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COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DSD/PCM

USB

FIX VAR

OUTPUT

INPUTS

1

2

3

L

R

OUTPUTS

R

L

MOUNT UNIT ON SOLID SURFACE. DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS OR 

COVERS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. NO USER SERVICABLE 

COMPONENTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO A QUALIFIED ENGINEER. 

SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

CAUTION

DATE OF

MANUFACTURE

SERIAL

NUMBER

MAX POWER 

CONSUMPTION

20W

D E S I G N E D   I N   E N G L A N D

B U I L T   I N   T A I W A N

RCA

XLR

PWR STBY MUTE

44.1

384

192

176.4

96

88.2

48

128

64

PCM SAMPLE RATE KHz

DSD

OPTICAL

INPUTS

COAXIAL

INPUTS

USB

INPUT

768KHz

UPSAMPLING

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

Facilities & Connections

2

3

4

5

6

8

7

POWER Mains ON/STBY button and LED’s

PCM Sample rate LED’s

DSD Rate LED’s

INPUT Selectors (left and right)

IR Reciever

Headphone socket

Volume control

9

10

11

12 13

14

COAXIAL Digital input 1,2,3

RCA Analogue output L/R

10 

XLR Balanced output L/R

11 

OPTICAL Digital inputs 1,2,3

12 

DSD/PCM USB Input

13 

Fixed/Variable output

14 

Mains IEC socket

Standard XLR Balanced input/output 

lead connections:

Pin functions:

Ground, 0V

Normal polarity (“hot” or “+”)

Inverted polarity (“cold” or “-”)

(for reference only, no XLR signal leads supplied)

Summary of Contents for M6 SDAC

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...oduction 3 Safety Information 4 Precautions User Information 4 Installation 5 Facilities Connections 6 Operation 7 Remote Control Handset 9 Troubleshooting 10 Specifications 11 Item Disposal Information for Europe 12 ...

Page 3: ...ypes exactly as the artist originally intended This revised design now takes into account different sampling frequencies with the upper bandwidth now extending to 90 kHz for 384 kHz natively sampled input signals The M6s DAC fully asynchronous USB input copes with PCM inputs up to 32 bit 384 kHz sample rate and DSD 256 This takes full advantage of the higher quality recordings now available It wor...

Page 4: ...C to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked at the back of the unit Always ensure that when disconnecting and reconnecting your audio equipment the mains supply is switched off Position the mains lead and signal interconnects where they are not likely to be walked on or trapped by items placed on them Do not use near water or place water filled containers on the M6s DAC for example a flo...

Page 5: ... inputs Connect RCA digital source to digital input RCA socket Use a good quality fully connected signal and ground coaxial digital cable for optimum signal transfer OPTICAL input Connect optical digital source to optical input socket Use a good quality Toslink cable for optimum signal transfer USB input Connect computer or similar USB host source to USB input socket Use a good quality USB 2 0 A t...

Page 6: ...SAMPLE RATE KHz DSD OPTICAL INPUTS COAXIAL INPUTS USB INPUT 768KHz UPSAMPLING 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 Facilities Connections 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 1 POWER Mains ON STBY button and LED s 2 PCM Sample rate LED s 3 DSD Rate LED s 4 INPUT Selectors left and right 5 IR Reciever 6 Headphone socket 7 Volume control 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 COAXIAL Digital input 1 2 3 9 RCA Analogue output L R 10 XLR Balanced output L R 11 OPTIC...

Page 7: ...such outputs to either 2 channel stereo PCM or similar to pass on the correct stream to the M6s DAC Coaxial Inputs All coaxial inputs are capable of accepting up to 24 bit 192 kHz PCM stereo data streams The incoming data sample rate is displayed on the front panel LED s for reference Optical Inputs The OPTICAL input is capable of accepting up to 24 bit 96 kHz PCM stereo data streams The incoming ...

Page 8: ...amplifiers or active speakers where the M6s DAC provides the volume control Choosing between these settings is done by using the small switch 13 on the back panel When in variable mode the output level can be controled by either the volume knob on the front panel 7 or the remote control Headphones The M6sDAC also includes a high quality headphone amplifier Connecting headphones to socket 6 will au...

Page 9: ... front of the player without visual obstruction between them If the range of the remote control greatly decreases replace the batteries with new ones Do not mix old and new batteries two are required size AAA LR03 or SUM 4 Please dispose of used batteries in accordance to local battery disposal regulations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHECK 0 CLEAR PROGRAM TIME DISPLAY VOLUME CD USB PHONO TUNER AUX1 HT AUX 2...

Page 10: ... Faulty optical lead Check input lead is fully secured Change lead Please use a good quality straight through signal and ground phono to phono lead Optical lead breakage This can occur if the optical lead is bent into a radius too small Avoid tight corners in routing optical leads No audio output from USB input USB Cable not connected M6 USB Driver not selected Check connections and make sure they...

Page 11: ... right 3 RCA coaxial SPDIF in 32 192 kbps 16 24 bit stereo PCM 3 TOSLINK optical in 32 96 kbps 16 24 bit stereo PCM 1 USB 2 0 in type Micro B connector for computer PDA other host 16 32 bits 32 192 kbps fully asynchronous Actual data determined by source file computer software settings Power requirement Mains voltages Consumption 230V 115V Internally set or 100V optional 10 Watts maximum Weight Un...

Page 12: ...das Produkt nicht mit konventionellem Hauskehricht entsorgt werden darf Um Schäden und Verschmutzungen an Umwelt und Mensch zu vermeiden muss das Produkt fachgerecht entsorgt und von anderem Abfall getrennt werden Wenden Sie sich bei Fragen hierzu an Ihren Fachhändler oder an eine öffentliche Informationsstelle AFVAL Het label op de achterzijde van dit apparaat een afvalbak op wielen met een kruis...

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