD output, select the corresponding DSD bit rate here. After setting the above parameters and clicking Exit Settings, a dialog box like the one on the left will pop up.
- Page 17 Foobar2000 Playback settings Set the required files for playing DSD files and the foobar2000 player software to download this folder first in this network folder http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pLgseWb. After downloading the folder, extract the compressed file and prepare for installation and setup. Open the decompressed foobar2000 file.
- Page 18 Click > the "I Agree" button to proceed with the installation. If necessary, select the installation folder by clicking on "Browse..." or use the default The installation type here selects the default "Standard installation", do not select "Portable installation". Click > the "Next >" button to continue the installation.
- Page 19 Here the software composition selects the default (Full) all installation (recommended). Click > the "Install" button to continue the installation …Installation is in progress... When you see the notification as shown on the left, the installation is complete, click > the "Finish"...
- Page 20 Foobar2000 plays SACD/ISO settings Install the ASIO plugin. Double-click the "foo_out_asio" file to install it with the default settings until it is complete. The installation prompt will pop up. Click > the "Yes" button to continue the installation. After the installation is complete, click the "OK" button to make the installation take effect.
- Page 21 After the installation is complete, click > the "OK" button to make the installation take effect. The application change program will ask you to restart the Foobar 2000 prompt dialog and click > the "Confirm" button. The Foobar 2000 must also be set up after the installation is complete. In the foobar2000 play interface, click >...
- Page 22 > the “Apply” button. At this point, all the settings are completed, click > the "OK" button. If "cyan" is not set as the system default device but is occupied by Foobar2000 alone, the volume of Foobar2000 must be set to...
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