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ON/OFF, Analogue

Volume

Rotary

with

LED

PowerON (with modeselection

):

Press

and hold

the

rotary

knob

until

LEDs

light

up

.The

LEDs

(rotary knob, kHz & INPUT} on

the

front

faceplate

will

light-up

corresponding

to

the

last mode used.

Either release

for

last mode

or

keep

the

rotary

knob

pushed in

to

cycle

through

the

two

modes. Release

to

accept

that

mode.

LED

Green

Blue

Mode

Wired

(USB

or

S/PDIF}

Wireless (Bluetooth)

The xDSD allows you

to

cycle

through

the

selections

twice

(approx.20 seconds} before

powering

off.

PowerOFF:

Push

and HOLD

the

rotary

knob

for

several seconds

until

all

the

LEDs

change

to

White

then

release

to

power

off.

Wired/Wireless

mode

switching: The xDSD

must

be

switched

off

to

allow

mode

selection

after

powering

on.

See

Power

ON

(with

mode

selection}.

Mute

:

Press

the

rotary

knob

to

mute.

To

unmute

press

it

again

OR

turn

the

rotary

to

unmute.

Rotary knob/Volume:

LED

Volume

Red

-9

to

OdB (100%-91

%}

Yellow -27

to

-

10dB

(90%-73%}

Green -45

to-28

dB (72%-55%}

Cyan -63

to

-46 dB (54%-37%}

Magenta

-81

to

-64dB (36%-19%}

Blue -

101to

-82 dB (18%-0%}

Off

Mute

White Line

Output

mode

(2V}

Note:The xDSD does

not

use a

digital

volume

control.

Instead,

it

has

a pure analogue

volume

control

system. For

the

maximum

sound

quality

when

using a

digital

source, place

that

device

at

full

volume

(100%

or

bypass}

so

that

the

volume

is

controlled

only

by

the

xDSD.

Note:When

there

is

no

musicsignal,

the

system wi

ll

go

into

mute

and hence

the

volume

LED

wiU

be

off.This

is

normal.

2. INPUT

LED

White

Green

Blue

Blue (flashing)

Blue/

Red

(flashing)

Wired

Mode

(USB

or S/PDIF)

IN.e..U..I

USB

S/

PDIF

Wireless

Bluetooth

(Connected)

Wireless

Bluetooth

(

Awaiting

connection)

Wireless

Bluetooth

(Pairing)

The selection between

USB

and S/PDIF is

done

automatically.

The

USB

signal

input

has

priority

over

S/PDIF.

S/PDIF:To

enter

S/

PDIF

mode

,please make sure

that

there

is

no

USB

signal

on

the

USB

input.

Wireless

Mode

(Bluetooth)

ThexDSD is

able

to

store

up

to

8 paired

Bluetooth

devices.

From switch on,

if

the

xDSD

is

in

Wireless

mode

(Blue)

it

will

'blink'

blue

as

it

searches

for

15seconds

for

a previously paired device.

If

a stored device is

not

found,

it

will

automatically

enter

pairing

mode

(INPUT:

Blue/Red

blinking

).

A

new

Bluetooth

devicecan

be

'force paired'

by

pressing

the

'Settings'

button

(0 / 0 )

for

3 seconds.

3. S-Balanced

headphone

3.Smm/Line

Output

Headphone

Mode

This

is

adual-

mono

headphone

amplifier

section

with

S-Balanced

3.5mm

TRRS/TRS

connection

.This special

headphone

circuit

is

of

most

benefit

to

'Balanced' headphones,

but

alsoelevates

the

performance

of

'non

-balanced' headphones.

Line Output

Mode

The same 3.

5mm

jack

can

be

used

as

a fixed-level line

out

with

all

headphone

specificsonic

controls

disabled

and

volume

control

bypassed.

Turning

the

volume

will

have

no

effect.The 3.

5mm

output

when

in Line

Output

mode

is

2V.

Warning:

In

Line

Output

mode,

do

NOT have

headphones

inserted

as

damage

to

product/hearing

may ensue.

As

the

xDSD

retains

the

last

mode

on

on,

it

will

revert back

to

Line

Output

mode

if

that

was

the

last

mode

used.

Enabling Line-Output:When

the

unit

is

OFF,

HOLD

the

'Settings'

button

( 0 /0 )

THEN

press

the

rotary

to

switch

ON.

Once

the

xDSD powers up, release

the

rotary

whilst

still

holding

the

'Settings'

button

( O/

C)

)

for

3 seconds. Once released,

the

rotary

LED

should

indicate

White.

Disabling Line-Output:Turn

the

unit

off

and

HOLD

the

'Settings'

button

( O/ O )

THEN

press

the

rotary

to

switch

ON. Once

the

xDSD has powered-up, keep

the

rotary

pushed

in

to

cycle

as

per

normal

through

the

two

modes

and

release

to

select

the

desired

mode

. The

Line-Output

mode

deactivation

will

be

disabled

by

the

rotary

being

blank(ie:

not

l

it

White).

4.

3D+

•

Matrix

LED

3D+• Matrix (on/

off

) recreates aholographic sound field like listening

to

a pair

of

speakers.

It

is

apure analogue signal processing circuit.

5.

XBass+•

LED

XBass+• (On/Off)

was

uniquelydesigned

to

extend

bass

response

to

suitdifferentheadphones.

It

is

a pureanaloguesignal circuit.

Tip:Sonically-hindering

DSP

is

NOTused

for

XBass+•

nor

30+•

Matrix

systems. They use the

highest-quality

discrete components

and

operate purely

in

the analogue domain. Hence

all

the clarity

and

resolution

of

the

original

music

is

fullyretained.

6. SettingsO/0

This

button

cycles between:

Off

XBass+•

XBa~s+• & 3D+•

Pairing (Bluetooth,Hold)

7. Audio Format

LED

(kHz)

The

LED

colourschemeindicates

the

audioformatand sampling

frequencyreceived

by

the

xDSD

from

the

musicsource.

.!.fQ. Mode

Green

PCM

44/48/88/96kHz

Yellow

PCM

176/384kHz

White

PCM

768kHz

Cyan

DSD64/DSD128

Blue DSD256

Red

DSD512

Magenta MQA

Off

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8.

S/PDIF

Input

USB

signal

detection

always has

priority

over

S/PDIF.

To

use

the

xDSD

in

S/PDIF mode, please make sure

there

is

no

USB

signal

on

the

USB

Input.

9.

USB

Input

Type A

For

mobile

devices, one must use

the

correctApple(Lightning-to-

USB

Adapter)

or

Android

(USB

OT

G)

cable (both

not

included)

to

connect directly

to

the

xDSD.

Ordinary 'charging' cables cannot

be used.

Forconnection

to

acomputer, use the enclosed

USB3.0

cable

for

a

superiorconnection (over

USB2.0).

10

.

Digital

Filter

-

Different digital filters are available

for

PCM

&

DSD.

For listening

enjoyment, we recommend

the

transient optimized minimum-

phase 'Listen'

filter

but

feel free

to

choose thefrequency response

optimised'Measure' filter.

11.

Type-C

USB

charging

port

TheType-C

USB

port

is

ONLY

for

charging

(it does

not

perfo

rm

any

other

function

).

When

the

xDSD is

off

and

a

SV

USB

power

supply

is

detected

,

the

LED

will

change

colour

to

show

the

various states

of

charge

(see

ection

).

We

advise

to

charge

the

xDSD swi

tched

off.

It

is

possible

to

charge

the

xDSD

and

listen

to

music

at

the

same

time

,

but

it

maytake l

onger

to

be

fully-charged

,

depending

on

volume

level

and

headphone

sused.

Further,

if

the

most

demanding

headphonesare used,

the

battery

maytakeeven

longer

to

fully

-charge.

The

xDSD

maybeslightly

warm

to

touch

when

it

is

simultaneously

in

use

and

being charged.

12.

LED

for

Battery

Status

LED

Status

White

*

2:

75%

Green* 74%-25%

Red

* 24%

-10

%

Red

(flashing) < 10%

*Batte

ry

LED

will

flash

wh

en

it

ischar

ging

Wi

th

IEMs, a

fully-charged

battery

offers

approx

6-8 hou

rs

of

music

enjoyment

.

It

is

pre

-

installed

with

firmware

vS.30

which

has been

optimised

for

MQA.Thisversionalsohandles

up

to

PCM384/DSD256.

For

firmware

optimised

to

run

PCM768/

DSDS

12(non-MQA)

pleaseinstall

firmware

vS.20.

Forall

downloads:

www.

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audio

com

Specifications

USB

Input:

S/

PDIF

Coaxial

and

Op

ti

cal I

nputs:

Dynamic Range:

Volume Control:

Output

power

:

Line

out

Level:

THO

&N

(1V/

16R

):

Output

Impedance:

Battery:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Warranty

period:

up

to

PCM768kHz&

DSDS

12

(24.6/22.6MHz)

up

to

192kHz/

24Bit

>113dB(A)

-101dB...0dB in

ldB

steps

>2.82V/

S00

mW

@16Ohm

>3.7V/270mW@50

Ohm

>3.8V/

48

mW

@300

Ohm

>3.8V/24

mW

@600

Ohm

>

2.1

V@0dBFS (&0dBVolume)

<0.005%

<1

3.8V/

2200mAh

95 (I) x66.S (

w)

xl

9 (h)

mm

127g(0.28 I

bs

)

12

months

Specifications

are

subject

to

change

without

notice.

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Type AConnect

( where

applicable)

This iFi device

with

a

USB

type

A

male

port

Type

A

was

designed

for

direct

connection

to

mobile

devices

to

extract

the

digital

signal.

Phone Connections

( where applicable J

For

connection

via

Apple

(iOS) use

Apple

USB-to-USB-C/Lightning:

Android•

use On-The-Go(USB-C/USB-micro):

For

further

support

FAQs

and

Support

TicketSystem:

https

://

suopo

rt lfi-

audlo

com

/

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ensure

your

Android

is

USB

hosr

mode

comparible

Note for Charging

( where

applicable)

1.

If

the

LED

is

BLUE

when

you

first

switch

ON

the

machine,

it

means

that

it

is

sufficiently

charged.

If

the

LED

is

RED,

please

turn

OFF

the

machine

and

charge

until

no

LED

is

lit.

2.

If

you

cannot

power

ON

or

if

there

is

no

LED

light,

please

insert

a

USS

cable

with

USS

power

3-5 times,

then

the

LED

should

be

BLUE.

It

should

stay like

this

for

a

few

hours

(depending

upon

how

flat

the

battery

is).

If

not,

please

re-insert

the

USS

cable

(with

USS

power) 3 5

times

again,

and

once

the

LED

is

BLUE,

leave

for

at

least6 hours.

3.

After

a

long

period

on

inactivity

(say 3-6

months),

please

fully

charge

the

machine

again.

Ideally

, repeat this process once every 3

months.

4.

If

you

encounter

any issues, please

contact

our

technical

support

department

at:

http://support.ifi-audio.com/

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Fasteners

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owner

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the

unit

to

the

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distributor

in

the

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the

payment

of

any

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