Luxman DA-250 User manual

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For LUXMAN D/A Converter
Windows/Mac-ready USB Driver
Installation Manual
⿟Recommended PC conditions for Windows and Mac
Compatible models: DA-06, DA-250, DA-150, DA-200, DA-100, D-08u, D-06u, D-05u, D-N150, D-03X
(As of March 2020)
Caution
When using a Windows operating system, you must ensure that you have downloaded and installed the driver soft-
ware before using a USB cable to connect the PC to the D/A converter.
When using a Mac operating system, the driver software is required when using Bulk Pet transmission mode when
connecting a Mac to either the D-N150 or D-03X.
■License agreement conditions
• The provided software is copyrighted by LUXMAN CORPORATION (hereafter referred to as LUXMAN) and LUXMAN is
the original rights holder.
• The provided software can only be used for the purpose of controlling a LUXMAN product, and that product must use
the corresponding provided software.
• When the provided software is used, the restrictions, precautions and recommendations apply for each provided soft-
ware type. This is clearly stated and should be observed.
• Modification, adaption and analysis for reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembling, etc. of all or any part of the
provided software is strictly prohibited.
• Distribution via communication lines, transfer, sale, lending and license of the provided software to any and all third par-
ties after duplication of the software on any disks, magnetic tape, USB memory, etc. is strictly prohibited.
• LUXMAN, LUXMAN sales companies, distributors, contracted dealers and the original rights holder of the provided soft-
ware assume no responsibility for any damage, loss or the like that is caused by combining the provided software with
any devices or programs other than those specified in the restrictions, precautions and similarly clearly stated terms in
this service manual or caused by altering the provided software.
• LUXMAN, LUXMAN sales companies, distributors, contracted dealers and the original rights holder of the provided soft-
ware assume no assurance responsibility or liability for the provided software.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
Memory: 2 GB or more
OS: Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Mac OS X v10.10 (Yosemite)
OS X v10.11 (El Capitan)
macOS v10.12 (Sierra)
macOS v10.13 (High Sierra)
macOS v10.14 (Mojave)
macOS v10.15 (Catalina)
AG00021F03I

1. Load the installation software CD supplied with the
product. Display the contents of the CD and dou-
ble-click the "LUXMAN_Audio Driver" folder to open it.
When installing driver software downloaded from
LUXMAN's website, double-click the downloaded
compressed file (ZIP format) to open it.
Execute this task for the DA-250, DA-150, D-N150
and D-03X, since the CD software installer is not sup-
plied with these products.
2. Double-click the downloaded, uncompressed driver
file to start installation.
LUXMAN_Audio.exe
If a dialog box is displayed to confirm the approval of
changes to your computer, click the "Approve" or
"Yes" button to move forward.
3. Select the language to be displayed on the installation
screen of this driver and click the "OK" button.
4. Read the displayed explanation and then click the
"Next" button.
5. Confirm the license agreement for this driver, select
"I accept the terms in the license agreement" and
click the "Next" button.
6. Click the "Install" button.
7. If a dialog box is displayed again during installation,
click the "Install" or "Continue" button to move for-
ward.
For Windows 7
8. When the installation completion screen is displayed,
click the "Finish" button to complete the installation.
Driver Installation <for Windows>

After completing the driver installation, the first connection
between the PC and the D/A converter or CD/SACD
player via USB enables the driver to be automatically
configured.
After the driver for the connected USB equipped D/A
converter or CD/SACD player is successfully configured,
you will see that the connected product’s model name is
displayed as a playback device in the "Playback" menu of
the "Sound" section of the "Control Panel" in Windows
OS.
Example: If the connected product is DA-06, select
"LUXMAN DA-06" as the playback device.
Connection to PC <for Windows>

When playing back audio via a D/A converter connected
to a PC using music playback software such as Windows
Media Player, select the connected model name as the
playback device in the "Playback" menu under "Sound" in
the "Control Panel" and click the "Set Default" button.
Example: If the connected product is DA-06, select
"LUXMAN DA-06" as the playback device.
If you would like ONLY audio files to be played back from
the output of the D/A converter connected to your PC,
using music playback software* applicable to Windows
OS exclusively, select a device other than the connected
model from the playback devices described above with
the "Set Default" button. In this case, the Windows alert
sounds (alarm, incoming mail tone, etc.) selected in the
"Sound" tab will NOT be played via the connected USB
equipped D/A converter or CD/SACD player.
* Examples of playback software applicable to Windows
exclusive mode include the following:
foobar2000, HQ Player and LUXMAN Audio Player
If the "Properties" button is pressed while selecting a con-
nected product on the left of the screen, the settings for
the connected D/A converter may be changed.
Under "Advanced", the sample rate (sampling frequency)
and bit depth (quantization bit count) can be selected in
shared mode and adjusted for playback using Windows
Media Player and the like.
Caution
When 384000 Hz is displayed in the list box for
"Default Format", audio files with the 384000 Hz
sample rate will not be available because of the lim-
itations of Windows OS, even if that sample rate is
selected. Be sure to select a sampling frequency of
192000 Hz or less; then click the "OK" button when
adjusting the settings.
• Control panel configuration
During music playback, the audio may be interrupted, or
noise may be generated, due to an underperforming PC.
In this case, the problem may be resolved by opening the
"LUXMAN Audio Driver Control Panel" in the "Control
Panel" and increasing the buffer size using the slider.
Windows Setting

With the D-N150 and D-03X, the transmission mode can
be switched between Isochronous and Bulk Pet.
Set the transmission mode and pattern in the "LUXMAN
Audio Driver Control Panel", accessible from the Windows
"Control Panel".
The default setting after driver installation is "Isochronous".
Also, several data transmission patterns are available for
Bulk Pet.
For details on Bulk Pet transmission, refer to the URL
below:
https://www.itf.co.jp/prod/audio_solution/bulk-pet/bulk-pet-en
Transmission Mode Setting <for Windows>

Install this driver when you would like to use the Bulk Pet
transmission mode with the D-N150 and D-03X models
connected to a computer using Mac OS.
1. When using a driver downloaded from LUXMAN's
website, unzip the downloaded file.
Double-click LUXMAN_Audio.pkg to start installation.
2. Read the displayed explanation; then click the
"Continue" button.
3. Confirm the license agreement for this driver; then
click the "Continue" button.
4. Click the "Agree" button.
5. Click the "Install" button.
After quitting all other running applications, click the
"Continue Installation" button.
6. Enter your Mac username and the password.
7. When the installation completion screen is displayed,
click the "Restart" button to complete the installation.
Driver Installation <for Mac>