Volume Control; Using Sonica Dac As A Traditional Dac; Usb Audio Input (Type B) - Oppo SonicaDAC User Manual

Volume Control
Rotating the Volume Knob clockwise or counter‐clockwise will increase or decrease the volume level.
When the volume level is reduced to the minimum, a Mute icon will appear on the screen.
Note: When the active input source is in Bypass mode, volume control is disabled and the output will be
at the full volume level. See Bypass Mode in the Settings and Advanced Operations section on page 10
for detailed information.
Using Sonica DAC as a Traditional DAC
Sonica DAC can be used as a standalone high performance DAC. The USB Audio input supports PCM up
to 32‐bit / 768 kHz and up to DSD512. The coaxial and optical digital audio inputs support PCM up to
192 kHz and DSD over PCM up to DSD64. In order to maintain the highest possible audio quality, audio
from the USB, coaxial, and optical inputs is routed directly into the ES9038PRO Sabre DAC chip. It is
therefore not possible to stream audio from these inputs to other Sonica speakers on the network.
USB Audio Input (Type B)
You can connect your computer directly to Sonica DAC using a USB Type A to USB Type B cable. This
allows your computer to function as the digital playback source with any music library management
software you prefer, while using the Sonica DAC to achieve optimal digital‐to‐analog audio performance.
The digital signal will be converted by the ES9038PRO DAC and sent to the line level outputs. The input
source is labeled USB DAC on the Source Selection screen.
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