Oppo SonicaDAC User manual

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Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
Installation...........................................................................................................................................4
FrontPanelControls........................................................................................................................4
BackPanelConnectors.....................................................................................................................4
SonicaApp........................................................................................................................................5
OutputConnections.............................................................................................................................5
RCAStereoAudioOutput................................................................................................................5
XLRBalancedAudioOutput.............................................................................................................6
TriggerInput&Output....................................................................................................................6
BasicOperations..................................................................................................................................7
PowerON/OFF.................................................................................................................................7
SourceSelection...............................................................................................................................7
VolumeControl................................................................................................................................8
UsingSonicaDACasaTraditionalDAC................................................................................................8
USBAudioInput(TypeB).................................................................................................................8
OpticalDigitalAudioInput...............................................................................................................9
CoaxialDigitalAudioInput...............................................................................................................9
SettingsandAdvancedOperations......................................................................................................9
BypassMode..................................................................................................................................10
ScreenDimmerSetting..................................................................................................................11
BluetoothConnection....................................................................................................................11
NetworkConnection......................................................................................................................12
ResetFactoryDefaultSettings.......................................................................................................15
FirmwareVersionDisplay..............................................................................................................16
UpgradingtheFirmware................................................................................................................16
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UsingSonicaDACasaHighResolutionDigitalPlayer.......................................................................16
PlaybackfromaUSBDrive.............................................................................................................17
PlaybackfromaDLNAServer.........................................................................................................17
UsingSonicaDACforMusicStreaming..............................................................................................18
MusicStreamingviaNetwork,AirPlay,andDLNA.........................................................................18
MusicStreamingviaBluetooth......................................................................................................19
AUXAudioInput.............................................................................................................................19
UsingSonicaDACinaMulti‐RoomGroup.........................................................................................20
Reference...........................................................................................................................................20
Specifications.................................................................................................................................20
DACPerformanceSpecifications....................................................................................................21
ImportantInformation.......................................................................................................................22
Precautions....................................................................................................................................23
RFExposureInformationandStatement.......................................................................................23
CEMark..........................................................................................................................................24
WEEEsymbol..................................................................................................................................24
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Introduction
Inpursuitofoutstandingdigitaltoanalogaudioplayback,OPPOSonicaDACisequippedwithan
ES9038PRO32‐bitHyperStreamDACchip.AstheflagshipoftheESSSABREPROseries,theES9038PRO
setsnewbenchmarksforaudioperformance.SonicaDAC’spowercircuitryincludesalinearpower
regulatordrawingfromamassivetoroidalpowertransformer,whichprovidesaverycleanandrobust
powersupplytotheaudiocomponents.
SonicaDACcanbeusedasastandalonehigh‐performanceDAC,providingdigitalinputslikeOptical,
CoaxialandasynchronousUSBDACthatsupportPCMupto768kHz32‐bitandDSDupto22.5792MHz
(DSD512).
SonicaDACisalsoahighresolutionaudioplayerthatiscapableofdecodingupto24‐bit/192kHz
resolutionFLAC,WAVandAppleLosslessfiles,aswellasDSD64filesat64xsamplerate.Youcanalso
playmusicfilesfromUSBdrivesattachedtotheSonicaDAC,fromcomputersandserversconnectedvia
EthernetorWi‐Fi,orfromamobiledevicerunningtheSonicaapp.
AsamemberoftheSonicaWi‐Fispeakerfamily,SonicaDACisalsoamusicstreamer,allowingyouto
streammusicfromyoursmartphoneandtabletusingtheSonicaapp,AirPlay,orBluetooth.When
groupedwithSonicaWi‐Fispeakers,SonicaDACcanplaymusicstreamedtothespeakergroup,andyou
canalsoconnectanexistinganalogaudiosourcetothemulti‐roomspeakergroupusingSonicaDAC’s
AUXinput.
SonicaDACprovidesXLRbalancedandRCAstereooutputs.Theaudiooutputpathisfullybalancedfrom
theDACchipallthewaytotheXLRjacks.EventheRCAoutputsignalisderivedfromthebalanced
output.Thebalanceddesignprovidesbettercommon‐modenoiserejectionandimprovessignalquality.
Italsoprovidesbetterchannelseparationbyeliminatingthecommongroundreturnpath.Youcanset
eitheroutputtovolume‐controlledorbypass,allowingSonicaDACtobeconnectedtopreampsor
directlytopoweramplifiers.A12Vtriggerinputandoutputallowsyoutoturnonandofftheentire
audiosystemwithoneclick.
SonicaDACsportsanaluminumchassiswithclassicvolumeandsourceselectionknobs.A2.8‐inchOLED
displaycomplementsthebrushedmetalfrontpanel,showingthecurrentvolumeanddetailedaudio
information.
SonicaDACbringshigh‐resolutionaudioplayback,networkstreaming,andmobiledeviceconnectionto
yourexistinghomeaudiosystem.AsamemberoftheOPPOSonicaproductfamily,theAUXinputof
SonicaDACenablesyoutoconnectanexistinganalogaudiosourcetotheSonicamulti‐roomnetwork.
Addone,two,ormoreSonicaWi‐Fispeakersandenjoyyourfavoritetunesanywhereinyourhome.
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Installation
FrontPanelControls
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1. PowerButton2. PowerStatusIndicator3. SourceSelector/FunctionKnob
4. FrontPanelDisplay 5. USBPort(TypeA,Host)6. VolumeKnob
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BackPanelConnectors
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1. XLRBalancedAudioOutput2. RCAStereoAudioOutput3. CoaxialDigitalAudioInput
4. OpticalDigitalAudioInput5. USBAudioInput(TypeB)6. AUXAudioInput(RCA)
7. TriggerInput&Output8. EthernetPort9. USBPort(TypeA,Host)
10. GroundConnector11. VoltageSwitch12. ACInlet
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SonicaApp
TheSonicaappisafreesmartphoneandtabletappcontrollerfortheOPPOSonicafamilyofproducts.It
enablesyoutoplaymusicstoredonyourmobiledevice,fromasupportedmusicstreamingservice(e.g.,
TIDAL),fromamediaserveronyourhomenetwork,orfromaUSBdrivepluggedintotheUSBportof
theSonicaDAC.WiththeSonicaapp,youareincompletecontrol,andcanchoosewhatmusictoplay
andwhatdevicetoplayfrom.
TheMinimumOSrequirementsfortheSonicaappareAndroid4.0oriOS8.0.TheminimumOS
requirementsfortheUSBDACareWindows7orMacOSX10.8MountainLion.Availabilityand
performanceofcertainfeatures,servicesandapplicationsaredevice‐andnetwork‐dependentandmay
notbeavailableinallareas.AirPlayworkswithiPhone,iPad,andiPodtouchwithiOS4.3.3orlater,Mac
OSX10.8MountainLion,andMacsandPCswithiTunes10.2.2orlater.
OutputConnections
SonicaDACoffersbothRCAandXLRBalancedoutputs.TheoutputleveliscontrolledbytheVolume
Knob.Youcanbypassthevolumecontrolifyoursetuprequiresafixedleveloutput.SeeBypassModein
theSettingsandAdvancedOperationssectiononpage10fordetailedinstructions.
RCAStereoAudioOutput
RCAisthemostcommonanalogaudioconnection.Ifyourpre‐amplifier,poweramplifier,oractive
speakersofferRCAanaloginputs,youmayuseapairofRCAaudiointerconnectcablestoconnectthe
SonicaDAC’sRCAStereoAudioOutputtotheRCAinputofyourdevice.
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XLRBalancedAudioOutput
XLRbalancedconnectionoffersbettercommon‐modenoiserejectionandimprovedsignalqualityover
theRCAconnection.Ifyourpreamplifier,poweramplifier,oractivespeakersofferXLRbalancedinputs,
youmayuseapairofXLRaudiocablestoconnecttheSonicaDAC’sXLRBalancedAudioOutputtothe
XLRinputofyourdevice.
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TriggerInput&Output
YoucanconnecttheTriggerOutputofSonicaDACtothetriggerinputofapreamplifierorpower
amplifierusinga3.5mmmono‐to‐monomini‐jackcable.WhenSonicaDACisturnedon,theTrigger
Outputwillsupplya+12Vvoltagesignaltoautomaticallyturnontheconnectedpre‐amplifierorpower
amplifier.TheTriggerOutputcansupplyupto100mAcurrent.
TheTriggerInputofSonicaDACcanbeconnectedtothetriggeroutputofanotherdeviceandSonica
DACwillturnonandofftogetherwiththeconnecteddevice.
TheuseofTriggerInput&Outputisnotrequired.YoucanalwaysmanuallyturnonoroffSonicaDAC
usingthePowerButtononthefrontpanel.
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BasicOperations
PowerON/OFF
WhenSonicaDACisinitiallyconnectedtoACpower,itremainsinstandbymodeandthePowerStatus
Indicatorwillstayred.PressthePowerButtontoturniton.ThePowerStatusIndicatorwillturnblue
andtheOPPOlogowillappearonthescreen.
OncetheSonicaDACison,pressingthePowerButtonagainwillturnitoff.SonicaDACdoesnot
respondtonetworkstreamingrequestswhenitisoff.
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SourceSelection
TheactiveinputsourcecanbeselectedbyrotatingtheSourceSelector/FunctionKnob.TheFront
PanelDisplaywillshowaSourceSelectionscreenwithfourinputsources:USBDAC,OPTICAL,COAXIAL,
andAUXIN.Thecurrentlyselectedinputsourceisindicatedbyacheckmark().RotatetheSource
Selector/FunctionKnobineitherdirectiontoselectanewinputsourceandpresstheSourceSelector
/FunctionKnobtoswitchtoyourselection.
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InadditiontotheaboveinputsourcesthatareselectableusingtheSourceSelectorandFrontPanel
Display,SonicaDACalsosupportsadditionalmusicsourcessuchasnetworkstreaming,Bluetooth,
AirPlay,andUSBdiskdrives.TheseadditionalsourcesareselectedthroughtheSonicaappor
automaticallybyconnectingthedevices.WhiletheSonicaDACisplayingfromanyoftheadditional
musicsources,selectinganinputsourcebyrotatingtheSourceSelector/FunctionKnobwilloverride
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VolumeControl
RotatingtheVolumeKnobclockwiseorcounter‐clockwisewillincreaseordecreasethevolumelevel.
Whenthevolumelevelisreducedtotheminimum,aMuteiconwillappearonthescreen.
Note:WhentheactiveinputsourceisinBypassmode,volumecontrolisdisabledandtheoutputwillbe
atthefullvolumelevel.SeeBypassModeintheSettingsandAdvancedOperationssectiononpage10
fordetailedinformation.
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UsingSonicaDACasaTraditionalDAC
SonicaDACcanbeusedasastandalonehighperformanceDAC.TheUSBAudioinputsupportsPCMup
to32‐bit/768kHzanduptoDSD512.ThecoaxialandopticaldigitalaudioinputssupportPCMupto
192kHzandDSDoverPCMuptoDSD64.Inordertomaintainthehighestpossibleaudioquality,audio
fromtheUSB,coaxial,andopticalinputsisrouteddirectlyintotheES9038PROSabreDACchip.Itis
thereforenotpossibletostreamaudiofromtheseinputstootherSonicaspeakersonthenetwork.
USBAudioInput(TypeB)
YoucanconnectyourcomputerdirectlytoSonicaDACusingaUSBTypeAtoUSBTypeBcable.This
allowsyourcomputertofunctionasthedigitalplaybacksourcewithanymusiclibrarymanagement
softwareyouprefer,whileusingtheSonicaDACtoachieveoptimaldigital‐to‐analogaudioperformance.
ThedigitalsignalwillbeconvertedbytheES9038PRODACandsenttothelineleveloutputs.Theinput
sourceislabeledUSBDAContheSourceSelectionscreen.
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Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystemandplaybacksoftwareused,driversoftwareandspecific
softwaresettingsmayberequiredinordertoenablethecomputertoplayaudiointoSonicaDAC.
PleasevisitthesupportpageonOPPODigitalwebsitefordriverdownloadandadditionalhelpguides.
OpticalDigitalAudioInput
YoucanconnectadevicewithanopticaldigitaloutputintotheOpticalDigitalAudioInputofSonica
DACusinganopticaldigital(alsoknownasaTOSLINKcable).Thedigitalsignalwillbeconvertedbythe
ES9038PRODACandsenttotheanaloglineleveloutputs.ThisinputsourceislabeledOPTICALonthe
SourceSelectionscreen.
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CoaxialDigitalAudioInput
YoucanconnectadevicewithacoaxialdigitaloutputintotheCoaxialDigitalAudioInputofSonicaDAC
usingacoaxialdigital(75ohm)cable.ThedigitalsignalwillbeconvertedbytheES9038PRODACand
senttotheanaloglineleveloutputs.ThisinputsourceislabeledCOAXIALontheSourceSelection
screen.
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SettingsandAdvancedOperations
SettingsandadvancedoperationsoftheSonicaDACcanbeaccessedbypressingandrotatingthe

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SourceSelector/FunctionKnob.Thebasicoperationsare:
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PresstheSourceSelector/FunctionKnobtoshowthefirstsettingsandadvancedoperations
screen.
IftheSourceSelector/FunctionKnobispressedagainimmediatelywithoutanyotheroperations
occurringonthecurrentscreen,thenextsettingsandadvancedoperationsscreenisshown.You
willneedtopresstheSourceSelector/FunctionKnobmultipletimeswithoutturningitinorderto
accessadditionalsettingsandadvancedoperationsscreens.
Onanysettingscreen,thecurrentsettingisindicatedbyacheckmark().RotatetheSource
Selector/FunctionKnobtomovetheselectioncursor.Thehighlightedselectionbecomesactiveif
youpresstheSourceSelector/FunctionKnob.SonicaDACreturnstoitsnormalstatusscreenafter
aselectionismade.
Onanyadvancedoperationsscreen,thecurrentstatusortitleisshown.RotatetheSourceSelector
/FunctionKnobtomovetheselectioncursortoanyavailableaction.Thehighlightedactionis
executedifyoupresstheSourceSelector/FunctionKnob.Dependingontheactionyouselect,you
maybepromotedforadditionaloperations.
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Theavailablesettingsandadvancedoperationsscreensare:
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BypassMode
BypassmodesetsSonicaDAC’soutputleveltofullanddisablesthevolumecontrol.Thisisusefulifyou
areconnectingSonicaDACtoadevicethathasitsownvolumecontrol,suchasapreamplifieroranA/V
receiver.TheavailableBypassoptionsare:
VariableVolume(default)–TheoutputlevelisvariableandcontrolledbytheVolumeKnob.
BypassAUXInput‐TheAUXAudioInputwillbeintheBypassmodewhileallothersourcesare
controlledbytheVolumeKnob.ThisoptionisusefulifthesourcethatisconnectedtotheAUX
AudioInputalreadyhasavolumecontrol.
BypassAllInputs‐AllinputsourceswillbeinBypassmode.
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ScreenDimmerSetting
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheFrontPanelDisplay.Theavailableselectionsare:
High‐TheFrontPanelDisplaywilloperateathighbrightness.PleasenotethatrunningtheFront
PanelDisplayinhighbrightnessmodemayreduceitslifeandcauseimageretentionissues
(burn‐in).
Dim(default)‐TheFrontPanelDisplaywilloperateatadimmedbrightnesslevel.
Off‐TheFrontPanelDisplaywillbeturnedoff.Anyuserinteractionwillturnonthedisplay
temporarily.Thedisplaywillautomaticallyturnoffagainafterafewseconds.
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BluetoothConnection
TopairSonicaDACtoadeviceviaBluetooth,youcanactivateSonicaDAC’spairingmodebyselecting
EnterPairingModefromtheBluetoothConnectionscreen.(IfyouusetheSonicaapp,youcanalso
activateBluetoothpairingmodebysettingPairingModetoONunderSettingsintheapp).When
PairingModeisON,enableBluetoothonyourdeviceandpairitwithSonicaDACaccordingtoyour
device’sinstructions.TheFrontPanelDisplaywillshowthedevicenamewhenpairingissuccessful.
SonicaDACwillexitPairingModeaftertwominutesifpairingisunsuccessful.
FordevicesthathavealreadypairedwithSonicaDAC,enableBluetoothonbothSonicaDACandyour
portabledevice,chooseSonicaDACunderpaireddevicestoconnect,andstartstreaming.
ThefollowingBluetoothoperationsarepossibledependingonthecurrentconnectionstatus:
EnterPairingMode‐SonicaDACwillturnonBluetoothandwillbereadytopair.Anyexisting
Bluetoothconnectionandpairingwillbedisconnected.
Disconnect–Ifadeviceisalreadyconnected,selectingthisoperationwilldisconnectthedevice.
DisableBluetooth–ThisoperationwillturnofftheBluetoothradio.Selectthisoperationifyoudo
notplantouseBluetooth.
EnableBluetooth‐IfBluetoothisdisabled,selectingthisoperationwillenableBluetoothagain.
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NetworkConnection
BeforeyoucanusestreammusictoSonicaDACviaWi‐FiorEthernet,youneedtoconnectSonicaDAC
toyournetwork.ThisisdonebyusingtheSonicaapp.Pleasefollowthesesteps:
Step1:ConnectSonicaDACtopowerandturniton.Ifyouplantouseawirednetworkconnection,
connectSonicaDACtoyournetworkusinganEthernetcable.
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Step2:Connectasmartphoneortablettoyournetwork.
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RouterSmartphoneTablet
Step3:DownloadtheSonicaappfromtheAppStoreorGooglePlayStoreusingyoursmartphoneor
tablet.
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Step4:AccesstheNetworkConnectionscreenusingtheSourceSelector/FunctionKnob,andselect
NewConnection.
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Step5:OpentheSonicaappandfollowthein‐appguidetobeginthesetupprocess.YouwilladdSonica
DACtoyournetworkthesamewayyouaddanewSonicaspeaker.
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Step6:Taponthe“AddSonica”button.
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Step7:Taponthe“AddSonicaDAC”button.
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Step8:ToaddaSonicaDACtoyournetwork,followtheinstructionsandtapOKtocontinue.
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Step9:Select“Wi‐FiConnection”or“EthernetConnection”dependingonhowyouplantoconnect
SonicaDACtoyournetwork.
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Step10a:ForaWi‐Ficonnection,enterthenetworkpasswordandtapOKonthetop‐rightcornerofthe
appscreen.
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Step10b:ForanEthernetconnection,thereisnoneedtoenteranypassword.

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Step11:TheSonicaappwilllocatetheSonicaDACandautomaticallyselectitforaddingittothe
network.Tapthe“Add”buttononthetop‐rightcorneroftheappscreen.
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TheSonicaDACwillbeaddedtothenetworkandreadyforstreaming.
Thefollowingnetworkoperationsarepossibledependingonthecurrentconnectionstatus:
NewConnection‐SonicaDACwillenableitsnetworkinterfacesandbereadyforanewconnection
fromtheSonicaapp.
DisableNetwork–IfyoudonotplantouseanynetworkstreamingfeaturesofyourSonicaDAC,you
candisableitsnetworkfunctions.
EnableNetwork‐IfSonicaDAC’snetworkisturnedoff,selectingthisoperationwillturnonthe
networkagain.SonicaDACwilltrytoreconnecttothepreviouslyconfigurednetworkviaWi‐Fior
Ethernet.
ThenetworkconnectionstatusisindicatedbyaniconnearthetoprightcorneroftheFrontPanel
Display:
SymbolIndicatedNetworkStatus

Wi‐Fiisenabledandistryingtoconnecttotherouter.

Wi‐Fiisconnected.
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Ethernetisenabledandistryingtoconnecttotherouter.

Ethernetisconnected.
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ResetFactoryDefaultSettings
IfyouneedtoresetSonicaDACtoitsfactorydefaultsettings,accesstheResetFactoryDefaultsscreen

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andselectResetusingtheSourceSelector/FunctionKnob.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmtheoperation.
Onceconfirmed,allcustomsettingswillbeerasedandthefactorydefaultsettingswillbeloaded.Sonica
DACwillautomaticallyturnoffandonafterresettingtofactorydefaultsettings.
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FirmwareVersionDisplay
FirmwareisthesystemsoftwarethatcontrolsthefeaturesandfunctionsofyourSonicaDAC.The
FirmwareVersionscreendisplaysthecurrentfirmwareversionsinstalledintheSonicaDAC.Thereare
threepartsofthefirmware,eachwithitsownversionnumber:themainfirmware,theMCU
(Micro‐ControllerUnit)firmware,andtheUSBDACfirmware.
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UpgradingtheFirmware
FromtimetotimeOPPOwillreleasefirmwareupdatestoimproveproductfeaturesandfunctions,orto
fixissuesreportedbycustomers.Forthebestuserexperience,westronglysuggestupgradingthe
firmwaretothelatestrelease.
Therearetwowaystoupgradethefirmware:
ViaNetwork‐SonicaDACwillautomaticallydownloadandinstalltheupgradethroughtheInternet.
YouwillbepromptedviatheSonicaappwhenanewfirmwareversionisavailableforinstallation.
ViaUSB‐SonicaDACwillinstalltheupgradefromaconnectedUSBdrivewhichcontainsthe
firmwarefile.ThefirmwarefileandinstructionscanbefoundonOPPODigital’swebsite.
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TheUSBDACfirmwaredoesnotchangeoften.Ifanewversionbecomesavailable,thefirmwarefileand
instructionswillbemadeavailableonOPPODigital’swebsiteunderthe“Support”sectionfortheSonica
DACproduct.
UsingSonicaDACasaHighResolutionDigitalPlayer
TheSonicaappallowsyoutonavigatethroughyourmusicfilesandusetheSonicaDACasahigh

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resolutiondigitalplayer.YouwillbeabletoplaymusicfilesstoredonaUSBdriveattachedtotheSonica
DAC,onyourmobiledevice,orfromaDLNAserveronyourhomenetwork.SonicaDACmustbe
connectedtothesameWi‐FiorwirednetworkasyourmobiledevicethatrunstheSonicaapp.
PlaybackfromaUSBDrive
YoucantransfermusicfilesfromyourcomputertoaUSBdriveandplaythemthroughSonicaDAC.
TherearetwoUSBTypeAportsonSonicaDAC.PlugtheUSBdrivetoeitherport,andusetheSonica
apptobrowseandplaythesefiles.
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PlaybackfromaDLNAServer
IfyoustoreyourmusicfilesonahomenetworkserverorNASdevice,andtheserverorNASdevice
supportsDLNA,youcanplayyourmusicbyhavingSonicaDACdirectlyaccessthefilesoverthenetwork.
MakesurethatyourDLNAserverorNASdeviceisonthesamenetworkasSonicaDAC,andusethe
Sonicaapptobrowseandplaythemusicfiles.
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Note:ForplaybackfromaUSBdriveoraDLNAserver,musicfileswithPCMsampleratesupto24‐bit/
192kHzandDSD64inDSForDFFformatsaresupported.NotallfileformatsaresupportedbyallDLNA
servers,soexperiencemayvarybasedonthehardwareandsoftwareinuse.Thefulloriginalresolution
isretainedduringplaybackifSonicaDACisnotgroupedtogetherwithanyotherSonicaproductsfor
multi‐roomstreaming.IfSonicaDACisgroupedwithotherSonicaspeakersformulti‐roomstreaming,
musicwillbedown‐sampledto44.1kHzor48kHzinordertomeetthebandwidthlimitationsofthe
network.
UsingSonicaDACforMusicStreaming
MusicStreamingviaNetwork,AirPlay,andDLNA
OnceSonicaDACisconnectedtothenetwork,youcanusetheSonicaapptoplaymusicstoredonyour
mobiledevice,fromasupportedmusicstreamingservice,orfromamediaserveronyourhome
network.SonicaDACalsosupportsAirPlayandDLNAstreamingwhenyourmobiledeviceisonthesame
network.
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TouseAirPlay,startplayingasongfromyourlocalmusiclibraryormusicstreamingapponyouriOS
device,taptheAirPlaybuttonintheiOSControlCenter,andselecttheSonicaDACtobeginstreaming.
TouseDLNA,openanappthatisDLNAcompliant,startplayingasongintheappandselectSonicaDAC
tobegincasting.DLNAcastingsupportwillvaryfordifferentdevicesandapps.

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MusicStreamingviaBluetooth
ConnectaBluetooth‐capabledevicesuchasasmartphoneortabletbyenablingBluetoothonyour
deviceandthenpairingitwithSonicaDAC.RefertoBluetoothConnectionintheSettingsandAdvanced
Operationssectiononpages11forpairinginstructions.Youcanplaymusicfromyourdeviceeither
throughitslocallibraryorothermusicapps.
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AUXAudioInput
YoucanconnectanaudiodevicewithastereoanalogoutputintotheAUXINofSonicaDACusingapair
ofaudiointerconnectcables.Theinputsignalwillbedigitizedandmadeavailableforstreamingtoother
Sonicaspeakersonyournetwork,andatthesametimewillbeconvertedbacktoanalogviatheRCA
andXLRoutputs.ToselectthissourceasthestreamingaudioinputforyourSonicaspeakers,selectAUX
INasthesourcefromtheSonicaapporusingtheSourceSelectionscreenontheFrontPanelDisplay.
Certainanalogaudiodevices,suchasphonopreamplifiersandturntables,mighthaveaseparateground
wire.ConnectingthegroundwiretothegroundterminalonSonicaDACisoptional.Ifconnectingthe
groundwiretoSonicaDACdoesnotresultinlowernoise,itisnotnecessaryforyoutodoso.
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Note:InputsignalfromAUXINpassesthroughanalog‐to‐digitalanddigital‐to‐analogconversions
beforeitreachestheXLRorRCAoutputs.Althoughthesignalqualityisstillexcellent,thisisquite
differentthanpassingthesamesignalthroughananalogpre‐amplifier.ForthisreasonSonicaDACisnot
recommendedasareplacementforapre‐amplifierforanalogaudiosignals.

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UsingSonicaDACinaMulti‐RoomGroup
IfyouhaveOPPOSonicaWi‐Fispeakersonyournetwork,itispossibletoaddSonicaDACasamember
toaSonicaspeakergroupformulti‐roomstreaming.ByconfiguringtheSonicaspeakersandSonicaDAC
intodifferentgroups,youareabletoplaythesamemusiconmultiplespeakerssimultaneouslyor
differentmusicondifferentspeakers.UsetheSonicaapptoaddandremoveSonicaDACtoagroup.
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Note:IfSonicaDACisgroupedwithotherSonicaspeakersformulti‐roomstreaming,musicwillbe
down‐sampledto44.1kHzor48kHzinordertomeetthebandwidthlimitationsofthenetwork.Forthe
bestaudioquality,itisrecommendedthatyouremoveSonicaDACfromaspeakergroupwhennot
usingthemulti‐roomfeature.
Reference
Specifications
Designandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
General
Dimensions(WxHxD)10.0x3.0x12.2inches,254x76x360mm
Mass10.4lbs,4.7kg
PowerSupplyAC110‐120V~/220‐240V~50/60Hz
PowerConsumption30W(operation),0.5W(standby)
TriggerInput3.5V‐15V,10mAminimum
TriggerOutput12V,100mAmaximum
OperatingTemp erature41°F‐95°F,5°C‐35°C
OperatingHumidity15%‐75%Nocondensation
USBAudioInput(USBBType)
InputFormatStereoPCM,StereoDSD(DoPv1.1ornative)