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DAC501/DAC502 Quick Start Guide The first steps with your DAC50x Software Version 1.7.0 r1779...
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DAC501/DAC502 Contents 1 The DAC501/DAC502 2 Quick Start Guide 2.1 Setting up the DAC50x hardware ........
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The DAC502 uses a larger frame but else sports the same features as the DAC501. Except for an an additional 4 pin headphone socket at the back of the unit. The front of the DAC502 is displayed at the top and the DAC501 in the middle of this page.
The DAC50x has two outputs, the line output (XLR and RCA connectors at the back) and the headphone output (jack connector on the faceplate). In the case of the DAC502 an additional 4 pin headphone socket can be found at the back.
Weiss Enginering Ltd. DAC501/DAC502 either with the remote control (two keys in the middle/top) or via the touch screen by pressing on the red speaker/headphone icon to toggle between line and headphone outputs. Most of the parameters in the DAC50x can be set differently between line and headphone outputs, e.g. the output volume, equalizer settings etc.
The XLR, RCA and TOS inputs are self-explanatory. For the USB input, when used with: • a MacOS system, no driver is required • a Windows based system needs a driver which can be downloaded from here: https://www.weiss.ch/ files/downloads/dac501-dac502/WeissEngineering_USBAudio_v4.36.0_2017-11-16_setup.exe For the UPnP input an application running on a tablet can be used to transfer files from a NAS unit to the DAC50x or to stream from e.g.
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This again takes a minute or two, just wait until the pad changes to ”Reboot with Update”. Again tap on the pad to start rebooting the DAC50x unit. Files to download (drivers, manuals) for the DAC50x can be found here: • http://www.weiss.ch/download/dac501-dac502 • Manual: https://www.weiss.ch/files/downloads/dac501-dac502/dac50x-user-man-r1779.pdf • USB driver for Windows: https://www.weiss.ch/files/downloads/dac501-dac502/WeissEngineering_ USBAudio_v4.36.0_2017-11-16_setup.exe The first steps with your DAC50x Quick Start Guide...
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