- With Nova and computer in the off position, connect the USB cable to the computer.
- Turn on the Nova.
- Turn on computer. (these sequences may or may not always matter, but we’ve found this to be the safest order.)
- Right click on to the volume (speaker icon) on the bottom right of your screen. Click “adjust audio properties”
- Under the “Audio” tab you will see “Sound Playback…Audio Device” Selected “USB Audio Device” from the drop down box and hit apply.
- Some computers figure out what you’re doing and default to that position anyway. Click OK at the bottom of the window.
- Launch the music program….iTunes®, Foobar®, Windows Media Player®, Rhapsody®, etc…etc..
- Leave the computer and iTunes or used program at MAX volume.
Notes:
If possible, leave the Nova on. It doesn’t draw much energy and when you turn it off it will drop the music program and you may have to follow steps above again or reboot your computer. Once you get good at steps 1-3 above it’s a snap if you want to turn off the Nova..
Music server programs like iTunes® and Windows Media player® sometimes have a mind of their own. If you’re locked on to the USB Audio DAC signal but get no sound it almost always means your music server program dropped the signal and you have to reboot the program.
Keep in mind we’re dealing with computers. You might get a signal dropout on a rare occasion or you might pick up a brief spurious noise from the computer’s processor or power supply; but these should be pretty easy to deal with. We’ll try to put more helpful hints on our website soon.
More information about Computer Audio on our website :: Decco
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