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Denon DA-300USB manual

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    Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index DA-300USB D/A CONVERTER Owner’s Manual You can print more than one page of a PDF onto a single sheet of paper.[...]

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    2 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Front panel Display Rear panel Index Contents Accessories ························································································ 3 Features ·····························[...]

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    3 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Accessories Check that the following parts are supplied with the product. q Getting Started w CD-ROM (Owner’s Manual) e Safety Instructions r AC adapter t AC adapter plug unit (for UK) y Audio cable u Stand for vertical placement i Feet for horizontal plac[...]

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    4 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index High quality sound • Advanced AL32 Processing and High-precision 32 bit D/A Converter Equipped with Advanced AL32 Processing, Denon’s own analog waveform reproduction technology. The reproducibility of weak signals is enhanced by expanding 16 bit digi[...]

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    5 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Part names and functions Front panel r t q w e q Power operation button/indicator ( X ) This turns the power on/standby ( v page15). This is lit as follows according to the power status: • Power on : Lit • Standby : O w Input source select sw[...]

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    6 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Display DSD 5.6448MHz VOL.---dB q w e r q Input source indicator The following is displayed according to the selected input source. USB-DAC COAXIAL OPTICAL-1 OPTICAL-2 w Input signal format indicator The input audio signal format is displayed. e Sampling fre[...]

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    7 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Rear panel w q e q AUDIO OUT connectors Used to connect a amplifier ( v page11). w DIGITAL IN connectors Used to connect a PC or devices equipped with digital audio output connectors ( v page11). e AC adapter inlet (DC IN) Used to connect the AC adapt[...]

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    Connections 8 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections Placing this unit ( v page9) Connecting devices ( v page11) Connecting the AC adapter ( v page12) NOTE • Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have been completed. • Do not bundle power cords together with connect[...]

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    9 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections Placing this unit Place this unit horizontally or vertically according to the location and your preferences. Horizontal placement When placing this unit horizontally, attach the provided feet for horizontal placement to the bottom. 2 How to attach the feet f[...]

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    10 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections Vertical placement When placing this unit vertically, attach the stand for vertical placement to this unit with the power button in the upper position as shown in the diagram. 2 How to attach the stand for vertical placement q Align the rear edge of this un[...]

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    11 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections Connecting devices • For USB-DAC playback, install the dedicated driver software and player software on your computer before connecting (“Installing the dedicated driver (Windows OS only)” ( v page16)). • Download the driver software from t[...]

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    12 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections Connecting the AC adapter After completing all the connections, insert the AC adapter into the power outlet. To household power outlet (AC 100 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz) AC adapter (supplied) NOTE • Do not use an AC adapter other than the provided one.[...]

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    13 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Connections How to remove the AC adapter plug unit While pressing and holding the q button, slide it in the arrow direction to pull it up. q How to attach the AC adapter plug unit (for UK) Align the q guide with the w guide and press it down in the arrow direction unti[...]

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    14 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback Playback Turning the power on ( v page15) Selecting the input source ( v page15) Adjusting the headphone volume ( v page15) Connecting and playing back from a computer (USB-DAC) ( v page16) Connect and playback from a digital device (COAXIAL/ OP[...]

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    15 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback Selecting the input source 1 Touch to switch the input source for playback. USB-DAC : Plays music files on your computer. COAXIAL : Plays devices connected to the COAXIAL connector. OPTICAL-1 : Plays devices connected to the OPTICAL-1 connector. OPTICAL-2 [...]

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    16 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback Connecting and playing back from a computer (USB-DAC) Enjoy music playback with high audio quality by inputting music files with DSD or PCM signals stored on your computer to this unit through a USB connection. • Before connecting this unit to your co[...]

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    17 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback 5 Install the driver. q Select the language to use for the installation. w Click “OK”. q w e The wizard menu is displayed. Click “Next”. e r Read the Software Licensing Agreement, and click “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. t Click [...]

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    18 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback y Click “Install” on the installation start dialog. • The installation starts. Do not perform any operation on the PC until the installation is completed. y u In the Windows security dialog, select “Always trust software from DandM Holdings Inc.?[...]

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    19 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback 9 Checking the installed driver. q Click the “Start” button and click “Control Panel” on the PC. • The control panel setting list is displayed. w Click the “Sound” icon. • The sound menu window is displayed. e Check that there is a che[...]

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    20 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback w Click the “Advanced” tab. e Select the sampling rate and bit rate to be applied to the D/A converter. • It is recommended that “24 bit, 192000 Hz (Studio Quality)” is selected. r Click “Apply”. t Click “Test”. • Check that audio [...]

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    21 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback 2 Playback • Install the desired player software on your computer beforehand. • Use the rear panel USB-DAC port to connect this unit to a computer. For the connection procedure, refer to the “Connecting devices” ( v page11) section. 1 Touch[...]

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    22 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Playback Connect and playback from a digital device (COAXIAL/OPTICAL-1/OPTICAL-2) 1 Connect digital device to this unit ( v page11). 2 Touch to select the input source to “COAXIAL”, “OPTICAL-1” or “OPTICAL-2” ( v page15). The digital audio signal t[...]

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    23 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Settings Settings You can set the unit to automatically switch to standby mode if the unit is not operated for 30 minutes when there is no audio input. Auto Standby mode is set to on by default. Turning Auto Standby mode o 1 Press and hold X for more than 5 secon[...]

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    24 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Tips Tips Contents 2 Tips .................................................................... (25) I want to play audio from the TV with the amplifier connected to this unit ....................................................................... (25) I am not [...]

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    25 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Tips Tips I want to play audio from the TV with the amplifier connected to this unit • Connect the digital audio output connector on the TV to the digital audio input connector on this unit (COAXIAL, OPTICAL-1, or OPTICAL-2), and then switch the input sour[...]

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    26 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Tips Troubleshooting If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other devices operating properly? If this unit does not operate properly, ch[...]

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    27 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Tips 2 No sound comes out Symptom Cause / Solution Page No sound is produced or sound is distorted. • Check the connections for all devices. • Insert connection cables all the way in. • Check cables for damage. • Check the amplifier input so[...]

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    28 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Tips 2 Files on my computer cannot be played Symptom Cause / Solution Page This unit is not recognized by my computer. • Check the OS of your computer. • When your computer is running on Windows, a dedicated driver software should be installed. 16 16 ?[...]

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    29 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix Types of digital audio input signals available for playback Input signals available for COAXIAL/ OPTICAL-1/OPTICAL-2 playback Types of input signals available for playback Input signal specifications Linear PCM (2-channel) • Sampling frequency : 32/44[...]

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    30 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix Explanation of terms A Advanced AL32 Processing Equipped with Advanced AL32 Processing, Denon’s own analog waveform reproduction technology. The reproducibility of weak signals is enhanced by expanding 16 bit digital data to 32 bit. D DSD (Direct Stream D[...]

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    31 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix Trademark information Adobe, the Adobe logo and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.[...]

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    32 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix Specifications 2 Audio performance [DSD signal] [PCM signal] • Analog output Channels: 2 channels 2 channels Playable frequency range: 2 Hz – 100 kHz 2 Hz – 96 kHz Playable frequency response: 2 Hz – 50 kHz (–3 dB) 2 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) S[...]

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    33 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix Index v A Accessories ······························································ 3 Adjusting the volume ···········································?[...]

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    34 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Appendix 2 Dimensions Unit : mm 2 Weight : 1.5 kg 170 182 55 170 12 175 114 57 55[...]

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