naim DAC-V1 Streaming Audio Instruction Manual
- June 25, 2024
- naim
Table of Contents
DAC-V1 Driver installation
DAC-V1 Streaming Audio
Your DAC-V1 will automatically be picked up by Windows 7 and 8 as a basic USB
audio device however to enjoy the advanced functionality of the product we
recommend that you install the specific Naim DAC-V1 drivers and configure the
Windows sound device options correctly, this will enable the playback of audio
files of up to 384kHz / 24bit and allow bit perfect playback with audio
applications that are able to access the playback device directly (e.g. via
WASAPI) – for details on correctly configuring the Windows playback device
settings please see the separate document ‘Basic setup of Windows 7 for use
with the Naim DAC-V1’.
Should you have multiple user accounts on your PC then you will need to
install the driver for every user account on which you wish to use the
advanced functionality of the Naim DAC-V1.
If you have earlier drivers installed then we would strongly suggest removing
/ deleting them and then disconnecting the DAC-V1 before installing a later
driver package – this will ensure that the latest drivers are picked up when
the DAC-V1 is next connected.
To install the Naim DAC-V1 drivers, please ensure you have the latest drivers
package from the “Manuals and Downloads” tab of the DAC-V1 product page on the
Naim Audio website ( www.NaimAudio.com ). Once
you have the drivers installer executable copied to your computer please run
the driver installer by double clicking the drivers installer icon (or right
click the icon and selecct “Open”).
The drivers installer will start up and you will be presented with the typical
software installation dialog as below which informs you what you are about to
install. Please select the “Next” button to continue with the installation or
the “Cancel” button to abort the installation. Please carefully read the
licence agreement and – if you agree with the terms of that licence agreement
– select the “I accept the terms in the Licence Agreement” checkbox and then
select the “Next” button to continue with the installation or select the
“Cancel” button to abort the installation. The installation of the custom Naim
DAC-V1 driver will proceed. Windows will ask you to confirm that you wish to
install the specific device driver – if you wish to install the driver then
please select the “Install” button. Once the driver has been completely
installed you will see the above confirmation dialog and you can then simply
select “Finish” to exit the installer.
You can now connect and power on your Naim DAC-V1 and the new driver will be
loaded and associated with your unit.