Matrix Audio MUSIC STREAMER COMBO User manual

MUSIC STREAMER COMBO
User Manual

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1.  01Packinglist
2.Partsandname 01
 2.1Frontpanel 01
 2.2Rearpanel 02
 2.3Displayscreen 02
 2.3.1Maininterface 02
 2.3.2 interface 02Volumecontrol
 2.3.3 interface 03Inputchannel
 2.3.4  03Outputchannelinterface
 2.4Remotecontrol 03
3.Connections 04
 3.1Connecttopower 04
 3.2Connectheadphones 04
 3.3Connecttoinputsource 04
 3.4ConnecttoactivespeakersorAMPs 05
 3.5Connecttostoragedevices 05
 3.6ConnecttoLAN 05
 3.7ConnecttoWLAN 06
4.Play 07
 4.1Basicoperation 07
 4.1.1Poweronandoff 07
 4.1.2Selecttheinputsource 07
 4.1.3Selectoutputchannel 08
 4.1.4Volumecontrol 08
 4.1.4.1  08Volumeadjustment
 4.1.4.2Mute 08
 4.1.4.3Hearingprotection 08
 4.1.5  09Filtersettings
 4.1.6  09Autosleepandwakeup
 4.1.7  09Remotecontrol
 4.2Playmusicthroughoptical,coaxialorIIS-LVDSport 10
 4.３PlaymusicfromUSBstoragedevicesorNAS 10
 4.４PlaymusicthroughAirPlayorDLNA 10
 4.5USBAudio 11
5.Settings 13
 5.1LineoutMode 13
 5.2PCMFilters 13
 5.3DSDFilters 14
 5.4Dither 14
 5.5JitterEliminator 15
 5.6DPLLBandwidth 15
 5.7IIS-LVDSPortDefinition 15
 5.8Autosleep 15
 5.9Userdefinedbuttonsettings 16
 5.10NetworkType 16
 5.11Remotecontrol 16
 5.12LoadDefault 17
 5.13ProductInformation 17
6.Appendix 18
 6.1Audiofileformatsandsamplingratesupported 18
 6.2USBstoragedevicerequirements 18
 6.3IIS-LVDSPort 18
 6.4TechnicalSpecifications 19

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2.1Frontpanel
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Packinglist
1.Packinglist 2.Partsandname
1.Productx1
2.Remotex1
3.USBcablex1
4.Poweradapterx1
1.6.35mmheadphonejack
2.Remotecontrolsensor
3.Display
4.Menubutton
5.User-definedbutton
6.Volume/control knob/standby knob
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2.2Rearpanel
1.RCAleftchanneloutput
2.RCArightchanneloutput
3.XLRrightchanneloutput
4.XLRleftchanneloutput
5.Coaxialinput
6.Opticalinput
7.IISLVDSinput
8.USBAudioport
9.USBHostport
10.Wi-Fiantenna
11.LANport
12. Groundingterminal
13.Powerinput
2.3Displayscreen
2.3.1Maininterface
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1.StatusforNASdevices
2.StatusforUSBstoragedevices
3.StatusforWi-Fiandethernetconnection
4.Inputchannel
5.Samplingrate
6.Assistantinformation
7.Volumebar
8.Outputmode
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1.CurrentvolumedBlevel
2.Volumebar
3.Outputmode
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2.3.3Inputchannelinterface
Coaxial
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1.Inputchannel 2.Unselected
2.3.4Outputchannelinterface
1.Currentoutputmode 2.Selected
2.4Remotecontrol
1.Standby
2.Mute
3.Volume+
4.Volume-
5.Filter
6.Coaxial
7.Optical
8.IIS
9.USB/Network*
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*ThisbuttoncanswitchinputchannelsbetweenUSBandNetwork.

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3.Connections
3.1Connecttopower
elementiusesa12VDCpoweradapterwhichoutputcurrentnotlessthan
1.67A(outputpowernotlessthan20W).Pleaseusethesuppliedpower
adapterorahigh-qualityexternallinearpowersupply.Thequalityofthe
powersupplywillaffectthesoundquality.
Accordingtothegroundingconditionsunderactualuseenvironment,choose
whethertoconnectthegroundterminalonthebackofthedevicetoother
equipmentusedatthesametime,toeliminatetheACnoisethatmaybe
causedbytheundesirablegroundloop.
3.2Connectheadphones
3.3Connecttoinputsource
Connectionforfront-enddevicesincludingS/PDIFoutputsignalthrough
coaxialandopticalport;
ConnectionfordigitalinterfaceproductsofMatrixthroughIISprot
The6.35mmheadphonejackonthefrontpanelcanbeconnectedtoavariety
of16Ω-600Ωearbudsorheadphones.
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3.4ConnecttoactivespeakersorAMPs
Inordertoavoiddamagetoyourdevices,pleaseturnofftheactivespeakersor
amplifiersbeforeyouconnectthemtoelementi.
3.5Connecttostoragedevices
TherearetwoUSBHOSTportsontherearpaneltoconnectwithstandard
massstorageUSBdevices.
EachUSBportsprovideupto500mAofcurrenttoexternaldevices.
3.6ConnecttoLAN
Please use ethernet cable to connect element i to your network router
(recommendusingCAT-5orhigherversionshieldedethernetcable),andlet
elementiinthestatusasshownbelow:
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NAS
Internet
It is advisable to set up the router as DHCP server, and this function will
allocatethedeviceIPaddressinLANautomatically.
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3.7ConnecttoWLAN
3.7.1 The Wi-Fiantennaofelementi isnotremovable.Adjustingtheantenna
directioncanchangetheWi-Fisignalreception.
3.7.2Letelementiinthestatusasshownbelow:
3.7.3ScantheQRcodebelowtodownloadMARemoteappforyouriPhone,
iPadandAndroiddevices,andfollowtheconfigurationwizardintheappto
connectyourelementitoWi-Fiandexploremoreexcitingfunctionalities.
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ConnecttoWANport
Router
Computer
ConnecttoLANport
ConnecttoLANport ConnecttoLANport
ConnecttoWANport
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Router
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4.Play
4.1.Basicoperation
Connectthepoweradapter,presstheknobonthedeviceortheStandbybutton
ontheremotecontroltoturnonthedevice,thescreenwilllighton.
4.1.1Poweronandoff
4.1.2Selecttheinputsource
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Under'AUTO'mode,elementiwillautomaticallyscanalldigitalinput
chan-nels,thefirstconnectedinputchannelwillbelockedimmediately.It
willcontinuetoscanotherchannelsuntilthecurrentchannelsignalislost.
Whenthereareseveralinputchannelsbeingconnected,elementiisalways
locksthesignalwhichisdetectedfirst.Theorderofinputchannelscanning
isasshown,
Pressthemenubutton''toswitchtochanneloptionmenu,thenrotatetheknob
toselectbetweenauto，coaxial,optical,IISLVDS,USBAudioandNetwork,you
canpresstheknobtoconfirmtheselection.
Whenselected'AUTO'channelandtheinputsignalbeinglocked,itwill
showtheautoscanmarkbesidethechannelname.Asshown,
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Whenthepowerison,presstheknobortheStandbybuttontoenterstandby
state.
WhenusingnetworkrelatedmusicsourcesuchasAirPlay,DLNA,Roonor
MAplayer,pleaseselectNetworkinputchannel.
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4.1.3Selectoutputchannel
Selecttheoutputmodebetweenheadphoneoutput,lineoutputand'AUTO'
modebypressingthe" "buttononthefrontpanel,presstheknobtoconfirm.
When'AUTO'modeactivated,whentheheadphoneisconnectedtoelementi,it
willautomaticallyswitchtoheadphoneoutput,andviceversawhenthe
headphonedisconnected,elementiwillautomaticallyswitchtolineoutput
mode.
4.1.4Volumecontrol
Thevolumecanbeadjustedbytheknoborandthekeyontheremote
control,thescreenwillshowthecurrentvolumelevelatthesametime.Line
outputandheadphoneoutputhaveindependentvolumecontrollevel,also,the
lineoutputcanbeconfiguredasfixedleveloutput.
4.1.4.1Volumeadjustment
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CAUTION：
'Fixedoutput'meansthatthedeviceoutputssignalwithmaximum
levelat0dB.Beforeselectingthismode,pleasemakesurethatyour
power amplifier or active speaker has been adjusted to a lower
volume level. If the amplifier or speakers do not have volume
control, DO NOT set up to 'Fixed output' mode, otherwise this
operationmaydamagetoyourdevicesandharmyourears.
4.1.4.2Mute
Inplaybackstatus,youcanpressthe'Mute'buttonontheremotecontrolto
activatemute;pressthe'Mute'againorturnthevolumeknobtoexitmute.
Therewillbeamuteicononthescreenwhenmuteisactivated.
Inordertoprotectyourhearingandavoiddamagebyexcessivevolume,
whenthevolumelevelofasingle-endedheadphoneishigherthan-30dB,the
volumewillberecoveredto-30dBafterelementireboot;ifthevolumeis
lowerthan-30dB,itwillreturntothesamevolumelevelasyousetlasttime.
4.1.4.３Hearingprotection
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4.1.5Filtersettings
WhenelementiisplayingPCMorDSDmusic,userscanselectthedigitalfilters
togetdifferentsoundperformance.Userscanswitchonthe2ndoptionin
settingmenuoraddtheFiltersettingtoshortcutkey'〇'on9thoptiontofast
switchit.Thecurrentselectedfilterwilldisplayintheassistantinformation
areaonthescreen,andtheencodingmodeofDSDaudioisalsodisplayedthere.
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4.1.6Autosleepandwakeup
elementiwillentersleepmodewhenthecurrentselecteddigitalchannelhas
noinputsignalandnooperationformorethan5minutes.
Thefollowingoperationscanwakeupelementifromsleepstatus,
·Pressthevolumeknobonthefrontpanelofelementi
·Pressthe'Standby'buttononelementiorremotecontrol
·Recovertheinputsignaloftheselectedchannelorrecoversignalofany
digitalchannelsunderAutoScanmode
WhenelementIhasstoppedplayingformorethan5minutesontheNetwork
inputchannel,andnooperationformorethan5minutes,itwillentersleep
modeautomatically,andwillwakeupbythefollowingconditions:
·PushmusictoelementithroughAirPlayorDLNA
·PlaymusicthroughMAplayer
·PlaymusicasaROONendpoint
4.1.7Remotecontrol
RemotecontrolusesaCR2032buttoncellbattery.Pulloutthebattaryslotat
thebottomtoinstallbatteryandmakesuretoputintherightpolarity.
Pleasepointtheremotecontroltotheremotesensorintheareainthe
followingpicture,theremotedistanceisabout8metersandthebatterylife
isaboutoneyear,pleasereplacethebatteryiftheremotedistancebecomes
shorterorlosessensitivity.
About8meters
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4.３PlaymusicfromUSBstoragedevicesorNAS
4.2Playmusicthroughoptical,coaxialorIIS-LVDSport
Whenitisconnectedwithfront-enddevices,whichincludingS/PDIFoutput
digitalsignalthroughcoaxialandopticalportordigitalinterfaceproductsof
MatrixAudiothroughIISport,thescreenwillshowsamplingrateandsignal
formatoftheselectedinputchannel.
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Ifthesamplingrateandsignalformatonthescreenisnotdisplayedcorrectly,
pleasecheckifthecableiscorrectlyconnectedorthefront-enddeviceis
outputtingsignal.
element i can play the music from USB storage devices or NAS through MA
player.DownloadMARemoteAPPtogetmoredetailaboutuserguide.
MAplayerisadigitalmusicandstreamingmediaaudioplaybacksystembased
onnetworkcontrol,itisdevelopedbyMATRIX.Itcanrealizeremotecontrolon
themobiledeviceunderthesameLAN.Itcanbrowseandplaymusictracksand
automaticallygetalbumcoversandartistinformationfrominternet.MAplayer
supportsavarietyoflosslessformats,supportsbothDSDandPCMmusicfiles
playback,whichbringingyouabrandnewmusicplaybackexperience.
4.４PlaymusicthroughAirPlayorDLNA
AfterelementIisconnectedtoLANwiththeethernetcableorwireless,
userscanpushthemusicfromasmartphoneorothermobiledevicestoit
throughAirPlayorDLNA.
ConnecttheWi-FiofyouriPhoneoriPadtothesamelocalareanetworkas
theelementi,andclickAirPlaytoselectelementiasaudiodevice,then
chooseandenjoyyourfavoredmusic.
ConnecttheAndroiddevicesandelementithroughWi-Fiunderthesame
LAN,andopentheAPPincludingDLNAfunction,thenplaymusicandpushit
toelementi.
TheexperienceofusingelementiwithanAndroiddeviceisduetothe
compatibilityofmusicAPPs,notalltheAndroiddevicesormusicAPPshave
DLNAfunction.
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4.5USBAudio
WhentheelementineedstobeconnectedtocomputerasanUSBDAC,please
installdriverforWindows7/8/10whichcanbefoundinMatrixofficialwebsite,
theURLofthedownloadpageis:https://matrix-digi.com/en/downloads/,the
installationprocessasfollow,
InstalltheWindowsdriverforelementi
Step1:
Double-clickthedriver
installationfile,
andclick'Next’
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Step2:
Pleaseselectthe
installationpath
andclick'Install’
Step3:
Installationis
completed
andclick'Next’
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Step4:
Click'Finish',the
driverinstallation
iscompleted.
UseelementiunderMacOSX
MacOSXdoesnotneed
adriver.Pleaseselect
theaudiodeviceas
'elementSeries'in
SystemPreferences.
ConnectelementitomobiledevicesviaUSBport
UseAppleLighteningtoUSBCameraKitstoconnectelementiwithiOS
devices.
elementicanbeconnectedtoanAndroiddevicewithMicroUSBorType-C
USBportviatheOTGcable，butit'snotguaranteedtobecompatiblewith
allAndroiddevices.
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5.Settings
Repeatpressingthe'Menu'keytoenterintoconfigurationmenu,thenpress
theknobtoenterconfigurationitems.
As shown:
Pushknobentersettings
Settings
Thereare13itemsintheconfigurationmenuasfollow:
5.1LineoutMode
Lineoutmodecanbesetas,
0dBFixed:0dBgain,fixed
0dBADJ:0dBgain，attenuationadjustable（Default）
Lineout Mode 0dBADJ
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Connecttoactivespeakers,recommendtosetas'0dBADJ’.
Connecttopoweramplifierincludingvolumecontrol,recommendtosetas
'0dBFixed’.
5.2PCMFilters
7configurabledigitalfilterswithdifferentfrequencyresponsecurves,to
setfiltersfordifferenttimbre
MOD1fastroll-off,minimumphasefilter(Default)
MOD2slowroll-off,minimumphasefilter
MOD3fastroll-off,linearphasefilter
MOD4slowroll-off,linearphasefilter
MOD5brickwallfilter
MOD6hybrid,fastroll-off,minimumphasefilter
MOD7Apodizoing,fastroll-off,linearphasefilter
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Inordertoavoidmisoperation,switchingfrom0dBADJto0dBFixedrequiresa
2-stepconfirmation,press"〇"buttontoconfirm,otheroperationswillcancel
thissetting.
Lineoutputmaxvolume
Press"o"buttontoconfirm

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(Testedat44.1kHz)
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5.3DSDFilters
Setthecut-offfrequencyofDSDdigitalfilter
47kHz（Default）,50kHz,60kHz,70kHz,AUTO
DSD Filter 47kHz3
Suggestion:
DSD64-47k,DSD128-50k,andsoon.WhenthisoptionsetstoAUTO,theDSD
filterwillbeselectedautomatically.
5.4Dither
ConfiguretoturnON/OFFtheditherfunction,itcaneffectivelyreducethe
quantizingdistortion.
ON（Default）
OFF
Dither ON4
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Thefrequencyresponsecurveof7differentfiltersareasfollow:

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5.6DPLLBandwidth
SettheDPLLBandwidth
Low:LowbandwidthHigh:Highbandwidth
Normal:Standardbandwidth(Default)
DPLLBandwidth Normal6
It'srecommendedtosettheDPLLbandwidthtodefault,whenthequalityof
digitalsignalwhichoutputfromfront-enddeviceispoorandtheelementican
notlockthesignalstably,pleaseselecthighbandwidth.Thesoundquality
maybereducedinhighbandwidthmode.
5.7IIS-LVDSPortDefinition
TherearetwokindsofIIS-LVDSportdefinitionforoption,twodifferent
definitionsasshownbellow,
TYPEA（Default）,TYPEB,TYPEC,TYPED
IIS - LVDSPort TYPE A7
Pleaseselect'TYPEA'whencollocatedwithMatrixaudioproducts.
5.8AutoSleep
Whenthereisnoinputsignalfromtheselectedchannelandnooperationfor
morethan5minutes,elementiwillentersleepmode.elementiwillnotenter
'AutoSleep'modewhen'AutoSleep'functionisoff.
ON
OFF（Default）
AutoSleep ON8
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5.5JitterEliminator
Settheinternaltime-basejittereliminationcircuitforturnONorOFF.
ON（Default）
OFF
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5.10NetworkType
Selectnetworkaccessmethodforelementi,whenyouselecttheoption
LAN,Wi-FiisdisabledandviceversaifyouselectWi-Fi,ethernetisdisabled.
LAN：Wirednetwork
Wi-Fi：Wirelessnetwork(Default)
Wi-Fi10NetworkType
5.11Remotecontrol
Iftherearemorethan1Matrixdeviceinthesameplace,inordertoprevent
one remote control from controlling multiple device at the same time,
elementihas5built-insetsofremotecontroladdresscodes,whichcanbe
switched under this option to achieve 'one-to-one' control between the
remotecontrolandthehost.
Remotecontrol Enter11
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5.9Userdefinedbuttonsettings
Set the function of '〇' button on the front panel. There are 4 actions
available:
INPUT: Set 'Input Channel Select' as a shortcut, switch to next input
channelbyeverypressing
OUTPUT: Set 'OutputChannelSelect'asa shortcut,switchtonextoutput
channelbyeverypressing(Default)
FILTER: Set 'Filter Select' as a shortcut, switch to next filter by every
pressing
INFO: Set 'Product Info' as a shortcut to display hardware and software
informationoftheunit
Presstheknobtoentertheremotecontrolsettingsasshownbelow,atthis
time,youwillseethecurrentremotecontroladdresscodeonthescreen,
pressthebuttonontheremotecontrolandthescreenwilldisplaythe
correspondingname.HoldtheStandbyandFilterbuttonsontheremote
controlfor5secondsatthesametime,thescreenwilldisplayanew
addresscode,pressthe2buttonsagainwithin5secondstoswitchtothe
nextaddresscode,repeattheoperationsabovetoselecttheaddresscode,
press''or'〇'toreturntothemenupage.
Set
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5.12LoadDefault
Presstheknobinthisoption,allthesettingswillreturntodefault.
Enter12LoadDefault
Enter13Product info
Pushtheknobunderthisoption,thehardwareandsoftwareinformationwill
shownonthescreen.
5.13ProductInformation
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6.2USBstoragedevicerequirements
ŸelementicanusedevicesthatcomplywiththeUSBmassstoragestandard,but
cannotguaranteecompatibilitywithallstoragedevicesormemorycards.
ŸUSBstoragedevicessupportFAT32,exFAT,NTFSformats.
ŸIf the USB storage device is partitioned, each partition will be treated as a
separateddevice.
ŸWhen using extension cable to connect a USB storage device may result in
unstableconnection.
ŸWhenusingaUSBhubtoconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoelementi,itmay
notworkproperly.
ŸEachUSBportsprovideupto500mAofcurrenttotheperipherals.
ŸIf USB storage device comes with a power adapter, please connect power
adaptertothestoragedevice.
CAUTION：
MatrixAudioisnotresponsiblefordataloss,modification,orfailure
totheUSBstoragedevices.Westronglyrecommendyoubackup
thedataintheUSBstoragedevicebeforeusingitonelementi.
6.3IIS-LVDSPort
TheIISportofelementiisastandard19-pinHDMIconnector.Itusesfour
setsofLVDSdifferentialsignalstotransmitIISdata.Itsupportsupto
32Bit/768kHzPCMsignalinputand1Bit/45.1MHzDSDsignalinput.ThePCM
formatisthestandardIISformat,theDSDformatsupportstheoriginalDSD
format(NativeDSD)andtheDSDformatofDoPencoding.
TheIISportofelementiiscompatiblewithTYPEA,B,CandD.Theseare4
differentinterfacedefinitions,whichcanbeconfiguredinthe8thsetting
option.
Theportdefinitionasshownbellow:
TYPE A:
IISstandarddefinition
IICSCL/DSD/PCM
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6.Appendix
6.1Audiofileformatsandsamplingratesupported
MAplayersupportsthefollowingaudiofileformats：
Mp3,WMA,WAV,AIF,AIFC,AIFF,AAC,FLAC,OGG,APE,ALAC,M4A,DSF,DFF
PCMsamplingratesupportupto:
PCM16/24/32Bit44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,192kHz,
352.8kHz,384kHz
DSDsamplingratesupportupto:
DSD2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz
Moreaudiofileformatscouldbesupportedthroughfuturefirmwareupdates.