Only the fastest 801.11AC connections can sustain flawless audio streaming at all sampling rates and resolutions supported by the PlayPoint. If you are using Wi-Fi wireless connections, make sure that all devices are connected using the 801.11AC standard. Make sure that you are using Gigabit Ethernet hardware - switches, routers and CAT6 cables. Try to connect the PlayPoint and the computer running HQPlayer to the same Ethernet switch or router. Your network connection is not fast enough or it is unreliable. HQPlayer can stream music to the PlayPoint, but there are interruptions or static noise. This setting controls the data exchange format between HQPlayer, NAA and the PlayPoint and it has no effect on your actual speaker configuration. Open the HQPlayer Settings window and select 7.1 channel configuration. Multichannel playback works with multichannel DACs, but there are audible periodic clicking sounds. Make sure all settings match the screenshots above. You should see the three color icons on the top of the PlayPoint Home screen. Restart the PlayPoint and wait for the home screen to appear. Make sure the DAC USB cable is connected and the DAC is turned on. It is located 3 screens down from the PlayPoint Home screen. You can find the IP address on the PlayPoint Network Configuration screen. Make sure that the PlayPoint is connected to your home network and has a valid IP address. exaSound is not listed in the Device dropdown on the HQPlayer Settings screen. HQPlatyer is unable to find the PlayPoint. We recommend using DirectSDM for your first tests.Īt this point you should be able to play some music. 44.1-base files will use 44.1-base DSD rates and 48-base files will use 48-base DSD rates. The combined effect of the two settings will allow for smart output rate selection. This setting is used together with the new " Auto" selection for output rate in the HQPlayer main window.
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This lowers the CPU load considerably when upsampling to DSD256, while having practically the same technical performance.Īnother setting lowering CPU load has been introduced in the HQPlayer 3.13 release - " Auto rate family". We suggest using poly-sinc-2s oversampling in the SDM Defaults. If you are using a multichannel DAC, make sure that Channels is set to 7.1. If you are using a stereo DAC, set the channel configuration to 2.0. Open the Settings Window and adjust all settings as shown on the screenshot below. If you've changed the network settings during the initial setup of the PlayPoint, you need to restart it before connecting to the HQPlayer. Important precondition for using the PlayPoint with HQPlayer is to have working network connection when the PlayPoint is powered on. You need to see the three icons before continuing to the next steps.
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The three color icons on the top indicate that the PlayPoint has a network connection, an exaSound DAC is connected to the PlayPoint and the playback engine is running. Power on the PlayPoint and wait for the Home screen to appear. Make sure that the computer running HQPlayer and the PlayPoint are connected to the same network segment. If you are an experienced user, follow the PlayPoint Quick Start Guide.Ĭonnect the exaSound PlayPoint to the home network.
#Hqplayer how to use manual#
If you haven't done so, follow the instructions from the PlayPoint Owner's Manual for initial setup of your PlayPoint.
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The NAA is developed by Signalyst and customised for seamless use on the PlayPoint.
#Hqplayer how to use software#
You will find the downloads links on the Signalyst website - See the HQPlayer Quick Start Guide - The exaSound PlayPoint uses an audio streaming software called Network Audio Adapter (NAA) to communicate with HQPlayer.
#Hqplayer how to use install#
This step-by-step guide illustrates how to configure HQPlayer for use with the exaSound PlayPoint.ĭownload and install HQPlayer.