Auralic ALTAIR, User Manual

Page 1: ...SER S GUIDE For Firmware Version 4 0 and Above Revision 1 0 AURALIC HONG KONG LIMITED Room 1501 114 15 F SPA Centre 53 55 Lockhart Road Hong Kong Phone 852 6852 3312 Fax 852 8199 9198 Email support auralic com Website www auralic com ...

Page 2: ...lity for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual AURALiC inspire the music Lightning Streaming Ac tiveUSB AFN402 Alire Purer Power ORFEO and their graphic logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of AURALiC in the Hong Kong and or other countries AURALiC s trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not AURAL iC s in any manner that is likely...

Page 3: ...Apple Music Spotify and other service providers from a smartphone or a computer The rest of inputs include AES EBU Coaxial Toslink and USB connection designed for a Computer as Source system l Femto Master Clock The dual frequency Femto Master Clock inside the ALTAIR is specially designed and optimized for its ESS Sabre DAC chip with one frequency for 44 1K and multiple of 44 1K and with another w...

Page 4: ...ol 10 Operation by Rotary Switch 13 To use ALTAIR as a streamer 14 To use ALTAIR as stand alone USB DAC 15 Operation Menu 16 1 INPUT 16 2 BALANCE 16 3 PHASE 16 4 FILTER 16 5 SYSTEM 17 6 SYSTEM PAGE 2 18 Maintenance Service 19 Maintenance 19 Service 19 Contact 19 Troubleshooting 20 No Power 20 No Sound or Low Output 20 Distorted or Partial Sound 20 Noise Hum 20 Specifications 21 ...

Page 5: ... l Do not use the product near water i e near a bathtub kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool etc l Do not install the product near heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus that produce heat See Placement and Cabling on page 7 l Do not let objects or liquids fall into the product Do not expose the product to drip ping or splashing Do not pla...

Page 6: ...horized AURALiC repair agency Work done by unauthorized persons will avoid any and all warranty coverage AURALiC products are uniquely identified with a serial number S N on the back of the unit This number is required to validate your warranty Please provide your serial number if service is required Before the product can be returned for service an RMA Return Material Authorization number must be...

Page 7: ...lled in a space with at least one inch of clearance above behind and on both sides of its enclosure to provide adequate ventilation Avoid placing it directly above other equipment that produces heat Check Your AC Mains Voltage ALTAIR is shipped with its mains voltage preset for operations in the destination country region The mains voltage setting is written on the back of the unit besides the pow...

Page 8: ...ower off all units in your system before any cabling job failed to follow this instruction may result in permanent damage to the device and void any warranty ALWAYS POWER OFF ALTAIR BEFORE CABLING l Analog Outputs The balanced and single ended analog outputs of ALTAIR are buffered individually These two outputs groups can be used simultaneously However we suggest you to disconnect unused ports to ...

Page 9: ... EBU Coaxial and Toslink digital inputs are individually buffered Maximum sampling rate supported by these ports is 24 Bit 192 KHz l USB 2 0 High Speed Input The USB 2 0 Input uses asynchronous transmission mode and is buffered by AURAL iC s ActiveUSB technology to further reduce jitter effects The USB input supports PCM signals up to 32 Bit 384KHz DSD streams at 2 8224 MHz and 5 6448 MHz through ...

Page 10: ...ill power on when the main power switch 13 on the rear of the unit is toggled to I position and will power off when the power switch is at O position As soon as ALTAIR is powered on it will go to sleep mode In the sleep mode ALTAIR will only shut down some parts of digital circuits keep all analog on and the Femto clock active The Operation Indicator 1 will display at low brightness in sleep mode ...

Page 11: ...y VOL 05 and VOL 06 or DOWN 11 and UP 10 buttons A single press will change volume in one step keep pressing will change volume continuously ALTAIR will measure the length you press the buttons and apply corresponding change acceleration the longer the volume button is pressed the faster the volume will change This operation is only available at main screen and is disabled in menu l Input Selectio...

Page 12: ...and UNMUTE in sequence The volume value on the main screen will flash when the unit is set to MUTE l Streaming Transport Control When used with Lightning streaming input the following function will be mapped to the key on the remote control Function Remote Control Button Play Pause Button 0C Stop Button 0D Fast Forward Button 0B Backward Button 0A Next Track Button 07 Previous Track Button 08 Shuf...

Page 13: ...e the remote control The rotary switch can be rotated in clockwise or anti clockwise order at 20 steps for a full cycle and be pushed for confirmation l Start Work After powered on ALTAIR will be in sleep mode To start the unit press the rotary switch briefly ALTAIR will run self test and start l Adjust Volume The easiest way to change the volume is to operate the rotary switch at main screen A cl...

Page 14: ...ater model or iPod touch 5th generation or later model to operate the device ALTAIR s streaming function will also compatible with 3rd party OpenHome UPnP control software or Roon It is however the initial setup such as WiFi network setup can only be done through Lightning DS Lightning DS has built in animated guide which will help you to setup ALTAIR in your home network we highly recommend you t...

Page 15: ... under all Microsoft Windows operation sys tems including Windows 7 8 10 Please be noticed that Windows XP and Vista operation are no longer supported You can download the latest version of USB drive for Windows operation system through our support website at SUPPORT AURALIC COM No driver is required for Mac OS and Linux based streamer Please visit SUPPORT AURALIC COM to get the latest version of ...

Page 16: ...ppear on the main screen at right top corner to remind you of using this option The default value for this menu is left right 3 PHASE 1 NORMAL Default Set analog output s phase without change 2 INVERT Invert the analog output s phase A small icon will appear on the main screen at the right bottom corner to remind you of using this option 3 BACK Back to previous menu 4 FILTER 1 PRECISE default PREC...

Page 17: ...cho effect is also been reduced as much as possible SMOOTH is the all best option for music enjoyment 5 BACK Back to previous menu 5 SYSTEM 1 VOL MOD 1 MASTER All input channels will use same volume setting Default volume at first use is 20 40dB 2 INDVDL default Each input channel has its own volume setting When you switch to new input channel ALTAIR will fade in slowly to avoid sudden loud sound ...

Page 18: ...ill be displayed before the operation is processed 5 NEXT Go to SYSTEM menu page 2 6 BACK Back to previous menu 6 SYSTEM PAGE 2 1 WIFI AP By using this operation ALTAIR will create a WiFi network named AURALiC Lightning By joining this network you can connect to ALTAIR using Lightning DS to control ALTAIR join particular home WiFi network or Ethernet A warning mes sage will be displayed before the...

Page 19: ... contact your dealer or AURALiC Do not void the warranty by allowing unauthorized personnel for repair attempt Do not attempt to service the product yourself Opening the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage as well as void the warranty Before ALTAIR can be returned for service an RMA Return Material Authorization num ber must be issued by AURALiC Contact your dealer or AURALiC for further inf...

Page 20: ...audible output signal l Try rebooting the ALTAIR power off the ALTAIR then power on again Distorted or Partial Sound l Check the output cables between the ALTAIR and the preamplifiers power amplifiers active loudspeakers make sure all are well connected l Make sure that all speaker connections are tight and that no stray strands of wire shorting exist within the speaker terminals l Try rebooting t...

Page 21: ...lay Bluetooth Songcast RoonReady Digital Inputs 1 AES EBU 1 Coaxial 1 Toslink 1 USB device to computer 2 USB host to storage and DAC 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 802 11b g n ac Tri Band WiFi Analog Outputs 1 Balanced XLR 1 Single ended RCA 1 6 35mm headphone Jack Supported Digital Format AAC AIFF ALAC APE DIFF DSF FLAC MP3 OGG WAV WV and WMA Supported Digital Format All PCM from 44 1KS s to 384KS s i...

Page 22: ...layback 35W at max Dimension 11 W x 9 D x 2 6 H 33cm x 23cm x 6 5cm Weight 7 0 pounds 3 2kg Tested under Filter Mode Precise for all sampling rate With optional 2 5 inch HDD or SSD installed 352 8KS s and 384KS s are supported through streaming and USB input only 32bit is supported through streaming and USB input only By DoP V1 1 or native DSD protocol through streaming and USB input only All spec...

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