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产品说明书 USER MANUAL 本说明书的内容可能会随版本更改, 如有变动, 恕不另行通知 The contents of this manual may be changed with the edition, and are subject to change without notice. Ver 1.0...
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contents Safety Notes/Warranty Terms..............30 Features....................31 Specifications..................32-33 Formats.....................34 Remote control..................35 Parts names and functions..............36 Connecting your equipment...............37-39 Operation introduction..............40-42 Play settings.....................45 System Settings..................44-46 Network Settings................47-48 Now playing....................49 Music library.....................50 Music source..................51-56 HiBy Link....................57 About MQA....................58...
Dismantling, refitting, repairing by user in private. Causing damage by using some fittings instead of the designative or accredited ones. Cannot provide credible proof of purchase. 4.Sending it back to our company for repairing. 5.Contact your S.M.S.L Audio reseller for a return or replacement.
Features All format playback, support MQA, DSD, WAV, APE, FLAC, AIFF, MP3, etc.; All digital interface: USB, optical, coaxial, I2S, AES/EBU, Bluetooth; Support streaming media playback, including DLNA and AirPlay; Support USB HDD, up to 4TB capacity, and support NTFS/FAT32 file system;...
Specifications INPUTS: USB(type A) x2, USB(type B), micro SD, Bluetooth OUTPUTS: Optical, Coaxial, AES/EBU, Bluetooth, I2S(HDMI), USB(type A) AUDIO SECTION USB Audio 44.1kHz ~ 384kHz DSD64~DSD256 USB System windows 7/8/8.1/10/11, Mac OS X, Linux DSD to PCM(D2P) Convert to PCM 88.2kHz DSD over PCM(DoP) DoP64, DoP128 SPDIF DoP...
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Specifications BLUETOOTH SECTION Bluetooth version HiBy Link Supported Format Output support SBC /AAC /APTX/LDAC /UAT Input support SBC /AAC/LDAC /UAT Input preference order UAT LDAC AAC SBC Output preference order UAT LDAC APTX AAC SBC NETWORK SECTION WIFI 2.4GHz/5GHz(shared antenna) Ethernet 100Mb/s GENERAL...
Formats Sampling rate(Hz) Bit width Remarks Format Support Level support Fast 384K 16-24bit support support support Normal 384K 16-24bit High 384K 16-24bit support 176/192K 16-24bit support Extra high not support Insane not support 384K 16-32bit support support not support 16-24bit support 16-24bit support...
Note 1. This remote controller use 2 x R03/AAA batteries. 2. Press “ B ” first , when using SD-9 for the first time! When the playing time of the current song exceeds 10 seconds, press the "left" button on the remote control to start playing the current song from the beginning.
Parts names and functions Remote window Coaxial output Display screen AES output Knob USB (B type) input Optical output OTG_ONE 2.4G/5G dual frequency antenna OTG_TWO Micro SD card slot LAN interface S output interface Power AC input (100-240V)
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2.One of them is used as a USB output. When the USB DAC is connected, the “Audio Device Connection” is displayed, and at the same time, the digital signal is output from this USB interface, and the other output of the SD-9 are silent. When unplugged, “Audio Device Disconnect” is displayed, and the original output is restored.
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Connecting your equipment wall outlet with grounding Note: Please use a power outlet with a good grounding wire to ensure safety and avoid noise.
Operation introduction Current status Input mode WIFI Output mode HiBy Link Playback Playback EQ MSEB /pause mode Sampling rate bit width File format Album cover Current time Song name Total time Current song / totals songs My Music music Play System Playing sources...
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A: power amplifier B: player / Headphone Amplifier C: DAC 2. The power state of SD-9 has memory Without use the button to shut down, directly unplug the power ord, the next plug will directly boot; Hold the knob/remote control power off, the next plug-in will not directly start.
Play settings When using it for the first time, please set up the playback first to suit your personal usage habits. Turn the knob to "Play Settings", click to enter, and set "Breakpoint Memory Play", "Seamless Play", "Play Mode", "Folder Skip" and so on. After setting, double-click to return to the home page.
System Settings For the first use, please set up the system first to suit your personal usage habits. 2.1 Update music library mode: Click to select manual or automatic. (Note: This function is only valid for micro SD card.) 2.2 Update music library: Scan the music of SD card, OTG USB device connected to the player list.
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System Settings 2.7 USB B port mode: This setting is only for type B USB input. DAC mode, it is USB DAC; USB mode, used to connect the computer to transfer music. 2.8 EQ MODE: Open or close. EQ is only valid when the sampling rate is 44.1kHz and 48kHz. There are 8 preset EQ and 1 custom EQ;...
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System Settings 2.10 Backlight brightness: There are 5 levels of brightness. Language: 2.11 Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English. 2.12 About Device: Model, TF card capacity, Remaining capacity, Bluetooth MAC, Firmware version Restore Factory Settings: 2.13 Reset all options of the niut and restore to factory settings. 2.14 System Update: Download the upgrade firmware to the TF card, insert it into the unit and click system update.
Hiby app can operate SD-9's play list. If you want to use Bluetooth to input audio, be sure to turn off the Hiby link function of SD-9. 3.1.4 Quality: Here you can choose the Bluetooth communication format, SD-9 supports:...
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It is used for Bluetooth output. The Scanning is similar to the Bluetooth Scanning of mobile phones. It is used to connect other Bluetooth devices and output the audio played by SD-9 to Bluetooth headset or Bluetooth speaker through Bluetooth.
When SD-9 is not playing music, click play and the system will automatically switch to music library. when SD-9 is playing the music page, long press the middle key of the remote control to perform four operations: 1. Add to my favorite, 2.
"update music" in the settings. At this time, the system will update all the music in the storage device to the play list here. Please note: the maximum number of SD-9 songs scanned is 30,000 and the excess will be ignored.
Music source Eight input sources SD card OTG_ one OTG_ two USB_ DAC DLNA AirPlay Bluetooth 6.1 SD card Play the music in SD card or USB memory. USB(type A) interfaces which is displayed as OTG_ 1, OTG_2 in the "music sources", They can be connected to U disk or mobile hard disk, and the maximum capacity is 4TB.
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NAS or PC. Note: If SD-9 prompts you to enter the user name and password, the shared file is not set correctly. Here is an example of windows 10 shared file:...
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Music source 6.3 USB DAC: SD-9 supports USB DAC function and uses USB (type b) interface to input. Please confirm that this function is ON before use: System Settings > USB mode, select DAC Note: if USB is selected here, then USB interface is used to connect with computer and transfer music files to SD...
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1. Install mconnect on mobile phone and download music and set to playing; 2. Check DLNA of SD-9 are turned on; 3. Make sure the mobile phone and SD-9 are in the same network; 4. Select "Play to" and then select SD-9 in the menu.
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1. The Bluetooth function must be turned on; 2. If you want to use Bluetooth to input audio, HiBy Link must be closed; 3. Search for SD-9 on your mobile phone and connect it, you can play music after the connection is successful.
HiBy Link SD-9 supports Hiby link, which is the control function in the "HiBy music" player. You can connect SD-9 with your mobile phone through Bluetooth to control SD-9's playlist. It's very easy to use! Connect Steps: 1. Please make sure that the Hiby link function of SD-9 is turned on, and "network settings"...
Visit How it works https://www.mqa.co.uk/how-it-works for more information. MQA files playback Only the USB interface of SD-9 supports MQA decoding, other interfaces do not! SD-9 MQA playback does not require the use of special playback software, such as foobar2000, Audirvanaplus only needs to support ASIO or WASAPI audio output, and when playing MQA audio, it is best to adjust the computer's volume to the maximum to make the computer The audio output is the best.
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