Owner's Manual

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Offset: The output level of audio devices can vary from brand-
to-brand and model-to-model, making some devices play
louder or quieter than others. The Offset adjustment allows you
precisely compensate for source volume differences so that all
connected devices play at a similar volume level. The setting
offers a range of –12.0dB to +12.0dB, in 0.5 dB steps.
The following settings are available only for digital and
Bluetooth inputs:
PCM Filter: This setting lets you set the filter characteristic for
PCM digital content such as the digital output from a CD player.
We recommend trying several of these filters with the types
of music you typically listen to and choose the one you prefer
There are no right or wrong choices.
The available filters are:
• Apodiz Fast
• Hybrid fast
• Brickwall
• Fast linear
• Slow linear
• Slow minimum
• Fast minimum
“Fast” filters provide steeper roll-off at high frequencies
and therefore do a better job of attenuating unwanted high
frequency “aliased” signals. However, they exhibit more ringing
on signal transients.
“Slow” filters exhibit less ringing on transients, but they do a
poorer job of attenuating unwanted high frequency signals.
“Linear Phase” filters exhibit symmetric pre- and post-ringing,
i.e., they ring before and after the transient signal.
“Minimum Phase” filters exhibit only post-ringing, which some
listeners feel sounds more natural, but they typically ring for
longer than linear phase filters.
The “Hybrid” filter blends some linear phase and some
minimum phase characteristics to achieve good high frequency
attenuation with reduced pre-ringing.
The “Apodizing” filter blends linear phase characteristics with
techniques to reduce pre and post-ringing.
The “Brick Wall” filter is optimized purely for attenuating
unwanted high frequency aliased signals.
The following setting is available only for analog inputs B1, S1,
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SSP: This setting configures the selected analog input for
integration with a multichannel surround sound processor.
The Default setting is "Off". Selecting "On" will pass the signal
though the outputs at unity gain and disable volume control.
(See SSP Setup on page 28 for more information.)
PLL Lock:
Normal – This is the default setting and is appropriate for
almost all sources.
Wide – Choose this setting if you experience noise or signal
dropouts (most likely from high jitter sources such as cable
TV set-top boxes).
Upsample On/OFF:
“Up-sampling” is the process of increasing the effective
sampling rate of a digital audio signal. When the user selects
this option in the N
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176.4kHz are up-sampled to 352.8kHz, and signals at 48,
96, and 192kHz are up-sampled to 384kHz. Because these
lower resolution signals inherently have fewer samples per
second, it is in theory not possible to perfectly re-create the
additional samples that would have been present in a higher
resolution signal. However, the advanced up-sampling
algorithm in the
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additional data points very well, and with most program
material it offers a noticeable subjective improvement. Just
like the user’s choice of digital filter, it is neither “right” nor
“wrong” to enable or disable up-sampling; it is entirely a
matter of preference.
Selecting "Off" will maintain the original sample rate.
BT Pairing:
Set to Enable and press
Enter to start pairing. Start pairing
procedure on your Bluetooth device. The name ML580X
followed by a 4 digit identifier unique to each unit should
appear on your device. Select this to complete pairing.
Set to
Forget to unpair and forget your device.
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