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  • Page 1 Beyond Audio, HiFi ROSE Advanced All-In-One Network Streamer RS520 - 1 - - 1 -...
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  • Page 5 HiFi ROSE Products Advanced All-In-One Network Streamer RS520 ▪Reference Grade All-in-One Network Streamer ▪Network Streamer + DAC + Class AD Amplifi er with next generation GaN FET ▪High-Resolution Music Playback available(DSD512, PCM32bit/768kHz) ▪A Femto Clock provides Ultra Precision ▪The Special Linear Power Supply Confi guration minimizes electrical noise Speaker 2ch 250W(8Ω)
  • Page 6 HiFi ROSE Products Complete HiFi Network Streamer RS250A ▪Reference Grade All-in-One Network Streamer ▪Network Streamer + DAC ▪High-Resolution Music Playback available(DSD512, PCM32bit/768kHz) ▪A Femto Clock provides Ultra Precision ▪The Special Linear Power Supply Confi guration minimizes electrical noise Native DSD 512 Headphone Out 3.5mm Hi-Res...
  • Page 7 HiFi ROSE Products HiFi Network Streamer RS201 Series ▪Reference Grade All-in-One Network Streamer ▪Network Streamer + DAC + AMP ▪Built-in High-Performance Power Amplifi er(50W*2ch) ▪High-Resolution Music Playback available(DSD256, PCM32bit/384kHz) ▪A Femto Clock provides High Precision ▪Digital equipment, PreAmplifi er connection available ▪Awarded the world’s three major design awards(Reddot, GOOD DESIGN, PIN-UP) Native DSD 256 In/Out...
  • Page 8 HiFi ROSE Products Premium Media Player RS350 ▪Casual All-in-One Speaker ▪Network Streamer + DAC + AMP + SPEAKER ▪3-Way full-range speaker confi guration ▪Playback of various fi le formats available(Music, Video, Image) ▪Powerful sound playback with dual passive woofer engine design(Patented technology) Connectivity WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA, Airplay Rear Micro USB, USB A Type, Micro SD, Headphone Design 364*123*123 mm / 1.5 kg / 5”...
  • Page 9 fi les in various formats. can enjoy TIDAL Masters catalogue. Qobuz Enjoy music streaming with Qobuz’s RS520 includes MQA technology, which various functions. Support for Hi-Res enables you to play back MQA audio fi les Audio(24bit/192kHz) means you can and streams, delivering the sound of the enjoy high-resolution music.
  • Page 10 HiFi ROSE Remote App ROSE Connect Remote Application A dedicated Remote App is provided that allows users to conveniently control and smartly manage their ROSE device. The Remote App is supported on various platforms, including the iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and PCs. Control You can freely and conveniently control various HiFi ROSE functions wirelessly.
  • Page 11 OWNER’S MANUAL RS520 Product User Manual - 11 -...

  • Page 12: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety Precautions 1. Warnings 2. Precautions Components List Location / Function of Buttons and Ports 1. Front Side of the Product 2. Rear Side of the Product 3. Remote Control How to Install the Product 1. Intended Product Design and Recommended Installation Location 2.
  • Page 13 2-1. Input 2-1-1. RS520 2-1-2. LINE IN (L/R) 2-1-3. COAX IN 2-1-4. OPT IN 2-1-5. USB IN 2-2. OUTPUT 2-2-1. USB DAC 2-2-1-1. MQA Type 2-2-1-2. PCM Resampling Frequency 2-2-1-3. DSD Mode 2-2-1-4. SoftWare Volume Control 2-2-1-5. How to Calibrate the Lower 8 Bits of a 32-bit Sound Source 2-2-1-6.

  • Page 14: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions 1. Warnings • Do not apply excessive force to the product, throw it, or impact it with a sharp object. • When used by children, a parent or guardian should tell them how to use the product correctly and make sure that they are using it correctly. •...

  • Page 15: Precautions

    2. Precautions • The contents of the owner’s manual are described based on the default settings of the product. • Some contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice to the user in order to improve product performance. •...

  • Page 16: Components List

    Components List Main Device Bluetooth Remote Control Power Cable MANUAL User Manual Mounting Screws AAA Batteries for Remote Control External IR Receiver - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Location / Function Of Buttons And Ports

    Location / Function of Buttons and Ports 1. Front Side of the Product Volume Control Buttons Power Button Mute Button Touch Panel ·By pressing the power button, you can turn the power on or off and enter or exit standby mode. ·When the power button is pressed, the ROSE logo is Power displayed on the LCD screen within 5 seconds and the home...

  • Page 18: Rear Side Of The Product

    2. Rear Side of the Product Circuit Speaker Preamp Line Coaxial Optical Breaker Output(R) Output(R,L) Input(L,R) In/Out In/out AC Power TRIGGER IR In HDMI Ethernet eARC Speaker Inlet In/Out Output AUDIO Input Output(L) AC Power Inlet Connect the AC power cable here. A power circuit breaker is employed to improve the conductivity of the input Circuit Breaker electricity, and the resolution of the sound quality is improved by securing a...

  • Page 19: Remote Control

    3. Remote Control Function Note Power On/Off Sleep Mode On/Off Mute Play / Pause Current Song Play Previous Song Play Next song Go Back Go to the Home Screen Move Focus Up Move Focus Left 10 Move Focus Right 11 Move Focus Down Select Current Focus Works only when playing...

  • Page 20: How To Install The Product

    Product Installation 1. Intended Product Design and Recommended Installation Location • This product is designed to be used on a table or shelf. • This product can malfunction during cold or hot weather. (Operating temperature: 0 to 40℃, Storage temperature: -10 to 50℃) •...

  • Page 21: How To Connect The Power Cord

    • This product includes a removable power cord. Please connect the power cord after all connections are complete. Connect the power cord to the AC inlet port of the product first and then connect the power cord to a wall outlet. RS520 Concentric Plug ❷...

  • Page 22: How To Properly Connect The Rear Ports And Cables

    “Variable” and “Fixed” through the pre-out level settings. • RS520 Caution: Before connecting this product to a power amplifier, set the volume of this product to mute or to level 5 or lower and then connect using an RCA cable. If the product is playing music and the volume is turned up, a loud shock sound may be produced when the cable is connected.

  • Page 23: How To Connect The Analog Input Port To Audio Device

    • When using an analog audio input as a source, you must switch the input source to ANALOG IN in the Input/Output Settings. You can change the input/ output settings from the home screen, settings, settings on the Rose Connect app, and the remote control. RS520 - 23 -...

  • Page 24: How To Connect The Analog Input/Output Port To Audio Device (Tv Or Devices That Provide Digital Input/Output Capabilities)

    • To export digital output, you must enable the output mode as OPT OUT or COAX OUT in the Input/Output Settings. • You can change the input/output settings from the home screen, settings, settings in the Rose Connect app, and the remote control. RS520 - 24 -...

  • Page 25: How To Connect Usb Audio Output Port To External Dac

    • After connecting the external USB DAC to the USB 3.0 port of this product, you must enable the output device as an external USB DAC in the Input/Output Settings. RS520 ※ This product complies with the USB Audio Class 2.0 specification. - 25 -...

  • Page 26: How To Connect Usb Audio Input

    3-5. How to Connect USB Audio Input • Connect the device as shown in the figure below. RS520 • 3-5-1. Download Rose_UsbAudio_[VERSION] from the ROSE website (www. hifirose.com). • 3-5-2. If you unzip the downloaded Rose_UsbAudio_[VERSION] file and run Rose_UsbAudio_[VERSION], you will see the following screen. Select Next.
  • Page 27 • 3-5-4. After driver installation is complete, if you switch the source to USB input in the Input/Output Settings, RS520-DAC appears on the PC as shown below. • 3-5-5. When you set the sound device to RS520-DAC in the system tray area of your PC, you are ready to use the USB input.

  • Page 28: How To Connect Earc Input

    • If the TV does not have an eARC port, please connect it to the ARC port. • ※ eARC supported audio format: LPCM up to 192kHz / 24 bit (It does not support Dolby and DTS.) RS520 - 28 -...

  • Page 29: How To Connect To Hdmi Output

    • As shown in the figure below, you can connect a TV to the HDMI port of this product. • By connecting this product to a TV, video output (up to 3840x2160 / 60 ㎐) signals can be played back. RS520 - 29 -...

  • Page 30: How To Connect Trigger Input/Output To Ir Receiver

    Applying power that does not meet the specifi cations may cause serious damage to the product. Power Signal Grounding Available power supply: DC 3.3 - 12V RS520 TRIGGER OUT TRIGGER IN - 30 -...
  • Page 31 • For the speaker confi guration, it is recommended to use 2 full-range speakers, each with 250 W output or more. ※ Caution : outputting loud sound on a low output speaker may cause serious damage to the speaker RS520 - 31 -...

  • Page 32: External Memory (Usb Flash Drive) And Sata Storage Devices

    4. External Memory (USB Flash Drive) and SATA Storage Devices • You can connect USB and SATA storage devices to this product. • If you are using SATA to connect storage devices, it is recommended to use an SSD. • USB storage devices are compatible up to 10TB and SATA storage devices up to 4TB. ※...

  • Page 33: How To Connect Ssd

    • 5-1-3. Install the SSD in line with the port on the SSD cover. • 5-1-4. Fix the SSD to the SSD cover with the SSD mounting screws (4 pcs). 7mm thick SSD 5-1-4. 5-1-4. 5-1-3. • 5-1-5. Assemble the SSD cover with the SSD installed on the main body. •...

  • Page 34: How To Copy Files Through The Network

    5-3. How to Copy Files Through the Network • Set SMB ID/PW in Storage Settings. • After entering \\Rose IP on your PC, enter the ID/PW you set in SMB to view the storage associated with this product and copy files directly from your PC. ※...

  • Page 35: Network Connection

    6. Network Connection • This product can connect to wired/wireless networks 6-1. Ethernet Connection (Wired) • After connecting the LAN cable to the rear Ethernet port, select ON in the Settings - Ethernet menu to connect to the network. • If connected normally, the IP address and other information are automatically obtained.

  • Page 36: Wifi Connection (Wireless)

    ※ You can remotely control this product by installing the ROSE Connect Premium application available on Google Play Store and App Store on your smartphone. RS520 ※ To control this product from the mobile application (ROSE Connect Premium), the product and smartphone must be connected to the same network. (You can configure one network by using a wireless network extender, bridge, etc.)

  • Page 37: How To Pair With The Bluetooth Remote Control

    7. How to Pair with the Bluetooth Remote Control • 7-1. Press the Home ( )and Option ( )buttons on the remote control at the same time for about 5 seconds. • 7-2. When the white LED of the remote control turns on, activate the Bluetooth switch to ON in the Settings - Bluetooth menu on the main device and select Search Peripheral Devices ( )’.
  • Page 38 • From Settings - Audio, select this product from Select Audio. • Once the connection with ROSE is complete, you can control and listen to the music by running the music in Roon. ※ To control this product from Roon, your PC and product must be connected to the same network.

  • Page 39: Default Settings

    Default Settings 1. Power Button • 1-1. You can turn this product on and off by pressing the power button briefly. 1-1-1. If you press the power button briefly, the product enters standby mode when power is on, and the product is turned on when power is off. 1-1-2.
  • Page 40 When enabled, this icon changes to a gold color and a check mark appears. ※ Only one input can be selected at a time. 2-1-1. RS520 • Set this product to Internal mode. You can select it when using a storage device or streaming source as the default mode when starting for the first time.
  • Page 41 2-1-3. COAX IN • When using the coaxial input as the source, select COAX IN as the input source in the Input/Output Settings. 2-1-4. OPT IN • OWhen using the optical input as the source, select OPT IN as the input source in the Input/Output Settings.
  • Page 42 2-2. OUTPUT • You can enable/disable the output settings by selecting the icon in the Output Settings menu • When enabled, this icon changes to a gold color and a check mark appears. Only one output among USB, HDMI, and internal DAC can be selected. 2-2-1.
  • Page 43 2-2-1-1. MQA Type • This is the menu to set the MQA playback mode. You can choose authenticator or decoder mode. Only the original sound or decoded audio data can be exported as digital output, not fully decoded audio data. 2-2-1-2.
  • Page 44 2-2-1-4. SoftWare Volume Control • You can adjust the playback volume of digital audio data using the ROSE Volume Control software. • Caution 1. This function is not available in Native DSD and DSD over PCM mode. It is applied after changing to DSD to PCM (up to DSD128) mode. •...
  • Page 45 2-2-2. HDMI • This is a menu where you can configure HDMI settings. • If you select the HDMI Setting icon, the HDMI Setting screen appears as shown below. 2-2-2-1. PCM Resampling Frequency • This is the menu to set the sampling frequency. If you want to output the original sound, select the Original Sampling Rate.
  • Page 46 2-2-2-3. HDMI Passthrough • This is a function to bypass HD audio format such as surround sound source to the audio receiver through HDMI without decoding. 2-2-2-4. SoftWare Volume Control • You can adjust the playback volume of digital audio data using the ROSE Volume Control software.
  • Page 47 2-2-2-6. Output Gain • This is a menu to adjust the gain value of the digital output. If distortion occurs when connecting to an external receiver or DAC, adjust the output gain value appropriately 2-2-3. Digital • You can configure coaxial output and optical output. •...
  • Page 48 2-2-3-2. PCM Resampling Frequency • This is the menu to set the sampling frequency. If you want to output the original sound, select the Original Sampling Rate, and if you want to use the resampling function, select the desired sampling rate (48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz, etc.) 2-2-3-3.
  • Page 49 2-2-3-4. SoftWare Volume Control • You can adjust the playback volume of digital audio data using the ROSE Volume Control software. • Caution 1. This function is not available in Native DSD and DSD over PCM mode. It is applied after changing to DSD to PCM (up to DSD128) mode. •...
  • Page 50 2-2-4. Unbalanced (L/R) • This is a menu to set analog output. • If you select the analog setting icon, the analog output setting screen appears as follows. 2-2-4-1. Pre-Out Level Settings This is a function of fixing the pre-out output level. Without using this product’s volume control function, you can fix the output level of this product with an input within the allowable range of the connected amplifier.
  • Page 51 2-2-4-2. SoftWare Volume Control • You can adjust the playback volume of digital audio data using the ROSE Volume Control software. • Caution 1. This function is not available in Native DSD and DSD over PCM mode. It is applied after changing to DSD to PCM (up to DSD128) mode. •...
  • Page 52 2-2-4-5. PCM Resampling Frequency • This is the menu to set the sampling frequency. • If you want to output the original sound, select the Original Sampling Rate, and if you want to use the resampling function, select the desired sampling rate (48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz, etc.).
  • Page 53 Playback 1. Default Playback • You can play music and video files by connecting a USB storage device to the USB port on the back of the product. • SATA HDD/SSD can be installed at the bottom of this product. ※...
  • Page 54 • When you select Scan DB button in the pop-up notifying that new storage has been detected, media scanning for the connected storage device starts. (Depending on storage capacity, media scanning may vary in time.) • During DB scan, a loading image with “Now analyzing media” is displayed at the bottom left of the main home page of this product.
  • Page 55 Supplementary Information 1. Firmware Update 1-1. How to Run OTA Update • If the latest version of the update is available while connected to the network, a system update pop-up will be displayed. • When you select Yes button in the system update pop-up, the OTA update will proceed •...
  • Page 56 1-2. Update Via Settings Menu • If a newer version update is available, Update button will be displayed in the system version information in the Settings menu. • When you select Update button, a system update pop-up is displayed. • When you select Yes button in the system update pop-up, the OTA update will proceed.
  • Page 57 1-3. How to Install the Firmware When the XMOS/Audio MCU Update Pop-Up Occurs • If there is an XMOS/Audio MCU update after the system update, the update pop- up is automatically disposed and you can proceed with the update. • Updates can occur in the following cases:. 1-3-1.
  • Page 58 1-3-3. When Both XMOS/Audio MCU Updates Are Available • After completing the XMOS update, the Audio MCU update is automatically executed. It will then automatically reboot. Caution: Do not remove power by force during an update, as this may cause problems. - 58 -...
  • Page 59 British technology. The master MQA fi le indicates that it has been duly certifi ed and is available in small enough capacity to stream or download. · RS520 includes MQA technology, which allows you to play MQA audio fi les and streams to deliver the sound quality of the original master recording.
  • Page 60 Product Specifications 1. Specifications Specifications Part Customized Android 7.1 346(W) x 328(D) x 127(H)mm Size 8.1kg Design Weight 12.6” TFT LCD & Capacitive Touch Screen (eDP) Display Dual-core Cortex-A72 up to 1.8GHz Hexa Core Quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.4GHz Mali-T864 GPU, OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL, DX11 LPDDR4 4GByte Memory...
  • Page 61 Input AC100-240V 50/60Hz Voltage Power 150W Power Consumption Circuit 6A Thermal Circuit Breaker Breaker SW update via internet, USB OTA, ROSE Store Update 38kHz Infrared Ray(Within 10m of Operating Distance), Remote Remote Bluetooth Remote Control Controller Control ROSE Connect (Android, iOS) / Remote Feature Google PlayStore, App Store...
  • Page 62 Warranty RS520 Model Name Year Month Date Purchase Date Shop Name Place of Purchase Contact Address Serial No Contact Address Warranty Until 1 year from the date of purchase Period • Name of the Company Received the Conformity Assessment: CI TECH Co., Ltd.
  • Page 63 6. When playing music, music information is automatically displayed on your TV. 7. When playing the video, change the TV button on the upper right of the RS520 screen to “ON”. Q. I logged in from the ROSE device after registering as a member on the Hi-Fi ROSE website, but the message “Member not found”...
  • Page 64 Check Before Contacting the Service Center • If touch does not work while using the device, or the screen stops working, you must restart the device. Press and hold the power button for more than 5 seconds to force reboot. •...

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