Front Panel Controls - moon 380D Neo Series Owner's Manual

380D Digital-to-Analog Converter

Front Panel Controls

Figure 1: MOON 380D Front panel
The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large digital display window indicates the selected digital input ("D1"
thru "D8") its corresponding sampling frequency in kHz ("44.1" thru "192.0") of the source material currently being played.
The "Standby" button disengages all outputs from the rest of the MOON 380D's circuitry and turns off the digital display.
However, when in "Standby" mode, all digital and analog audio circuitry remains powered up to help maintain optimal
performance. When switching back from "Standby" to the "on" mode, the selected 'input' will be memorized from the previous
listening session. The blue indicator LED turns off when the 380D is in "Standby" mode.
The "Display" button allows you to turn the digital display on and off. The "Mute" button mutes all analog output signals.
Pressing the "Mute" button a second time will reinstate all analog output signals. When the output signal is muted, the
aforementioned contents in the digital display window will repeatedly flash on and off.
The "Digital Monitor" button provides for a dedicated loop to be used with either a digital audio component that can record &
playback (DAT, CD-Recorder, etc.) or a digital signal processor such as a room correction device. Pressing this button allows
you to (1) monitor the recording as it occurs on the recording device or (2) engage the effects of the signal processor. The
monitor component's digital output must be connected to the 380D's "Digital Monitor In" and its digital input must be
connected to the 380D's "Digital Monitor Out". The corresponding LED to the right of the display window will illuminate when
the "Digital Monitor" function is engaged.
The two (2) buttons labeled "◄ Input ►" allow you to sequentially scroll, either forward "►" or backward "◄" through all the
digital inputs. The inputs are ordered as follows going forward (►): "D1", "D2", "D3" , "D4" , "D5" , "D6" , "D7" and "D8".
When you change inputs, the display window will show the new digital input and briefly four (4) dashes "----". These dashes
indicate that the MOON 380D is in the process of locking onto a digital signal – this may take several seconds. Once the
380D successfully locks onto the digital signal, the four dashes will be replaced by the sampling rate frequency of this digital
signal. When the selected digital input signal cannot be locked onto, "----" remains in the display window. The 380D is
capable of processing a digital signal at one of the following six (6) different sampling rates: "44.1", "48.0", "88.2", "96.0" ,
"176.4" and "192.0" (all in kHz).
A corresponding red LED, located to the right of the display window, will turn onbased on selected input type: "TOSLINK" (for
"D6" and "D7") , "S/PDIF" ("D3", "D4" and "D5"), "AES/EBU" ("D1" and "D2") or "USB" ("D8"). Note: you cannot connect a
USB flash drive to the "D8" input.
optional
If your MOON 380D is equipped with the "MiND" music streaming module, the assigned input is "D9", the sampling
rate will appear in the display as it does for inputs "D1" thru "D8", and the red "NETWORK" LED will illuminate.
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