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Version 1.1

MPS-6

Music Playback System

USER MANUAL

EDELWEISS SERIES

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Summary of Contents for MPS-6

Page 1: ...Version 1 1 MPS 6 Music Playback System USER MANUAL EDELWEISS SERIES ...

Page 2: ...MPS 6 User Manual 2 ...

Page 3: ...trols or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an eq...

Page 4: ...yback Designs for a RA Return Authorization number and shipping instructions before shipping any product to Playback Designs Playback Designs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers with restricted territories If any Playback Designs product is purchased from non authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his her authorized territory all warranties will be void If you purch...

Page 5: ... play these discs may result in loud noises and may damage your speakers and your hearing Warning copy protected discs DualDiscs and other discs that do not conform to the CD or SACD standard may not play correctly in this player If you use such discs in this player Playback Designs cannot be held responsible for any consequences or guarantee the quality of reproduction Warning Never use a stabili...

Page 6: ...onnection to computers and servers for PCM at sample rates up to 384kHz and DSD up to 11 2MHz STREAMER NETWORK Only available when Stream X2 option is installed Input from network sources See Stream X2 manual for more details STREAMER USB Only available when Stream X2 option is installed Input for USB flash sticks no HDD supported See Stream X2 manual for more details Analog outputs XLR Balanced p...

Page 7: ...UTPUT LEVELS The MPS 6 is equipped with a very high quality analog volume control that is controlled from the remote If this analog volume control is not desired it can be bypassed in the settings menu In addition the output level in bypassed mode can be selected between 5 values to optimally match it with your other equipment see settings and specification chapter for more details Alphanumeric st...

Page 8: ... SACD discs In order to change the layer the player must be stopped The first time this button is pressed the current layer is displayed Each subsequent press of the button will pre select another layer If then the button is not pressed for more than one second the player will switch to the chosen layer if available This has no effect for CD s This toggles the time display during playback between ...

Page 9: ...UTS For selecting digital inputs the IR remote provides buttons with up and down arrows right below the DISC button With these buttons you can select any of the seven digital inputs on the MPS 6 by toggling up and down through the list You can drastically shorten the list of selectable digital inputs by deactivating those that you don t use see setup menu for further details For instance if you on...

Page 10: ...t USB driver from the support section on our website www playbackdesigns com 2 Double click on the installer and follow instructions on your screen 3 Power on the MPS 6 and connect the included USB cable between the USB AUDIO connector on your MPS 6 and your computer 4 Select USB Input on your MPS 6 5 The computer will take a moment to enumerate the MPS 6 on its USB bus and notify you when it is i...

Page 11: ...ins for iTunes exist that automate this process and always select the correct sample rate for bit perfect playback Playback of DSD files The driver software and MPS 6 hardware are designed to support playback of DSD files at sample rates up to 11 2MHz You will need a playback software running on your computer that can read DSD files and play them to the USB driver On the Mac platform you will have...

Page 12: ...n your two inputs with the arrow buttons on the remote 2 Serial number of your MPS 6 This option is not user programmable 3 Firmware version This option is not user programmable 4 OUT LVL the analog output level can be set as variable therefore enabling volume control via remote control or fixed in the following values 6db 3db 0db 3db 6db 0db yields about 3 4Vrms with a 1kHz full level sine wave 5...

Page 13: ...t but can still sound a bit brittle 3 150 350 Hours Midrange will start smoothing out and clarity will increase but highs might continue to remain recessed At this point there probably will not be much change in the bass You will probably wonder how the Playback Designs converter will ever sound like others have described but we assure you that you will start to hear substantial changes within ano...

Page 14: ...ector on rear panel 2 Use a small flat screw driver to pry open the fuse compartment as shown in above picture 3 Pull fuse compartment out and flip sideways as shown below 4 Replace both fuses with 1 6A 250V slow blow types Length is 20mm CLEANING THE CHASSIS OF THE MPS 6 It is possible that the chassis can stain slightly from finger prints or you may discover subtle stains on the surface after so...

Page 15: ...that Audirvana works perfectly on Mac computers On the Windows platform we have verified Foobar and Roon but JRiver won t play this file 4 Play the file 5 The front panel will indicate WRITING FLASH It is important that at this point you no longer touch the system nor your PC nor the remote don t change the input don t turn the power off Go have a glass of wine because it will take about 2 minutes...

Page 16: ...2 Supported network protocols DLNA UPnP Roon Supported streaming services Tidal Qobuz Deezer vTuner CONNECTING STREAM X2 TO YOUR NETWORK MODEL MPS 6 MADE IN U S A TOSLINK COAX LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT AES RESET USB AUDIO DIGITAL I O AND CONTROL ANALOG OUTPUTS PLAYLINK OUT IN 50 60 Hz 100W max USB MEMORY N E T W K Streamer Network Connect this to your network router and make sure it is connected to th...

Page 17: ...pp also incorporates features that are not supported in the standard DLNA protocol such as firmware update and complete set of features for all streaming services 3 mconnect Player there is also a Lite version These are general purpose DLNA apps and are therefore not free or come with advertising They do not support our additional features and only support limited streaming services While they wor...

Page 18: ...connected directly to the Stream X2 module Streamer USB connector on back panel In this case the Stream X2 module acts as a server Tapping on any of these lines will allow you to select any song that this particular storage device contains In this list you can also see a list of computers and other DLNA or UPnP servers with storage that might contain playable audio files The volume button to the l...

Page 19: ...Playlist button on upper right corner You will be prompted to select an existing playlist or to create a new one 4 On the next page you will be able to select the songs in the queue that you want to transfer into the playlist When done with your selections press the DONE button in upper right corner 5 Select Favorites view and My Playlists under favorites There you will see your playlist you just ...

Page 20: ...list from the list and the next page will show you the contents of your playlist 7 In this page you can edit your playlist by pressing the EDIT button or you can add more tracks by pressing the PLUS button Add to Playlist button Edit button ...

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