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  • Page 1 MUSIC STREAMER COMBO User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Content Content  4.1.5 Filtersettings Packinglist   0 1  4.1.6 Autosleepandwakeup 2.Partsandname   0 1  4.1.7 Remotecontrol  2.1Frontpanel   0 1  4.2Playmusicthroughoptical,coaxialorIIS-LVDSport 10  2.2Rearpanel  4.3PlaymusicfromUSBstoragedevicesorNAS  2.3Displayscreen  4.4PlaymusicthroughAirPlayorDLNA  2.3.1Maininterface  4.5USBAudio  2.3.2...
  • Page 3: PackingList

    Packinglist User Manual 1.Packinglist 2.Partsandname 2.1Frontpanel 1.6.35mmheadphonejack 4.Menubutton 2.Remotecontrolsensor 5.User-definedbutton 3.Display 6.Volume/control knob/standby knob 1.Productx1 3.USBcablex1 2.Remotex1 4.Poweradapterx1...
  • Page 4: RearPanel

    User Manual Parts & name 2.2Rearpanel 2.3Displayscreen 2.3.1Maininterface Optical PCM44.1 Filter 5 1.StatusforNASdevices 5.Samplingrate 2.StatusforUSBstoragedevices 6.Assistantinformation 3.StatusforWi-Fiandethernetconnection 7.Volumebar 11 13 4.Inputchannel 8.Outputmode 2.3.2Volumecontrolinterface 1.RCAleftchanneloutput 8.USBAudioport 2.RCArightchanneloutput 9.USBHostport 3.XLRrightchanneloutput 10.Wi-Fiantenna 4.XLRleftchanneloutput 11.LANport -30.0 5.Coaxialinput 12. Groundingterminal 6.Opticalinput 13.Powerinput 7.IISLVDSinput 1.CurrentvolumedBlevel 3.Outputmode 2.Volumebar...
  • Page 5: InputChannelInterface

    Parts & name User Manual 2.4Remotecontrol 2.3.3Inputchannelinterface Coaxial Input 1.Standby 1.Inputchannel 2.Unselected 2.Mute 3.Volume+ 4.Volume- USB/NET 5.Filter 2.3.4Outputchannelinterface Filter 6.Coaxial 7.Optical 8.IIS 9.USB/Network* Headphone Output 1.Currentoutputmode 2.Selected *ThisbuttoncanswitchinputchannelsbetweenUSBandNetwork.
  • Page 6: Connections

    User Manual Connection 3.Connections 3.1Connecttopower 3.3Connecttoinputsource elementiusesa12VDCpoweradapterwhichoutputcurrentnotlessthan Connectionforfront-enddevicesincludingS/PDIFoutputsignalthrough 1.67A(outputpowernotlessthan20W).Pleaseusethesuppliedpower coaxialandopticalport; adapterorahigh-qualityexternallinearpowersupply.Thequalityofthe ConnectionfordigitalinterfaceproductsofMatrixthroughIISprot powersupplywillaffectthesoundquality. Accordingtothegroundingconditionsunderactualuseenvironment,choose whethertoconnectthegroundterminalonthebackofthedevicetoother equipmentusedatthesametime,toeliminatetheACnoisethatmaybe causedbytheundesirablegroundloop. 3.2Connectheadphones The6.35mmheadphonejackonthefrontpanelcanbeconnectedtoavariety of16Ω-600Ωearbudsorheadphones.
  • Page 7: ConnectToActiveSpeakersOrAmps

    Connection User Manual 3.4ConnecttoactivespeakersorAMPs 3.5Connecttostoragedevices Inordertoavoiddamagetoyourdevices,pleaseturnofftheactivespeakersor TherearetwoUSBHOSTportsontherearpaneltoconnectwithstandard amplifiersbeforeyouconnectthemtoelementi. massstorageUSBdevices. EachUSBportsprovideupto500mAofcurrenttoexternaldevices. 3.6ConnecttoLAN Please use ethernet cable to connect element i to your network router (recommendusingCAT-5orhigherversionshieldedethernetcable),andlet elementiinthestatusasshownbelow: 05...
  • Page 8: ConnectToWlan

    User Manual Connection Internet 3.7.2Letelementiinthestatusasshownbelow: Internet Computer Computer ConnecttoLANport ConnecttoLANport ConnecttoLANport Router ConnecttoLANport ConnecttoLANport Router It is advisable to set up the router as DHCP server, and this function will allocatethedeviceIPaddressinLANautomatically. 3.7.3ScantheQRcodebelowtodownloadMARemoteappforyouriPhone, iPadandAndroiddevices,andfollowtheconfigurationwizardintheappto connectyourelementitoWi-Fiandexploremoreexcitingfunctionalities. 3.7ConnecttoWLAN 3.7.1 The Wi-Fi antenna of element i is not removable. Adjusting the antenna directioncanchangetheWi-Fisignalreception.
  • Page 9: Play

    Play User Manual 4.Play 4.1.Basicoperation Under'AUTO'mode,elementiwillautomaticallyscanalldigitalinput 4.1.1Poweronandoff chan-nels,thefirstconnectedinputchannelwillbelockedimmediately.It willcontinuetoscanotherchannelsuntilthecurrentchannelsignalislost. Connectthepoweradapter,presstheknobonthedeviceortheStandbybutton Whenthereareseveralinputchannelsbeingconnected,elementiisalways ontheremotecontroltoturnonthedevice,thescreenwilllighton. locksthesignalwhichisdetectedfirst.Theorderofinputchannelscanning isasshown, COAX IISLVDS USB/NET Filter Network Whenthepowerison,presstheknobortheStandbybuttontoenterstandby state. Whenselected'AUTO'channelandtheinputsignalbeinglocked,itwill 4.1.2Selecttheinputsource showtheautoscanmarkbesidethechannelname.Asshown, Pressthemenubutton''toswitchtochanneloptionmenu,thenrotatetheknob toselectbetweenauto, coaxial,optical,IISLVDS,USBAudioandNetwork,you Optical canpresstheknobtoconfirmtheselection. PCM44.1 Filter 5 WhenusingnetworkrelatedmusicsourcesuchasAirPlay,DLNA,Roonor MAplayer,pleaseselectNetworkinputchannel.
  • Page 10: SelectOutputChannel

    Play User Manual 4.1.3Selectoutputchannel CAUTION : Selecttheoutputmodebetweenheadphoneoutput,lineoutputand'AUTO' modebypressingthe" "buttononthefrontpanel,presstheknobtoconfirm. 'Fixedoutput'meansthatthedeviceoutputssignalwithmaximum When'AUTO'modeactivated,whentheheadphoneisconnectedtoelementi,it levelat0dB.Beforeselectingthismode,pleasemakesurethatyour willautomaticallyswitchtoheadphoneoutput,andviceversawhenthe headphonedisconnected,elementiwillautomaticallyswitchtolineoutput power amplifier or active speaker has been adjusted to a lower mode. volume level. If the amplifier or speakers do not have volume control, DO NOT set up to 'Fixed output' mode, otherwise this operationmaydamagetoyourdevicesandharmyourears.
  • Page 11: FilterSettings

    Play User Manual 4.1.7Remotecontrol 4.1.5Filtersettings RemotecontrolusesaCR2032buttoncellbattery.Pulloutthebattaryslotat WhenelementiisplayingPCMorDSDmusic,userscanselectthedigitalfilters thebottomtoinstallbatteryandmakesuretoputintherightpolarity. togetdifferentsoundperformance.Userscanswitchonthe2ndoptionin settingmenuoraddtheFiltersettingtoshortcutkey'〇'on9thoptiontofast switchit.Thecurrentselectedfilterwilldisplayintheassistantinformation areaonthescreen,andtheencodingmodeofDSDaudioisalsodisplayedthere. PCM Filter MOD 1 Pleasepointtheremotecontroltotheremotesensorintheareainthe 4.1.6Autosleepandwakeup followingpicture,theremotedistanceisabout8metersandthebatterylife isaboutoneyear,pleasereplacethebatteryiftheremotedistancebecomes shorterorlosessensitivity. elementiwillentersleepmodewhenthecurrentselecteddigitalchannelhas noinputsignalandnooperationformorethan5minutes. Thefollowingoperationscanwakeupelementifromsleepstatus, ·Pressthevolumeknobonthefrontpanelofelementi ·Pressthe'Standby'buttononelementiorremotecontrol ·Recovertheinputsignaloftheselectedchannelorrecoversignalofany digitalchannelsunderAutoScanmode About8meters WhenelementIhasstoppedplayingformorethan5minutesontheNetwork inputchannel,andnooperationformorethan5minutes,itwillentersleep 30° 30° modeautomatically,andwillwakeupbythefollowingconditions: ·PushmusictoelementithroughAirPlayorDLNA ·PlaymusicthroughMAplayer USB/NET Filter ·PlaymusicasaROONendpoint...
  • Page 12: PlayMusicThroughOptical,CoaxialOrIis-LvdsPort

    Play User Manual 4.2Playmusicthroughoptical,coaxialorIIS-LVDSport 4.4PlaymusicthroughAirPlayorDLNA AfterelementIisconnectedtoLANwiththeethernetcableorwireless, Whenitisconnectedwithfront-enddevices,whichincludingS/PDIFoutput userscanpushthemusicfromasmartphoneorothermobiledevicestoit digitalsignalthroughcoaxialandopticalportordigitalinterfaceproductsof throughAirPlayorDLNA. MatrixAudiothroughIISport,thescreenwillshowsamplingrateandsignal formatoftheselectedinputchannel. ConnecttheWi-FiofyouriPhoneoriPadtothesamelocalareanetworkas theelementi,andclickAirPlaytoselectelementiasaudiodevice,then chooseandenjoyyourfavoredmusic. Optical1 PCM44.1 Filter 5 Ifthesamplingrateandsignalformatonthescreenisnotdisplayedcorrectly, pleasecheckifthecableiscorrectlyconnectedorthefront-enddeviceis outputtingsignal. 4.3PlaymusicfromUSBstoragedevicesorNAS element i can play the music from USB storage devices or NAS through MA player.DownloadMARemoteAPPtogetmoredetailaboutuserguide. MAplayerisadigitalmusicandstreamingmediaaudioplaybacksystembased onnetworkcontrol,itisdevelopedbyMATRIX.Itcanrealizeremotecontrolon ConnecttheAndroiddevicesandelementithroughWi-Fiunderthesame themobiledeviceunderthesameLAN.Itcanbrowseandplaymusictracksand LAN,andopentheAPPincludingDLNAfunction,thenplaymusicandpushit...
  • Page 13: UsbAudio

    Play User Manual 4.5USBAudio WhentheelementineedstobeconnectedtocomputerasanUSBDAC,please installdriverforWindows7/8/10whichcanbefoundinMatrixofficialwebsite, theURLofthedownloadpageis:https://matrix-digi.com/en/downloads/,the installationprocessasfollow, Step2: Pleaseselectthe InstalltheWindowsdriverforelementi installationpath andclick'Install’ Step1: Double-clickthedriver installationfile, andclick'Next’ Step3: Installationis completed andclick'Next’...
  • Page 14 Play User Manual ConnectelementitomobiledevicesviaUSBport UseAppleLighteningtoUSBCameraKitstoconnectelementiwithiOS devices. elementicanbeconnectedtoanAndroiddevicewithMicroUSBorType-C Step4: USBportviatheOTGcable, butit'snotguaranteedtobecompatiblewith allAndroiddevices. Click'Finish',the driverinstallation iscompleted. UseelementiunderMacOSX MacOSXdoesnotneed adriver.Pleaseselect theaudiodeviceas 'elementSeries'in SystemPreferences.
  • Page 15: Settings

    Setting User Manual 5.Settings Repeatpressingthe'Menu'keytoenterintoconfigurationmenu,thenpress Inordertoavoidmisoperation,switchingfrom0dBADJto0dBFixedrequiresa theknobtoenterconfigurationitems. 2-stepconfirmation,press"〇"buttontoconfirm,otheroperationswillcancel thissetting. As shown: Pushknobentersettings Settings Lineoutputmaxvolume Press"o"buttontoconfirm Thereare13itemsintheconfigurationmenuasfollow: 5.1LineoutMode 5.2PCMFilters Lineoutmodecanbesetas, 7configurabledigitalfilterswithdifferentfrequencyresponsecurves,to 0dBFixed:0dBgain,fixed setfiltersfordifferenttimbre 0dBADJ:0dBgain, attenuationadjustable (Default) MOD1fastroll-off,minimumphasefilter(Default) MOD2slowroll-off,minimumphasefilter MOD3fastroll-off,linearphasefilter MOD4slowroll-off,linearphasefilter Lineout Mode 0dBADJ MOD5brickwallfilter MOD6hybrid,fastroll-off,minimumphasefilter MOD7Apodizoing,fastroll-off,linearphasefilter Connecttoactivespeakers,recommendtosetas'0dBADJ’ . Connecttopoweramplifierincludingvolumecontrol,recommendtosetas '0dBFixed’ ....
  • Page 16: DsdFilters

    Setting User Manual 5.3DSDFilters Setthecut-offfrequencyofDSDdigitalfilter Thefrequencyresponsecurveof7differentfiltersareasfollow: 47kHz ( Default) ,50kHz,60kHz,70kHz,AUTO DSD Filter 47kHz Suggestion: DSD64-47k,DSD128-50k,andsoon.WhenthisoptionsetstoAUTO,theDSD filterwillbeselectedautomatically. 5.4Dither ConfiguretoturnON/OFFtheditherfunction,itcaneffectivelyreducethe quantizingdistortion. ON (Default) (Testedat44.1kHz) PCM Filter MOD 1 Dither...
  • Page 17: JitterEliminator

    Setting User Manual 5.5JitterEliminator 5.7IIS-LVDSPortDefinition TherearetwokindsofIIS-LVDSportdefinitionforoption,twodifferent Settheinternaltime-basejittereliminationcircuitforturnONorOFF. definitionsasshownbellow, ON (Default) TYPEA (Default) ,TYPEB,TYPEC,TYPED IIS - LVDSPort TYPE A JitterEliminator Pleaseselect'TYPEA'whencollocatedwithMatrixaudioproducts. 5.6DPLLBandwidth SettheDPLLBandwidth 5.8AutoSleep Low:LowbandwidthHigh:Highbandwidth Whenthereisnoinputsignalfromtheselectedchannelandnooperationfor Normal:Standardbandwidth(Default) morethan5minutes,elementiwillentersleepmode.elementiwillnotenter 'AutoSleep'modewhen'AutoSleep'functionisoff. OFF (Default) DPLLBandwidth Normal AutoSleep It'srecommendedtosettheDPLLbandwidthtodefault,whenthequalityof digitalsignalwhichoutputfromfront-enddeviceispoorandtheelementican notlockthesignalstably,pleaseselecthighbandwidth.Thesoundquality maybereducedinhighbandwidthmode.
  • Page 18: UserDefinedButtonSettings

    Setting User Manual 5.9Userdefinedbuttonsettings 5.11Remotecontrol Iftherearemorethan1Matrixdeviceinthesameplace,inordertoprevent Set the function of '〇' button on the front panel. There are 4 actions one remote control from controlling multiple device at the same time, available: elementihas5built-insetsofremotecontroladdresscodes,whichcanbe INPUT: Set 'Input Channel Select' as a shortcut, switch to next input switched under this option to achieve 'one-to-one' control between the channelbyeverypressing remotecontrolandthehost.
  • Page 19: LoadDefault

    Setting User Manual 5.12LoadDefault Presstheknobinthisoption,allthesettingswillreturntodefault. LoadDefault Enter 5.13ProductInformation Pushtheknobunderthisoption,thehardwareandsoftwareinformationwill shownonthescreen. Product info Enter...
  • Page 20: Appendix

    Appendix User Manual 6.Appendix CAUTION: 6.1Audiofileformatsandsamplingratesupported MatrixAudioisnotresponsiblefordataloss,modification,orfailure MAplayersupportsthefollowingaudiofileformats: totheUSBstoragedevices.Westronglyrecommendyoubackup Mp3,WMA,WAV,AIF,AIFC,AIFF,AAC,FLAC,OGG,APE,ALAC,M4A,DSF,DFF thedataintheUSBstoragedevicebeforeusingitonelementi. PCMsamplingratesupportupto: PCM16/24/32Bit44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,192kHz, 352.8kHz,384kHz 6.3IIS-LVDSPort DSDsamplingratesupportupto: TheIISportofelementiisastandard19-pinHDMIconnector.Itusesfour DSD2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz setsofLVDSdifferentialsignalstotransmitIISdata.Itsupportsupto Moreaudiofileformatscouldbesupportedthroughfuturefirmwareupdates. 32Bit/768kHzPCMsignalinputand1Bit/45.1MHzDSDsignalinput.ThePCM formatisthestandardIISformat,theDSDformatsupportstheoriginalDSD format(NativeDSD)andtheDSDformatofDoPencoding. 6.2USBstoragedevicerequirements TheIISportofelementiiscompatiblewithTYPEA,B,CandD.Theseare4 differentinterfacedefinitions,whichcanbeconfiguredinthe8thsetting elementicanusedevicesthatcomplywiththeUSBmassstoragestandard,but Ÿ option. cannotguaranteecompatibilitywithallstoragedevicesormemorycards. Theportdefinitionasshownbellow: USBstoragedevicessupportFAT32,exFAT,NTFSformats. Ÿ If the USB storage device is partitioned, each partition will be treated as a Ÿ...
  • Page 21: TechnicalSpecifications

    Appendix User Manual IICSCL/DSD/PCM IISreversedefinition IISreversedefinition 6.4TechnicalSpecifications DigitalInput COAXIAL&OPTICAL: PCM16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,192kHz DSDDSD64(DoP) IIS-LVDS: PCM16-32Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz, 705.6kHz,768kHz DSDDSD64/128/256/(DoP)DSD64/128/256/512(Native) USBAudio:  PCM16-24Bit/44.1kHz、 48kHz、 88.2kHz、 96kHz、 176.4kHz、 192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz DSDDSD64/128(DoP) IISreversedefinition DSDDSD64/128/256(Native)
  • Page 22 Appendix User Manual LineOutput SNR:>-111dB@2VRMS PinDefinition: THD+N:<0.0006%@1VRMS SNR:>-127dB FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@47kHz 1:GND THD+N:<0.00025%@1kHz OutputImpedance: <0.6Ω 2:+ <0.00027%@20Hz-20kHz 3:- OutputPower:1320mW@33Ω, 248mW@300Ω, 124mW@600Ω (  1%THD) FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05,-3dB@150kHz Gain:+12dB Crosstalk:>-143dB Network OutputLevel:4.0VRMS@0dB LAN:10BASE-T/100BASE-TX WLAN:2.4GHz,IEEE802.11a/b/g/nstandard SNR:>-120dB USBHost THD+N:<0.00040%@1kHz USB2.0High-Speed <0.00045%@20Hz-20kHz Eachportprovidesamaximumof500mAcurrent FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05, -3dB@100kHz PowerSupply Crosstalk:>-114dB PowerVoltage:DC12V≤1.67A(oroutputpowerlargerthan20W) OutputLevel:2.0VRMS@0dB StandbyPowerConsumption:<6W SleepPowerConsumption:<10W...
  • Page 23 Appendix User Manual Dimension Precautions -Thisproductisforindooruseonly. 240mm - For full ventilation, it is recommended to reserve a space of larger than 5 cm aroundthedevice. -Donotcovertheairventswithstuffssuchaspapers,tablecloths,andcurtainsto obstructventilation. -Donotplacestuffswithflame,suchaslightedcandles,onthedevice.-Ifthedevice is used in tropical areas, please be careful to prevent insects from entering the machinethroughtheairvents.
  • Page 24 HIGH PERFORMANCE AUDIO www.matrix-digi.com Matrix Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. +86-29-86211122 B-801, No.111 Fengcheng 5th Rd., Xi'an, China support@matrix-digi.com...

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