Sony PHA-3 Start Manual

Portable Headphone Amplifier
PHA-3
Start Guide
4-547-087-73(1)
©2014 Sony Corporation
Printed in China
Manuals supplied/ /
The 3 following manuals are included./ /
Start Guide (this document) Help Guide (Operating Instructions)
Provides you with instructions on how to connect the unit with Read the Help Guide on your computer or smartphone, when you
devices and basic operations. want to know how to use the unit in greater detail. The Help Guide
also contains a troubleshooting guide which provides you with
remedies for the problems you might encounter.
Reference Guide (exhibit document)
Provides you with precautions and product specifications.
URL:
http://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/pha-3/h_e/
Two-dimensional code:
English
1 Charging the unit

Rotate the power/volume knob counterclockwise until it clicks
to turn off the unit.
The battery charges only when the unit is off. Rotate the power/
volume knob clockwise to turn on the unit. Rotate it more to adjust the
volume.
Front of the unit
 Boot your computer, then connect it to the unit using the
micro-USB cable (supplied).
POWER CHG (charge) indicator lights up in red.
Charging is completed in about 6 hours, then the indicator turns off
Rear of the unit
when the battery is completely charged.
If the battery is not charging properly, the POWER CHG (charge)
indicator flashes in red.
Note
The charge will continue for 10 hours, then the timer function of the
charge protection circuit will stop the charging. If you want to continue
charging, disconnect and reconnect the micro-USB cable. Front of the unit
2 Turn on the connecting audio device
: When connecting the unit to a computer, install
Computer
the driver software and player.
(For Mac, there is no need to install a driver.)
• Download and install the driver software for Windows "Sony USB
Device Driver" onto a Windows computer.
• When playing High-Resolution Audio format data on your computer
with the unit, install "Hi-Res Audio Player."
To download the driver software and "Hi-Res Audio
Player"
Visit the following website, and download the driver software.
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/
For details on installing, refer to the website.
The unit needs to be connected to your Windows computer at a
certain point while installing the driver software.
In this case, connect the Windows computer to the Xperia/
WALKMAN/PC (USB AUDIO) connecting port of the unit using the
micro-USB cable (supplied).
For details concerning connection, refer to the illustration of "Digital
output supported WALKMAN®/Xperia, Computer" in step 3.
3 Set the INPUT switch on the unit and connect the audio device to the unit
Select the port position of the connecting audio device from among
the four types input ports with the INPUT switch.
Digital output supported WALKMAN®/Xperia, Computer
Rear of the unit
Left edge
Computer
position
WALKMAN®: Digital cable for WALKMAN® (supplied)
Xperia: Digital cable for Xperia (supplied)
Computer: Micro-USB cable (supplied: shared with
charging cable)
Optical out jack supported device
Rear of the unit
For example,
a PCM recorder
Second
position from
the right
Digital optical cable (optional)
4 Listening to music with the headphones
To listen to music with a device such as an active speaker, connected to
the AUDIO IN/LINE OUT jack, refer to the Help Guide.
 Connect the headphones to the unit.
The sound of the AUDIO IN/LINE OUT (analogue input) is not output
from the  (headphones) BALANCED L/R jack. Make sure to connect
standard stereo headphones to the  (headphones) NORMAL jack.
If you connect the headphones which has the L-shaped stereo mini
plug to the  (headphones) NORMAL jack, position it so that its cable is
on the right side of the jack, avoiding the ridge on the left of the jack,
and ensure the plug is fully inserted.
Micro USB cable
Computer
(supplied)

Set the OUTPUT switch to "".

Rotate the power/volume knob clockwise to turn on the unit.
Notes
In the following cases, the relay in the internal circuit will make a
sound.
• When the unit is turned on
• When the OUTPUT switch is moved
• When the INPUT switch is moved to/from the position of the AUDIO
IN/LINE OUT jack (right edge position)
 Play back the connected audio device.
When playing High-Resolution Audio format data on your computer
with the unit, use "Hi-Res Audio Player."
For details on installing "Hi-Res Audio Player," visit the following site at
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/
Hi-Fs (High Sampling Frequency) indicator
The indicator lights up when the unit is being input with;
• the linear PCM digital signal of sampling frequencies above
48 kHz
• the DSD digital signal of the High-Resolution Audio format
DSD indicator
The indicator lights up when the unit is being input with the DSD
signal of the High-Resolution Audio format.
 Adjust the volume.
Adjust the volume by the power/volume knob. Depending on the
headphones, the volume may remain low, even if you turn the knob to
the maximum setting.
When using balanced connection with headphones that have low
impedance (less than 16 ohms), the limiter prevents excessive output,
which may cause the sound to be cut off.
In this case, turn down the volume of the unit.
iPhone/iPad/iPod
Rear of the unit
iPhone
iPad
iPod
Second
WALKMAN®
position from
Xperia
the left
USB cable supplied with iPhone/iPad/iPod
Other devices
Rear of the unit
Other devices
Right edge Right edge
position position
Stereo mini cable (supplied)
Be sure to connect the headphones to the
 (headphones) NORMAL jack on the
front of the unit.
In this case, the balanced connection is
not available.
Front of the unit
Plug L Plug R
To connect the headphones that support
balanced connection
To connect the headphones with a standard 3-pole
stereo mini plug
Rear of the unit
Front of the unit
Front of the unit
• When the volume is low: turn off the unit, set the GAIN select switch
to HIGH, then turn on the unit. In normal use, the setting should be
NORMAL.
• About DSEE HX: If you set the DSEE HX switch to ON, compressed file
sources such as MP3 are upgrade to a high resolution than CDs and
provide a dynamic sound.
The DSEE HX is not activated in the following cases;
Side of the unit
• when inputting optical
• when inputting analogue
• when inputting linear PCM digital of sampling frequencies more than
88.2 kHz
• when inputting DSD digital
After using the unit
Rotate the power/volume knob counterclockwise until it clicks to turn off the
unit.
Front of the unit
For details on how to use the silicon belt and the protection sheet, refer to the Help Guide.
繁體中⽂
1
為本機充電
 逆時針旋轉電源/⾳量旋鈕直⾄聽到喀嗒聲以關閉本機電源。
僅當本機關閉時，電池才會充電。順時針旋轉電源/⾳量旋鈕以開啟本機電
源。旋轉更⼤幅度以調節⾳量。
本機正⾯

開啟電腦，然後使⽤Micro-USB電纜（附件）將其連接到本機。
POWER CHG（充電）指⽰燈亮起紅燈。
充電會在約6⼩時後完成，然後當電池完成充電時，指⽰燈會熄滅。
如果電池未適當充電，POWER CHG（充電）指⽰燈會閃爍紅燈。
本機背⾯
註
充電將持續10⼩時，然後充電保護電路的定時器功能將使充電停⽌。若想
要繼續充電，請斷開Micro-USB電纜，再重新連接。
本機正⾯
2 開啟連接⾳訊裝置的電源
：將本機連接到電腦時，安裝驅動程式軟體和播放器。
電腦
（對於Mac，不需要安裝驅動程式。）
• 在Windows電腦上下載並安裝適⽤於Windows的驅動程式軟體"Sony USB
Device Driver"。
• 以本機播放電腦上的⾼解析度⾳訊格式資料時，請安裝"Hi-Res Audio
Player"。
下載驅動程式軟體和"Hi-Res Audio Player"
請造訪下列網站，並下載驅動程式軟體。
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/
如需安裝的詳細資訊，請參閱網站。
安裝驅動程式軟體期間的某個特定時間點需要將本機連接到Windows電
腦。
此時，請使⽤Micro-USB電纜（附件）將Windows電腦連接到本機的
Xperia/WALKMAN/PC（USB AUDIO）連接埠。
如需有關連接的詳細資訊，請參閱步驟3中"⽀援數位輸出的WALKMAN®/
Xperia、電腦"的圖⽰。
3
設定本機上的INPUT開關並將⾳訊裝置連接到本機
使⽤INPUT開關從四種輸⼊連接埠中選擇連接⾳訊裝置的連接埠位置。
⽀援數位輸出的WALKMAN®/Xperia、電腦
本機背⾯
WALKMAN®
左邊位置 電腦
Xperia
WALKMAN®：WALKMAN®專⽤數位連接線（附件）
Xperia：Xperia專⽤數位連接線（附件）
電腦：Micro-USB電纜（附件：與充電連接線共⽤）
⽀援光學輸出插孔的裝置
本機背⾯
例如：
PCM錄⾳機
其他裝置
右起第⼆個
位置
數位光學連接線（選購）
4
以⽿機聆聽⾳樂
要透過連接⾄AUDIO IN/LINE OUT插孔的裝置聆聽⾳樂，例如，主動式揚聲
器，請參閱說明指南。

將⽿機連接到本機。
本機正⾯
AUDIO IN/LINE OUT（類⽐輸⼊）的聲⾳不會從（⽿機）BALANCED L/R插
Front of the unit
Micro-USB電纜
電腦
（附件）
iPhone/iPad/iPod
本機背⾯
iPhone
iPad
iPod
左起第⼆個
位置
iPhone/iPad/iPod隨附的USB連接線
其他裝置
本機背⾯
右邊位置 右邊位置
⽴體聲迷你連接線（附件）
務必將⽿機連接⾄本機正⾯的（⽿機）
NORMAL插孔。
此時，平衡連接不可⽤。