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Volume Control
The availability of volume control capabilities depend on the features of the attached USB DAC. Some
USB DACs don't offer digital volume control. Volume synchronization may be one way or multi-way.
Volume may be measured in dBs or percentages. Some DACs may not have support for maximum
volume limit, mute or volume bypass. The features that are not available with your DAC will not be
shown on the device display and on the web user interface.
exaSound DACs feature ZeroResolutionLoss™ hardware volume control. Audio data is streamed at 0dB
over the USB connection and volume control is implemented by the ES9018/ES9028PRO DAC chips. This
approach preserves the maximum possible signal to noise ratio. The volume level changes in steps of
0.5 dB. exaSound DACs support all volume control feature listed in this guide.
Volume can be controlled in five ways:
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Remotely from iPad, iPhone or Android device. Compatible apps include Roon Remote, Kazoo, UPnP
control points like Bubble UPnP and PlugPlayer, MPaD clients like MPaD and MPoD.
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From the PlayPoint Mark II touch-screen. You can control the master volume and trim the individual
channels.
Volume control screen for stereo DACs
Volume control screen for multi-channel DACs. Mute is On.
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From the PlayPoint Mark II Web Interface.
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From the volume control buttons on the DAC front panel.
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With the IR remote control supplied with your DAC.
The PlayPoint Mark II implements a unique 5-way volume synchronization. No matter which method is
used to change the volume, all volume sliders and the indicators on the DAC display and the PlayPoint
Mark II display are kept in sync.
The sound can be muted by touching the
Mute
button on the
Home
screen or with the IR remote
control supplied with your DAC. Pressing or clicking
Mute
again restores the previous volume level.
