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Using CSA100 with a PC- (Windows)
The USB module requires a driver for Windows to recognize it.
The USB driver should be installed without the DAC USB connected to PC.
1.
Download USB Driver.
The USB driver can be found at this link:
http://www.amanero.com/drivers/combo384_drivers_xp_w7_w8_w10_1057.zip
!
You can also find a direct link to the driver at the product pages of DAC215 or CSA100
at the Copland Website.
2.
Unpack the downloaded package in a folder
3.
Run driver setup.
Note: When the driver is installed the PC will not describe the device as CSA100 but
as Amanero Combo module.
To verify that the PC has recognised the driver:
1.
Go to Settings / Control panel /
2.
Click Hardware and Sound
3.
Click”
Manage Audio Devices”.
“Amanero Technologies USB Driver”
appears as the
default device.
If “Amanero Combo
module” does not appears as the default device, enable it. A check mark
appears by the default selection.
4.
To select the sample rate: Double click “Amanero
USB Driver”
5.
Under
“Digital outputs properties” click “Advanced” and select the sample rate.
Media Players
A music player program to convert and organize your music collection and play it back is
useful to transfer music and media files to
folders on your computer’s hard drive, either by
converting the files from your CD collection “ripping”, or by purchasing files downloaded from
the internet.
Specialized programs can be used as media players, they are available from for example
Foobar (Windows), iTunes (Apple and Windows), J.River Media Center (Apple and Windows).