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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 TT 2 V.1.0 Manual...
Connecting your equipment 3.0 Getting to know Hugo TT 2 4.0 Setting up Hugo TT 2 Placement Getting to know Hugo TT 2 & Drivers 4.2 Connecting Hugo TT 2 to equipment The front panel & Hugo TT 2 power-on sequence The top panel 3.4 The rear panel...
Hugo TT 2 | Manual Protection against interference liquids & heat Connecting your equipment Introduction The Hugo TT 2 is an incredibly powerful and versatile digital- to-analogue converter and pre/ headphone amplifier. Before operation, we strongly advise you read this User Manual thoroughly.
Never place protection which will containers of liquid on Hugo shut down the unit in the event TT 2. Never allow Hugo TT 2 to of excessive temperatures being come into contact with moisture reached. Never operate the Hugo or liquids;...
Hugo TT 2 and its power However, for optimal television reception. supply, posing a severe risk of performance, it is recommended If this occurs, please reconsider electrocution and/or fire.
2 at excessive sound levels; permanent hearing damage and loss can occur. Unlike the original Hugo TT, the Hugo TT 2 does not have internal batteries and, therefore, must be permanently connected to a source of power. 7 // 35...
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Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 | Manual Warranty Warranty period & registering your purchase Making a claim & warranty exclusions Warranty 8 // 35...
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At point of sale, Chord Please use the form Electronics Ltd. provides the below to record the Hugo TT 2 with a comprehensive details of your purchase three-year warranty* which in the event that these are covers defects in materials and...
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Chord Electronics Warranty period & registering Making a claim & warranty Hugo TT 2 | 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 TT 2 | Manual Getting to know Hugo TT 2 Getting to know Hugo TT 2 & drivers The front panel The top panel The rear panel The remote control Getting to know Hugo TT 2 11 // 35...
The top panel Hugo TT 2 | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control Getting to know Hugo TT 2 & drivers The Hugo TT 2 is an extraordinarily powerful DRIVERS: The Hugo leading-edge DAC/preamplifier/...
Whilst an IR remote control There are an additional is supplied, the front panel of three headphone outputs the Hugo TT 2 is the main user which require no additional interface and can entirely control amplification for headphones up all user-configurable options, to and exceeding 800Ω.
Chord Electronics Getting to know Hugo TT 2 The top panel Hugo TT 2 | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control The top panel In addition to the front panel features, the top panel of the...
Chord Electronics Getting to know Hugo TT 2 The top panel Hugo TT 2 | Manual & drivers The rear panel The front panel The remote control The rear panel The rear panel offers a comprehensive connectivity suite, featuring both standard...
For best operation, do not Select BNC On/off coax 1 input operate the Hugo TT 2 within a cabinet or place other materials/ Select USB Select BNC devices on top of the device. input...
Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 | Manual Setting up Hugo TT 2 Placement Connecting Hugo TT 2 to equipment & Hugo TT 2 power-on sequence Setting up Hugo TT 2 17 // 35...
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As the infra-red remote control requires a direct line of sight to the viewing portal, avoid placing objects on top of the Hugo TT 2 or placing it within enclosures. 18 // 35...
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During the initialisation phase, POWER ON SEQUENCE: 2 to equipment within the signal When switching on the Hugo TT 2’s sample rate path, ensure all devices are Hugo TT 2, it will initially indicator will cycle through a switched off.
Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 | Manual How to navigate the menus The screen & navigating the menu The volume ball & its colours and the Sample rate indicator How to navigate the menus 20 // 35...
Hugo performance, the screen TT 2 you may press the ‘MENU’ of Hugo TT 2 is designed to time button until your chosen setting out 10-seconds after a period of is displayed. To cycle through the inactivity.
Hugo TT 2. if the unit is switched off. Hugo TT 2 is capable of playing Please consult your music playback application user files up to 768kHz 32-bit and manual for more information.
Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 | Manual Gain range and input Gain range Input Gain range and input 23 // 35...
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Chord Electronics Gain range Input Hugo TT 2 | Manual Gain range Hugo TT 2 has a variety Gain range is only available when Warning: Hugo TT 2 is of settings to suit various Amplification, or Headphone capable of delivering equipment and environments.
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Special operation – DBNC: 88.2kHz to 768kHz 24bit *USB is natively compatible with all Mac OS X and Linux machines without the use of drivers. Windows machines may require a driver, available on the Chord Electronics website. **Dual BNC is reserved for special operation with Chord Electronics partnering products.
Playback modes Amplification mode Hugo TT 2 | Manual Headphone mode DAC mode Playback modes Hugo TT 2 has three user- When headphones are selectable modes tailored to disconnected, it is possible to the intended operation for navigate between Amplification...
Amplification mode Hugo M Scaler | Manual Headphone mode DAC mode Headphone mode When the Hugo TT 2 detects that headphones have been inserted into one of the three front-panel connectors, the device will enter Headphone Mode, which is for headphone listening only.
Hugo TT 2’s outputs. amplifier, you must operate the Amplification Mode deploys the Hugo TT 2 in Low Gain mode and Hugo TT 2’s digital preamplifier Please note that once the Hugo significantly reduce the volume...
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Hugo TT 2 in DAC Mode. Doing so could result in permanent damage to any connected equipment, along with your hearing. MENU...
Crossfeed (XFD) and Filters (FIL) CROSSFEED: Crossfeed is a form FILTER: The Hugo TT 2 has the of digital processing that blends ability to alter the way in which the left and right channels of a it processes and filters the...
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Therefore, please respect the output power of Hugo TT 2 and, once all equipment is correctly Absoloute brightness connected, gently increase the volume until sufficient. Never overload a device with power.
Display dimming, settings memory, supercapacitors & galvanic isolation Display messages During use of Hugo TT 2 you may encounter a number of on-screen display messages. Please use the graph to discover their meanings. P LO Power input has too low voltage...
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