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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely before operating your North Star Design ® Fluxio. ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from the AC mains before connecting or disconnecting any cables, or when cleaning any component.
Fluxio will offer you many years of musically satisfying enjoyment. Please take a few moments to read the remainder of this Operating Manual. A thorough understanding of the operational features will allow you to gain the maximum performance and ease of use for which this DAC was designed.
Installation Locate the Fluxio as close as possible to its final installation point. Allow access to the rear panel for making connections. Front & Rear Panel Function Controls Before attempting any system interconnection, please familiarize yourself with the front and rear panel controls of the Fluxio.
SETUP section). In operative mode appears the selected input and when there is signal the sampling frequency of audio stream. Rear Panel Caution! Fluxio Switch Off the when you need to connect or disconnect any cables. 7 COAX INPUT (COAX 1)
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(direct mode) using interconnect provided with RCA connectors (not shipped with the equipment). The Fluxio is equipped with hi-quality connectors. To take full advantage of the Fluxio sonic quality, we recommend using high-quality interconnection cables; ask your North Star Design dealer.
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AC mains. Do not attempt to open any portion of the DAC cabinet. There are no user-serviceable parts inside the Fluxio DAC. All service of this product must be referred to a qualified North Star Design dealer or distributor.
(A0..2, AH0..2,d0..2)! Optimal setting selection. The Fluxio Analog gain need to be set to allows a right listening level for a volume fews dB below the reference 0,00dB. After you have selected one of the settings, press the knob again for a few seconds.
2. Input UP/DOWN; use the +/- Input button to change the input source. 3. Mute button; use this button to mute (40 dB attenuation) the Fluxio output. Press newly the Mute button or change the volume to exit from mute.
Driver Installation The Fluxio, in USB mode configuration, need proprietary drivers to be installed in the PC/MAC. Drivers are available for different Operative Systems: XP, Vista/Win7 (both 32 and 64 bits) Mountain Lion/Lion 10.7/Snow Leopard 10.6, Leopard 10.5, Tiger 10.4 PC installation 1) connect the Fluxio input at one of the USB2.0 port of your PC...
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Vista/Win7 users - In the File- → Preferences, Playback → Output to select the Output Device select the Wasapi : North Star design USB Hi-Speed interface for XP users - set the Buffer Length to more than 4000ms and the output data format to...
SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL INPUNT FREQUENCY 32 kHz to 192 kHz, up to 32 bit DYNAMIC RANGE 126dB (24 bit input) S/N RATIO 112dB INPUT 4 S/PDIF (2 RCA coax, 2 TOSLINK),1 XLR AES/EBU, 1 USB2.0, 1 I2S RJ45 OUTPUT UNBALANCED 1 pair per channel (RCA) OUTPUT BALANCED 1 pair per channel (XLR) ¼”) TRS connector...
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