Fostex HP-A8C manual

32 bit/DA C Headphone amplier HP -A8C Owner's Manual © FOSTEX COMP ANY All Right Reserved Thank you very much for purchasing a F ostex product. This manual provides instructions for basic use of the unit. Read this before using the unit f or the rst time. <Note> Before connecting this product to a Windows computer with a USB cable[...]

2 Preparat ion W ARNINGS and PRECA UTIONS • CAUTION: T O PREVENT ELEC TRIC SHOCK , MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, AP AR DE LA FENTE LARGE, FOND . • W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. A VIS: Pour ré[...]

3 Preparat ion 1) Read these instructions. Lisez ces instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. Conservez ces instructions. 3) Heed all warnings . Respectez tous les avertissements. 4) F ollow all instructions. Suivez toutes les instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near w ater . Ne pas utiliser cet appareil près de l’ eau. 6) Clean only wit[...]

4 Preparat ion C ontents W ARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS ................2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......3 Introductions ............................................5 F eatures of the HP -A8C ............................ 5 Accessories ................................................... 5 F unctions .................................................[...]

5 Preparat ion Introductions HP-A8C is a D AC headphone amplier with high ecienc y, high-quality sound. Y ou can enjoy high-quality digital audio signals from your computer or from a dig ital audio player .   F eatures of the HP -A8C • Headphone amplier equipped with high- quality sound 32bit-DAC (AK4399) and all discrete cir cuit.[...]

6 Preparat ion volume input sel 1 2 phones output sel power on off H P A 8 32B IT D AC HEAD PHO NE A MPLI FIER F unc tions   Fr ont panel         Po wer indicator Lights in red when the power is on .  Display V arious information (  page 11, 13) and menu screen (  page 14) are displa yed.  volume k[...]

7 Preparat ion IN AC IN SD CARD AES/EBU USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT AN A LO G O U T AN A LO G I N 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DI G IT A L I N DI G IT A L O UT   Rear panel        [DIGIT AL IN - OPTICAL] terminals (1/2) Connect a digital audio device as an input source using a square optical cable . Up to 2 device[...]

8 Preparat ion MENU INPUT SEL MUTE REC RC-N1   Remote con troller             key Playback stops when the input sour ce is set to SD (SDHC) card ("SD").  key Playback starts when the input source is set to SD (SDHC) card ("SD").  REC key Not used.  MENU key Menu scre[...]

9 Connec tion C onnec ting e x ternal audio devic es Connect a digital audio device as an input source to the digital audio input t erminal, square optical terminals [OPTICAL 1]/[OPTICAL 2], the coaxial terminal [C OAXIAL] or the AES/EBU terminal [AES/EBU]. Connect an analog audio device as an input source to the analog audio input terminal [ANAL O[...]

10 Connec tion C onnec ting output devic es Connect headphones to the headphone terminals [phones] (1/2) on the front panel, or connect an amplier or active speaker to the analog output terminal [ANALOG OUT ] to enjoy music. T o change the output, use the output sel switch on the left side of the front panel. Y ou can obtain S/PDIF format signal[...]

11 Listenin g Listening to an e x ternal audio devic e Y ou can enjoy music from the external audio device connected to the unit through headphone output or analog output. Connect the desired device befor e the operation. (  page 9) 1 T urn on the product. Push in the power switch . The power indicator lights in red when the power is on. volume [...]

12 Listenin g 1 Insert an SD c ard. Inser t an SD (SDHC) card into the slot on the rear panel with the label side facing upward. IN AC IN SD CARD AES/EBU USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ANA LO G OU T ANA LO G IN 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIG IT AL I N DI GIT AL O UT [SD CARD] slot IN AC IN SD CARD AES/EBU USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ANA LO G O UT[...]

13 Listenin g 4 Select the output source. Select headphones or analog output. volume input sel 1 2 phones output sel power on off HP A8 32BIT DAC HEADP HONE A MPLIFI ER volume input sel 1 2 phones output sel power on off HP A8 32BIT DAC HEADP HONE A MPLIF IER • Listening via headphones: Do not push in the output sel switch • Listening via analo[...]

14 Listenin g Changing the settings Y ou can change the settings according to your envir onment. 1 Press and hold the input sel switch on the main unit or press the MENU ke y on the remote con troller . The menu screen is displayed. 2 T urn the input sel knob on the main unit or press the </> ke y on the remote con troller to select the item [...]

15 Listenin g Setting item Setting value "DIGIT AL FIL TER" Selects the digital lter . Default: "SHARP ROL-OF" "SHARP ROL -OF" Conventional dig ital lter "MINIMUM DELA Y" Close to unprocessed , no pre- echo lter developed by Asahi Kasei M icrodevices (AKM) "MSCK SEL " Selects the master clo[...]

16 Listenin g Setting item Setting value "INPUT SEL MODE" Selects the function of the input sel switch on the main unit or the INPUT SEL key on the remote contr oller . Default: "INCREMENT" "INCREMENT" The input source will change at every operation of the input sel knob on the main unit or the INPUT SEL k ey on the re[...]

17 Inform ation T r oubleshooting Common problems and solutions ar e listed below . Problem Solutions There is no sound. • Conrm that the product is connected properly (  page 9). • Conrm that the input source is selected properly . (  page 11) • Conrm that the output source is selected properly . (  page 11) Cannot be recog[...]

18 Inform ation   Up dating the v ersion An update le may be released t o solve problems and provide a bett er listening environment. Update the pr oduc t by the following pr ocedure. 1 Save the obtained updat e le on an SD (SDHC) card. Save the le in the root directory. • Format the card in F A T32. • Do not save les other th[...]

19 Inform ation Specications <Input> USB terminal Connector B type (Standard) Quantization, sampli ng frequency 16/24/32 bit, 44.1 kHz/48 kH z/88.2 kHz/96 kHz/176.4 kH z/ 192 kHz, DSD 2.8 MHz (DoP/ASIO) Inter face USB High Speed DIGIT AL INPUT-OPTICAL (1, 2) terminal Connector Square optical Format S/P DIF Quantization, sampli ng frequency[...]

FOSTEX CO. 1-1-109, T sutsujigaoka, Ak ishima City, T okyo , 196-8550, Japan © Printed in Japan April. 2014 8289692000 586260 Declaration of EC Directive This equipment is compatible with the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) - Directive on approximation of member nation's ordinance concerning the electromagnetic compatibility and with the Low Volt[...]