AIRPULSE A100 - USB Input Mode Setup; Setting PC as Audio Output Device

A100
ACTIVE S P EAKE R S YST EM
A100
ACTIVE S P EAK ER S YST EM
1. Press the “USB” buon on the remote control or press the “VOLUME / INPUT”
buon on the rear panel of the acve speaker to select USB input mode, LED
indicator on the acve speaker will display “USB”.
hp://www.airpulseaudio.com/service.html
USB
USB
USB
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VOLUME / INPUT
VOLU ME / INPUT
Or
Sound
Play Record Sound Communication
Select the follow player to change setting
Speaker
Default device
2-XMOS USB Audio
ApplyCancel
Set as Default Properties Configuration
Confirm
USB Input Mode
USB interface chip in the A100 is a XMOS chip commonly used by high-end audio
equipments. Aer being connected to PC, USB interface will directly extract and play
back digital audio signal in a manner similar to the “USB external sound card”, to avoid
sound degradaon and dynamic range compression caused by digital-to-analog
conversion of PC sound card, and to ensure the restoraon of original sound quality.
USB connecng cable
(B type)
* PCM audio signals (44.1KHz/48KHz/96KHz/192KHz) only funcons in USB mode.
* If connecng the speakers to a PC, driver program must be installed first for system
to perform properly.
* USB driver in Mac operang system supports USB Audio Class 1 and Class 2 audio
transmission by default, therefore driver program installaon is not needed.
Install the special driver program (only for Windows)
Please install the special driver program on the PC before connecng the PC to this
product.
1. Download and extract the special driver program “A100 USB Driver” in the following
website:
2. Install the driver program “A100 USB Driver” on the PC.
Please refer to the download page or the following link for driver program details:
hps://www.xmos.com/support/usb-audio-driver-support
3. Aer installaon is complete, exit from all applicaons.
USB Input Mode
Connect Windows PC already installed with USB driver or Apple Mac to the speakers
using USB connecng cable.
Connect PC to speakers
Set this product as the audio output device of PC
For Windows users, please open “Control panel” → “Sound” → “Play” → “Set as
Default” Tab to set “XMOS USB Audio” as the current audio output device.
2. Set this product as the audio output device of PC
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