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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Content Introduction ................................3 Safety Instructions...............................4 Changing Mains voltage – Authorized personal only.......................4 General installation notes.............................4 Back panel layout................................5 Front panel layout...............................5 Apple IR remote layout..............................6 DAC description................................7 DAC PCM filter.................................8 DSD bypass mode.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction We at PHISON AUDIO has set a goal with the PD2 pre-amplifier. We wanted to design a unit that is timeless both in design and build up and for this reason the PD2 is highly modular. At the same time, we wanted the design be best possible in terms of circuit topology, layout and parts used.
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Safety Instructions. When using this product make sure that everything is powered up in right sequence. A good practice is to use the following sequence for Power ON and Power OFF. POWER ON SEQUENCE: SOURCE->PD2->POWER AMPLIFIER POWER OFF SEQUENCE: POWER AMPLIFIER->PD2->SOURCE...
  • Page 5: Back Panel Layout

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Back panel layout. The back panel is more or less self-explaining, but we have to note that there are 2 USB connectors. They are not interchangeable. The USB connector marked “FIRMWARE” is used to upgrade the pre-amplifier firmware and nothing else.
  • Page 6: Apple Ir Remote Layout

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Apple IR remote layout. We have provided a layout where the user can use a standard apple IR remote. Volume Up 2) Channel select – 3) Volume Down 4) PCM filter select 5) MUTE ON/OFF...
  • Page 7: Dac Description

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL DAC description. The DAC has two paths, SPDIF input through optical receivers or RCA connectors and USB interface. The SPDIF inputs are run through a samplerate converter where they are upsampled to 192Ksamples and 24bit. The optical inputs works up to 96Ksamples, the RCA connectors works up to 192Ksamples.
  • Page 8: Dac Pcm Filter

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL DAC PCM filter. The onboard AK4490 DAC used has 4 filter settings we can choose from on the fly. Filters that can be chosen between is: 0) Traditional delay, Sharp roll off. Traditional delay, Slow roll off.
  • Page 9: Analog Volume Control

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Analog Volume control. The analog volume control is fully balanced with state of art R2R 4Q DAC as attenuator. To lower the noise as much as possible the attenuator has an internal constant impedance of 5K where in many designs 10K, 20K or even 100K is used in the attenuator.
  • Page 10: Menu System

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL MENU system. The menu system is used to change default settings that will be loaded on a power on and the menu system can only be accessed through the touch panel. When entering the MENU system, we have tried to keep it self-explaining, but a few words are needed to said about the menu system.
  • Page 11: Contact Information

    PHISON AUDIO PD2 OWNERS MANUAL Contact information: PHISON AUDIO SITO ApS Kroggårdvej 12 DK-5270, Odense N Denmark. Mail: info@phisonaudio.dk Phone: +45 23362644 P a g e 11 | 11...

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