Holo audio CYAN, User Manual

Page 1: ...HOLO AUDIO 青 CYAN DAC Preamp Headphone Amplifier User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ing DSD data the internal will automatically convert to PCM and then perform digital analog conversion Due to SRC capacity limitations the maximum can only receive DSD256 Optional DSD module The internal source digital analog conversion mode is DSD mode When receiving PCM data it will be automatically converted into DSD and then digitally simulated Since the DSD cannot perform digital volume contr...

Page 3: ...OAXIAL2 OPTICAL AES PCM 44 1 192K 24bit DSD 64X DOP USB PCM 44 1 384K 32bit DSD 64 256X DOP DSD 64 256X Native with PCM Module DSD 64 512X Native with DSD Module I2S PCM 44 1 384k 32bit DSD 64 256X with PCM Module DSD 64 512X with DSD Module ...

Page 4: ...load Low resistance Balanced 1600mW 32Ohm load High resistance Single Ended 180mW 300Ohm load High resistance Balanced 720mW 300Ohm load Dimensions 260x281 55mm WxLxH Does not include protruding parts Weight 5kg 11 Pounds Power input configurable see the bottom label of the machine 220 230V 50 60Hz 2A fuse type 5x20mm SB 2A 110 115V 50 60Hz 4A fuse type 5x20mm SB 4A Power consumption 30W Accessori...

Page 5: ...is the high impedance headphone output Not lit for line output Oversampling mode indicator red for oversampling OS and green for non oversampling NOS Balanced HP input Single ended HP input Head phone output indicator Low resistance red LED high resistance green LED Oversampling mode indicator Display Multi function knob ...

Page 6: ...Rear Panel AC Power Input Digital Signal Input Analog Signal Output ...

Page 7: ...Remote Control Mute Display Brightness Digital Input Volume up Volume down Analog Output Sampling mode ...

Page 8: ...igital volume attenuation function is turned off this is the through mode Digital input settings Select the digital source signal in USB I2S COAX AES OPT Analog output settings LINE Line output output on the single ended and balanced line ports on the rear panel HP LO Headphone low impedance output single ended and balanced headphone output port on the front panel for headphones below 100 ohms HP ...

Page 9: ...he maximum support would be DSD512 and is due to the fact that SRC is not required and all DSD is processed via the discrete DSD module See details below Mode Input Format Internal SRC PCM No SRC DSD Convert DSD to PCM PCM Oversampled to 352 8K or 384K PCM DSD Convert DSD to PCM PCM Convert PCM to DSD DSD No SRC PCM Oversampled to DSD256 DSD Convert PCM to DSD Cyan PCM NOS mode OS mode Cyan DSD NO...

Page 10: ...tempt to use HDMI devices with I2S Devices as damage may occur ie bluray player TV etc NOTE Always have both devices powered off when plugging in or unplugging HDMI I2S cables Pin PCM DSD 1 I2S_DATA DSD_DATA_L 2 GND GND 3 I2S_DATA DSD_DATA_L 4 I2S_BCK DSD_BCK 5 GND GND 6 I2S_BCK DSD_BCK 7 I2S_LRCK DSD_DATA_R 8 GND GND 9 I2S_LRCK DSD_DATA_R 10 I2S_MCLK DSD_MCLK 11 GND GND 12 I2S_MCLK DSD_MCLK 13 NC...

Page 11: ... 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 When 青 Cyan is connected to the computer via USB the Windows system will display a notification that the new hardware is found and the driver installation failed Ple...

Page 12: ...her 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 Install Installation is in progress ...

Page 13: ...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: ...device on Windows At this time you need to set it up to use the green as the default playback device for Windows Right click on the sound icon in the desktop status bar click to select Play Device P or press the P button on the keyboard to enter the playback device control panel as shown below In the sound playback directory make the output device settings click to select Speaker XMOS USB Audio th...

Page 15: ...ings 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: ...et 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 Click Save ...

Page 17: ...ork 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 It is recommended to install it with the default settings until it is completed Click to open the foobar2000 installation file Click the NEXT button to continue the installation ...

Page 18: ...tallation 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: ...ll 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 button and the Foobar 2000 installation is complete ...

Page 20: ...installation After the installation is complete click the OK button to make the installation take effect The application change program will ask to restart the Foobar 2000 prompt dialog and click the confirm button 1 Install the foo_input_sacd file and install it with the default settings until it is complete The prompt dialog box shown on the left will pop up during installation Click the Yes but...

Page 21: ...00 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 File to select Preferences or press CTRL P to open the preference interface With the path Playback Output select the output device as DSD ASIO HoloAudio ASIO Driver as shown and then click the Apply button ...

Page 22: ...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 100 Note When playing DSD the output volume of the system volume synthesizer in the task bar at the bottom of the computer must be 100 Click on the volume icon in the circle in the taskbar right click open the volume synthesizer M to view and operate ...