Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HP-A8C Fostex
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32 bit/DA C Headphone amplier HP -A8C Owner's Manual © FOSTEX COMP ANY All Right Reserved Thank you very much for purchasing a F ostex product. This manual provides instructions for basic use of the unit. Read this before using the unit f or the rst time.
2 Preparat ion W ARNINGS and PRECA UTIONS • CAUTION: T O PREVENT ELEC TRIC SHOCK , MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, AP AR DE LA FENTE LARGE, FOND . • W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
3 Preparat ion 1) Read these instructions. Lisez ces instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. Conservez ces instructions. 3) Heed all warnings . Respectez tous les avertissements. 4) F ollow all instructions. Suivez toutes les instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near w ater .
4 Preparat ion C ontents W ARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS ................2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......3 Introductions ............................................5 F eatures of the HP -A8C ............................ 5 Accessories ...............
5 Preparat ion Introductions HP-A8C is a D AC headphone amplier with high ecienc y, high-quality sound. Y ou can enjoy high-quality digital audio signals from your computer or from a dig ital audio player . F eatures of the HP -A8C • Headphone amplier equipped with high- quality sound 32bit-DAC (AK4399) and all discrete cir cuit.
6 Preparat ion volume input sel 1 2 phones output sel power on off H P A 8 32B IT D AC HEAD PHO NE A MPLI FIER F unc tions Fr ont panel Po wer indicator Lights in red when the power is on . Display V arious information ( page 11, 13) and menu screen ( page 14) are displa yed.
7 Preparat ion IN AC IN SD CARD AES/EBU USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT AN A LO G O U T AN A LO G I N 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DI G IT A L I N DI G IT A L O UT Rear panel [DIGIT AL IN - OPTICAL] terminals (1/2) Connect a digital audio device as an input source using a square optical cable .
8 Preparat ion MENU INPUT SEL MUTE REC RC-N1 Remote con troller key Playback stops when the input sour ce is set to SD (SDHC) card ("SD"). key Playback starts when the input source is set to SD (SDHC) card ("SD").
9 Connec tion C onnec ting e x ternal audio devic es Connect a digital audio device as an input source to the digital audio input t erminal, square optical terminals [OPTICAL 1]/[OPTICAL 2], the coaxial terminal [C OAXIAL] or the AES/EBU terminal [AES/EBU].
10 Connec tion C onnec ting output devic es Connect headphones to the headphone terminals [phones] (1/2) on the front panel, or connect an amplier or active speaker to the analog output terminal [ANALOG OUT ] to enjoy music. T o change the output, use the output sel switch on the left side of the front panel.
11 Listenin g Listening to an e x ternal audio devic e Y ou can enjoy music from the external audio device connected to the unit through headphone output or analog output. Connect the desired device befor e the operation. ( page 9) 1 T urn on the product.
12 Listenin g 1 Insert an SD c ard. Inser t an SD (SDHC) card into the slot on the rear panel with the label side facing upward. IN AC IN SD CARD AES/EBU USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ANA LO G OU T ANA LO.
13 Listenin g 4 Select the output source. Select headphones or analog output. volume input sel 1 2 phones output sel power on off HP A8 32BIT DAC HEADP HONE A MPLIFI ER volume input sel 1 2 phones out.
14 Listenin g Changing the settings Y ou can change the settings according to your envir onment. 1 Press and hold the input sel switch on the main unit or press the MENU ke y on the remote con troller .
15 Listenin g Setting item Setting value "DIGIT AL FIL TER" Selects the digital lter . Default: "SHARP ROL-OF" "SHARP ROL -OF" Conventional dig ital lter "MINI.
16 Listenin g Setting item Setting value "INPUT SEL MODE" Selects the function of the input sel switch on the main unit or the INPUT SEL key on the remote contr oller .
17 Inform ation T r oubleshooting Common problems and solutions ar e listed below . Problem Solutions There is no sound. • Conrm that the product is connected properly ( page 9). • Conrm that the input source is selected properly . ( page 11) • Conrm that the output source is selected properly .
18 Inform ation Up dating the v ersion An update le may be released t o solve problems and provide a bett er listening environment. Update the pr oduc t by the following pr ocedure. 1 Save the obtained updat e le on an SD (SDHC) card. Save the le in the root directory.
19 Inform ation Specications <Input> USB terminal Connector B type (Standard) Quantization, sampli ng frequency 16/24/32 bit, 44.1 kHz/48 kH z/88.
FOSTEX CO. 1-1-109, T sutsujigaoka, Ak ishima City, T okyo , 196-8550, Japan © Printed in Japan April. 2014 8289692000 586260 Declaration of EC Directive This equipment is compatible with the EMC Dir.
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