METRUM Baby Ambre User manual

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User manual
Updated 28-11-2018

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Introduction
At Metrum Acoustics e are fanatic about building the best Digital to Analogue converters
because of our love for making digital music sound sublime!
Because of this dedication to perfection e can truly appreciate listening experiences like
ROON©.
Roon© looks at your music and finds photos, bios, revie s, lyrics, and concert dates, and
makes connections bet een artists, composers, performers, conductors, and producers.
What you get is a searchable, surfable magazine about your music.
And as e believe a DAC, Digital to Analogue converter is the heart of your music setup,
hat else can e do than to build a ROON end point hich ill allo you to direct your
digital music through our device in order to get the most sublime sound available!

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IMPORTANT AFETY IN TRUCTION
1. Read Instructions.
2. Keep these Instructions.
3. Heed all Warnings.
4. Follo all Instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near ater.
6. Clean only ith a dry cloth.
7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
8. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or hen unused for long periods of time.
9. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required hen the apparatus
has been damaged in any ay, such as a po er-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.
10. The Ambre must be placed on a firm, level surface here it is not exposed to dripping
or splashing.
11. Before making connections to the dac, ensure that the po er is off and other components
are in mute or stand-by mode. Make sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality,
free from frayed ends, short circuits, or cold solder joints.
12. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE THE "Ambre".
Please contact All Engineering if you have any questions not addressed in this guide.
13. All Engineering cannot be held accountable and/or responsible for any form of damage or health
issues inflicted to you, other people, pets, companies and non-living objects, that are caused by any
form of usage of the product hich is not described in this manual.
14.By actually using this product and turning it on for the first time, you agree to these terms

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What is in the Box
•The Baby Ambre Endpoint
•Po er cord (only Euro or USA based po er cords)
•1x UTP cable 1.5 mtr

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Connections
Caution! Please connect your interconnects first before connecting the mains power cable!
•Power requirements: De product is made to handle mains voltages bet een 90 and 260
Volts.
•LAN (local area network) input: Connect an UTP cable ith your local net ork. The Baby
Ambre is made as a Roon end point and cannot ork as a standalone device. The Ambre
expects a orking Roon music server on the same local net ork.
•Coaxial Output: A 75 Ohm coaxial cable should be used to connect the Ambre to other digital
audio equipment like a dac for instance. The coaxial output has a galvanic isolation and can
handle a maximum sample rate of 192 kHz.
•Optical output: A standard Toslink cable can be used to connect the Ambre to other digital
audio equipment. The max sampling rate of the Toslink interface is limited to 96kHz.

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Operation
•tarting up procedure: By default the Baby Ambre ill startup as soon the mains cable is
connected. During the first period the Baby Ambre ill sho you a flashing blue light for
max. t o minutes. During this period the Baby Ambre is starting up all routines to connect to
the Roon music server.
Caution! When the Baby Ambre is starting up for the very first time it ill look for any kind of
update hen available. During this period the led is still flashing and can take more time
(max 10 minutes) than usual. Please never remove the po er from the unit as long the Baby
Ambre is in this state as it can damage the data on the internal sd card.

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How to make the Ambre visible in Roon
• When the Baby Ambre is connected and full operational (no blinking blue light) your Roon
user interface ill detect the presence of the Ambre.
• Go to settings > audio. The next screen is visible:
•No the Baby Ambre is visible but should be enabled before it can be used.

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•Enable the Baby Ambre for your net ork and give it a name for the area in use (for instance
living room , kitchen or bedroom) No the Baby Ambre is ready for use.

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•The last step is to select the right output device for the specific room. Go to the right bottom
in your Roon user interface and select the right source by clicking on the Icon.

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Technical specs :
Working principle: Linux based Roon end point
Po er supply: 5 VA
Po er consumption: Full operation 3.5 Watts
Po er requirement: 90 -260 V AC
Inputs: Lan (local area net ork) max. 100 Mbps
Outputs: 1x optical Toslink, 1x RCA coax,
Sampling frequency: Optical : 44.1 - 96 kHz sampling.
Coaxial: 44.1 - 192 kHz sampling.
Dimensions hx xd: 4 x 12 x 12 cm
Weight: 420 gram.
Subject to change without notice.
All Engineering BV
Vestdijk 62
5611CE Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: http://www.metrumacoustics.com