moon 430HA Neo Series Owner's Manual

moon 430HA Neo Series Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 430HA Series Headphone Amplifier Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 430HA Nēo Series...
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    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.
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction Unpacking Installation & Placement Front Panel Controls Optional Digital Inputs Rear Panel Connections Balanced Operation SimLink™ Operating the Nēo 430HA Remote Control Operation Specifications www.simaudio.com Simaudio Ltd., 1345 Newton Road Boucherville, Québec J4B 5H2 CANADA Date Code: 20150309...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    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...
  • Page 7: Unpacking

    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.
  • Page 8: Front Panel Controls

    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.
  • Page 9 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.
  • Page 10: Optional Digital 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”...
  • Page 11: Balanced Operation

    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”...
  • Page 12: Operating The Nēo 430Ha

    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™...
  • Page 13: Remote Control Operation

    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;...
  • Page 14 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...
  • Page 15: Specifications

    Owner’s Manual Specifications Configuration Fully balanced differential Headphone Impedance 20 - 600Ω Power Supply Transformers 2 x 25VA Power Supply Capacitance 35,000μF Type of Amplification Transconductance Balanced inputs (XLR) 1 pair Single-ended inputs (RCA) 2 pairs Mini-jack input 1 (1/8”) Input Impedance 22,000Ω...
  • Page 16: Www.simaudio.com

    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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