Index A word from Bent What’s in the box Quickstart General Use Connections Digital Inputs Remote Control Network Setup Streaming Device Menu Miscellaneous General Information...
Congratulations on your new Hegel H390. All Hegel products are based on a simple philosophy: Add as little as possible. We always aim to keep the music signal close to the original recording. We are constantly looking for ways to lower distortion and noise. By lowering noise, we unveil layers of music covered by noise.
For the best audio experience the distance between the listener and each speaker should be the same. Right Channel Left Channel Speaker Speaker Amplifier circuit protected by Hegel US Patent No 6.275.104 H390 Integrated Amplifier Hegel, Oslo, Norway A 46 Serial Number...
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2. Connect a source Unbalanced Analog Balanced Analog Coaxial Digital USB Computer Network streaming Optical Digital...
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3. Connect the power cord 4. Turn on the amplifier Power Switch...
You can disable or change Power Button the Sleep/ Auto Standby settings in the The H390 amplifier can be switched on and device’s menu.* off with the power button located on the un- derside of the amplifier, towards the front of the unit.
(M) Digital Out (DAC loop) Home Theater • BNC: Output BNC(D) Most inputs on H390 can be used as a Home Theater input, see Device Menu. Digital Input Always power the amplifier off before • BNC: Input BNC (E) connecting input/output audio cables •...
DSD(DoP). files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. The Hegel H390 has a plug and play USB “MQA” or “MQA.” indicates that the product DAC. Connect it to your PC or Mac and is decoding and playing a MQA stream or enjoy all your music.
Skip to previous track on most media players 2. PLAY Play/Pause on most media players 3. NEXT Skip to next track on most media players VOL+ STOP 4. DAC+ Input source selector button for Hegel DACs 5. ECO On/Off (standby) MUTE VOL- 6. DISP Display on/off (hold for off) 7.
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General information On/Off (standby) The Hegel amplifier can be controlled with The ECO(5) button will turn the amplifier on the included Hegel RC8 Remote Control. or off (standby). The RC8 controls Hegel products, such as Display On/Off amplifiers and preamplifiers, and most me-...
Network settings Status Indicators The amplifier has its own Network Con- The Hegel device will display the network sta- figuration page where you can change the tus in the lower left corner of the display. amplifier’s network name and IP settings.
Media Renderer. This means that it can to the Hegel device. All AirPlay compatible receive and play media files from a UPnP/ devices will detect the Hegel device in their DLNA compatible media player. When us- list of AirPlay speakers.
Most inputs can be configured to act as a Home Theater input. This will set the input volume at a fixed high volume level. NOTE: The Hegel device menu can be updated with new fea- tures and options. For an up to date and in-depth...
DAC. The output of the external DAC will on your Hegel amplifier. If your subwoofer need to be connected to the XLR input of is equipped with “high level” speaker wire the amplifier.
1*USB 1*Network Use and Placement Line level Output 1*Unbalanced fixed(RCA), The Hegel amplifier should be placed on 1*Unbalanced variable(RCA) a flat, hard surface for proper cooling. The MQA supported inputs USB, BNC, Optical and amplifier must never be placed on a carpet...
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Sleep/Auto standby. Sleep/Auto standby has no bearing on sound quality or connectivity. In case you need assistance with your Hegel product, please contact your nearest dealer or distributor. These are listed on www.hegel.com.
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