NuForce DAC-80 User manual

DAC80
A class leading DAC for your home system
Hardware manual
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Downloading DAC80 drivers
1. Please visit www.optoma.com
2. Choose the appropriate site to your local area
3. On site choose SOUND- Home stereo- DAC80
4. Please click on “Downloads” (above main image on page)
5. Please save zipped file on your computer. Please note: speed of download may vary.
6. Please extract zip and save driver on your computer
7. Left click START menu
8. Open “My Computer”
9. Locate “Search” window at top right hand side of the screen
10. In Search window type “System32” and locate folder
11. Drag and drop driver to “Drivers” folder

1. On bottom right side of desktop find
Sound Settings (Circled in yellow)
2. Please Right click
3. On Sound Setting menu, left click on SPDIF
OUT Nuforce Async USB audio 192HS
4. Right click On SPDIF OUT and choose
Properties
5. On Properties, left click on Advanced.
6. From drop down menu (middle) choose the
resolution settings most suitable.
7. We recommend that the resolution will be set
to 2 channel, 24bit, 192000 Hz. Please see
photo 4.
Connect computer to DAC80 follow steps described on page below

DAC80 connection guide
The DAC80 is providing users three different connections.
Please take time to study their chart below in order to get the best sound from your sources.
Type Input Ideal for Max. resolution
Digital Coax High end CD player 192kHz / 24 Bits
Digital Optical DVD players, game
consoles, TV set-top boxes
192kHz / 24 Bits
Digital USB-B type For connection to desktop
and laptops
192kHz / 24 Bits
Compatible formats and resolutions
Formats
The DAC80 is designed to play PCM files.
Common Files types
MP3, M4a (ATRAC), M4b, AIFF, AAC, ALAC, WAV, WMA, WMA-Lossless, FLAC.
Resolutions
32Kb, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
At 16 and 24bits
The DAC80 will not be able to play LPCM movie sound files from the likes of DVD or Blu Ray titles.
The DAC80 is not designed to play DSD files. In some instances the DSD files may be played due to the media playing
software that are used on the computer.
Please visit our websites for more product information.
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