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- Page 1 Lupe User’s Manual Mola Mola Kattegat 8 9723 JP Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 526 4993 info@mola-mola.nl www.mola-mola.nl...
- Page 2 Lupe User’s Manual Please read this manual before operating the unit Packing List Your product was shipped with the items checked below. Please verify that you find all items mentioned in this list before you start setting up: Item Shipper’s signature...
- Page 3 Lupe User’s Manual Welcome First off, congratulations! With the purchase of this product you have joined a growing community of audiophiles who value truthful sound reproduction and who consider neutral and transparent electronics a cornerstone in this pursuit. We at Mola Mola made it our primary goal to build electronics capable of passing a signal with no discernible change at all.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Lupe User’s Manual Table of contents Important Safety Instructions ..................1 Connections & Controls ....................3 Front ......................... 3 Rear ......................... 4 Setting Up ........................5 Installation ........................ 5 Connection ....................... 5 Basic operation ......................7 Factory Preset Mode ....................7 Front Panel Operation .................... - Page 5 Lupe User’s Manual List of tables Table 1: Front panel overview ..................3 Table 2: Rear panel overview ..................4 Table 3: Audio performance data Phono ..............24 Table 4: Technical Data ....................24 Table 5: RC5 Codes ....................25 List of figures Figure 1: Front panel overview ..................
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Page 6: Important Safety Instructions
Lupe User’s Manual Important Safety Instructions Throughout this document, some aspects of operation that have a potential impact on safety or reliability are noted with the words “Warning” and “Caution”. Take particular care reading and understanding these items. Paragraphs marked with “Warning” explain safety measures required to maintain your personal safety. - Page 7 Lupe User’s Manual 14. CAUTION: Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Avoid exposure to direct sunlight. 15. Use only with a cart, stand, bracket, or table designed for use with audio or music equipment.
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Page 8: Connections & Controls
Lupe User’s Manual Connections & Controls Front Figure 1: Front panel overview Function Notes Display Power LED 1 LED, white or dim red Preset indicator LED 4 LEDs, white Presets 4 push buttons Table 1: Front panel overview - 3 -... -
Page 9: Rear
Lupe User’s Manual Rear Figure 2: Rear panel overview Function Notes Analogue XLR Inputs 1 stereo pair Grounding Posts Analogue RCA Outputs 1 stereo pair Analogue XLR Outputs 1 stereo pair Trigger Input 3-15V, AC or DC Mains power input... -
Page 10: Setting Up
A heavy duty multi-tap power outlet strip may be used if it and the wall outlet are rated to handle the total current demanded by the components connected to it. Your Lupe has a universal input power supply, allowing it to operate anywhere from 90V to 240V mains. - Page 11 User’s Manual Output connections The Lupe has one pair of RCA outputs and pair of XLR outputs. By default, both outputs are set as output. Keep in mind that pin 2 is hot (signal) and pin 3 carries the reference potential (cold).
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Page 12: Basic Operation
Muting You can also make your Lupe mute by pushing the currently selected preset button. When the Lupe is muted the display will show the message on line 3 as shown in figure 3. Push again to unmute. - 7 -... -
Page 13: Figure 3: Mute And Source Shown On Display
Figure 5: Configuration for moving coil cartridge with subsonic filter engaged. Powering Down You can turn the Lupe off (place in standby mode) by holding any of the 4 buttons until the device powers down (about 1 second). - 8 -... -
Page 14: Android ® And Ios
Android ® and iOS ® Your Lupe is fitted with a Bluetooth module to allow access with a mobile device. To use ® this feature, install the Mola Mola remote app from the App Store or Play store. The home page shows the preset buttons and volume control. Other pages are used for advanced control and programming. -
Page 15: Advanced Control And Programming
Lupe User’s Manual Advanced Control and Programming The factory preset only operates the most basic features of your phono stage. The architecture is much more powerful, as the signal path diagram in figure 6 shows. Signal Path Figure 6: Sketch of the internal signal path. -
Page 16: Programmability
Lupe User’s Manual Programmability Every thinkable combination of routing and processes can be rolled together for direct access through any of the 4 presets. Say for instance that you have 2 turntables, each fitted with a different cartridge (most records sound best with an elliptical or VDH stylus but dynagroove cuts positively require a conical stylus). -
Page 17: The Mola Mola Remote
The app can be used for all Mola Mola products. The app will attempt to contact your Lupe and should find it as long as it is within reach and plugged in. Also ensure that the Bluetooth function of your mobile device is enabled. The app will auto connect when there is only one Mola Mola device paired with the app. -
Page 18: Figure 9: Type In New Name And Click Add Device
Lupe User’s Manual Figure 9: Type in new name and click Add device. Figure 10: The start-up page. Figure 11: Swipe left to show disconnect and remove buttons. - 13 -... -
Page 19: Figure 12: Home Page
Lupe User’s Manual Swiping a device to the left will allow you to remove the device from the Mola Mola remote app by clicking on the remove button. If the device is already connected with the app, then an disconnect button is also shown here (figure 11). -
Page 20: Figure 13: Preset Page For Preset 1
Lupe User’s Manual To program a preset, tap the button of the preset you want to change and click on the edit preset button in the top right corner. Preset Page On this page you can change the settings for the selected preset. It will display the settings of the preset currently in use. -
Page 21: Setting Up And Controlling The Phono Stage
Lupe User’s Manual Setting Up and Controlling the Phono Stage Changes made to the phono setup only effect the selected preset. MM/MC selection In order to ensure maximum sonic transparency, the phono stage has separate Moving Coil (MC) and Moving Magnet (MM) input stages, in contrast with most other phono stages that simply add a gain stage in MC mode. -
Page 22: Figure 14: List Of Phono Stage Eq Curves
Lupe User’s Manual EQ Curves In the early days of vinyl (and certainly shellac) almost every record label had their own EQ curve. Oddly enough they sometimes kept them secret in an early attempt at vendor lock-in, to force music lovers to buy their record player from the label’s parent company. -
Page 23: Figure 15: Phono Settings On Preset Page
Lupe User’s Manual The EQ drop-down box (figure 14) lists all combinations of record labels and periods that we could obtain EQ data of, courtesy of Russell Fischer (www.shellac.org) and Larry Robinson (midimagic.sgc-hosting.com). If you can identify a particular record by its label, just pick the corresponding option and the numbers in the remaining four boxes will be set correctly. - Page 24 2 on the Mola Mola Standard Remote when it is programmed for use with Lupe only. The subsonic filter will automatically be engaged for 15 seconds when changing presets or settings like gain or phono element to block out any unwanted DC offset.
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Page 25: Figure 16: About Page
Lupe User’s Manual About Page Clicking on the gear symbol in the top right corner of the home page will direct to the About page. Figure 16: About Page. - 20 -... - Page 26 Ignore other remotes When the Ignore other remotes button is enabled then the Lupe will not respond to IR remote commands that are preceded with IR device address 16. The Lupe will only respond to IR remote commands that are preceded with IR device address 18. This can be useful when the Lupe responds undesirably to an IR remote control of another device.
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Page 27: Figure 17: Update Page
Lupe User’s Manual Figure 17: Update Page. - 22 -... -
Page 28: Troubleshooting
If you encounter problems, isolate the area of the difficulty, check the control settings, determine the cause of the fault and make the necessary changes. If you are unable to get sound from your Lupe or its behaviour is not as expected, refer to the suggestions for the following conditions: No response when pushing buttons: Verify the mains connection. -
Page 29: Audio Performance Data Phono Stage
Lupe User’s Manual Audio performance data Phono Stage Item Symbol Unit Notes Input noise (MC) 0.35 nV/rtHz Input noise (MM) pA/rtHz Sensitivity 5000 µV Distortion (THD, IMD) Not measurable using current test equipment, number is an estimate based on performance... -
Page 30: Annex I: Rc5 Codes
Annex I: RC5 Codes The IR device address is 16. The Lupe also responds to IR device address 21. You can disable that the Lupe responds to IR device address 16 by enabling Ignore other remotes on the about page. -
Page 31: Standard Remote Control Unit
Notes Mute, ON/OFF Short press: Mute / Unmute / ON. Long press: OFF Volume UP Subsonic ON/ OFF when remote is programmed for Lupe (device address 21) Volume DOWN Mono ON/ OFF when remote is programmed for Lupe (device address 21) -
Page 32: Revision History
Lupe User’s Manual Revision History Revision Description Date Initial draft 01-09-2022 First release 02-01-2023 - 27 -...
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