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M2TECH
YOUNG
384
K
H
Z
/32BIT DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
USER MANUAL
REV. 1.0 – 11/2010
YOUNG
384
H
z
/32bit digital-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
REVISION 1.o – NOVEMBER 2010
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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 SB cable less than 3m is used: CEI EN
55022:2009 Class B (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).
By 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 Snc di Manunta & Marino.
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 YOUNG. What you have is a first-rate digital-to-analog converter
with many unique features conceived to obtain the best audio performance out of a music
file.
Even if getting music out of a PC or a Mac is nowadays quite simple, much harder is to
obtain the best sonic performance from it, due to intrinsic limits in SB 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.
YOUNG overcomes all the limits of usual SB digital-to-analog converters by implementing
the latest generation hi
F
ace technology, which uses proprietary drivers and asynchronous
data transfer, along with a sophisticated electronic design.
YOUNG features a comprehensive set of input connections which suit virtually all digital
sources around.
We feel that your expectations will be fulfilled by YOUNG: you’ll hear your CD’s, DVD’s and
music files in a way like never before, prepare for a whole new experience!
Nadia Marino, CEO
Please annotate here your YOUNG serial number for future reference:
S/N: ____________________________________
Date of purchase: _________________________
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/32bit digital-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
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INDEX
1. npacking and placing the unit........................................................................................5
2. Front Panel ......................................................................................................................6
3. Back Panel.......................................................................................................................7
4. Connecting and powering the unit ...................................................................................8
5. Driver Installation .............................................................................................................9
5.1. Obtaining the driver ...................................................................................................9
5.2. Installing the driver on a Windows-based PC............................................................9
5.2.1. Automatic (guided) installation...........................................................................9
5.2.2. Manual installation ............................................................................................11
5.3. Installing the driver on a Mac ..................................................................................12
5.4. nistalling the driver................................................................................................14
5.4.1. ninstalling the driver on a Windows-based PC after installation with
setup32.exe or setup64.exe .......................................................................................14
5.4.2. Manually uninstalling the driver on a Windows-based PC ................................14
5.4.3. ninstalling the driver on a Mac........................................................................15
6. Configuring the computer to use the Young...................................................................16
6.1. Configuring a PC with Windows XP ........................................................................16
6.1.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows XP................................................16
6.1.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows XP .........................................17
6.1.3. sing Young in both Kernel Streaming and Direct Sound mode. .....................17
5.2. Configuring a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7...............................................18
6.2.1. Configuring for Direct Sound with Windows Vista or Windows 7 ......................18
6.2.2. Configuring for Kernel Streaming with Windows Vista or Windows 7 ...............19
6.2.3. Configuring for WASAPI with Windows Vista or Windows 7.............................19
6.3. Configuring a Mac ...................................................................................................19
7.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................20
7.2. Winamp and MediaMonkey.....................................................................................20
8. Configuring the player for WASAPI: an example ...........................................................22
8.1. FooBar ....................................................................................................................22
9. sing a power supply different from the standard one...................................................23
10. Cleaning the unit..........................................................................................................23
11. Tips on using the SB input ........................................................................................23
12. Technical Specifications ..............................................................................................24
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1. Unpacking and placing the unit
Place the carton box on a table and open it by removing or cutting the adhesive tape.
Extract the foam upper cover. You should find the following items:
• one Young DAC;
• one wall adapter;
• one A-B SB cable;
• a sheet with indications about how to obtain this manual and the drivers.
Should one or more items be missing, please contact your dealer or local distributor.
Extract the Young from the foam container and place it on a stable base, far from heat
sources. Avoid the direct sunlight on the unit. Allow for enough room around the unit for
venting. The Young is a high efficiency design so little heat is produced during normal
operation; anyway, it’s better allow for adequate venting. Avoid smoke, humidity, moisture
and water from reaching the unit.
Do not place the unit on thick carpets or inside a box or piece of furniture, or in close
contact with curtains.
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2. Front Panel
1
2
3
Figure 1
1) Standby button. Press this button to put the unit into standby. When in standby, the
unit is silent and the display is off. Standby ends when this button or the input selection
button is pressed.
2) Input selection button. Press this button to change the selected input. Inputs are
selected sequentially by consecutively pressing this button.
3) Display. Multifunction three digits led matrix display. When selecting the input, it shows
the selected input. During normal operation, it indicated the sampling frequency of the
music program being decoded. A dash indicates the loss of lock.
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3. Back Panel
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15-18V
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USB 2.0
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6
7
8
9
10
11
Figure 2
4) Right channel analog output. Connect to right channel of the amplifier or preamplifier
input. RCA female connector.
5) Left channel analog output. Connect to left channel of the amplifier or preamplifier
input. RCA female connector.
6) AES/EBU digital input. Accepts AES/EB datastreams in either professional or
consumer format. XLR female connector.
7, 8) S/PDIF digital inputs. Accept S/PDIF datastreams. RCA and true 75 Ohms BNC
female connectors
9) Toslink
T
optical digital input. Optical input for Toslink
TM
cables. Toslink
TM
connector.
10) USB 2.0 input. Connect to a PC or MacIntosh with an SB 2.0 compliant A-B cable.
SB 2.0 B female connector.
11) Power supply input. Connect the wall adaptor provided with the unit or any other
power supply capable of 15-18V/500mA. 5.5mm/2.1mm supply jack (female, tip is
positive).
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4. Connecting and powering the unit
Please refer to section 3, “Back Panel Description”.
Connect the “B” plug of a 2.0 SB A-B cable to the SB connector (Figure 2, 10) of the
Young.
Connect the “A” plug of the cable to a 2.0 SB port of your computer.
Connect two interconnects to the analog outputs of the Young (Figure 2, 4/5) and to the
input of your amplifier/preamplifier.
Connect digital cables from your digital sources (CD player, DAT tape recorder,
DAB/DVB/sat tuner) to the Young’s digital inputs (Figure 2, 6-9).
Connect the power supply or any other 15-18V/500mA power supply to the supply
connector (Figure 2, 11) of the Young. The Young will activate.
If a driver hasn’t been installed on your computer, an automatic driver installation wizard
may appear.
Note: If you want to avoid the automatic driver installation, please connect the
Young to the computer after manually installing the driver (see section 5).
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5. Driver installation
5.1. Obtaining the driver
The drivers for the Young are available on the M2Tech website, in the download page
(www.m2tech.biz/download.asp). Download the driver you need for your computer and
operating system. Windows drivers are contained in zip files, Mac drivers are contained in
dmg files encapsulated in zip files.
5.2. Installing the driver on a Windows-based PC
Create a temporary folder in the hard disk of your computer (you can even create it on the
desktop). Then, double-click on the zip file to open it. Select and drag all files in the
temporary folder: this automatically unzips all files.
5.2.1. Automatic (guided) installation
Apply power to the Young and connect it to the PC. Following the negotiation process, the
driver installation wizard is automatically launched. Select the option “Not now”, as in
Figure 3.
Figure 3
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Click on the button to proceed. A window appears as shown in figure 4:
Figure 4
Choose automatic installation (as recommended) and proceed to next step. Indicate the
folder where you have previously unzipped the driver and proceed to installation. The
window shown in figure 5 will appear:
Figure 5
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