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Summary of Contents for Essence HDACC
- Page 1 ™ HDACC High Def Audio Control Center Operation Manual Operation Manual...
- Page 3 ™ Contact: Bob Rapoport, bob@essenceelectrostatic.com, 727-580-4393 St. Petersburg, FL USA...
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Page 4: Safety Precautions
™ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment and before connecting the power supply. Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this equipment: • Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
6.4 Remote Control ........6 6.5 OLED Menu ........7 7. Software Installation ......8 7.1 Install Driver ........8 7.2 Select Sample Rates ......12 7.3 Uninstall Driver .........14 8. Connection Diagram ......15 9. Specifications ........16 10. HDACC AUDIO PERFORMANCE ..17... -
Page 6: Introduction
• Mac/PC USB audio output support • Analog to digital or digital to analog audio conversion • HDMI audio embedding or de-embedding 3. PACKAGE CONTENTS • 1×HDACC • 1×Remote Control (with battery) • 1×6.3mm to 3.5mm Headphone Adaptor • 1×Software CD •... -
Page 7: System Requirements
™ 4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Input source equipment such as PC (USB) or DVD player with relevant connection cables and output to amplifier, active speakers or headphones 5. FEATURES Main • HDMI v1.3 Deep Color, HDCP Compliant, and Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 (24/96K) Audio •... - Page 8 ™ • Mini-jack (3.5mm) stereo input • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): Less than 100dB (-20dBFS) • Analog inputs provide digital output sampling rates up to 192 kHz Misc • IR Remote with direct source, power and mute buttons • HDMI audio embedding or de-embedding •...
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Page 9: Operation Controls And Functions
™ 6. OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6.1 Front Panel High Def Audio Control Center MENU VOLUME 6.3mm Headphone Output: Connect to 6.3mm professional headphone set for user to enjoy the individual professional audio sound. 3.5mm Line-level Input: Connect 3.5mm mini-jack cable to any audio equipment for stereo input audio signal. -
Page 10: Rear Panel
™ 6.2 Rear Panel COAX. COAX. HDMI OUT HDMI OUT DC 5V DC 5V OPT. OPT. XLR OUT XLR OUT XLR OUT XLR OUT HDMI IN HDMI IN DC 5V: Plug the 5V DC power supply into the unit and connect the adaptor to an AC outlet. -
Page 11: Top Panel
™ 6.3 Top Panel POWER MUTE POWER: Press this button to switch on the device or set to standby mode. MUTE: Press this button to mute or unmute the audio volume instantly. 6.4 Remote Control POWER: Press the button to turn On or to set the device to standby mode. -
Page 12: Oled Menu
™ 6.5 OLED Menu 1ST LAYER FULL NAME 2ND LAYER Source In HDMI In Source Selection USB In Optical In Coaxial In Line In (L/R In) Front In Return SRC Set Bypass Sampling Rate Conversion Setup 192 kHz 176.4 kHz 96 kHz 88.2 kHz 48 kHz... -
Page 13: Software Installation
Insert the CD-ROM included in the package into your computer's CD- ROM drive. The setup wizard should automatically start. Connect the HDACC to the computer. Click on 'Next' to start the setup. Confirm the location of the 'Destination Folder' (the default location will be shown) and click on 'Install' to continue the setup. - Page 14 ™ The PC/Laptop should recognize the HDACC and a message will be shown in the system tray on the bottom right-hand side. The installation will continue and a message of Windows Logo compatibility testing may appear click 'Continue Anyway' to continue the installation.
- Page 15 Then click on 'Sound and Audio Devices'. Select the 'Audio' tab and choose 'USB Audio 2.0 Output' from the Sound playback’s Default device dropdown menu. Click 'OK' to start using HDACC. • Windows 8 Part 1 Right click “setup.exe” file found in the CD-ROM.
- Page 16 Restart Win8 OS after the driver is installed. • Mac OS There is no installation required for Mac OS computers, however, a simple setting change is required in order to allow the HDACC to function. Click on 'System Preferences' and then click 'Sound' button.
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Page 17: Select Sample Rates
™ 7.2 Select Sample Rates • Windows 7/Windows 8 Sampling rate is only selectable in Windows 7 and Windows 8, while other Windows versions do not support this function. Since the output sound quality is dependent on the original source audio signal, performance may vary. - Page 18 ™ • Mac OS Sampling Rate is selectable in Mac OS. Since the output sound quality is dependent on the original source audio signal, performance may vary. Selecting the sampling rate may improve the sound available from your computer. On the menu bar, click 'Go' and select 'Utilities'. Click 'Applications' in the left pane, then double click the 'Audio MIDI Setup' in the right pane to launch the 'Audio Devices' screen.
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Page 19: Uninstall Driver
™ Click 'Built-in Output' in the left pane. Use the 'Format' dropdown menu to select the desired sampling rate, then click 'Configure Speakers' button to apply. 7.3 Uninstall Driver Open the Control Panel from the 'START Menu' and 'then select 'Add or Remove Programs'. -
Page 20: Connection Diagram
™ 8. CONNECTION DIAGRAM Headphones Headphone Output FRONT High Def Audio Control Center MENU VOLUME Line-level Input Smartphone or MP3 Player Display Mac PC Set-top Box CD Player Stereo Analog Input Input Digital Audio Input HDMI Output REAR COAX. COAX. HDMI OUT HDMI OUT DC 5V... -
Page 21: Specifications
™ 9. SPECIFICATIONS Input Ports 1×HDMI, 1×USB (Type B), 1×Coaxial, 1×Optical, 1×L/R (Analog Stereo 2RCA), 1×3.5mm Phone Jack (L/R) Output Ports 1×HDMI, 1×Coaxial, 1×Optical, 1×L/R (Analog Stereo 2RCA), 1×XLR (Balanced Analog Stereo), 1×6.3mm Phone Jack (Headphone) Digital Audio I/O Support LPCM 2CH Stereo Audio I/O Level 2 Vrms ±0.2... -
Page 22: Hdacc Audio Performance
™ 10. HDACC AUDIO PERFORMANCE Fs = 44.1 to 96 kHz, 20 to 20 kHz BW, 1 kHz test tone, 0 dBFS = +24 dBu (unless noted): SNR – A-Weighted, (0 dBFS = +20 to +29 dBu): 109 dB SNR – Unweighted, (0 dBFS = +20 to +29 dBu): 107 dB THD+N, 1 kHz at 0 dBFS: -85 dB, 0.005095%... - Page 23 ™ Mute on Lock Error: Mute on Idle Channel:...
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