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Hermes owner’s manual  

 

 
Updated 11-03-2020 

 

Summary of Contents for Hermes

Page 1: ...is a trade mark of Roon labs Hermes owner s manual Updated 11 03 2020 ...

Page 2: ...ld a ROON end point which will allow you to direct your digital music through our device in order to get the most sublime sound available The HERMES comes with a dedicated I2S output which is based on impedance matching This approach makes it possible to use standard UTP cable over lengts of 30 meters without loss or interference Standard ouputs like AES EBU Coax and Toslink are available as well ...

Page 3: ...xposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 10 The Hermes must be placed on a firm level surface where it is not exposed to dripping or splashing 11 Before making connections to the Hermes ensure that the power is off and other components are in mute or stand by mode Make sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality free from frayed ends short circuits or col...

Page 4: ...s voltages between 100 and 240 VAC Use the supplied power cable to a grounded power outlet Optical output Use an optical Toslink cable to use the optical Output The optical Ouput can be used for sampling rates up to 96 kHz Coaxial Ouput A 75 Ohm coaxial cable should be used to connect the Hermes to your dac To avoid ground loops it has a galvanic isolation and can handle a maximum sample rate of 1...

Page 5: ...ng data lines Sonnet is using a kind of data transport based on the typical impedance of a standard UTP cable By using this technology it is important that both transmitter and receiver is made for this quite heavy load of 100 Ohms As a result lengths of 30 meters between source and receiver can be used without any loss or jitter In case of I2S Sonnet Digital Audio cannot guarantee the correct beh...

Page 6: ...hed to on for the very first time it can take quite a long time before the Hermes is operational as the latest updates should be installed During this update period of the Hermes it should avoided to switch the device Off as it can harm the software Wait until the display shows System ready ...

Page 7: ...witched to On the display will show you Initializing This indication means that the system is booting and is trying to make contact with the network The next indication is Network Active By default the Hermes is getting an IP address based on DHCP As mentioned above during the very first time it can take a long time before the Hermes is operational as it is looking for updates and should never swi...

Page 8: ...ermes visible in Roon When the Hermes is connected and ready for use and shows you system ready it should be visible in Roon Roon settings Start your Roon control interface Windows Mac or tablet Go to menu settings audio The following picture will be visible ...

Page 9: ...e Roon systems in your network Enable the Hermes in your Roon network and give it a name for the area in use like for instance living room or kitchen The last step is to select the right streamer device for the specific room Go to the right bottom in your Roon user interface and select the right source by clicking on the icon ...

Page 10: ...ecting an album or track The indication on the display will change from System ready to Playing Music The sign Playing Music will also be visible between two tracks Only in those cases that the gap between two tracks is longer than 15 seconds the display will show No music data ...

Page 11: ...ase of playing music Only when there is a real error like for instance a network problem or that there is no music playing for long time the display will tell you Push the power button for three seconds and release it Now you are in the display menu By pushing the power button very shortly you are toggling between display On or Off mode If the right display setting is done push the power button fo...

Page 12: ...tt Full operation 6 Watts Power requirements 110 240VAC 60 50Hz Inputs Lan local area network max 100 Mbps Outputs 1x optical Toslink 1x RCA coax 1x AES EBU and I2S Sampling frequency Optical 44 1 96 kHz sampling Coaxial 44 1 192 kHz sampling AES EBU 44 1 192 kHz sampling I2S 44 1 192 kHz sampling Dimensions hxwxd 19 x 6 x 25 cm Weight 2500 gram ...

Page 13: ...nnet Digital Audio BV Daviottenweg 9 11 5222 BH s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Phone sales office 31 0 36 7856259 Email info sonnet audio com Website https www sonnet audio com Chamber of commerce s Hertogenbosch 75452081 BTW VAT NL860288110B01 ...

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