Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler Instruction manual

Connecting your source to Hugo M Scaler 2.0
Connecting Hugo M Scaler to DAVE, TT 2 or Qutest 3.0
Connecting Hugo M Scaler to a third-party DAC 4.0
In order to use the Hugo M Scaler, you must connect your source to any
input of the device. You can connect multiple sources if you wish and
select between them later from within the menu.
Please note that if you are using the USB input with a MAC/Linux
device you will not need a driver but if you are connecting a Windows
device it will need a driver from the Hugo M Scaler section of our
website:
chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugo-mscaler
Connect dual-data mode to a Chord Electronics DAC using two BNC
cables and ensure your OP SR is set to white.
Plug BNC OUT 1 into BNC IN 1 and BNC OUT 2 into BNC IN 2. If you
only plug one BNC cable into the device you will only experience a
maximum upsampling of 384kHz. You no longer require your source to
be connected to your DAC.
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Input
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Output
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Output
Chord Electronics
Hugo M Scaler | Quickstart Manual V.1.3
The Pumphouse, Farleigh Lane, East Farleigh, Kent, ME16 9NB, United Kingdom
[e-mail]
chordelectronics.co.uk
Quickstart Manual
Introduction 1.0
Welcome to the Hugo M Scaler Quickstart Guide. This shortened guide
is supplementary to the main manual which should be referred to for
full safety and operational information.
Please note, more information on any of these topics is listed within the
full manual found under the product page:
chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugo-mscaler
Warranty 1.1
Hugo M Scaler comes with a comprehensive 3-year warranty. To
activate this warranty, please register your device via the Chord
Electronics website:
chordelectronics.co.uk/register-product
Note: please do not use a third-party charger with the Hugo M Scaler
as it voids the warranty.
Connecting Hugo M Scaler to a third-party DAC without a supported
dual data mode (x2 parallel BNC inputs) will yield maximum
upsampling of 384kHz. We recommend connecting the Hugo M Scaler
to your DAC via BNC/S/ PDIF for the maximum upsampling of 384kHz
in this configuration. Connect any output of the Hugo M Scaler to the
input of your DAC. You no longer require your source to be connected
to your DAC.

Chord Electronics
Hugo M Scaler | Quickstart Manual V.1.3
The Pumphouse, Farleigh Lane, East Farleigh, Kent, ME16 9NB, United Kingdom
[e-mail]
chordelectronics.co.uk
Quickstart Manual
Connect only the supplied power supply to the DC 15V input of the
Hugo M Scaler. Once connected, Hugo M Scaler will automatically
power on. The Hugo M Scaler does not have a power button and will
remain on until the power supply is disconnected.
Connecting the power supply to Hugo M Scaler 5.0
OPT OUT
OPT OUT
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
DUAL BNC OUT
DUAL BNC OUT
Power in
Selecting your input 6.0
Press the INPUT button to select the source you require. The colour
changes depending on input selected, see diagram below. If you
are using dual data, when you select BNC 1 the Hugo M Scaler will
automatically switch on both outputs to dual data mode.
USB BNC 2 Automatic
(auto)
Dual BNCOptical 2Optical 1BNC 1
Viewing the incoming sample rate 6.1
When an input is selected and audio is being played back, the sample
rate will be indicated via the DX OP button. The Hugo M Scaler
supports incoming sample rates from 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz - 16-bit to
32-bit. You can refer to the illuminated colours DX OP button below
and their associated sample rates.
While watching video and listening to the audio through the Hugo M
Scaler, you can minimise lip sync issues by activating ‘Video Mode’.
Video mode decreases the number of operating ‘taps’ for a 48 kHz
digital audio signal and should only be used when playing video. There
are three options: On, O or Automatic.
When listening to video with audio, we recommend either On or
Automatic. In Automatic mode, the VIDEO sphere shows one of two
colours: yellow (music playback detected) or cyan (video playback
detected). You can also leave Video Mode o when listening to music
(normally used solely for music playback systems).
How to avoid latency when watching video 7.0
The last two buttons on the Hugo M Scaler unit (DX OP, DX down,
DX up) are not to be used as of yet, they have been implemented for
a future product that will pair with the Hugo M Scaler. Please leave
them o.
DX buttons 8.0
Video
mode on
O Auto
video
Auto
music
VIDEO INPUT OP SR DX OP DX DX
Selecting your upsample rate 6.2
You must select the corresponding colour for the upsample rate best
suited for your system. Select this by pressing the OP SR (Output
sample rate) button.
No up-
sampling
MaxHighMedium
44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 352.8 384 705.6 768 DSD
kHz