Denon DA-10 manual

. DA-10 Portable USB-DAC/ Headphones Amplifier Owner’s Manual . You can print more than one page of a PDF onto a single sheet of paper. Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 1 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Accessories 5 Main features 6 High quality sound 6 High performance 6 Part names and functions 7 Front panel 7 Side panel 8 Rear panel 9 Charging for the first time 10 Connections Connecting a headphone 13 Connecting a PC or Mac 14 Connecting an iPod to the iPod/iPhone port 15 Connecting a smartphone or portable player 17 Connecting an amplifier 18[...]

Playback Basic operation 21 Turning the power on 21 Selecting the input source 22 Adjusting the volume 22 Using as a D/A converter 23 Connecting and playing back from a computer (USB-DAC) 24 Playing back an iPod 32 Playing an iPod 33 Playing audio from devices connected to the AUX connector 34 Settings Setting list 35 Tips Contents 37 Troubleshooti[...]

Appendix D/A converter 41 Explanation of terms 42 Trademark information 43 Specifications 44 Index 47 Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 4 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Thank you for purchasing this Denon product. To ensure proper operation, please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the product. After reading this manual, be sure to keep it for future reference. Accessories Check that the following parts are supplied with the product. . . . . Quick Start Guide Owner’s Manual (CD-ROM) Safety Instru[...]

Main features High quality sound 0 Advanced AL32 Processing and high precision 32 bit D/A converter Equipped with Advanced AL32 Processing, Denon’s unique analog wave reproduction technology. Reproducibility of weak signals is increased by expanding the 16-bit digital data to 32 bits. Additionally, the unit is equipped with a 192 kHz/32-bit compa[...]

Part names and functions For buttons not explained here, see the page indicated in parentheses ( ). Front panel . r w eq A Power/Volume knob 0 This turns the power on/off. ( v p. 21) 0 This adjusts the volume level. ( v p. 22) B Power indicator (POWER) The standby indicator changes as shown below according to the status of the unit. 0 Power on : Gr[...]

Side panel . q w e r A Gain selecting switch (GAIN) This switches the headphone output gain. ( v p. 35) B Output mode selecting switch (OUTPUT) Set the output mode according to the device to be connected. ( v p. 36) C Charge mode selecting switch (CHARGE) Switches the charge mode when the power is on. ( v p. 36) D Input source selecting switch (INP[...]

Rear panel . we q A USB-DAC port Connects to a computer or USB charger. ( v p. 10 、 14) B iPod/iPhone port Connects to an iPod/iPhone/iPad. ( v p. 15) C AUX input connector Connect this to the headphones jack on a smartphone or portable player. ( v p. 17) Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 9 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Ind[...]

Charging for the first time This unit has an internal battery. Be sure to charge the battery before use. It takes approximately 3.5 hours to recharge the battery when it is completely run down using a USB charger (1.5 A or higher) or approximately 6.5 hours when charging from a computer. 1 Turn the power off. 0 This unit can be charged when the pow[...]

o Battery indicator . Battery indicator  CHARGE 㸧 The status of the battery when charging this unit or when using this unit are displayed as described below. A When connected using the micro USB cable (charging) Fully charged: Lit green Charging: Lit orange Charging stopped: Off Not charging correctly: Lit red 0 If the battery indicator is lit[...]

o Contents Connecting a headphone 13 Connecting a PC or Mac 14 Connecting an iPod to the iPod/iPhone port 15 Connecting a smartphone or portable player 17 Connecting an amplifier 18 Storing in the Pouch 19 o Cables used for connections Provide necessary cables according to the devices you want to connect. Micro USB cable (Micro B) (supplied) . Ligh[...]

Connecting a headphone . 1 Set the output mode selecting switch to “VAR”. NOTE Audio is output at a high volume from the headphones jack if the output mode selection switch is set to “FIXED”. ( v p. 36) Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 13 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Connecting a PC or Mac By connecting a computer to the USB-DAC port on this unit using a micro USB cable (supplied), music data stored on the computer can be played back using this unit. ( v p. 24) . Ty p e A Micro B Computer on which the driver softw are and audio play er softw are are installed Micro USB cable (Micro B) (supplied) 0 Before USB co[...]

Connecting an iPod to the iPod/iPhone port You can enjoy music stored on an iPod. 0 To connect an iPod/iPhone/iPad to this unit, use the USB cable that was supplied with the iPod/iPhone/iPad or the USB cable supplied with this unit. 0 For operating instructions, see “Playing an iPod” ( v p. 33). 0 For information on the iPod models that can be [...]

o Supported iPod/iPhone/iPad models . • iP od classic • iP od nano • iP od touch • iPhone • iPad mini mini Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 16 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Connecting a smartphone or portable player By connecting the stereo mini plug cable (supplied) to the AUX input connector of this unit and the audio output connector of a smartphone or portable player, you can enjoy audio from the connected device. 0 For operating instructions, see “Playing audio from devices connected to the AUX connector” ( v[...]

Connecting an amplifier . A UDIO RL IN L R Amp 1 Set the output mode selecting switch to “FIXED”. ( v p. 36) NOTE An amplifier or speaker(s) must be connected to play back music. For details on connections, see your device’s manual. Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 18 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Storing in the Pouch o Storing/Holding . q w t r e o Connecting . o Folding . o Complete . Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 19 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

o Contents Turning the power on 21 Selecting the input source 22 Adjusting the volume 22 Using as a D/A converter (USB-DAC) 23 Playing an iPod 32 Playing audio from devices connected to the AUX connector 34 Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Playback 20 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Basic operation . P ower/V olume knob Battery indicator (CHARGE) P ower indicator (POWER) Input source selecting switch (INPUT) Turning the power on 1 Turn the Power/Volume knob to the right to switch on the power. The power indicator (POWER) lights. 0 When running on the battery, the battery indicator (CHARGE) blinks and displays the remaining bat[...]

Selecting the input source 1 Select the playback source using the input source switch (INPUT). USB-DAC: Plays back audio files on the computer. iPod/iPhone: Plays back the iPod. AUX: Plays back analog audio signals input to the AUX connector. Adjusting the volume 1 Turn the Power/Volume knob to adjust the volume. Contents Connections Playback Setti[...]

Using as a D/A converter . Ty p e A Micro B Computer on which the driver softw are and audio play er software ar e installed Micro USB cable (Micro B) (supplied) Digital audio signals input from a computer into this unit can be converted and output as analog signals using this unit’s D/A converter. (D/A converter function) 0 DSD is a registered t[...]

Connecting and playing back from a computer (USB-DAC) You can enjoy high-quality audio playback from the D/A converter built in to this unit by inputting PCM signal or DSD signal music files into this unit from a computer via USB connection. 0 Before USB connecting this unit to your computer, install the driver software in your computer. 0 Drivers [...]

4 Install the driver. A Select the language to use for the installation. B Click “OK”. . w q C The wizard menu is displayed. Click “Next”. . e Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 25 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

D Read the Software Licensing Agreement, and click “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. E Click “Next”. . Marantz SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT t r F Click “Install” on the installation start dialog. 0 The installation starts. Do not perform any operation on the PC until the installation is completed. . y Contents Connections P[...]

G In the Windows security dialog, select “Always trust software from “DandM Holdings Inc.””. H Click “Install”. . u i I When the installation is completed, click “Finish”. . o 5 With the unit power off, connect the unit and PC using a micro USB cable (supplied). 0 For the connection procedure, refer to the “Connecting a PC or Mac?[...]

6 Turn the input source select switch (INPUT) to USB- DAC, and turn on the power of the unit. 0 When the unit power is turned on, the PC automatically finds and connects to the unit. 7 Checking the installed driver. A Click the “Start” button and click “Control Panel” on the PC. 0 The control panel setting list is displayed. B Click the “[...]

B Click the “Advanced” tab. C Select the sampling rate and bit rate to be applied to the D/A converter. 0 It is recommended that “2 channel, 24 bit, 192000 Hz (Studio Quality)” is selected. D Click “Apply”. E Click “Test”. 0 Check that audio from this unit is output from the PC. . Apply Cancel Te s t OK 2 channel, 24 bit, 1 92000 H [...]

o Audio Device Settings (Mac OS X only) A Move the cursor to “Go” on the computer screen, and then click “Utilities”. 0 The utility list is displayed. B Double-click “Audio MIDI Setup”. 0 The “Audio Devices” window is displayed. C Check that “Use this device for sound output” is checked in “DA-10”. 0 If a different device is[...]

o Playback Install the desired player software on your computer beforehand. Use the USB-DAC port to connect this unit to a computer. ( v p. 14) 1 Turn the input source select switch (INPUT) to USB- DAC. Start playback on the computer’s player software. o Files that can be played back See “D/A converter” ( v p. 41). NOTE 0 Perform operations s[...]

Playing back an iPod . iP od 0 You can use the USB cable provided with this unit or the USB cable provided with the iPod to connect the iPod with the unit’s iPod/iPhone port and enjoy music stored on the iPod. 0 For information on the iPod models that can be played back with this unit, see “Supported iPod/iPhone/iPad models” ( v p. 16). Conte[...]

Playing an iPod 1 Turn the input source select switch (INPUT) to iPod/ iPhone. 2 Connect the iPod to the USB port. 3 Operate iPod itself directly while seeing the iPod screen to play back music. NOTE 0 Denon will accept no responsibility whatsoever for any loss of iPod data. 0 The iPod cannot be charged by connecting to this unit. Contents Connecti[...]

Playing audio from devices connected to the AUX connector . ANALOG OUT Input source select switch (INPUT) Smartphone/ Portable player You can connect a smartphone or portable player to the AUX connector of this unit and play back audio. 1 Turn the input source select switch (INPUT) to AUX. 2 Connect a smartphone or portable player to the AUX connec[...]

Setting list By default, this unit has recommended settings defined. You can customize this unit based on your existing system and your preferences. . q w e A Gain selecting switch (GAIN) This switches the headphone amplifier gain. Set this according to the connected headphones. It is recommended that you first listen using “NORM”, and then swi[...]

B Output mode selecting switch (OUTPUT) Set the output mode according to the device to be connected. FIXED: This fixes the volume level output from the headphones jack. Set when connected to an external amplifier or active speaker. VAR (Default) : The volume level output from the headphones jack can be adjusted. Set when listening using headphones.[...]

Contents o Troubleshooting Power does not turn on / Power is turned off 38 This unit becomes unusually hot or an unusual smell occurs during use 38 Sound is not output/quiet 39 Sound is distorted/sound is interrupted 39 Volume control does not work 40 Cannot charge the unit/charging takes a long time 40 Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips A[...]

Troubleshooting 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, check the items listed in the table below. Should the problem persist, there may be a malfunction. In this case, disconnect the power immediately and [...]

o Sound is not output/sound is quiet Symptom Cause / Solution Page Sound is not output/sound is quiet. 0 Check that the proper input source is selected using the input source selection switch (INPUT). 22 0 Check that power to this unit and the connected devices is on. － 0 Adjust to an appropriate volume level on this unit and the connected device[...]

o Cannot adjust the volume Symptom Cause / Solution Page Cannot adjust the volume. 0 Switch the output mode selecting switch (OUTPUT) to “VAR”, and turn the power off and on again. 36 o Cannot charge the unit/charging takes a long time Symptom Cause / Solution Page Cannot charge the unit. 0 Charging may stop if the ambient temperature exceeds t[...]

D/A converter o Specifications of supported files n USB-DAC Sampling frequency Bit length DSD (2-channel) 2.8/5.6 MHz 1 bit Linear PCM (2-channel) 32/44.1/48/88.2/96/ 176.4/192 kHz 16/24 bits Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Appendix 41 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Explanation of terms DSD (Direct-Stream Digital) One of the audio data recording methods, it is the signal aspect used to store audio signals on a super audio CD, and is Δ-Σ modulated digital audio. It is configured of an array of single bit values at a 2.8224MHz sampling rate. WMA (Windows Media Audio) This is the audio compression technology de[...]

Trademark information . “Made for iPod”, “Made for iPhone” and “Made for iPad” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its co[...]

Specifications o Audio performance Channels: 2-channels Playable frequency range: 2 Hz – 96 kHz Playable frequency response: 2 Hz – 50 kHz (–3 dB) (DSD mode, PCM sampling frequency: 192 kHz) 2 Hz – 20 kHz (PCM sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz) Harmonic distortion: 0.003 % (1 kHz, Audible range) Headphone output: 40 mW + 40 mW (32 Ω/ohms, 1 % d[...]

o General Maximum Input (AUX): 2 Vrms/22 kΩ/kohms Operating temperature: 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ Charging temperature: 5 ℃ - 35 ℃ Power requirement: DC 3.8 V Lithium-ion battery 3200 mAh Continuous battery usage time: Approx. 7 hours (when iPod is connected, 1 mW + 1 mW (32 Ω/ohms) output) Approx. 24 hours (when AUX is connected, 1 mW + 1 mW (32 Ω/oh[...]

o Dimensions (Unit : in. (mm)) . 1 9/64 (29) 2 33/64 (64) 5 15/32 (139) o Weight : 8.5 oz (0.24 kg) Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix 46 Front panel Side panel Rear panel Index[...]

Index v A Accessories ..................................................... 5 Audio cable .................................................... 12 Audio Device Settings (Mac OS X only) ......... 30 v B Bit rate ............................................................ 42 v C Charging ........................................................ 10 Con[...]

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