Mute; Hearing Protection; Gain Control; Filter Settings - Matrix Audio element X User Manual

Users Manual
CAUTION
'Fixed output' means that the device outputs signal with maximum level at 0dB.
Before selecting this mode, please make sure that your power amplifier or active
speaker has been adjusted to a lower volume level. If the amplifier or speakers do
not have volume control, DO NOT set up to 'Fixed output' mode, otherwise this
operation may damage to your devices and harm to your ears.

4.1.4.2 Mute

In playback status, you can press the volume knob or 'Mute' on the remote control to
activate mute; press the 'Mute' again or turn the volume knob to exit mute. There will
be a mute icon on the screen when mute is activated.

4.1.4.3 Hearing protection

In order to protect your hearing and avoid damage by excessive volume, when the
volume of a single-ended headphone is above -30dB and balanced headphone above
-36dB, the volume of single-ended headphone will be recovered to -30dB and
balanced headphone will be recovered to -36dB after reboot; if the volume is lower
than -30dB or -36dB, it will return to the same volume as you set last time.

4.1.5 Gain control

In order to accommodate different headphones, active speakers or power amplifiers,
element X has a pre-amplifier function, if the maximum volume still cannot provide
enough volume, please enable the inner pre-amplifier in the setting menu to get
+10dB gain. Please refer to the 1st option for line output pre-amplifier and the 4th
option for headphone pre-amplifier (page 13-14).

4.1.6 Filter settings

When element X is playing PCM or DSD music, users can select the digital filters to get
different sound performance. Users can switch on the 2nd option in the setting menu
or add the Filter setting to shortcut key '〇' on 11th option to fast switch it (page
14-15). The current selected filter will display in the auxiliary information area on the
screen, and the encoding mode of DSD audio is also displayed there.
When playing MQA files, the PCM filter will invalid.
COA
OPT
IIS
4.1.7 Auto sleep and wake up
USB/NET
Filter
element X will enter sleep mode when the current selected digital channel has no
input signal and no operation for more than 5 minutes.
The following operations can wake up element X from sleep status,
- Press the volume knob on the front panel of element X
- Press the 'Standby' button on element X or remote control
- Recover the input signal of the selected channel or recover signal of any digital
channels under Auto Scan mode
When element X has stopped playing for more than 5 minutes on the Network input
channel, and no operation for more than 5 minutes, it will enter sleep mode
automatically, and will wake up by the following conditions:
- Push music to element X through AirPlay or DLNA
- Play music through MA player
- Play music as a ROON endpointv
10
2 PCM Filter
MOD 1
Play
3 DSD Filter
47kHz