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Chord Electronics The Pumphouse, info@chordelectronics.co.uk Farleigh Lane, Product Communication | English chordelectronics.co.uk East Farleigh, Maidstone ME16 9NB United Kingdom Hugo M Scaler V.1.0 Manual...
Connecting your equipment 3.0 Getting to know Hugo M Scaler 4.0 Setting up Hugo M Scaler Placement Getting to know Hugo M Scaler & drivers 18 Connecting an input to The front panel Hugo M Scaler & input selection The top panel 4.3 Connecting Hugo M Scaler...
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Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler | Manual Contents 5.0 How to navigate the menus 6.0 Special features Basic navigation Dimming the brightness Video mode Galvanic isolation Contents 3 // 30...
Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler | Manual Safety instructions Introduction Protection against liquids & heat Dismantling & Radio Frequency interference Connecting your equipment Safety instructions 4 // 30...
Chord Electronics Introduction Dismantling & radio frequency Hugo M Scaler | Manual Protection against interference liquids & heat Connecting your equipment Introduction Hugo M Scaler is a device that converts your sources to 705.6 or 768kHz 24-bit PCM and achieves...
Protection against interference liquids & heat Connecting your equipment Protection against liquids & heat The Hugo M Scaler is not The Hugo M Scaler protected against liquids has internal thermal of any kind. Never place protection which will containers of liquid on Hugo shut down the unit in the event M Scaler.
Hugo M Scaler and its power However, for optimal and television reception. If this supply, posing a severe risk of performance, it is recommended occurs, please reconsider your electrocution and/or fire.
Chord Electronics Introduction Dismantling & radio frequency Hugo M Scaler | Manual Protection against interference liquids & heat Connecting your equipment Connecting your equipment Before connecting the Hugo M If the power supply is Never disconnect the power cable during...
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Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler | Manual Warranty Warranty period & registering your purchase Making a claim & warranty exclusions Warranty 9 // 30...
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At point of sale, Chord Please use the form Electronics Ltd. provides below to record the the Hugo M Scaler with a details of your purchase comprehensive three-year in the event that these are warranty* which covers defects...
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Chord Electronics Warranty period & registering Making a claim & warranty Hugo M Scaler | Manual your purchase exclusions Making a claim & warranty exclusions WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS: The In the unlikely event of a warranty does not cover connected claim, you must provide Chord...
Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler | Manual Getting to know Hugo M Scaler Getting to know Hugo M Scaler & drivers The front panel The top panel The rear panel The remote control Getting to know Hugo M Scaler 12 // 30...
The rear panel The front panel The remote control Getting to know Hugo M Scaler & drivers The Hugo M Scaler is a highly advanced standalone upscaler DRIVERS: The Hugo M capable of redefining sound Scaler is driverless with quality from digital audio.
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Whilst an IR remote control is The middle of the front panel supplied, the front panel of the contains a black acrylic infrared Hugo M Scaler is the main user signal window. If you intend interface and can entirely control to use the remote control...
Chord Electronics Getting to know Hugo M Scaler The top panel Hugo M Scaler | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control The top panel The top panel of the Hugo M Scaler does not provide...
Chord Electronics Getting to know Hugo M Scaler The top panel Hugo M Scaler | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control The rear panel The rear panel houses the device’s wide-ranging connectivity, inputs and outputs.
Chord Electronics Getting to know Hugo M Scaler The top panel Hugo M Scaler | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control The remote control The top panel of the Hugo M Scaler does not provide...
Hugo M Scaler | Manual Setting up Hugo M Scaler Placement Connecting an input to Hugo M Scaler & input selection Connecting Hugo M Scaler to Hugo TT 2 Connecting Hugo M Scaler to another DAC Output sample rate settings...
Chord Electronics Placement Connecting Hugo M Scaler Hugo M Scaler | Manual Connecting an input to to Hugo TT 2 Hugo M Scaler & input Connecting Hugo M Scaler selection to another DAC Output sample rate settings Placement Whilst the Hugo M Scaler...
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DAC Output sample rate settings Connecting an input to Hugo M Scaler & input selection In order for the Hugo M Scaler You can select your input via to upscale, you must connect the input selection switch on the the digital output of your audio front panel of Hugo M Scaler.
Hugo M Scaler Scaler to the Hugo TT 2: and Hugo TT 2 1) Turn off the Hugo M Scaler, 5) Cycle through the inputs on Hugo TT 2 and any other Hugo TT 2 until ‘DBNC’ is...
DAC Output sample rate settings Connecting Hugo M Scaler to another DAC Although the Hugo M Scaler is 1) Turn off both the Hugo 4) Select the appropriate input optimised for use with Chord M Scaler and any connected on the DAC Electronics’...
Chord Electronics Placement Connecting Hugo M Scaler Hugo M Scaler | Manual Connecting an input to to Hugo TT 2 Hugo M Scaler & input Connecting Hugo M Scaler selection to another DAC Output sample rate settings Output sample rate settings...
Chord Electronics Basic navigation Hugo M Scaler | Manual Video mode Basic navigation With each press of the Hugo M Scaler’s available buttons, you will cycle through the available options; no further interaction is required to make the section active: it automatically engages.
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Chord Electronics Basic navigation Hugo M Scaler | Manual Video mode Video mode The Hugo M Scaler is a highly This mode will not change the Video filter on: The tap-length is flexible standalone upscaler upscaled sample rate, however, moderately reduced to allow for...
Chord Electronics Dimming the brightness Hugo M Scaler | Manual Galvanic Isolation Dimming the brightness To cycle between low and high brightness levels, simply press ‘DX V’ and ‘DX /\’ simultaneously. 28 // 30...
Galvanic isolation Galvanic isolation involves isolating the power rails of the data USB input, allowing for greater sonic performance. The Hugo M Scaler features a Class 2 Type-B USB input with this protection. Galvanic isolation also features on the dual-BNC outputs.
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