Cautions on handling
•Before turning the power switch on
Checkonce againthatallconnections arecorrectand that
therearenoproblemswiththeconnectioncables.
•When leaving home for long periods of time, be sure to
unplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet.
•Proper ventilation
Iftheunitisleftinaroomfullofthesmokefromcigarettes,
etc., for long periods of time, the surface of the optical
pickupmaygetdirty,preventingitfromreceivingthesignals
properly.
•About condensation
If there is a major dierence in temperature between the
inside of the unit and its surroundings, condensation may
form on parts inside the unit, causing the unit to fail to
operateproperly.
Ifthishappens,lettheunitsitforanhourortwowiththe
poweroandwaituntilthereislittledierenceintemperature
beforeusingtheunit.
•Cautions on using mobile phones
Usingamobile phonenearthisunitmayresultinnoise.If
that occurs, move the mobile phone away from the unit
whenitisinuse.
•Moving the unit
Turn o the power and unplug the power cord from the
poweroutlet.
Next,disconnectthecablesconnectedtoothersystemunits
beforemovingtheunit.
Features
Equipped with a USB-DAC function to support
DSD file playback
ThisunitisequippedwithaUSB-DACfunctionthatsupports
DSDsignalsand192kHz/24bitPCMsignals.Youcanenjoy
high-qualityaudio playbackfromthisunit's D/Aconverter
byinputtingPCMsignalorDSDsignalmusiclesintothis
unitfromacomputerviaUSBconnection.
•Install the dedicated driver softwareonto the computer
beforeuse(vpage20).
•You can use whichever commercially available or
downloadableplayersoftwareyouliketoplaybackleson
yourcomputer.
Toroidal transformer
This unit features a toroidal transformer that produces
less vibration and magnetic leakage ux compared to
conventional power transformers. The materials and
manufacturingprocessofthering-shapedcorearestrictly
controlledtoreducevibration,whiletheshort-ringattached
to the perimeter of the transformer reduce magnetic
leakageux.
Large-capacitance block capacitor
Alargecapacitance4700μFcapacitorcarefullyselectedfor
itsacoustic characteristicsisincorporatedinto thepower
supplycircuit.
Audiophile-grade film capacitors and electrolytic
capacitors
The unit’s features the same audiophile-grade lm
capacitors and electrolytic capacitors specically used in
top-rangemodels.
Low-noise low-distortion filter circuit and
highspeed HDAM
®
SA2-type output amplifier
with the dierential input type HDAM
®
Double-layered chassis
High-grade machined analog audio output
connectors
Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs (MP3/WMA) and
USB memory devices (MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC)/
iPod
®
/iPhone
®
Can be used as a D/A convertor
Digital audio signals input from an external device or
computer into this unit can be converted and output as
analogsignalsusingthisunit’sD/Aconverter.