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  • Page 1 Audio USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Package Components Main Features Specifications 9-10 Names of Parts & Functions 11-15 Charge 16-17 Android Basic Features Introduction 18-30 18-20 WiFi Connection/Bluetooth Connection Application (APP) Installation/App， to Uninstall/USB Connections 21-23 System Settings 24-29 Power Off/Reboot/System Switching iBasso Mango Music Player Application 31-63 Playback Screen (home screen) 31-33...

  • Page 3: Package Components

    Package Components DX320MAX player Leather case Coaxial cable Balanced burn-in cable AC adapter (12V/1.5A) USB-C cable...
  • Page 4 Screen protector Quick start guide Warranty card...
  • Page 5 USB-C cable： Connect the USB-C cable to a computer for charging, data transfer, and USB-DAC function.The USB-C cable can also be used with a USB charger to charge the battery of the digital section. AC adapter (12V/1.5A)： Use this AC adapter to charge the battery of the analog section.
  • Page 6 Warranty card： The warranty will be requested at the time of warranty repair. Please retain the warranty card. Quick start guide: This reviews the basic functions of the DX320MAX.
  • Page 7 Tips for burn-in The use of the burn-in cable is very straightforward. The burn-in cable is used to form the capacitors and to condition the rest of the circuitry. The method for burn-in is to use normal resolution music, as higher resolution causes more heat due to the higher demand on the system.

  • Page 8: Main Features

    Main Features - The digital and analog sections of the DX320MAX are powered separately, with each having an independent charging system. The digital and analog hardware and signal communications, adopt optocouplers and I2C isolators to completely isolate the digital to analog sections from any interference.
  • Page 9 Support of QC3.0 and PD3.0 quick charge for digital section. - FPGA-Master, a dedicated control of the audio system. - 2 Accusilicon ultra-low phase noise Femtosecond oscillators. - USB DAC function that supports up to 32bit/384kHz and DoP DSD128. - 14nm Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC. - 6GB LPDDR4X + 128GB ROM.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Specifications 4.4mm BAL Phone Out : Output Level： 9.0VRMS (NO LOAD) 9.0VRMS (@300ohm) 6.0VRMS (@32ohm) Frequency Response： 10Hz-40kHz (+/- 0.3dB) S/N： 125dB Dynamic Range： 125dB THD+N： -114dB (NO LOAD)(1k/44.1kHz/24bit,9VRMS) -113dB (@300ohm)(1k/44.1kHz/24bit,9VRMS) -102dB (@32ohm)(1k/44.1kHz/24bit,2.7VRMS) Crosstalk： -123dB 3.5mm SE Phone Out: Output Level： 4.5VRMS (NO LOAD) 4.5VRMS (@300ohm) 4.0VRMS (@32ohm)
  • Page 11 4.4mm BAL Line Out: Output Level： 4.5VRMS (NO LOAD) Frequency Response： 10Hz-40kHz (+/- 0.3dB) S/N： 125dB Dynamic Range： 125dB THD+N： -112dB (NO LOAD) (1k/44.1kHz/24bit,4.5VRMS) Crosstalk： -102dB 3.5mm SE Line Out: Output Level： 2.25VRMS (NO LOAD) Frequency Response： 10Hz-40kHz (+/- 0.3dB) S/N：...

  • Page 12: Names Of Parts & Functions

    Names of Parts & Functions 5.0inch LCD Charge indicator Power Next/ Fast Forward Play/ Pause Previous/ Rewind USB-C Digital Section Charging/ Gain Micro SD Balanced Port Data Transfer Single-ended Output Volume Control Charge Port Coaxial Out Analog Section Charging...
  • Page 13 Power/System Switching Short Press， Power the LCD screen on and off. Long Press， To display the pop up window with three options that are Power off, Reboot, and To Mango. USB-C Port Connect the DX320MAX to a computer or a USB charger to charge the DX320MAX’s digital section.
  • Page 14 3.5mm Phone Out Port Plug in the 3.5mm single-ended monitor and output sound through the phone port. 4.4mm Balanced Phone Out Port: Plug in the 4.4mm (2.5mm with adapter) balanced earphone and output sound through the balanced phone port. Micro SD Card Slot Insert a Micro SD card into the DX320MAX to access its stored files.
  • Page 15 Basic Operation: Power on/off: 1. Press and hold the power button to power on. 2. After the DX320MAX has been powered on, a long press of the Power button to display the pop up window, press Power Off button to power off the DX320MAX. Power on/off...
  • Page 16 3. The“USB DAC”screen will be shown on the DX320MAX. 4. Connect the DX320MAX to a computer via the furnished USB-C Cable. 5. Select “iBasso Audio HiFi device” as the audio output device. Then one can play music on the computer and listen it via the DX320MAX.

  • Page 17: Charge

    Charge Charging the Analog Section: Analog Battery Charge Indicator With the furnished AC adapter (12V/1.5A), the analog section can be fully charged in about 2 hours. The battery indicator and status of the analog section is displayed in the upper right corner, the one that has "A"...
  • Page 18 Charging the Digital Section: The digital section of the DX320MAX can be charged via the USB-C port. The USB charge supports PD3.0, QC3.0, quick charging protocols, and the charging time is about 3 hours. The status bar of the digital section is located at the upper right. The one that has "D"...

  • Page 19: Android Basic Features Introduction

    Android Basic Features Introduction WiFi Battery indicator Digital Filter for analog section Battery indicator for digital section Time...

  • Page 20: Wifi Connection/Bluetooth Connection

    WiFi Connection: ① On the Android desktop, from the top, swipe down the screen to display the notification bar. ② Press the Wireless local area network(WLAN) to turn on the WiFi function. The first time you enter the WLAN, you need to choose the hot spot you will be using and enter the password.
  • Page 21 Bluetooth Connection: DX320MAX ① On the Android desktop, swipe down from the top of the screen to display the notification bar. ② Press the Bluetooth icon to turn on the Bluetooth function. The DX320MAX will automatically search for the nearby Bluetooth device. At the same time, the DX320MAX will be visible to the nearby devices.
  • Page 22 APP Installation: Method 1: ① APKPure and CoolAPK are pre-installed on the DX320MAX. They are similar to Play Store. ② Launch one of them. ③ Search for the APP that you would like to install. ④ Download the APP and install it. Method 2: ①...
  • Page 23 App, to Uninstall: ① Press the Settings icon on the desktop and scroll down and press APPs. ② Press the APP that you would like to uninstall. ③ Press uninstall to delete the APP.
  • Page 24 USB Connections: Connect the DX320MAX to the computer using the furnished USB-C cable. The DX320MAX will show on the computer as an external storage. Users can transfer files by copying and pasting. *If you are using a Mac computer, please make sure the MTP software Android File Transfer is installed.

  • Page 25: System Settings

    System Settings: Press Settings icon on the DX320MAX desktop to go into system settings. DX320MAX...
  • Page 26 Audio Settings: Press Settings Icon, then press Audio Settings. Ultimate mode ① Digital Filter: A total of two filters are available for user setting. ② DSD Filter： This sets the Cut Off Frequency of the DSD Filter. A total of three options are available.
  • Page 27 ③ Ultimate mode: When Ultimate mode is turned on, all eight DAC channels of the quad BD34301EKV will be utilized. The current consumption will be higher and due to this, playtime will be shortened when using the battery and the heat generation will be higher, especially when playing high resolution music.
  • Page 28 Firmware Update: DX320MAX DX320MAX DX320MAX DX320MAX Online Update: ① Make sure the DX320MAX is connected to WiFi. ② After online update is selected, press Check Update. ③ Press Download, the DX320MAX will start downloading the available update package. ④ After the download complete, press Update Now to start the firmware update.
  • Page 29 DX320MAX DX320MAX Local Update: ① Download the firmware file from our website. If it is a rar file, extract it. ② Press the icon located on the top right corner, then press Local Update. ③ Browse the folder where the firmware file is saved, and select the firmware file.
  • Page 30 Firmware Version: ① Press Settings icon, System, About DX320MAX. ② Scroll down the page, the Build number is the firmware version.

  • Page 31: Power Off/Reboot/System Switching

    Power Off, Reboot, And System Switching: ① Long press the power button for 3 seconds. ② There is a pop up window with three options. ③ When To Mango is selected, system will be switched to Mango OS. ④ To return to the Android System, go into the settings menu, press “Android System”, then press “Yes”.

  • Page 32: Ibasso Mango Music Player Application

    Mango Music Player Application iBasso Audio Mango music player is composed of the Playback screen (home screen), Music screen and Settings. When on the playback screen, one can swipe left and right on the Album artwork area ③ to switch a song: Press the icon on the top left corner ①...

  • Page 33: Playback Screen (Home Screen)

    Playback Screen (home screen): Bit rate Digital Filter Battery indicator for Equalizer analog section L/R Balance Battery indicator for digital section Settings Music screen Track title Artist name Album name Play Mode Music info Previous/Rewind Next/Fast Forward Play/Pause...
  • Page 34 Now Playing Screen: Click on the track number icon ① to display the now playing screen. One can swipe a song to the left to display the Delete button. Press Delete to delete it from this playlist. ① Music Info Screen: Press the Music info icon ②, the album artwork will show the music info.

  • Page 35: Music Screen

    Music Screen: Directory view ② Search bar ③ Detail view ① Navigation bar Navigation bar ④ management ⑥ Music order Music format Now playing Tracktitle Music Info Screen /Artist name Long press ⑤ Playback bar Play/Pause Thumbnail artwork ⑦ Track title and artist name of the song that is playing.
  • Page 36 Search bar: Press the search bar to go into the search page to search the desired music or album. Navigation Bar: One can swipe it left or right to choose: All Music view, Album view, Artist view, Genre view, Now Playing view, or Playlist view.
  • Page 37 Long Press Pop-up: Further Options: Long Press of a song will pop up a window with further options that allows to play this song, add this song to a playlist, or delete this song.
  • Page 38 Album View: Thumbnail view Artwork view Artist View: Thumbnail view Artwork view...
  • Page 39 Playlist View: New Playlist: Press the New Playlist to create a playlist. On the pop-up window, one can name the playlist and add playlist description. Further Options: A Long press of the playlist will pop-up a window with further options, which allows renaming the playlist, exporting the playlist, or deletion of the playlist.
  • Page 40 Navigation Bar Management Screen: Press the icon located on the right side of the navigation bar to go into the navigation bar management and music sorting screen.
  • Page 41 Navigation Bar Management: One can customize the navigation bar. When selected, the icon is highlighted. Press the icon again to unselect. The selected icon will be shown on the navigation bar. Otherwise, it will not be shown. All Music View Sorting: One can sort the all music view by title, album, artist, added time, or folder.
  • Page 42 Directory View: Press the Directory View icon① to go into directory view. ① ② ④ ③ Press the Directory View icon① to go into directory view. One can browse the music files under internal storage and SD card via folder structure. Press Internal Storage②...
  • Page 43 Search Screen: Input the keywords to search a track, an album, or an artist.

  • Page 44: Settings Screen

    Settings Screen: Press the Settings icon to go into settings screen. Gapless: One can enable the gapless to eliminate the gap between two tracks.
  • Page 45 Ultimate mode: When Ultimate mode is turned on, all eight DAC channels of thequad BD34301EKV will be utilized. The current consumption will be higher and due to this, playtime will be shortened when using the battery and the heat generation will be higher, especially when playing high resolution music.
  • Page 46 Equalizer: The DX320MAX has two types of Equalizer, Graphic EQ and Parametric EQ.
  • Page 47 Graphic Equalizer: Press the button of the Graphic Equalizer to enable the Graphic Equalizer. Pre-set EQ: There are 5 kinds of pre-set EQ and a custom option. One can quickly set the equalizer as desired by selecting them. How to Adjust The EQ Settings: Press on the response curve, the 10 band slide bars will show up.
  • Page 48 Parametric Equalizer: Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to enable it. Parametric Equalizer: Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to enable the it. How to Go Into The Parametric EQ Setting Screen: Press the response curve to go into the parametric EQ setting screen.
  • Page 49 Parametric Equalizer Setting Screen: ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ① Settings on the Selection Bar: One can swipe left and right to select a setting.
  • Page 50 ② Filter Navigation Bar: There are maximum of 6 filters allowed for each setting. One can swipe left and right to select a filter, then customize it. ③ Status: Status of each filter. One can turn on or turn off the selected filter.
  • Page 51 Parametric Equalizer Setting Instruction: Central Frequency (Fc): The central frequency of each filter setting. Gain: The gain for the central frequency. Quality Factor: The range of effect of the filter. As shown on the pictures below, the larger value of the Q factor, the smaller the effect compared the central frequency.
  • Page 52 2. High Pass Filter The frequency smaller than the central frequency will be affected. Gain setting is ineffective with high pass filter. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 200 300 ③.
  • Page 53 4. Band Filter There is no a large effect on the central frequency. The frequency beside the central frequency has similar effect. Gain setting is ineffective with band filter. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 200 300 ⑥.
  • Page 54 6. Notch Filter The central frequency has obvious reduction. The frequency beside the central frequency has similar effect. Gain setting is ineffective with notch filter. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 ⑩.
  • Page 55 8. Low Shelf Filter There is a wide effect on the frequency that is lower than the central frequency. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 200 300 ⑭.
  • Page 56 L/R Balance: Rotate clockwise to decrease the volume in the right channel. Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the volume of the left channel.
  • Page 57 Digital Filter: Digital Filter: There are two digital filters available. Press a digital filter to unfold the figure, and to open the filter effect.
  • Page 58 Advanced To access more system settings.
  • Page 59 USB DAC: The DX320MAX can work as a USB DAC for Windows PC, Mac computer, and Linux computer. It is driver free. Turn the DX320MAX into the USB DAC mode, connect the DX320MAX to a computer via the USB-C cable. After the DX320MAX is detected, the soundcard driver will be installed automatically.
  • Page 60 ④ Connect the DX320MAX to a computer via the furnished USB-C Cable. ⑤ Select “iBasso Audio HiFi device” as the audio output device. Then one can play music on the computer and listen it via the DX320MAX, which will use the DX320MAX day and amplifier.
  • Page 61 Bluetooth DAC： DX320MAX Bluetooth DAC. After turning on the Bluetooth DAC, Bluetooth devices such as a mobile phone can be paired with the DX320MAX. The DX320MAX can now stream from the connected Bluetooth device.  Note: When in Bluetooth DAC mode, the DX320MAX supports AAC and SBC.
  • Page 62 Display Settings: Ambient mode: Use album artwork as the background picture. Normal mode: Use the selected picture as the background picture. Playback screen album artwork, choose to display rectangular artwork or rounded artwork. Lock screen artwork: Display the album artwork on the lock screen. Year tag: Display year information of the ID3 on the playback screen.
  • Page 63 Sleep Timer: Set the count down sleep timer to power off the DX320MAX. The left hand side is the number of hours. The right hand side is the number of minutes. The DX320MAX will be powered off after the counter has completed. If there are any operations in the meanwhile, the DX320MAX will start the counter again after the last operation.
  • Page 64 System Info: One can see the Mango Player APP version on this screen. Also, one can see the space available of the internal memory and SD card.

  • Page 65: Mango Os

    Mango OS To reboot to Mango OS from Android, first of all, long press the power button for 3 seconds to pop up a window with three options. When “To Mango” is selected, the system will switch to the Mango OS.

  • Page 66: Mango Os User Interface

    The Mango OS User interface is composed of three parts: Music playback screen (homepage), my music, and settings. On the Music playback screen, press the icon① to go to My Music, press the icon② to go to Settings. ① ② * The Mango OS operation is similar to the iBasso Mango APP, please refer to the iBasso Mango APP instruction for any questions.

  • Page 67: To Return To The Android System

    To return to the Android System, go into the settings menu, press “Android System”, then press “Yes”.

  • Page 68: Mtp

    MTP (File Transfer) After MTP is turned on, the DX320MAX can be connected to a computer for file transfer.

  • Page 69: Mqa

    ‘MQA’ or ‘MQA.’ indicates that the product is decoding and playing an MQA file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. ‘MQA.’ indicates it is playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright owner.

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