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    Ral-keb03 setup guide rev. 1.0 01/feb./2016 ratoc systems, inc. Www.Ratocsystems.Com osaka, japan.

  • Page 2: Index

    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 2 index 1. Introduction 1-1. Features 2. System requirements 2-1 pc running on windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 ( 32/64bit) 2-2 mac book with macos x 10.7 or newer 2-3 ios devices, iphone, ipad and ipod. 2-4. Android devices, phone or tablet. 2-5 stereo headphones,...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 3 5. Setting up mac/macos x 5-1. Connecting ral-keb03 to mac usb port 5-2. Setting 'sound effects' output to other devices than ral-keb03 5-3 setting ral-keb03 as an audio output 5-4. Setting up 'audio midi setup' application. 5-5. Launch and play itunes...

  • Page 4: 1. Introduction

    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 4 1. Introduction thank you for purchasing ral-keb03 portable usb_dac. We are confident that you will enjoy listening hi-res music at anywhere, outdoors and in home with your pc audio system, mac book, iphone, ipad, ipod, android phones and walkman. Ral-...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 5 1-1 features: usb_dac mode ●fully compatible with usb 2.0 (hs 480mbps) specifications. ●fully compatible with usb audio class 2.0. ●accepts dop standard 1.1 compliant dsd 11.2896/5.6448/2.8224mhz data and l-pcm 24bit/16bit: 384khz/352.8khz/192khz/176.4...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 6 optical digital input mode ●optical(toslink) digital audio input. ●accepts s/pdif l-pcm 2ch. Format. ●16bit/24bit 32khz, 44.1khz, 48khz, 88.2khz, 96khz, 176.4khz and 192khz. *** high-quality optical cable required to playback hi-rez music over 96khz. *...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 7 2. System requirements 2-1. Pc running on windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 32/64bits ● one usb 2.0 hs(480mbps) enabled host port. ●internet access to download usb audio 2.0 driver for windows. ●ral usb audio class 2.0 driver installation required. *** ral usb aud...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 8 2-3. Ios devices, iphone, ipad and ipod must use lightning equipped ios device and connect it to keb03 with bundled lightning to mini-b cable. Keb03 will not work properly with other cable. Compatible with: - lightning connector models. Ipod touch (5 t...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 9 [***important notice***] *1. The 2.5mm balanced output is not available at 3.5mm plug is being plugged in. Keb03 shuts down the power to the balanced amplifiers while 3.5mm stereo plug is plugged in. You must remove 3.5mm plug to use 2.5mm balanced out...

  • Page 10: 3. Package Contents

    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 10 3. Package contents ral-keb03 package includes: ● ral-keb03 : 1pcs. ●usb 2.0 cable ( usb-a to mini-b ) for usb_dac mode : 1pcs. ●usb-a to micro-b cable for charging : 1pcs. ●micro-b to mini-b usb otg cable for android device : 1pcs. (0.1m) ●lightning ...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 11 4. Front panel, rear panel layout 4-1. Front panel 4-1-1. Power & volume level power off : turn counter clock wise to 7 o'clock position and check click sound and lighting off pw/lb led. Power on: turn clock wise from 7 o'clock position and check clic...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 12 4-2. Rear panel 4-2-1. Usb digital audio stream input usb mini-b connector : compliant with usb 2.0 high-speed(480mbps) spec. And usb audio class 2 audio spec.. Keb03 also works as iap2 and usb audio class 2 compatible high speed (480mbps) device with...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 13 4-2-4. Leds 4-2-4-1 usb(green)/ opt(red) lights on red when succeeded to detect optical s/pdif digital data input. Lights on green when keb03 is configured successfully and ready to work as usb audio device. 4-2-4-2 pcm(green)/dsd(red) lights on red w...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 14 4-3. Select usb-dac mode or optical input mode. Keb03 has automated mode selection function to select digital input source, usb or optical s/pdif signal. The operation mode is selected as an optical digital input mode at power on default status. 4-3-1...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 15 5. Setting up mac/macos x 5-1. Connecting ral-keb03 to mac usb port getting started with setting up your mac/macos x 10.7 or newer. (1) turn off power and confirm optical cable is removed. And then turn on power. (2) connect ral-keb03 to mac usb port ...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 16 5-2. Setting 'sound effects' output to internal speakers click on the "sound effects" tab to prevent alerts and effect sounds such as "e-mail received notification sound" from being routed to audio system. Set play sound effects through 'internal spea...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 17 5-3. Setting ral-keb03 as an audio output click on the "output" tab and select "ratoc ral_keb03 audio out". This selection will route the sound from itunes or other audio applications to your audio system..

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 18 5-4. Setting up 'audio midi setup' application (1) if "audio midi setup" application is not found on dock, open the hard disk icon and open the "applications" folder. You can find the "audio midi setup" application at the "utilities" folder. (2) open ...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 19 5-5. Launch and play itunes or other music player application launch itunes or other music player application. Start it and select music file. You will listen and enjoy fine and clear sound from your audio system. To learn more about music player appl...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 20 6. Iphone, ipad, ipod with lightning to mini-b cable. Connections and operating instructions 1. Check pw/lb led of the front panel is lit off and confirm keb03 is in power_off state. 2. Connect headphone/earphone to audio out jacks at front panel. * 3...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 21 7. Setting up windows pc windows pc. This chapter describes the driver installation and setting on windows 7 as an example, these process is almost same on windows 10, 8.1 or 8.0. Getting started with setting up windows 7 ( 32bit or 64bit ) pc. 6-1. I...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 22 (7) click 'install' button at 'windows security' dialog box below and continue installing the driver. (8) windows security dialog box may be shown up again, if so, click 'install' to continue the installation. (9) connect ral-keb03 to your pc when the...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 23 (10) installshield wizard will complete. Click "finish". (11) open device manager window and check "ral usb 2.0 audio devices". Audio devices rex-keb03' will be shown up..

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 24 open "sound" at "control panel", ral_keb02ipl will be shown up..

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 25 -2. Uninstall ral-keb03 device driver if you failed in ral-keb03 driver installation or desire to remove it from your windows pc, uninstall it and re-install again. Follow the instructions below. (1) open 'control panel' and select 'programs and featu...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 26 (4) click "finish" at installshield window below. 8. Grade up setting for windows this chapter describes how to improve sound quality and tune up your pc to listen high fidelity and pure sound. Before installation of music player application or additi...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 27 8-1.Listen hd music with direct sound and kernel mixer (1) double click "ral-keb03 audio" at "playback" tab. Click "properties" button. You can change icon and device name as you like..

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 28 (2) click "advanced" tab and select sampling rate/bit rate corresponding to property of music files you like at "default format" box. Note) 24bit/88.2khz, 24bit/176.4khz, 24bit/352.8khz and 24bit/384khz are not shown up at the list box. This is the kn...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 29 8-2.Using wasapi mode, skip kernel mixer windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 includes this function. Once enabled, windows kernel mixer is bypassed and audio application can pass music data to audio drivers directly. ** itunes does not work with wasapi setting o...

  • Page 30: 9. Android Device.

    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 30 9. Android device. 9-1) connect android device and keb03 with otg cable ( micro to mini-b). *** android 5.0 or newer required. But implementation of usb audio class 2 compatible driver is depend on the vendor’s decision. 9-2)turn on keb03. 9-3)open ‘s...

  • Page 31: 10. Specifications

    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 31 inputs outputs 10. Specifications name dsd and high-reso pcm ready portable usb dac model number ral-keb03 terminals usb mini-b for usb_dac mode. Optical digital input ( toslink, s/pdif compatible ). Supported pc windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7.( 64 bit version...

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    Ral-keb03 user's guide rev. 1.00 01/feb./2016 32 - external dc power requirement: dc +4.75v to 6.0v regulated 0.5a minimum. Contact information ratoc systems, inc. 1-6-14 shikitsuhigashi naniwa-ku osaka city, japan 556-0012 url: www.Ratocsystems.Com int-support@ratocsystems.Com int-sales@ratocsystem...