iBasso Audio DX170, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE http www iBasso com iBasso Audio...

Page 2: ...in Features Speci cations Names of Parts Functions 6 7 12 13 24 13 14 Application APP Installation App to Uninstall USB Connections 15 17 Power O Reboot 24 System Settings 18 23 iBasso Mango Music Pla...

Page 3: ...2 Package Components DX170 Player USB C Cable Clear TPU Protection Case Screen Protector Quick Start Guide Warranty Card...

Page 4: ...ging data transfer and USB DAC function Use the Clear TPU protection case to protect the DX170 s chassis from scratches Use the screen protector to protect the DX170 s screen from scratches The warran...

Page 5: ...Curved Glass Rear Panel Support of QC3 0 PD2 0 MTK PE Plus Quick Charge Allows for USB DAC Mode Quad core ARM Cortex A55 SoC 4 4mm Balanced OutPut 3 5mm Single Ended Output That Functions as Single E...

Page 6: ...5 3200mAh 3 8V Li Polymer Battery 11 Hours Play Time Support for M3U Playlists...

Page 7: ...osstalk 6 4Vrms 10Hz 40kHz 0 15 dB 130 dB 0 00022 no load 0 00022 32 load 3Vrms 125dB 3 2Vrms 10Hz 40kHz 0 15 dB 125dB 0 0004 no load 0 0007 32 load 3Vrms 115dB 3 2Vrms 10Hz 40kHz 0 15dB 125dB 0 00035...

Page 8: ...7 Names of Parts Functions Micro SD Card Slot USB C Port Phone Port Line Out Port Coaxial Output Port Balanced Phone Port...

Page 9: ...to work as a card reader or an external storage Connect the DX170 to an OTG storage device to play music les Connect the DX170 to a PC or a Mac computer to work as a USB DAC Line Out Port Use a 3 5 to...

Page 10: ...9 Power Volume Next Fast Forward Play Pause Previous Rewind USB C 5 0inch LCD Line Out Port Phone Port Balanced Phone Port...

Page 11: ...tate the wheel counter clockwise to decrease the volume Short Press Play the next track Long Press Fast forward Short Press Play Pause Short Press Replay previous track Long Press Rewind Short Press P...

Page 12: ...DX170 has been powered on Reset If the DX170 stop unexpectedly during operation and the keys are no longer responsive press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to reset the DX170 Charging DX170...

Page 13: ...PC Mac computer and Linux computer It is driver free on Windows PC Mac computer and Linux computer For Windows PC the DX170 supports WASAPI protocol The DX170 supports up to 32bit 384kHz PCM and DSD...

Page 14: ...i cation bar Press the Wireless local area network WLAN to turn on the WiFi function The rst time you enter the WLAN you need to choose the hot spot you will be using and enter the password From this...

Page 15: ...ess the Bluetooth icon to turn on the Bluetooth function The DX170 will automatically search for the nearby Bluetooth device At the same time the DX170 will be visible to the nearby devices Choose the...

Page 16: ...ch for the APP that you would like to install Download the APP and install it Method 2 Press the internet browser on the desktop Enter the website address of the APP Find the download icon on the webs...

Page 17: ...the internet browser on the desktop Enter the website address of the APP Find the download icon on the website and start the download Return to the desktop and open the download manager Press the down...

Page 18: ...omputer using the furnished USB C cable The DX170 will show on the computer as an external storage Users can transfer les by copying and pasting If you are using a Mac computer please make sure the MT...

Page 19: ...18 System Settings...

Page 20: ...g These are designed by the chip manufacturer and are included as an option Volume Limitation This sets the volume to a maximum preset point Volume Control Knob A total of four options are available f...

Page 21: ...options are available for user setting always on only when screen on only when screen o and always o Customize Audio Control Button Placement customize the placement of previous button and next butto...

Page 22: ...Update Online Update Make sure the DX170 is connected to WiFi After online update is selected press Check Update Press Download the DX170 will start downloading the available update package After the...

Page 23: ...m our website If it is a rar le extract it Press the icon located on the top right corner then press Local Update Browse the folder where the rmware le is saved and select the rmware le Press Update N...

Page 24: ...23 Firmware Version Press Settings icon System About DX170 Scroll down the page the Build number is the rmware version...

Page 25: ...Power O Reboot Long press the power button for 3 seconds There is a pop up window with two options 24...

Page 26: ...the playback screen one can swipe left and right on the Album artwork area to switch a song Press the icon on the top left corner to go into Music Screen Press the icon on the top right corner to go i...

Page 27: ...n Music screen Settings Battery indicator for digital section WiFi Sample Rate Gain Volume L R Balance Digital Filter Equalizer Track title Artist name Music info Previous Rewind Play Mode Next Fast F...

Page 28: ...splay the now playing screen One can swipe a song to the left to display the Delete button Press the delete button to remove it from this now playing list Press the Music info icon the album artwork w...

Page 29: ...tory view icon to browse in le structure Music Screen Search bar Directory view Detail view Navigation bar Playback bar Thumbnail artwork Play Pause Track title and artist name of the song that is pla...

Page 30: ...n swipe it left or right to choose All Music view Album view Artist view Genre view Now Playing view or Playlist view Long Press Long pressing a song will pop up a window with more options Navigation...

Page 31: ...30 Further Options Long Press of a song will pop up a window with further options that allows to play this song add this song to a playlist or delete this song Long Press Pop up...

Page 32: ...31 Artist View Thumbnail view Artwork view Thumbnail view Artwork view Album View...

Page 33: ...st exporting the playlist or deletion of the playlist The playlist can be found on the internal storage of the iBasso mango player folder after the playlist has been exported New Playlist Press the Ne...

Page 34: ...33 Press the icon located on the right side of the navigation bar to go into the navigation bar management and music sorting screen Navigation Bar Management Screen...

Page 35: ...ar Otherwise it will not be shown All Music View Sorting One can sort the all music view by title album artist added time or folder Now Playing View Sorting One can sort the Now Playing by title album...

Page 36: ...o go into directory view One can browse the music les under internal storage and SD card via folder structure Press Internal Storage to see music les under internal storage Press SD Card to see music...

Page 37: ...36 Input the keywords to search a track an album or an artist Search Screen...

Page 38: ...the gapless to eliminate the gap between two tracks Gain There are two gain settings The low gain has the lowest noise oor it is good for ultra sensitive IEMs Settings Screen Press the Settings icon t...

Page 39: ...anced To access to more system settings One can choose the desired play mode here To enable the folder play function tick the Folder Play then select either the order play mode or loop play mode After...

Page 40: ...39 The DX170 has two types of Equalizers Graphic EQ and Parametric EQ Equalizer...

Page 41: ...equalizer as desired by selecting them How to Adjust The EQ Settings Press on the response curve the 10 band slide bars will show up One can adjust the EQ settings by positioning the bars up or down P...

Page 42: ...the Parametric Equalizer to enable the it Parametric Equalizer How to Go Into The Parametric EQ Setting Screen Press the response curve to go into the parametric EQ setting screen Press the button of...

Page 43: ...42 Settings on the Selection Bar One can swipe left and right to select a setting Parametric Equalizer Setting Screen...

Page 44: ...This is the central frequency Input a value between 33Hz to 16 000Hz This is the gain for each central frequency Input a value between 20dB to 20dB Gain This is the quality factor Input a value betwe...

Page 45: ...t compared the central frequency The smaller value of the Q factor the larger the e ect in relation to the central frequency The following are the curves of the lters Fc 100Hz gain 4dB Parametric Equa...

Page 46: ...a ected Gain setting is ine ective with high pass lter 3 All Pass Filter There is no e ect beside the central frequency Gain setting is ine ective with all pass lter Q 0 7071 Q 20 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 1...

Page 47: ...Gain setting is ine ective with band lter 5 Peak Filter There is a large e ect on the central frequency The frequency beside the central frequency has similar e ect Q 0 7071 Q 20 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 10...

Page 48: ...e ect Gain setting is ine ective with notch lter 7 High Shelf Filter There is a wide e ect on the frequency that is higher than the central frequency 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 100 200 1k Q 0 7071 Q 20 4 5 6...

Page 49: ...48 8 Low Shelf Filter There is a wide e ect on the frequency that is lower than the central frequency Q 0 7071 Q 20 4 5 6 789 10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 1k 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 30 100 200 1k...

Page 50: ...49 L R Balance Turn clockwise to decrease to volume in right channel Turn in the counterclockwise direction to decrease the volume in left channel...

Page 51: ...50 Digital Filter There are ve digital lters available Press a digital lter to unfold the gure Digital Filter...

Page 52: ...51 To access more system settings Advanced...

Page 53: ...to a computer via the USB C cable After the DX170 is detected the soundcard driver will be installed automatically Now you can select the DX170 as the audio output device and use it as the USB soundc...

Page 54: ...DAC After turning on the Bluetooth DAC Bluetooth devices such as a mobile phone can be paired with the DX170 The DX170 can now stream from the connected Bluetooth device Note When in Bluetooth DAC mod...

Page 55: ...ound picture Playback screen album artwork choose to display rectangular artwork or rounded artwork Lock screen artwork Display the album artwork on the lock screen Year tag Display year information o...

Page 56: ...left hand side is the value of hours The right hand is the value of minutes The DX170 will be powered o after the counter has completed If there are any operations in the meanwhile the DX170 will sta...

Page 57: ...56 One can see the rmware version on this screen Also one can see the space available of the internal memory and SD card System Info...

Page 58: ...dicates that the product is decoding and playing an MQA stream or le and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material MQA indicates it is playing an MQA Stud...