Meitner Audio Ma-2 Manual

Integrated playback system; cd player and stereo digital converter

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MA-2 Integrated Playback System

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Page 2: Safety Instructions
EEC: This product has been designed and tested to comply with the limits set out in EN55013, EN55020 and EN 60065:2009 (electrical safety). meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 3 Information To The User Alteration or modification carried out without appropriate approval may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 4: Introduction
This manual provides important information regarding the use, installation and care of your new Meitner Audio product. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
16 DSD Audio page 17 Infrared Remote Control page 18 Track Jump Operation page 19 Serial Remote Control page 20 meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 6: Warranty
Meitner Audio product purchased from non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his/her authorized territory will automatically void product warranty. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 7: Ma-2 Integrated Playback System
Word lengths up to 24bit, and sample frequencies up to 192kHz are supported on all digital inputs. DSD streaming is also supported on the USB digital audio input. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 8: Features & Specifications
2. For proper digital audio data transfer (especially at 176kHz and 192kHz) appropriate high quality TOSLINK, SPDIF, AES and USB 2.0 cables must be used. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 9 Power consumption: 50W • CE Approved Remote control: Infrared Dimensions: W x D x H: 435 x 400 x 92mm Weight: 7.43kg meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 10: Front Panel & Functions
2. Display: Display can be dimmed or brigthened using the display brightness button. 3. MA-2 drive slot. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 11 All digital inputs support word lengths up to 24bit. USB input also supports DSD streaming over USB using DoP 1.0 specification. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 12 TOSLINK interfaces please ensure that your digital source device and optical cables support sample frequencies above 48kHz. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 13: Rear Panel & Functions
Warranty void if model/serial number indicator is not attached to unit, missing or damaged whereby serial number cannot be seen. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 14 • Left and Right Un-Balanced (RCA) Connectors • Level (Output Line Level with 0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input): XLR outputs: 4.6Vrms (+15.45dBu) RCA outputs: 2.3Vrms (+9.45dBu) meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 15: Connecting And Operating The
3. Connect the appropriate analog outputs of the MA-2 to your pre-amp or integrated amplifier. 4. Turn on the MA-2 using the main power switch and select the CD or a digital input by pressing SOURCE selector button or using the remote.
Page 16: Usb Input
6. Kernal, ASIO and WASAPI (Vista and Windows 7) drivers will be installed. *Not using proper cables will cause audio issues between digital source and DAC. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 17: Dsd Audio
5. When setup correctly and DSD data is detected, the MA-2 will display DSD on its front display window as digital audio format. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 18: Infrared Remote Control
CD player NEXT track function. TRACK MUTE Mutes the analog outputs. ./.. CD player STOP playback function. CD player FORWARD SCAN function. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 19: Track Jump Operation
Eg. : When you just press “5”, after 2 seconds the MA-2 will jump to track 5. REPEAT TRACK ./.. meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 20: Serial Remote Control
Scan backward rpt<CR> Toggles through the different repeat modes rtr<CR> Selects repeat track function ral<CR> Selected repeat all function meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 21 Selects TOS as digital input co1<CR> Selects COAX as digital input usb<CR> Selects USB Audio as digital input dim<CR> Toggles the display brightness meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
Page 22 Serial Remote Control (RS232) Status bytes sent from MA-2 The MA-2 will send back 9 bytes terminated by <CR> every second or when there is a change in status. Byte order will be: <Byte 0><Byte 1><Byte 2><Byte 3><Byte 4><Byte 5><Byte 6><Byte 7><Byte 8><CR>...
Page 23 Scan Fwd bit 3 Scan Rev bit 2 Rpt All bit 1 Rpt Track bit 0 No Disc in tray meitner © 2012 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.