MinimWatch - how to install on QNAP NAS drive

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To install MinimStreamer or check whether it is already installed, do the following:

1) Open the MinimServer configuration web page. On a QNAP NAS, you can do this by clicking the MinimServer icon on the QNAP home screen or by selecting Open for the MinimServer app in App Center.

2) If MinimStreamer is installed, you will see this as the second line on the page:
MinimStreamer 2.0.12, Copyright © 2012-2023 Simon Nash. All rights reserved.

3) If you don't see this line, select the MinimStreamer tab and click the Install button. MinimStreamer should install and restart MinimServer when installation is complete.

MinimWatch is an older configuration and control interface that runs on a PC or Mac, not on the QNAP. For most configuration tasks, it is easier and better to use the MinimServer configuration web page.

MinimServer supports DSD256 and DSD512, so it is likely to be your DAC that is not able to play these. You can use MinimStreamer to transcode these files to WAV at the highest resolution your DAC can support.