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- Page 1 MPD-8 Digital to Analog Converter USER MANUAL Version 1.0...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Playback Designs will pay for return shipping charges (domestically) back to the owner when the product is sent to Playback Designs within the first 30 days after purchase and the fault can be confirmed by Playback Designs. Otherwise, owner will be responsible for all shipping charges to and from Playback Designs. -
Page 4: Before Using The Product
MPD-8 User Manual Playback Designs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers with restricted territories. If any Playback Designs product is purchased from non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his / her authorized territory all warranties will be void. - Page 5 Before connecting the DAC to the AC mains, please make sure that the rated voltage for the MPD-8 is set correctly as indicated on the rear panel. Operating the player at the wrong voltage will damage the unit. The voltage rating of the power supply cannot be changed by the user.
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Page 6: Front Panel Functions
MPD-8 User Manual FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS Alphanumeric status display Volume level display Buttons: Mute toggle on / off. Sequential selection of activated inputs. Standby power on / off. -
Page 7: Remote Control Unit
Opens the settings menu on front panel. Press the DAC button first to select the MPD-8 settings. During normal operation these up and down arrows directly below the DAC button toggle through the active inputs of the MPD-8. MUTE During settings display these buttons toggle through the settings menu. - Page 8 Also the front panel provides the same buttons. With these buttons you can select any of the six digital inputs on the MPD-8 by toggling up and down through the list. You can drastically shorten the list of selectable digital inputs by deactivating those that you don't use (see setup menu for further details).
- Page 9 In order for your computer to communicate with the MPD-8 and to exchange audio data a custom driver software needs to be installed before you can connect it to the MPD-8. If your computer is a Mac running OSX 10.6.6 or later you don’t need any driver software as OSX already supports all PCM formats up to 384kHz sample rate.
- Page 10 2. While the MPD-8 has no problem supporting playback via USB while it is switched to a different input (i.e. disc playback, AES or Coax input) it is a good idea to stop playback on your computer before selecting another input.
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Page 11: Setup Menu
SETUP MENU The MPD-8 has several options that can be displayed and set via remote control. By pressing the DAC button on the remote first and then the SETTINGS button within 5 seconds the top display starts to flash while displaying the first item in the setup menu. -
Page 12: External Clock
In fact, the MPD-8 performs equally well with jittery sources as with higher quality ones. For this reason the MPD-8 does not require an external clock nor does it require to be set up as a clock master. - Page 13 CHANGING THE FUSE ON THE MPD-8 Inside the power connector on the rear panel of the MPD-8 are two fuses that protect the machine from dangerous power surges. If the machine fails to power up or no light on the front panel is lit after pressing the standby power button on the front panel then proceed as follows to change the fuses: 1.
- Page 14 MPD-8 that may further enhance the sonic performance or add new features. New releases will be distributed as audio wave files. They can be played into the MPD-8 via its USB input just like any other audio file. The MPD-8 processor will automatically detect this file and update the firmware.
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