PALAB CANARY DA-1 D/A User manual

CANARY DA-1 D/A CONVERTERS
USER’S MANUAL
V 1.0

Quick Start Guide
Front Panel View
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1. POWER BUTTON
2. DIGITAL INPUTS SWITCHING
3. VOLUME DOWN
4. VOLUME UP
5. DIGITAL FORMAT INDICATOR
6. STANDBY LED
7. INPUT SOURCE
Rear Panel View
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1. USB INPUT ( TYPE-C ).
POWER INPUT VOLUME ▼VOLUME ▲
8. VOLUME LEVEL
USB OPTICAL COAXIAL GAIN
L H
RCH LCH POWER
DC 15V
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2. OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT.

6. POWER INPUT
Postive polarity
3. COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT.
4. ANALOG OUTPUT GAIN SWITCHING ( L : LOW / H : HIGH ).
5. RCA UNBALANCED ANALOG OUTPUT.
Front Panel Functions
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POWER INPUT VOLUME ▼VOLUME ▲
2. Lights up red to indicate standby mode.
3. Input Source - U : USB O : OPTICAL C : COAXIAL
4. Volume Level - Range from 0 to 99.
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POWER INPUT VOLUME ▼VOLUME ▲
5. Show locked sample rate, Automatically updates when
sample rate changes.
1. Not lit : PCM
Yellow : DSD
Blue : MQA Studio
Green : MQA
Magenta : MQB

6. Briey press to turn on or o the unit.
7. Briey press to switch input source.
8. Press and hold for continuous decreasing.
9. Press and hold for continuous increasing.
Rear Panel Functions
USB OPTICAL COAXIAL GAIN
L H
RCH LCH POWER
DC 15V
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1. USB INPUT ( TYPE-C ) - Connect to PC / Smart Phone or Pad.
2. OPTICAL INPUT - Connect to CD/DVD or other devices with
optical output in PCM format.
3. COAXIAL INPUT - Connect to CD/DVD or other devices with
coaxial output in PCM format.
4. Analog Output Gain Switching, L ( 2Vrms ) / H ( 4Vrms ).
5. Unbalanced Analog Output, Output gain is controlled by
GAIN switch.
6. Power Input, Do not use adapters not provided by PALAB.
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POWER INPUT VOLUME ▼VOLUME ▲

MQA - Master Quality Authenticated
The DAC-M1 includes MQA technology,which enables you to
play back MQA audio les and streams, delivering the sound
of the original master recording. The front panel display
indicates if the MQA stream is detected. ‘MQA’ or ‘MQA Studio’
indicates that the product is decoding and playing an MQA
stream or le, and denotes provenance to ensure that the
sound is identical to that of the source material. ‘‘MQA Studio’
indicates it is playing an MQA Studio le, which has either been
approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been
veried by the copyright owner. For more about MQA please
visit: http://www.mqa.co.uk/
‘MQA and the Sound Wave Device are registered trade marks
of MQA Limited.© 2016’
USB : Type - C Hi-Speed, Windows OS : data stream up to 384
KHz/24Bit and Native DSD 256.
OPTICAL : Supports PCM 44.1KHz ~ 192KHz/24Bit and DOP 64.
COAXIAL : Supports PCM 44.1KHz ~ 192KHz/24Bit and DOP 64.
Type - C Hi-Speed, Mac / Lunix OS : data stream up to 384
KHz/24Bit and DOP 64 and DOP 128.
Technical Specications
Inputs :
Output :
RCA unbalanced outputs : 4 Vrms or 2 Vrms.

GENERAL
Power Supply : DC 15V / 3A, Positive polarity.
Dimensions [W x H x D] : 250mm x 59mm x 310mm
Weight : 320g
Power consumption: Standby under 0.7W
Package content
The DA-1 ( Black )
DC 15V / 3A Adapter
Power cord
Note :
Design and specications are subject to change without notice.
Illustrations in this manual might dier slightly from production
models.
RCA cable
Output Impedance : < 50 Ohm.
Frequency response : 20Hz - 20KHz / ±0.3 dB.
SNR : > 110 dB.
THD+N : < 0.0005%.

PALAB Warranty Information Form
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