Owner’s Manual Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Unplug mains cord during Keep these instructions. transportation. Heed all warnings. 11. Only use attachments and accessories specified by Follow all instructions. the manufacturer.
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Nēo 430HA, immediately disconnect it from the component. To completely disconnect this AC mains and take it to your MOON dealer for a apparatus from the AC mains, disconnect the complete check-up. power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle.
Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is among the finest 4 stages of our M-LoVo (MOON Low Voltage) DC regulation headphone amplifiers available. We have been building circuit; a highly sophisticated circuit that is virtually free of...
Owner’s Manual Unpacking The Nēo 430HA headphone amplifier should be removed from its box with care. The following accessories should be included inside the box with your headphone amplifier: AC power cable ‘CRM-2’ remote control with two ‘AA’ batteries ‘SimLink™’ cable with 1/8” mini plug terminations on each end This owner’s manual Warranty and product registration information (USA and Canada only) Once the Nēo 430HA is unpacked, inspect it thoroughly and report any damage to your dealer immediately.
430HA Nēo Series Front Panel Controls Figure 1: Nēo 430HA Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large display window indicates the selected input and volume level setting. If your Nēo 430HA includes the Digital-to-Analog converter (DAC) option, the digital input signal’s sampling rate will briefly appear in the display window.
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Owner’s Manual The two (2) buttons labeled ◄ INPUT ► allow you to The rotary “volume” control determines the volume level, which ranges from ‘0.0dB’ (no output) to ’80.0dB’ sequentially scroll, either forward (►) or backward (◄) (full output). This control does not function like a typical through all of the available inputs.
430HA Nēo Series Optional Digital Inputs When you select one of the digital inputs the display window will indicate which of the four digital inputs is T The Digital Input option includes four (4) separate selected. At the same time, the right side of the display inputs: “D1”...
Another feature of SimLink™ involves the “Standby” function. By pressing down and holding the “Standby” * Please speak with your MOON Authorized Retailer about the button for approximately 3 seconds on the either the benefits of high quality cables for your system, and superior Nēo 260D or 430HA, both units will go into “Standby”...
430HA Nēo Series Operating the Nēo 430HA If you are using the “MiND” Music Streamer and your 430HA includes the “DAC” option, you must make a SimLink™ connection between the “MiND”s SimLink™ We recommend leaving your Nēo 430HA powered up out and the 430HA’s SimLink™...
The Nēo 430HA Headphone Amplifier uses the ‘CRM-2’ full-function remote control (figure 3). It operates on the Philips RC-5 communication protocol and can be used with other Simaudio MOON components. The ‘CRM-2’ remote uses two AA batteries (included). To install them, simply slide the back plate off in the direction of the arrow;...
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430HA Nēo Series Remote operation with multiple MOON components Figure 4: Remote Operation with SimLink™ In figure 4 we have a 180 MiND Music Streamer connected to a Nēo 430HA Headphone Amplifier via their respective SimLink™ ports (using a 1/8” mini-jack cable). When you launch the “MiND” App on your Apple smart device (full list on the MiND page of our website) and select this system’s ZONE, the 180 MiND will turn on, as will...
430HA Nēo Series Specifications (cont’d) Optional Digital-to-Analog Converter: Digital Input Types S/PDIF (RCA) x 2 USB x 1 TosLink x 1 DSD Data Rates (2.8224MHz), Double (5.6448MHz) and Quadruple (11.2896) via USB only DSD Sample Rates DSD 64, DSD 128 & DSD256 via USB only PCM Bit-depth range 16 - 32 bits (32-bit via USB only) PCM Sampling Frequency Rates...
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