The Special Modes; Display Brightness; Polarity; Input Selection For The D/A Converter - SPHINX Project 32 User Manual

6. THE SPECIAL MODES

The Project Thirty-two offers several special modes
and settings. These may be activated with the
SETUP button (5): you repeatedly press this button
until the mode to be changed appears in the display.
The value in the display can be:
decreased with the PREV button (8)
increased with the NEXT button (10).
After the first press on the SETUP button the display
shows:
PROJECT 32 SETUP
After which the first mode appears:
BRIGHTNESS: 100%

Display brightness

You may select the following values:
BRIGHTNESS:
BRIGHTNESS:
BRIGHTNESS:
75%
50%
25%
SPHINX
Another press on the SETUP button selects:

POLARITY:

Polarity
You can select the polarity of the signal to be + or -.
What makes this unique is the fact that this is done
digitally so even before the D/A converter! This
prevents any degradation of the signal such as is
common with the 'usual' polarity-switching methods.
This is specifically of importance when the D/A
converter is used for external digital signals which
you may select with the next mode.
Another press on the SETUP button selects:
INPUT: CD-PLAYER

Input selection for the D/A converter

The standard input signal for the D/A converter is
the CD player. Through this mode however you may
select external digital signals which are connected to
the:
Optical input or
Coax input.
INPUT: OPTICAL-IN
INPUT: COAX-IN
This way you are able to use the high quality 24 bit
D/A converter of the Project Thirty-two to convert
other digital signals to analogue with the utmost
precision.
This D/A converter automatically switches between:
l 32, 44.1, 48 kHz or Professional standard (so
with 'stripping' of the Copy bit).
l With or without de-emphasis
l Regular or HDCD signals: in the latter case the
HDCD LED on the front panel (11) will light.
Note: The digital outputs are always active and may
both be used simultaneously.
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