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Chord Electronics
Hugo M Scaler | Manual
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The Hugo M Scaler is a highly
flexible standalone upscaler that
is not only designed to be used
with your music collection, but
also to get the best audio quality
from video devices. You can
playback video via a computer,
laptop, server or a Blu-ray player
to get the best audio quality from
video soundtracks.
Should you wish to use the
Hugo M Scaler for audio content
whilst watching the video, the
enormous processing capabilities
of the Hugo M Scaler may
introduce undesired latency or
lip-sync issues. To counteract
this, the Hugo M Scaler can be
put into ‘Video mode’.
5.1 Basic navigation
5.2 Selecting your input
5.3 Viewing the incoming sample
rate
5.4 Selecting your upsample rate
5.5 Video mode
5.6 DX buttons
Video mode 5.5
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Video mode on: The tap-length
is moderately reduced to allow
for latency reduction. This mode
is recommended for video, but
not music.
Automatic: This mode will need
to be activated but pressing
the video button again until
it displays yellow or blue.
It will detect when video is
being played by looking for a
48 kHz digital audio signal. If
detected, the Hugo M Scaler will
automatically switch the video
filter on and display a cyan colour
light. Otherwise, a yellow light
will be displayed to indicate that
music playback is in progress.
This mode is recommended for a
system where the Hugo M Scaler
is used for both music and video.
This mode will not change the
upscaled sample rate, however,
it will decrease the number of
operating ‘taps’ (how hard the
device is working to reproduce
the original waveform), in order
to decrease any latency.
Video mode o: This mode
is recommended for music
playback. The full one-million
tap upsampling performance
is available. This mode is not
recommended for use with video.
Video mode
on
(reduced
tap length)
O
(Full tap
length)
Video
playback
detected
(Auto)
Music
playback
detected
(Auto)