Instruction Manual

9
Operation
Basic operation
1 Turn power ON.
Press the front-panel

/I STANDBY/ON
button.
• The power indicator in the center of the button will
light.
2 Select the desired output connector.
Rotate the front-panel
OUTPUT
knob.
Set to LINE to select the analog output connector.
3 Select the desired input source.
Rotate the front-panel
INPUT
knob, or press the
corresponding
direct input selector
button on the
remote control.
• The selected input will appear in the display window.
• DSD data can be played only when using the USB
connection.
4 Operate the playback device.
For details, consult the operating instructions for your
playback device.
5 Adjust the sound volume.
Rotate the unit’s front-panel
VOLUME
knob, or use the
VOL +/−
buttons on the remote control.
Using headphones
1 Connect your headphones.
Connect your headphones to the appropriate front-
panel connectors (PHONES 1 to 3).
2 Select the headphones output.
Use the front-panel
OUTPUT
knob to select the
connector to which you have attached the headphones.
3 Adjust the headphone gain.
The front-panel
PHONES GAIN
knob can be used
select
LOW
or
HIGH
gain.
Under normal conditions,
HIGH
gain should be
selected. If the sound is distorted when the volume is
low, however,
LOW
gain can be selected to equalize
the acoustic quality.
4 Make fi ne adjustments to the headphones
volume.
Use the front-panel
FINE ADJUST
knob or the remote
control’s
FINE +/−
buttons to make fi ne adjustments.
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• Adjustments are possible within ±6 steps of the
reference value.
• Settings are retained even after using the
VOL +/−
button or
VOLUME
knob.
Settings
Direct setting
Input signals are output directly, without passing
through the DSP.
This makes it possible to achieve audio output loyal to
the original input signal.
• Factory default setting: ON
1 Change the setting.
• Each time the remote control’s
DIRECT
button is
pressed, the setting alternates between ON and
OFF.
• When the function is set to ON, the front-panel
DIRECT
indicator lights.
Hi-Bit 32 setting
This setting increases the dynamic range of digital
audio signals.
Audio signals between 16 bit and 24 bit are
requantized to 32-bit signals, making possible
musical expression that is smoother and more
fi nely graded.
This setting is supported when the Direct setting
is OFF
, and has effect only on linear PCM signals.
• Factory default setting: ON
1 Change the setting.
• Each time the remote control’s
Hi-Bit 32
button
is pressed, the setting alternates between ON and
OFF.
• When the function is set to ON, the front-panel
Hi-
Bit 32
indicator lights.
Up Sampling setting
This function raises the sampling frequency for
playback, making possible clear, highly transparent
audio playback.
This setting is supported when the Direct setting
is OFF
, and has effect only on linear PCM signals.
• Factory default setting: LOW
1 Change the setting.
• Each time the remote control’s
Up Sample
button is
pressed, the function cycles through the following:
LOW

HIGH

OFF.
O P T I C A L 1
U p S a m p l e L O W
O P T I C A L 1
U p S a m p l e H I G H
O P T I C A L 1
U p S a m p l e O F F
• When set to LOW or HIGH, the unit’s front-panel
Up
Sampling
indicator lights.
• At the various settings, playback is performed
with sampling frequencies raised as indicated in
the accompanying chart.
Sampling frequencies (kHz) OFF LOW HIGH
PCM 32 32 32 32
44.1 44.1 176.4352.8
48 48 192 384
88.288.2 176.4352.8
96 96 192 384
176.4 176.4 176.4352.8
192 192 192 384
352.8352.8352.8352.8
384 384 384 384