8
Volume
Control
Rotating
the
Volume
Knob
clockwise
or
counter
‐
clockwise
will
increase
or
decrease
the
volume
level.
When
the
volume
level
is
reduced
to
the
minimum,
a
Mute
icon
will
appear
on
the
screen.
Note
:
When
the
active
input
source
is
in
Bypass
mode,
volume
control
is
disabled
and
the
output
will
be
at
the
full
volume
level.
See
Bypass
Mode
in
the
Settings
and
Advanced
Operations
section
on
page
10
for
detailed
information.
Using
Sonica
DAC
as
a
Traditional
DAC
Sonica
DAC
can
be
used
as
a
standalone
high
performance
DAC.
The
USB
Audio
input
supports
PCM
up
to
32
‐
bit
/
768
kHz
and
up
to
DSD512.
The
coaxial
and
optical
digital
audio
inputs
support
PCM
up
to
192
kHz
and
DSD
over
PCM
up
to
DSD64.
In
order
to
maintain
the
highest
possible
audio
quality,
audio
from
the
USB,
coaxial,
and
optical
inputs
is
routed
directly
into
the
ES9038PRO
Sabre
DAC
chip.
It
is
therefore
not
possible
to
stream
audio
from
these
inputs
to
other
Sonica
speakers
on
the
network.
USB
Audio
Input
(Type
B)
You
can
connect
your
computer
directly
to
Sonica
DAC
using
a
USB
Type
A
to
USB
Type
B
cable.
This
allows
your
computer
to
function
as
the
digital
playback
source
with
any
music
library
management
software
you
prefer,
while
using
the
Sonica
DAC
to
achieve
optimal
digital
‐
to
‐
analog
audio
performance.
The
digital
signal
will
be
converted
by
the
ES9038PRO
DAC
and
sent
to
the
line
level
outputs.
The
input
source
is
labeled
USB
DAC
on
the
Source
Selection
screen.
