Balanced Operation; Simlink - moon 350P Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual

Balanced Operation

The Nēo 350P includes two (2) balanced line-level
inputs and one (1) balanced preamplifier output on XLR
connectors. The "B1" and "B2" inputs use a fully
balanced differential circuit, intended for use with
source components that output a fully balanced
differential signal. The Nēo 350P balanced inputs and
outputs takes full advantage of the benefits of balanced
circuitry:
When using an unbalanced interconnect, the audio
signal runs through both the center wire and the
shield/ground wire. Any noise picked up by this
interconnect (ie. nearby magnetic fields such as an AC
power cord) will be reproduced by both the
preamplifier and amplifier, then heard through the
loudspeakers. Conversely, a balanced interconnect has
three separate conductors; one for the ground and two
for the actual signal. These two signals are identical
except that one is 180 degrees out of phase with the
other. For example, when one conductor is carrying a
signal of +5 Volts, the other will be carrying a signal of –
5 Volts. When these two inverted signals on a balanced
line are output from the Nēo 350P, any noise picked up
by the interconnect will be eliminated since a
differential circuit amplifies only the difference between
these two signals: Noise on a balanced interconnect will
be equal on both conductors and therefore cancel out.

SimLink™

The SimLink™ provides
between various MOON components. For example, if
you were to connect the Nēo 260D to the 350P via the
SimLink™, pressing the
260D will cause the 350P to automatically switch to the
input labeled 'CD'. You can change this default setting
as follows: Select the input that you want as the new
default for CD, then press and hold the ◄ INPUT (left)
button until the front panel display begins to flash on
and off.
communication features
(play) button on the Nēo
Another feature of SimLink™ involves the "Standby"
function. By pressing down and holding the "Standby"
button for 2 seconds on the either the Nēo 260D or
350P, both units will go into "Standby" mode. The
same logic applies when switching from "Standby" to
active mode.
If you are using the "MiND" Music Streamer and an
external digital-to-analog converter (DAC), you must
make a SimLink™ connection between the "MiND"s
SimLink™ out and the 350P's SimLink™ in. The 'A1' input
is the default input for your external DAC's analog
outputs; When you press the
"MiND" App, the 350P will automatically switch to the
input labeled 'A1'. If your 350P includes the "DAC"
option, then the default input for the MiND is the 'D2"
input; When you press the
"MiND" App, the 350P will automatically switch to the
input labeled 'D2'. You can change these default
settings for the "MiND" as follows: Select the input that
you want as the new default for "MiND", then press and
hold the "MP" button until the front panel display
begins to flash on and off.
The connection rules for the SimLink™ are very basic.
You must always connect the supplied cable between
one component's SimLink™ Out jack and another
component's SimLink™ In jack. If you inadvertently
connect the cable between either two SimLink™ In or
two SimLink™ Out jacks, the SimLink™ communication
feature may not function. Also, there is no master
component in a SimLink™ chain; no one particular
component operates as the main communications
controller.
(play) button on the
(play) button on the
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