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Advanced Setting Functions

To further customize your device let’s go through the rest of your device settings.

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Pressing in Menu 3 times from the main screen will get you to the PCM Filter Selection. These Options affect the roll off of your audio, essentially 

this will mostly effect how the top end sounds to you.

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There is a Graph found in the manual to show you the roll off curve of each, or you could put on a song you like and try listening to it with the 

different PCM options to find which one you like the best.

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Pressing in the menu button 4 times from the main screen gets you to the DSD BW options. Just set this to Auto.

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Pressing in menu 5 times from the main screen gets you to the more in depth menu. This screen says press the “Knob” in to enter an additional settings menu. 

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Quick note- I am using the Element X’s menu for reference, the P, M, and I will not necessarily have all of these options!

Here is each option in order:

1. Line out Mode- Gives you an options of 0db or 10dB adjustments. Just 

use 0 unless using very quiet active speakers.
2. PCM Filer- covered previously, can be accessed here as well.
3. DSD- Same as PCM
4. Headphone Gain, 2 options Low (the Default) and High. Low for Low 

Impedance headphones, high for high impedance headphones.
5. Dither turn and leave on (improves sound)
6. Jitter Eliminator- Improves audio quality (Leave on)
7. DPLL Bandwidth- leave on normal
8. I squared S - LVDS Port Definition- if using with Matrix Audio or PS 

Audio source make sure this is set on Type A (the default). Other sources 

might use options B-D

9. Dimmer- changes if the screen will dim after not using for awhile. 

Change to your own preference.
10. Auto sleep- Turns unit off after more than 5 minutes of not using the 

unit. Turn it off if you want the unit to stay on when not in use.
11. User Defined Button. Changes what button below the menu button 

does. You can set it to change through inputs, outputs, filters, and show 

device info.

12. Network Type- Change between Wifi and LAN
13. Remote Control- Use to set up more than one remote with your unit
14. Load Default- Return everything to system defaults.
15. Product Information- Press the knob in on the option to scroll through 

hardware and software details.

If you need any more information you can check out the Matrix Audio manuals found on Matrix-Digi.com or the contact us page on moon-audio.com

Summary of Contents for ELEMENT I

Page 1: ...RIES ELEMENT X ELEMENT P ELEMENT M ELEMENT I MANUAL There are 4 devices in the Element Series The X P M and I The ways to setup and use these devices are similar enough that we decided to include them together in this manual ...

Page 2: ...resonance of its flagship product by focusing on materials and the overall construction of the device One of the best things about the Element X is its volume control Matrix Audio had the idea to combine the functionality and advantages of analog audio control with the precision of digital audio control Composed of a cluster of relays the Element X has several volume adjustments that can be made g...

Page 3: ...pply designed for quiet operations and is equipped with Nichicon audio grade capacitors that filter and cancel any further potential for noise This configuration is what creates the foundation of its fantastic sound quality The amplifier is the ICEpower 250ASX2 class D amplifier module This module from Denmark has a rated power output of 230 Watts per channel at 4 Ohms This output is capable of dr...

Page 4: ...r MQA decoding and rendering MQA is a British technology that delivers the sound of an original master recording The master file is then fully authenticated and made small enough to stream or download The headphone amp in the Element M contains an input stage that rejects common mode distortion The output stage of the amp is set in a high quiescent current state that gives off a mellow sound perfo...

Page 5: ...ion The Element streamers product line can be controlled manually for simple functions like volume adjustments and powering it However Matrix Audio designed the remote app to provide its customers with a portable and mobile way to control their devices Download the Matrix Audio remote app from the Apple or Google Play store and connect your player in the app with the video instructions provided in...

Page 6: ...100BASE TX WLAN 2 4GHz 5GHz IEEE 802 11 a b g n ac standard LAN 10BASE T 100BASE TX WLAN 2 4GHz IEEE 802 11 a b g n standard Sampling Rate Support PCM up to 768kHz DSD up to 22 4MHz MA Player PCM 768kHz DSD512 Roon PCM 768kHz DSD256 DLNA PCM 768kHz DSD512 PCM up to 768kHz DSD up to 22 4MHz MA Player PCM 768kHz DSD512 Roon PCM 768kHz DSD256 DLNA PCM 768kHz DSD512 PCM up to 768kHz DSD up to 22 4MHz ...

Page 7: ...rol Element P M I Roon Ready Element X P M I MA Remote Compatible Element X P M I Main Set Up A few things to touch on before we go further with set up The X P and M devices come with two possible voltage options When your unit arrives it might come set to 220VAC Look at the bottom of your device and look for a red switch This can show either 230 for 220 to 240VAC or 115 for 110 to 120VAC If using...

Page 8: ...including the Matrix Audio Element series so you do have a Mesh Network set up or if you need to use a Network repeater you should check if using a direct Ethernet cable will be possible Additionally there are some drivers found at Matrix digi com under the downloads page Here you can not only download the drivers but you can also download your device s latest firmware and access a PDF version of ...

Page 9: ...d ess Low Voltage Differential Signaling Input 11 This looks very similar to an HDMI port however this is for IIS data stream sources only For Example the Matrix Audio X SPIDF 2 or The PS Audio SACD Transport It will NOT WORK with any standard HDMI audio source You can also store your music files directly to this device via the Micro SD 7 and USB 8 data connections on these devices Just plug in yo...

Page 10: ...nd I If you don t have a balanced audio cable for your headphones you can purchase one from the moon audio com website There are also Unbalanced and Speaker Preouts on the Element X so you can use whichever best matches your set up The Element P Just has speaker outs The Element M Similar to X but no balanced headphone out and only one unbalanced headphone port The Element I Has the speaker pre ou...

Page 11: ...If listening to speakers via the PreOuts you can either connect directly to active powered speakers or to a seperate amplifiier ...

Page 12: ...m here you will select your audio source If using Ethernet Wifi this option is Network Turn the knob until you see the option you want and then press the knob in to select The option that is currently selected will show a circle filled in compared to the open circle icon for the options not selected From the main screen Press the menu button twice to get to the outputs menu Here is where you will ...

Page 13: ...d previously can be accessed here as well 3 DSD Same as PCM 4 Headphone Gain 2 options Low the Default and High Low for Low Impedance headphones high for high impedance headphones 5 Dither turn and leave on improves sound 6 Jitter Eliminator Improves audio quality Leave on 7 DPLL Bandwidth leave on normal 8 I squared S LVDS Port Definition if using with Matrix Audio or PS Audio source make sure th...

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