AAVIK D-180 User manual

DIGITAL / ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC)
USER GUIDE: D-180 / D-280 / D-580

1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Clean the amplifier only with a dry, lint-free
cloth. For more thorough cleaning, unplug
the amplifier from the mains supply and go
over it lightly with a damp, lint-free cloth.
Do not use any type of chemical solvents or
other cleaning products for cleaning.
6. Do not install near any heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.
7. Protect the power cord from being walked
on or pinched particularly at plugs, conve-
nience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the apparatus.
8. Unplug this apparatus during lightning
storms or when unused for long periods
of time.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of
the polarized or grounding-type plug.
10. Only place apparatus horizontally and on
a suitable table or rack. If more components are
stacked. Make sure to place the hottest unit -
usually the amplifier, at the top
11. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.
12. Servicing is required when the apparatus
has been damaged in any way, such as when
the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen
into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.
1. WARNING – Take care that objects do not
fall and liquids are not spilled into the
enclosure through any openings.
The equipment shall not be exposed to
dripping or splashing. Liquid-filled objects
such as vases should not be placed on the
equipment.
2. The equipment has been designed for use in
moderate climates and in domestic
situations.
3. Only connect the equipment to a power
supply of the type described in the operating
instructions or as marked on the equipment.
The primary method of isolating the
equipment from the mains supply is to
remove the mains plug. The equipment must
be installed in a manner that makes dis-
connection possible.
4. If an abnormal smell or smoke is detected
from the equipment, turn the power off
immediately and unplug the equipment from
the wall outlet. Contact your dealer and do
not reconnect the equipment.
THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE SERVICED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

- MADE IN DENMARK
DAC D·180
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
DAC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
- MADE IN DENMARK
DAC D·280
RS-232
TRIGGER
OUT
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·180 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RIAA
- MADE IN DENMARK
DAC D·180
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
DAC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
- MADE IN DENMARKDAC D·280
RS-232
TRIGGER
OUT
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·180 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RIAA
BUTTONS ON THE FRONT OF THE DAC
CONNECTORS ON THE BACK OF THE DAC
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
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1DISPLAY
During normal operation the left side of the display
shows the selected source.
It is possible to change the source with the
up/down buttons when navigation mode is activated.
When changing settings (see “MENU FUNCTIONS”
page 7), the display will show the setting being
changed.
2STANDBY
Press the standby button 2to place the DAC in
standby mode, or to switch on the DAC from standby
mode. When the DAC is in standby mode, the only
light showing on the DAC will be a dim LED light in
the lower left corner. When you switch on the DAC,
the outputs will be muted, and a line will illuminate at
the bottom of the displays, starting in the lower left
corner.
3MUTE / REMOTE CONTROL PAIRING BUTTON
The mute button has multiple functions. When you
press this button briefly, it will mute the outputs of
the DAC. The display will show ”Mute” instead of the
selected source.
If you are using an Apple remote, you can pair the DAC
with one specific remote. In order to pair your remote
control with the DAC, press and hold the front panel
mute button 3for more than one second. When the
DAC is ready to pair, the display will flash slowly.
To pair, press a button on your remote control facing it
toward the DAC. The display will show ”Paired”.
Press the front panel mute button 3again briefly to
go back to normal operation.
You can remove the pairing, so that the DAC will stop
responding to the remote again, by pressing the front
panel mute button for more than five seconds. When
the five seconds have passed, the displays will flash
fast. Press a button on the remote, to complete the
procedure. The display will show ”Unpaired”. Press the
front panel mute button 3again briefly to go back
to normal operation.
4NAVIGATION/MENU BUTTON
The navigation button lets you select the desired
source. Pressing the navigation button 4briefly will
activate input selection. The display will flash, while
still showing the selected input. Pressing the up/
down buttons a/ blets you select the desired
source. Press the navigation button again to deacti-
vate input selection mode.
The navigation button is also used for accessing the
menu. See ”MENU FUNCTIONS” page 7.
FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS

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5POWER ON/OFF SWITCH
Toggle the switch to switch between fully off and
standby mode. When the DAC is in standby mode, the
power consumption is less than 1W. When the DAC is
on, the power consumption is less than 20W.
6POWER INLET (CAUTION!)
The DAC accepts mains voltages from 100 to 240VAC
50-60Hz. The power inlet accepts power cables with
an IEC 60320-C13 female connector. To ensure the
best performance, please consult your Aavik Acous-
tics dealer for a suitable mains cable.
7RS-232, FIRMWARE UPDATE
Only for the use by qualified service personnel.
8TRIGGER OUTPUTS
The DAC is equipped with two DC trigger connectors.
These can be used to power-on the DAC, when the
amplifier is switched on. Connect one of the con-
nectors to the amplifier. The second connector can
be used to switch on a further piece of equipment.
The DAC will switch on when 5-15VDC is applied to a
trigger input.
9DIGITAL INPUTS
The DAC is equipped with the following digital inputs:
USB input, TOSLINK optical S/P-DIF inputs, and BNC
electrical S/P-DIF inputs.
TOSLINK OPTICAL INPUT
The DAC comes equipped with two optical S/P-DIF
(32-192kHz, 16-24 bit) TOSLINK inputs.
BNC DIGITAL INPUTS
The DAC comes equipped with two electrical S/P-DIF
(32-192kHz, 16-24 bit) digital inputs.
USB INPUT
The DAC comes equipped with one fully isolated, UAC
2, asynchronous USB input. It supports 32-192kHz,
16-24 bit PCM and DSD64/DSD128 using DoP
encoding.
When connecting a computer running Mac OS X or
Linux, no drivers are needed.
For Windows a driver can be downloaded from the
Aavik Acoustics website.
Note: When playing music in PCM format from a
computer, the DAC supports sample rates up
to 192kHz.
REAR PANEL FEATURES
- MADE IN DENMARK
DAC D·180
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
DAC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
- MADE IN DENMARK
DAC D·280
RS-232
TRIGGER
OUT
LEFT RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
100-240V AC
DIGITAL IN
USB COAX 1 COAX 2 OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·180 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RS-232
TRIGGER
THROUGH
PHONO
LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
GND
RIGHT
LINE OUT
ON / OFF
RIAA R·280 - MADE IN DENMARK
100-240V AC
RIAA
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the
aperatus to rain or moisture.
The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

AUP - used for changing menu settings.
BDOWN - used for changing menu settings.
CINPUT +, Press this button, to move to the next input. From Line 1 to Line 2 etc.
DINPUT -, Press this button, to move to the previous input. From Line 2 to Line 1 etc.
ESTANDBY, Press this button to place the DAC in standby mode, or to switch the DAC on
from standby mode.
FMENU, Use this button to enter the menu, or switch back to normal operation. Use the INPUT +
and INPUT - buttons to cycle through the menu, and the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons
to change a setting. See “MENU FUNCTIONS” for details.
GMUTE
Press the button to mute the outputs of the DAC. Pressing the button again will reactivate
the outputs of the DAC.
INFO
Press this button, to cycle through the information items from the menu. This displays the operating
temperature of the amplifier and the software version.
FACTORY RESET
You can reset all settings back to factory defaults. This will erase all settings. To do this, proceed as follows:
• Switch off the DAC at the main power switch 9
• Wait 30 seconds
• Press and hold the three front panel buttons 234
• Switch on the main power using 9, while still holding the front panel buttons
• All LED indicators on the front panel will switch on, and stay on
• After approx. 8 seconds the LED indicators will switch off again.
• Release the front panel buttons, and switch off the DAC using the main power switch 9
APPLE REMOTE
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MENU FUNCTIONS
SETTINGS FOR INDIVIDUAL INPUTS DISPLAY SHOWS
DAC mode
You can switch the DAC between four settings. The default setting is “Upsampled, Slow”. You can switch upsampling on and off,
and switch between a slow (soft high-frequency roll-off) and a fast (steep high-frequency roll-off) filter.
Which setting provides the best performance, depends on the signal source connected to the input.
SETTINGS COMMON TO ALL INPUTS
Display brightness
You can change the display brightness in four steps: 10, 40, 70 and 100%
Display dim
Using this setting, you can set the display to switch off automatically after 1-5 seconds. The standard setting is off.
When the display is off, a single dim LED will be lit in the lower right corner.
Software version
This menu option shows the current firmware version of the DAC.
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Using the front panel or remote control, you can change many settings of the DAC.
Using the remote, you press the “Menu” button Fto enter or exit the menu.
Using the front panel, you press and hold the navigation button 4for 3 seconds.
When you enter the menu, the DAC mode of the current input will be shown on the display. The top line of the display shows the current option (“DAC mode” when you enter the
menu), and the bottom line shows the current setting.
Using the remote, you can cycle through the options using the INPUT + Cand INPUT - Dbuttons.
Using the front panel, press the navigation button 4to cycle through the options.
Use the UP Aand DOWN Bbuttons of the remote, or the up and down front panel buttons ( a/b).
Once in the menu, using the remote, you can cycle through all options in the order shown in the diagram below.
Using the front panel, the DAC will return to normal operation once you have cycled through all the options.

Aavik D-180 Aavik D-280 Aavik D-580
Digital: 2 x BNC S/P-DIF (32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit
2 x TOSLINK optical (32 – 192 k-samples, 24-bit
USB fully isolated, UAC 2, asynchronous
USB: PCM 32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit, DSD 64 - DSD 128
Distortion: <0,005% (THD at 1kHz at 0dB)
2 x BNC S/P-DIF (32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit
2 x TOSLINK optical (32 – 192 k-samples, 24-bit
USB fully isolated, UAC 2, asynchronous
USB: PCM 32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit, DSD 64 - DSD 128
Distortion: <0,005% (THD at 1kHz at 0dB)
2 x BNC S/P-DIF (32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit
2 x TOSLINK optical (32 – 192 k-samples, 24-bit
USB fully isolated, UAC 2, asynchronous
USB: PCM 32 - 192 k-samples, 24-bit, DSD 64 - DSD 128
Distortion: <0,005% (THD at 1kHz at 0dB)
Output: 1 pair of RCA outputs
Output: 4.5Vrms at 0dB
Output impedance: 100 ohms
1 pair of RCA outputs
Output: 4.5Vrms at 0dB
Output impedance: 100 ohms
1 pair of RCA outputs
Output: 4.5Vrms at 0dB
Output impedance: 100 ohms
Aavik
noise
reduction
Active Tesla Coils: 36
Active Square Tesla Coils: 104
Dither circuitry: 5
Active Tesla Coils: 72
Active Square Tesla Coils: 176
Dither circuitry: 8
Active Tesla Coils: 108
Active Square Tesla Coils: 248
Dither circuitry: 11
Power
consumption:
Standby: <0.5W
Operating: <20W
Standby: <0.5W
Operating: <20W
Standby: <0.5W
Operating: <20W
Dimensions: 102 x 384 x 380 mm 102 x 384 x 380 mm 102 x 384 x 380 mm
Weight: 5,4 kg 5,6 kg 7,3 kg
SPECIFICATIONS
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Aavik Acoustics
Rebslagervej 4
9000 Aalborg
Denmark
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