U46DJ (Revision B, since mid 2006) v1.039

This driver can be used under Windows XP or with 32-bit versions of Windows Vista. The following text first explains the installation under Windows XP, followed by installation under Windows Vista 32-bit, each in a different section. Please only check the corresponding section for your operating system.

Installation under Windows XP

Note that this driver requires the hardware Revision B of U46DJ (selling from mid 2006). Most (but not all) units with Revision B have a serial number that begins with ESJ060 (shown on the underside of the product). To identify which revision you have exactly, you can connect U46DJ to your computer without installing any driver. Temporarily disconnect all other USB devices (except keyboard & mouse if you need them). Then goto Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager and check the number of new entries after installing U46DJ. If there is one USB Audio Device entry like shown on this picture ...

... you can install and use this driver. Your hardware is Revision B. If there are two USB Audio Device entries listed like shown on this picture ...

... you cannot use this driver. Your hardware is Revision A. After testing, you can re-connect other USB devices again. Disconnect U46DJ following this test.

Before the actual installation, download and unzip the driver file. Make sure that U46DJ is not connected to your computer before you install the driver. Then launch setup.exe from the unzipped folder. You will then see a dialog as shown on the following picture.

Click Next. You can define the target directory for the installation in the following dialog.

Confirm it with Next. The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown below.

Confirm this with Next. During the following process you will see a Software Installation dialog box that asks you for confirmation to install the driver software that looks like this:

Confirm any such dialog with Continue Anyway even if it gets displayed multiple times. You will then be prompted to connect the hardware in the dialog shown below.

Plug in U46DJ but do not click Next yet. Instead, wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation. During the actual driver installation, you will see the following Hardware Installation dialog box:

Confirm any such dialog with Continue Anyway even if it gets displayed multiple times. Once Windows shows no further messages, you can finish the installation by clicking Next in the U46 Audio Driver Setup dialog shown above. The installation is now finished and you can start using U46DJ in your applications.

Installation under Windows Vista

Note that this driver requires the hardware Revision B of U46DJ (selling from mid 2006). Most (but not all) units with Revision B have a serial number that begins with ESJ060 (shown on the underside of the product). To identify which revision you have exactly, you can connect U46DJ to your computer without installing any driver. Temporarily disconnect all other USB devices (except keyboard & mouse if you need them). Then goto Control Panel and open the Device Manager under System and check the number of new entries after installing U46DJ. If there is one U46DJ entry like shown on this picture ...

... you can install and use this driver. Your hardware is Revision B. If there are two U46DJ entries listed like shown on this picture ...

... you cannot use this driver. Your hardware is Revision A. After testing, you can re-connect other USB devices again. Disconnect U46DJ following this test.

Before the actual installation, download and unzip the driver file. Make sure that U46DJ is not connected to your computer before you install the driver. Then launch setup.exe from the unzipped folder. When launching the installation, Windows Vista might prompt a security message. Make sure to allow the installation. You will then see a dialog as shown on the following picture.

Click Next. You can define the target directory for the installation in the following dialog.

Confirm it with Next. The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown below.

Confirm this with Next. During the following process you will see a Windows Security dialog box that asks you for confirmation to install the driver software that looks like this:

Confirm any such dialog with Install even if it gets displayed multiple times. You will then be prompted to connect the hardware in the dialog shown below.

Plug in U46DJ but do not click Next yet. Instead, wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation. You can monitor this in the task notification area where Windows Vista informs that the driver is installed via a bubble message box.

Once Windows shows no further messages, you can finish the installation by clicking Next in the U46 Audio Driver Setup dialog shown above. The installation is now finished and you can start using U46DJ in your applications.

More about U46DJ

• Product Description
• Knowledge Base / FAQ
• Product Pictures
• Datasheet as PDF