DCS Bartok - Selecting the Bartók DAC as Your Audio Output Device

dCS Bartók DAC User Manual Software Issue 1.0x
February 2019
Bartok DAC Manual v1_0x Page 24 English version
Selecting the Bartók DAC as your Audio Output device
Whichever program you are using to play your music, your computer may not automatically select the
Bartók DAC as the preferred playback device. Once you have connected the DAC and switched it on,
you can correct this as follows:
Mac OSX
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- Open Finder, click on the Go tab and select Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. Select
dCS Bartok DAC USB … from the list on the left-hand side, right-click on it, and choose “Use this
device for sound output” from the drop down list. Set the Format to 384000.0Hz and 2ch-24bit
Integer. Close Audio MIDI Setup.
Windows 10
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/ Windows 8.1
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/ Windows 7
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- Go to Start > Control Panel > Sound. In the
Playback panel, right-click dCS Bartok DAC Audio and choose Set as Default Communication
Device. Click the Enhancements tab and check Disable all enhancements. Select the Advanced
tab, choose 24 bit, 384000 Hz (Studio Quality) from the drop-down box. Check the 2 boxes under
Exclusive Mode, click OK and OK again to close the Sound panel.
Open your streaming program, select the Bartok DAC in the Options or Preferences panel and play
some music.
If the USB1 input stops responding and cannot be found by the PC, it may be that the
USB firmware has been corrupted. This can happen if the USB connection is not secure
while playing a track. Disconnect the USB cable, change the Unit Settings > USB Class
setting, then change it back and re-connect the USB cable. This will usually solve the
problem.