Chord Hugo Quick Start Manual

Connecting your source to M Scaler 2.0
Connecting M Scaler to DAVE, TT 2 or Qutest 3.0
Connecting M Scaler to a third-party DAC 4.0
In order for M Scaler to upscale/upsample your music, you must
connect your source to any input of M Scaler. You can connect multiple
sources if you wish. If you are using a MAC/Linux device you will not
need a driver but a Windows device will need a driver from the M scaler
section of our website:
chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugo-mscaler/
To experience the full 768kHz upsampling benefits of M Scaler, you
must connect it in dual-data mode to a Chord Electronics DAC using
two BNC cables. These have been provided.
Plug BNC OUT 1 into BNC IN 1 and BNC OUT 2 into BNC IN 2. If you
only plug one BNC cable into the device you will only experience a
maximum upsampling of 384kHz. You no longer require your source to
be connected to your DAC.
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Input
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Output
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Output
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Hugo M Scaler | Quickstart Manual
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Quickstart Manual
Introduction 1.0
Welcome to the M Scaler Quickstart Guide. This shortened guide is
supplementary to the main manual which should be referred to for full
safety and operational information.
Please note, more information on any of these topics is listed within
the full manual.
Warranty 1.1
The M scaler comes with a comprehensive 3-year warranty. To activate
this warranty, please register your device via the Chord Electronics
website:
chordelectronics.co.uk/register-product
Note: please do not use a third-party charger with the M Scaler as it
voids the warranty
For more in-depth information on the safety and warranty of the Hugo M
Scaler, please see section 1 and 2 of the manual.
Connecting M Scaler to a third-party DAC without a supported dual
data mode (x2 parallel BNC inputs) will yield maximum upsampling of
384kHz. We recommend connecting M Scaler to your DAC via BNC/
SPDIF for the maximum upsampling of 384kHz in this configuration.
Connect any output of M Scaler to the input of your DAC. You no
longer require your source to be connected to your DAC.

Chord Hugo Specifications

Inputs

optical TOSLink input capability	24-bit/192kHz
RCA coaxial input capability	24-bit/384kHz
driverless USB input capability	16-bit/44/48kHz
HD USB input capability	32-bit/384KHz and DSD128
Bluetooth input capability	16-bit/44/48kHz, up to 5m range

Outputs

headphone output jacks	2 x 3.5mm
large headphone jack	1 x 6.35mm (1 inch)
stereo RCA phono output	1 pair

Weight and Dimensions

width	100mm
height	20mm
depth	132mm
weight	0.4Kg
packed weight	0.9Kg