Qls QA-860 User manual

QA-860 DigitalMusicTransport User sGuideQLS -HiFi
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Tableofcontents
1. Product Introduction
1.1. Overview··············································································································· 3
1.2. Storage Medium····································································································· 3
1.3. Audio Format ·········································································································· 3
1.4. FunctionalInterface ······························································································· 4
1.4.1.FrontPanel ········································································································· 4
1.4.2.RearPanel··········································································································· 5
1.4.3.RightPanel ········································································································· 6
1.4.4.DisplayScreen···································································································· 6
1.4.5.Remote Control··································································································· 7
2. Play Operation
2.1. Starting Up ·············································································································· 8
2.2. Mute························································································································ 8
2.3. Back························································································································ 8
2.4. Play/Pause/Enter······································································································ 8
2.5. FB/FF······················································································································ 8
2.6. Replay····················································································································· 8
2.7. Rewind···················································································································· 8
2.8. PageUp/Down········································································································· 8
2.9. Previous/NextFolder······························································································· 8
2.10. ChooseTrack········································································································· 9
2.11. SeekTrack··············································································································· 9
2.12. SeekFolder·············································································································· 9
2.13. DeleteTrack ············································································································ 9
2.14. Positioning Time······································································································ 9
2.15. A-BReplay·············································································································· 9
2.16. CUEPlayOperation ································································································ 10
2.17. FavoritesPlayOperation·························································································· 10
2.18. Full-screen··············································································································· 10
3. FunctionSettings
3.1. ApproachesOfFunction Settings············································································· 10
3.2. PlayMode ··············································································································· 11
3.3. PlayRange ·············································································································· 11
3.4. MemoryPlay/AutoPlay··························································································· 11
3.5. Language················································································································· 11
3.6. Process Indicator······································································································ 11
3.7. CursorColor············································································································ 12
3.8. MainColor ·············································································································· 12
3.9. FontSize ················································································································· 12

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3.10. DisplayScreen Brightness························································································ 12
3.11. KeySpeed Setting···································································································· 12
3.12. Gap Between Tracks································································································ 12
3.13. Track Name Scroll··································································································· 12
3.14. Full Screen Layout··································································································· 12
3.15. Signalselection········································································································ 12
3.16. Preamp Function······································································································ 12
3.17. PreampVolume········································································································ 13
3.18. Automatic Off-screen······························································································· 13
3.19. SystemInfo ············································································································· 13
4. DAC Function··············································································································· 13
4.1. SelectSignalInput··································································································· 13
4.2. SelectInputMethod································································································· 13
4.3. PreampVolumeAdjustment····················································································· 13
5. UpgradeFirmware ······································································································ 14
Appendix :ProductWarranty Card···················································································· 16

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1. Product Introduction
1.1. Overview
The QA860HiFilossless digitalmusicplayer(hereinafterreferred toasQA860)isasetof
digitalplayer,DAC,headphone amplifierinone cost-effectiveHiFiequipment.QLS-HiFiinits
hot-selling productsbased onQA660once againraisethe levelofthe digitaloutput,and spend
morethan twoyears developing DAC,ampcircuit,adozen timesforthe majorityofthe
hardwarerevision and ultimatelyforthe majorityofaudiophilelaunched ahigh price
performance ratio HiFiproducts. It isan enthusiastdigitalplayerthatcan catch up with and even
surpass mostCD players,anditsultimatesound performance can playcompletelytrue potential
ofyoursystem.
1.2. Storage Medium
SDCard:SD/SDHC/SDXCareall available, FAT32 filesysterm,maximumstorage is128 GB
SDXC.
Note: 1)Ifthe SDcardisused forthe first time, pleaseformatit tothe FAT32 filesystemwith
correspondingformatting tools.
2)The SDcardalong withplayerisusuallyformatted, and therearealsosometesttrackswhich
can be used directly.
1.3. AudioFormat
QA860 support the following audio formats:
-WAV:Support 16/24bit, 44.1~192 KHz.
-AIFF:Support 16/24bit, 44.1~192 KHz.
-FLAC:Support 16/24bit, 44.1 KHz~48 KHz, compression level0~8.
-APE:Support 16 bit, 44.1 KHz, compression levelfastand normal.
-ALAC:Support 16 bit, 44.1 KHz.
-MP3:Support 16 bit, 44.1/48 KHz, 96kbps~320kbps,CBR/VBR/ABRencoding.
-DIFF :Support DoPV1.0, DSD64,1 bit, stereo.
-DSF:Support DoPV1.0, DSD64,1 bit, stereo.
-SACD :Support SACDISOfile, support DoP V1.0, DSD64, 1 bit, stereo.
-CUE:Support ANSI/UNICODE/UTF-8 encoding.

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1.4. FunctionalInterface
1.4.1. FrontPanel
Interface FunctionalDescription
A 6.35 outputheadphonejack (Directoutput, forbigheadphones)
B 6.35 outputheadphonejack (Increased resistance output, forsmall headphones)
C Back key-switch tomain/folderlist/song list/CUE list/favoriteslist/playinterface
D Arrowkey-cursorup/previoussong
E Arrowkey-cursordown/nextsong
F Enter/Play/Pause/Upgrade key
G 3.2-inch TFT display
H Arrowkey-page up/toggle fullscreen/fastbackword
I Arrowkey-page down/toggle fullscreen/fastforword
J Setting key
K DAC inputsignalselection key
L LEDfunction indicator
M Remote controltransmittersignalreceiverwindow
N HeadphoneAmp volume controlknob

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1.4.2. RearPanel
Interface FunctionalDescription
A Digitalsignalopticalinputport
B Digitalsignalcoaxialinputport
C Digitalsignalcoaxialoutputport
D Digitalsignalopticaloutputport
E Rightchannelbalanced (XLR)outputport
F Rightchannelunbalanced (RCA)outputport
G Leftchannelunbalanced (RCA)outputport
H Leftchannelbalanced(XLR)outputport
I 110V/220VACpowerinputport (powerswitch, fuse)
Note: Inordertoavoidmisuseand damage tothe machine, 110V/220Vselectswitch isset
inside the machine. Ifyou need tochange theinputvoltage, you onlyneed toopenthe machine
cover, the powerpanelselectorswitch issetto the appropriate voltage range can be.

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1.4.3. Rightpanel
Interface FunctionalDescription
A USBdevice inputinterface (reserved function)
B SDcard interface
1.4.4. Display Screen
Note: When the MP3 playback, the sample bit isdisplayed asthe currentbit rate ofthe MP3 file.
When the DSDplayback, the samplerateisshownas"DSD64",which meansthatthe sample
rate is2.8224MHz.

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1.4.5. Remote Control

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2. Play Operation
2.1. Starting Up
Plug in the powercord, turnon the powersupply, then you can start up.
2.2. Mute
When you press theremotecontroltothe upperleft cornerofthe MUTEbutton,the playerwill
entersilentmode and mute icon appears on thedisplay, press it again to exit.
2.3. Back
The playerisdivided intothemaininterface, folderlist,song list,cue list,favoriteslistand play
interface, use the BACKkeyto switch interfacesbetween them.
2.4. Play/Pause/Enter
Pressthe PLAY/PAUSE/ENTERkeyon the frontpanelorremotecontroltostart playing. Press
again, it would be pause.
Selectthe track you needed fromthe song list,press the PLAY/PAUSE/ENTER keytostart
playing.
2.5. FB/FF
Long press the LEFT/RIGHTkeyson the frontpanelorthe " /▶▶"keyson the remotocontrol
can fastbackwordorfastforword currenttrack in the play interface.
2.6. Replay
Ifyou press the REPLAYkeyon the remotecontrol,it wouldreplaythe currenttrackregardless
ofthe position it played to.
2.7. Rewind
Ifyou press the REWIND keyon the remotecontrol,it wouldreplaythe previoustrack.For
example, the previoustrack isA.WAV,the currenttrack isB.WAV, if you press the REWIND key,
it would playA.WAV.
2.8. Page Up/Down
Press the LEFT/RIGHTkeyson the frontpanelorthe P-/P+keyson the remotocontrolcan
quicklyflip overin folder/track/cue/favoriteslistinterface.
2.9. Previous/NextFolder
Inthe folder/track/playinterface, usethe F-/F+keyson the remotecontrolcan quicklyswitch to
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2.10. ChooseTrack
You can choose whatyou wantplaytrack with the following methods:
Bypressing the " "or"▶▶ "keysto choose previousornexttrack.
Press the BACKkeytoreturntosong list,press up/downnavigation keystochooseothertracks
in the currentfolder(album); Press the BACKkeyagain, you would return to folder(album)list,
Press the UP/DOWNnavigation keystochooseyourfolder(album),then,press the
PAUSE/PLAY/ENTERkeytoenterthisfolder(album),press the UP/DOWNnavigation keysto
choose the trackyou want.Afterthat, press the PAUSE/PLAY/ENTERkeyto start playing.
2.11. Seek Track
Press a digitalkeyfrom1 to9, corresponding indexed trackscan be located directly.
Pressthe "__"/"___"/"____"numberindex on remotecontrol,andthen inputtracknumber,
to quicklyseek track you want.
You can choosetosearchtrackswithinthe folderorthe wholecard,depending on theplayrange
ofthe track.
2.12. SeekFolder
"Fn"+numbers isusetolocated the folder,pleasepressthe "Fn"keyon remotecontrol,and
then entera number.
-Use "Fn"+numberkeys(1-9)to located corresponding indexed folders ranging from1 to 9.
-Use "Fn"+"_ _"keysto located corresponding indexedfolders ranging from1 to 99.
-Use "Fn"+"_ _ _"keysto located corresponding indexed folders ranging from1 to999.
2.13. DeleteTrack
Inthe track listorplayinterface, selectthe trackyou need toremove, and thenpressthe DEL
keyon the remotecontroltoenterthe deleteing interface, select"Yes"todelete, select"No"to
exit.
Note: Deleteoperationthe isphysicaldeletion, deleted tracksareunrecoverable,pleasebe
caution.
2.14. Positioning Time
Press theTIMEkeyon the remotecontrol,enterthe timeyou wanttolocate, then can jump
directlyto a specified pointin time to play.
2.15.A-BReplay
Thisfunction isusedto replay a certain section oftrack repeatedly.
Press the "A-B"keyon remotecontrol,choosethestarting pointA,and whenit reachesthe end
ofthe section, press the keyagain to choose finalpointB.
When pointAandBareset,the section between Aand Bwouldbe repeated anaginand again
until you press the "A-B"keyagain.
The playprogress indicators ofpointAandpointBondisplayscreen aremarked withatiny

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verticalbar, shown asthe following picture.
Note:PointAandBdo notreallyexit on displayscreen, here are forexplanation.
2.16. CUE Play Operation
Selectthe cue filetoenterthe cue list,and choosethe cueindex toplay.Itsupport loop, random,
playonce and one cycleplaying mode, butthe playrange islimited tothe currentcue listand
displayed as"ALBUM"in playerinterface.
Note:CUEfilesand track filesmustbe stored in the same file folder.
2.17. FavoritesPlay Operation
Favoritesplayoperationsaredivided intoaddingandremoving certainindexed track ofthe
Favorites.
Enterthetrackslistorplayinterface inSDcardplayback mode, press thecustomfunction key
F1on the remotecontrolorlong pressthe frontpanelkeyPLAY/PAUSE1to2seconds,then
releasethe key,when prompted "Add tofavorites",select"Yes"toadd the currenttrack to
favorites, select"No"to exit;
Enterthe favoriteslistorplayinterface inFavoritesplayback mode, press the customfunction
keyF1on the remotecontrolorlongpress thefrontpannelkeyPLAY/PAUSE1to2seconds,
then releasethe key,when prompted "DelfromFavorites",select"Yes"todelete, select"No"to
exit.(Deleteoperation onlyremovethe tracksinthe favorites,notphysicallydeletethetracksin
the SDcard).
Note:Infavoritesplayoperation, it alsosupport loop,random,playonce, one cycleplayback
mode, butthe playback range islimited withincurrentlistoffavoritesand displayed as
"FAVORITE"in playinterface.
2.18. Full-screen
Inplayerinterface, press theLEFT/RIGHTkeyson the frontpanelortheP-/P+keyson remote
controlto switch to full-screen interface.
Note:Locating folders,locating tracks,positioning timeand A-Btruncated playback operation
are notsupported in full-screen.
3. FunctionSettings
3.1. ApproachesOfFunction Settings
Press theMENUkeyon the frontpanelorremote controlto enterthe SETTING menuinterface.
Pressthe UP/DOWNkeyson the frontpanelorremotecontroltochoosethe function itemyou
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Press the LEFT/RIGHTkeyson the frontpanelorremotecontroltosetthe function parameter
you want.
Aftersetting, Press the MENUkeyon frontpanelorremotecontroltosaveand exit the
SETTINGMenuinterface.
3.2. Play Mode
Playmode can be setas:LOOP,RANDOM,ONE,ONCE, INVERT.
3.3. PlayRange
lALL:All the tracksin SDcard are effective files.
lFOLDER:Onlythe tracksinthe currentfolderareeffective, the selection oftracksisalso
limited within thisfolder.
Note: Please store one albumtracksin one folder.
3.4. Memory Play/AutoPlay
lAUTO:Memoryplayback, playthe track automaticallybefore powerfailure afterstartup.
lPAUSE:Bootintothe playerinterface, waiting forthe usertopress Entertostart playing
the song.
lOFF:EnterFolderListafterstartup, readyfornextoperation.
3.5. Language
The wordstock adoptsGBKencoding which can support morethan 20,000 GB code,the
languagesavailable are asfollows:
lSimplified Chinese
lTraditionalChinese
lEnglish
3.6. Progress Indicator
The available progress indicators are asfollows:
lRectangle
lLine 01
lLine 02
lPoint01
lPoint02
Note:The difference betweenline 01 and line 02isonlyincolor,soasthatin point01and point
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3.7. CursorColor
The cursorcolors available are asfollows:RED,PINK, GREEN, BLUE,YELLOW,WHITE.
3.8. Main Color
The main colors available are asfollows:RED,PINK, GREEN, BLUE,YELLOW,WHITE.
3.9. FontSize
The fontsizesavailable are asfollows:
l16 font.
l32 font.
3.10. Display Screen Brightness
The brightness ofdisplayscreen can be setas:50, 100, 150, 200, 250.
3.11. Key Speed Setting
The keyspeed mainlymeansthe processing speed settingafterlong-pressing ofkey.Itcan beset
as:10, 20, 30, 40, 50,60, 70,80, 90,100.
3.12. Gap between tracks
Setthe gap between the track and the trackmute time:
Settable parameters: 0,500,1000,1500,2000 milliseconds.
3.13. TrackName Scroll
Setthe long track name (referto more than one screen displayrange)displayscroll frequency:
Settable parameters: none, 1S, 2S, 3S, inunitsofseconds.
3.14. Full Screen Layout
SetFullScreen mode layoutdisplay:
lT:Onlydisplaysthe file name and playback time.
lA/T:Displaysthe file name, albumname and playback time
3.15. SignalSelection
lINNER:Internalmusic player.
lCOAX:Selectthe externalsignalinputcoaxialinterface.
lOPT:Selectthe externalsignalinputopticalinterface.
3.16. Preamp Function
lON:Preamp function turn on.
lOFF:Preamp function turn off.

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3.17. PreampVolume
Setthe preampvolume, adjustablefrom0to100. Ifyouset0ismute, set100 isthemaximum
volume.
Note: Onlyopen preamp function, you can adjustthe preamp volume.
3.18.Automatic Off-screen
Setautomaticoff-screen time, withoutanyoperation withinthe settimewill turnoffthe LCD
display:
Can setthe parameters asfollows:no, 10S, 20S, 30S, inunitsofseconds.
Note:Turnoffthe displayon the sound qualityhascertainlyimproved. Meanwhile, you can
simplypress the remote controlF0 keyto turn offthe display, press again to wake up the screen.
3.19. SystemInfo
Thisfunction ismainlyused to check the currentsysteminformation, such as:
lProductName :QA860
lFirmwareVersion:APP-V1.00
lFirmware Date:2013.XX.XX
4. DAC Function
QA860canbeusedasaseparateDAC used,therearethree waystochooseadifferentaudio
input,support forleft/rightchannelbalanced outputsand unbalancedoutputs.Itsupports preamp
tofacilitateusers toconnecthigh-powered speakers ornovolumecontrolpurepoweramp, you
can openthisfunction intheSETTINGmenu. Analogoutputvolumecan be adjustedusing the
remote control.
4.1. SelectSignalInput
Internaldigitalmusic transport input.
Externalcoaxialdigitalsignalinput.
Externalopticaldigitalsignalinput.
4.2. SelectInputMethod
Through the SETTINGmenu selection, method reference 3.16.
Through the button on the remote controlto directlyselect.
Through the frontpanelINPUTbutton to select.
4.3. PreampVolumeAdjustment
Through the SETTINGmenu adjusted byreference to 3.18.
Through the remote controlkeysF3 orF4 to adjust.
Note: Due toAD1955 chipdesign problemscan onlybe fixed outputlevelin the DSDmode, the
prevampvolumecontroldoesnotwork. Ifthe device hasno volumecontrol,pleaseconvert the
DSDfilesintoWAVfile.

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5. UpgradeFirmware
Upgrade operation includesthe upgrade ofmastercontrolprogram, word stock, etc.
Copythe upgrade documentsinto SDcard rootdirectorythrough card reader.
Pluginthe SDcardwhichhasupgradedocuments,keep pressing the PLAY/PAUSE/ENTER
keyand turnon the powersupplyorresetthe hostmachine, then you can enterthe operation of
upgrade mode.
Selectthe upgradedocumentsfromthe upgrade documentslist,press the PLAY/PAUSE/ENTER
key, and then the upgrade would getstarted. When it isfinished, restart the powersupplyorreset
the hostmachine, then the upgrade iscompleted.
Forthe latestupgrade documentinformation and downloads, please visit ourwebsite
( http://en.qlshifi.com)

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Appendix ProductWarrantyCard
When the producthasproblems please fillthisform tearit down and deliverit to usalong with
the product.
Product
Name QA860 DigitalPlayer SerialNumber
Purchase
Date (DD-MM-YY)
Name Zip/Postal
Code
PhoneNo. E-mail
Shipping
Address
Feedback ofAbnormal
Situation
CauseAnalysisand
Solution
(Thispart shouldbe filled by the manufacturer.)
Note
Shenzhen QLS ElectronicTechnologyCo., Ltd(QLS-HiFi)
Contact: Chen Xue Qian (Clark)
Email: [e-mail]