Front Panel - Bryston BDA-3 Owner's Manual

BDA-3 D/A CONVERTER

Front Panel

1. Power / Standby
Press this button to toggle the BDA-3 on or into
standby mode.
Unlit BDA-3 is not receiving power. Plug unit
into AC mains power. Or, check AC mains
fuses.
Red Plugged into AC Mains but in standby
mode.
Green BDA-3 is on and operational.
Amber AC mains has exceeded nominal rating by
± 10%
2. Input Selector
Ten input select buttons each have
corresponding LEDs above them. Each button is
labeled with a name corresponding to an input
on the back panel. Pressing an input button
activates that input and the BDA-3 receives
digital audio from the source component
connected to that input. The input's LED will
light green when active and receiving audio and
will light red when active but no audio is present
on that input. Only one input can be active at a
time.
3. Upsample
Press to toggle an optional upsampling mode.
When engaged, the internal sample rate
converter upsamples incoming 44.1kHz and
88.2kHz digital audio to 176.4kHz. In this mode,
the upsample LED lights amber. All 48kHz and
96kHz digital audio upsamples to 192kHz and
the LED lights green. When disengaged, the LED
is not lit. The Upsample feature does not affect
HDMI or USB.
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Sample Rate
44K1 48K0 DSD 1X
88K2 96K0 DSD 2X
176K4 192K0 DSD 4X
352K8 384K0 LOCK
UPSAMPLE
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OPTO HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HDMI 4 SPDIF 1 SPDIF 2
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4. Lock Indicator
Check that the BDA-3 is properly synchronized
with the digital source component selected by
observing the Lock LED. If lit green, the DAC
and selected source are properly synchronized,
therefore the BDA-3 is properly receiving audio
and should therefore be producing analog
output. If it is unlit, check that the source
component is playing and is properly connected
to the selected input.
5. DSD Input Indicator
When the BDA-3 is receiving DSD audio from
the selected source, the incoming data rate is
indicated by a lit LED. DSD x1, DSD x2 and DSD
x4 are interchangeably referred to as DSD-64,
DSD-128, and DSD-256 respectively. When the
incoming format is native DSD, the LED lights
amber. When the incoming format is DSD over
PCM, the LED lights green.
6. PCM Input Indicator
When the BDA-3 is receiving PCM audio from
the selected source, the incoming data rate
is indicated by a green lit LED. 44k1 indicates
44,100 samples per second, 48k0 indicates
48,000 samples per second, etc.
7. Infrared Receiver
The BDA-3 can be controlled by an IR remote
control such as models provided by Bryston or
third-party manufacturers. Refer to Appendix A
for a table of available commands.
AES USB 1 USB 2
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