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- Page 1 USER R’S G UIDE Revis sion 1.1 AURA ALIC LIMITED RM 1 9C, LOCKHART T CENTRE, 301-3 307 LOCKHART T ROAD, HK Phon e: +852 6852 33 312. Fax: +852 8 199 9198 Emai l: support@aural lic.com. Website : www.auralic.co...
- Page 2 Hong Kong and/or other countries. AURALiC's trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not AURALiC's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits AURALiC.
- Page 3 AURALiC Sanctuary Audio Processor The heart of ARK MX+ is AURALiC Sanctuary audio processor, which is jointly made by AURALiC and its technical partner: Archwave AG in Swiss. Sanctuary is based on multi-core ARM architecture, with the calculating capability as high as 1000MIPS, it could handle 32Bbit/192KHz multi-channel real-time audio stream.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Cabling ...................... 8 Operation ...................... 10 Power On/Off ................... 10 Driver Installation ..................10 AURALiC USB Driver Control Panel ............12 Playback Software Setting ............... 14 Use S/PDIF Single-Ended Digital Input ........... 16 How to Achieve Better Sound Quality ............17 Maintenance &... -
Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated, and retained for future reference. This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the back of the unit. -
Page 6: Warranty
Cost associated with the return of this product is the sole responsibility of the owner. All repair work must be done by AURALiC or by an authorized AURALiC repair agency. Work done by unauthorized persons will void any and all warranty coverage. -
Page 7: Placement And Cabling
The power cord has a three-wire grounding type plug (a plug having a third pin for groun- ding). It will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your dealer or AURALiC. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded type plug. -
Page 8: Cabling
bling e I/O ports on n the back o of the unit ar re shown as following: Right Ba alanced Ana alog Output AES/EBU Balanced D Digital Outpu Right Si ngle-Ended Analog Out tput USB 2.0 C Communicat tion Port Left Sing gle-Ended A Analog Outpu... -
Page 9: Driver Installation
ARK MX+’s digital output is transformer coupled, supporting AES/EBU standard digital stream up to 24Bit/192KHz.The stream is possible to be converted to S/PDIF level with appropriative adapter. Digital output port is internally connected to AURALiC Sanctuary processor with individual channels and will not automatically function unless manually set by user. -
Page 10: Operation
peratio wer On/Of e front panel of ARK MX + is shown a as following Power L Rotary Pow wer Switch K MX+ will p power on by operate the e rotary pow wer switch in clockwise a and power o off by antic clockwise o... - Page 11 The setup wizard warns you to shut down other applications prior to installation. Do so and click 'Next'. Choose the installation folder location by clicking 'Browse…' if required, or else use the de- fault (recommended); click ‘Install’. Installation will then proceed. Since ARK MX+ drivers have not been submitted for Win- dows Logo testing, warnings...
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Page 12: Auralic Usb Driver Control Panel
ARK MX+ will work automatically after drivers’ installation without additional setting. AU- RALiC also provides a control panel program with advanced options for future tuning. Start ‘AURALiC USB Driver Control Panel’, select ‘Synchronisation’ on the left hand side, you will see the following interface: 12 ... - Page 13 Clock Source You may select different master clock of ARK MX+ by changing this option. ‘Device In- ternal Clock’ is the default setting which actives AURALiC’s ActiveUSB™ technology and provides lowest jitter for best sound quality. It is also possible to adjust several buffer depths in ‘Settings’ page: 13 ...
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Page 14: Playback Software Setting
Stream buffer depth Stream buffer depth option sets the global buffer depth of ARK MX+. The default setting is ‘16.0 ms’ for stable consideration; try to set a lower buffer depth if possible. ASIO buffer depth ASIO buffer depth option sets the buffer depth when playback using ASIO output. This value is set to maximum by default;... - Page 15 Foobar2000 is the most common used audiophile grade software under Windows system. We will explain the setting procedure in the next following paragraphs. Download and install foobar2000 program at official website: http://www.foobar2000.org/ Download ‘ASIO support 1.2.7’ plug-in from official website: http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio Extract the ‘foo_out_asio.zip’...
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Page 16: Use S/Pdif Single-Ended Digital Input
ASIO’: Click ‘OK’ on ‘Preferences’ window. Now, you have enabled ARK MX+’s bit-perfect playback in foobar2000. You can download the ASIO output pre-set foobar2000 program at AURALiC’s website under ‘Drivers and Manuals’ section. Use S/PDIF Single-Ended Digital Input ARK MX+ will act as a standalone D/A Converter when using the S/PDIF digital input. To use the digital input, please refer to the following steps: Power off ARK MX+ first;... -
Page 17: How To Achieve Better Sound Quality
How to Achieve Better Sound Quality AURALiC recommend you to use a specific computer with ‘clean’ system to achieve best listening experience. Installing a lot of software on operation system will increase the system latency and degrade sound quality. -
Page 18: Maintenance & Service
Service If your ARK MX+ encounters a problem, contact your dealer or AURALiC. Do not void the warranty by allowing unauthorized personnel to attempt repairs. Do not attempt to service the product yourself. Opening the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, as well as void the warranty. -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting No Power Examine the power cord to be sure that it is connected to both the AC mains con- nector and an AC wall outlet. Try substituting another power cord. Check the AC mains voltage setting on the back of the unit and see if it is according to your local power voltage. -
Page 20: Specifications
Specifications Frequency Response DC - 20KHz, +/- 0.02 dB 118 dB, 20Hz-20KHz, A-weighted Signal/Noise THD+N at Maximum Level <0.0005%, 20Hz-20KHz Dynamic Range 124dB, 20Hz-20KHz, A-weighted Balanced Analog Output, 4Vrms into >5Kohm Output Port Single-Ended Analog Output, 2Vrms into >5Kohm AES/EBU Digital Output* USB 2.0 Port** (44.1-192KHz, up to 32Bit) Input Port S/PDIF Digital Input (44.1-192KHz up to 24Bit) -
Page 21: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
EC Declaration of Conformity AURALIC LIMITED declares this product is in conformity with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. The conformity of the designated product with the provisions of Directive... - Page 22 22 ...
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Page 23: Auralic Product Registration Form
AURALiC Product Registration Form Owner Information Your Name Street Address City Zip Code Country Email Telephone Product Information Product Type Serial Number Dealer Name Purchase Date Purchase Price Currency 23 ... - Page 24 24 ...
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