M2TECH HiFace TWO Manuel utilisateur

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FACE Two

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USER MANUAL

REV. 1.0 – /2013

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REVISION 1.0 – MAY 2013

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Warning!

Changes or modifications not authorized by the manufacturer can invalidate the

compliance to CE regulations and cause the unit to be no more suitable to use. The

manufacturer refuses every responsibility regarding damages to people or things

due to the use of a unit which has been subject to unauthorized modifications or to

misuse or to malfunction of a unit which has been subject to unauthorized

modifications.

This unit is compliant with the following CE regulations when an US cable less than 3m is used: CEI EN

55022:2009 Class (Radiated Emissions), CEI EN 55024:1999, CEI EN 55024:A2/2003, CEI EN

55024:IS1/2008 (Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 50Hz Magnetic Field Immunity Test and

Electrostatic Discharges – ESD).

Recycling

The label above, printed on the product case, indicates that the product, when no more usable, can’t be

treated as generic garbage, but must be disposed of at a collection point for recycling of electrical and

electronic equipment, in compliance with the WEEE regulation (Waste of Electrical and Electronic

Equipment).

y making sure that this unit is correctly recycled, you will help preventing potential damages to environment

and human health, which could be caused by a wrong treatment of this product as generic garbage.

Materials recycling helps saving natural resources. For more in-depth information about recycling this

product, please contact M2Tech Srl.

WARNING: the information contained in this manual are considered to be reliable and accurate.

2Tech reserves the right to change or modify the information any time, without prior advice. It’s up

to the customer to ensure that the manual being consulted is the latest version.

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Dear customer,

thank you for purchasing hi

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wo. What you have is a first-rate US -to-S/PDIF

converter with many unique features conceived to obtain the best audio performance out

of a music file.

Even if getting digital music out of a PC, a Mac or a Linux computer is nowadays quite

simple, much harder is to obtain the best sonic performance from it, due to intrinsic limits

in US 1.1 audio standard and the implementation of digital audio interfaces in computers.

Please visit M2Tech website (www.m2tech.biz) to find extensive literature about this topic.

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wo overcomes all the limits of usual US -to-audio interfaces by exploiting the

powerful performance allowed by US 2.0 Audio class and by using asynchronous data

transfer, along with a sophisticated electronic design.

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wo is available with either RCA or true 75 Ohms output connector which suites

virtually all DAC’s and A/V receivers around.

We feel that your expectations will be fulfilled by hi

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wo: you’ll hear your DAC and

your music files in a way like never before, prepare for a whole new experience!

Nadia Marino, CEO

Please annotate here your hi

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wo serial number and purchase date for future

reference:

Serial number: ___________________________

Date of purchase: _________________________

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INDEX

1. Connections ...................................................................................................................5

2. Connection to the host..................................................................................................6

3. True plug’n’play operation with ac............................................................................7

4. True plug’n’play operation with Linux .........................................................................9

5. Operation with iPad and Android-based tablets .......................................................10

5. Windows driver installation ........................................................................................11

5.1. Obtaining the driver .................................................................................................11

5.2. Installing the driver on a Windows-based PC (XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows

8, 32 & 64 bits) ...............................................................................................................11

5.2.1. Checking for right installation and trying the interface ......................................15

5.3. Unistalling the driver................................................................................................17

6. Configuring the computer to use hi

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6.1. Configuring a PC with Windows XP ........................................................................20

6.1.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows XP................................................20

6.1.2. Configuring for ASIO with Windows XP ............................................................21

6.2. Configuring a PC with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 ...........................22

6.2.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8...22

6.2.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

....................................................................................................................................23

6.2.3. Configuring for WASAPI with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 .........23

6.2.4. Configuring for ASIO with Windows Vista, Windows 7or Windows 8................23

7. Configuring the player for Kernel Streaming: two examples...................................24

7.1. Foo ar ....................................................................................................................24

7.2. Winamp and MediaMonkey.....................................................................................25

8. Configuring the player for WASAPI: two examples..................................................27

8.1. Foo ar ....................................................................................................................27

8.2. JRiver ......................................................................................................................28

9. Configuring the player for ASIO: an example ...........................................................28

9.1. Foo ar ....................................................................................................................28

10. Interface Special Features ........................................................................................30

10.1. Precision oscillators...............................................................................................30

10.2. Asynchronous transfer mode ................................................................................30

10.3. Output connector choice .......................................................................................30

10.4. Powering the hiFace Two with an external power supply .....................................30

11. Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................31

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1. Connections

Figure 1

1) USB input. Connect directly to the US 3.0 or 2.0 or 1.1* port of a PC, Mac or Linux-

based computer, or use an US extender (A male to A female). In the latter, the extender

must be compliant with US 2.0 and less than 3m, otherwise the bus performance will

decrease and the correct operation of the interface will not be guaranteed. US type A

male connector

2) S/PDIF output. Connect to the DAC input with a 75 Ohms digital cable. RCA male

connector or NC 75 Ohms male connector.

* hi

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wo performance on US 1.1 are limited to 96kHz. Please note that 1.0 ports

won’t work.

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2. Connection to the host

ADVICE: Windows users must install the driver prior to connecting the hiFace to the

PC (please refer to section 5).

Please refer to section 1, “Connections”.

Connect the hi

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wo to the host US 2.0 port by inserting its US plug (Figure 1, 1)

into the host socket. If straight insertion is difficult or when in need of avoiding straight

insertion, an US 2.0 extender cable (A male to A female) can be used. Please avoid

using extenders more than 4m, to avoid invalidating the bus performance.

If your computer has a Windows operating system and a driver hasn’t been installed prior

connecting the hi

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wo, an error message may appear and you may need to

disconnect the hi

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wo and install the driver (see section 5.3).

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3. True plug’n’play operation with ac

Mac computers with OSX 10.6.4 and later have a native support for audio devices

compliant with US Audio Class 2.0. This means that the driver is already included in the

operating system and the user needs not to install anything: just connect the hi

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to your Mac and it will be immediately recognized by the OS and ready to use. Macs with

older OS need update to use the hi

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wo.

To use hi

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wo as output device for your Mac, you need to select it as default output

device from the Audio Control Panel (Preferences -> Sound) as shown in Figure 2:

Figure 2

After selecting hi

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wo, please check settings, particularly the output sampling

frequency (Figure 3): that setting forces the sampling frequency for the hi

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wo,

regardless the native sampling frequency of the various tracks being played back (to get

rid of such unease operation mode, you may want to use a player which automatically

changes this setting based on each track’s native sampling frequency, Like Sonic Studio’s

Amarra or PureMusic).

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Figure 3

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4. True plug’n’play operation with Linux

Linux has a native support for audio devices compliant with US Audio Class 2.0 based on

ALSA. This means that the driver is already included in the operating system and the user

needs not to install anything: just connect the hi

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wo to your PC with Linux and it will

be immediately recognized by the OS and ready to use. ALSA version needs to be 1.0.24

or later.

To use hi

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wo as output device, select it as default output device for the system or

for the player you’re using.

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5. Operation with iPad and Android-based tablets

iPad also supports US Audio Class 2.0. This means that it is possible to connect the

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wo to an iPad through the latter’s camera kit, which exports a high speed host

US port. The limited supply current required by the hi

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wo makes it possible to

power it even by the reduced current capabilities provided by the iPad.

Once the hi

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wo is connected, the iPad automatically set it as default output device.

Android tablets may potentially use the hi

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wo, provided they have a 2.0 or 1.1 US

host port capable of at least 100mA output current and ALSA or any other audio

management module compliant with US Audio Class 2.0. Please refer to the tablet’s

specification chart.

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