Owner's Manual

PRE35 Prisma Preamplifier User Guide12
PRE35
WiSA Loudspeakers
Power Amplifier
Digital optical source
Digital optical cable
Digital coax source
Digital coax cable
XLR cable XLR cable
Phono RCA cable
Balanced analogue
source
Unbalanced analogue
source
USB-A to USB-B cable
PC/Mac
CONNECTING DIRECT SOURCES
These methods of playing music from the PRE35 involve
connecting the source to the PRE35 via a cable, and don’t
require Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Bluetooth.
To play music from a source
Connect the source via a suitable cable:
Balanced analogue XLR cable
Unbalanced analogue Phono RCA cable
Digital optical source Digital optical cable
Digital source Digital coax cable
Select the source from the front panel, or using the
remote control.
If you have a phone or tablet on the same Wi-Fi network
as the PRE35 you can also use the Prisma app to select
and control sources.
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To use the PRE35 as a PC/Mac sound output device
Connect the Mac or PC to the PRE35 via a USB-A to
USB-B cable.
PC
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 (32/64-bit) is required. You
need to install the Primare xmos audio driver, available on
primare.net.
Macintosh
OSX 10.4 or later is recommended. No driver is required.
Connect the computer’s USB port to the USB B input on
the PRE35 using a USB A to USB B cable.
The PRE35 will then appear as a sound output device
called PRE35 in the Sound control panel (PC) or Sound
system preferences panel (Macintosh).
Select the PC/MAC source on the PRE35.
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Select the PRE35 as the sound output device in the
Mac Sound system preferences panel or the PC Sound
control panel.
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