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Quick Start Guide 6
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Quick Start Guide
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Owner’s Reference
DirectStream DAC
appears. Touch the small edit icon of the input you wish to name and the edit screen
appears. Type in the name of the product and touch “SUBMIT”. If you wish to return
to the default input name, go to the second keyboard screen (accessed by pressing the
numeric key labeled 123/.!) and touch “Restore Default”.
DirectStream upsamples every input and file type to 10X DSD rate before processing.
It is not possible to select the upsample rate for modification and therefore no sample
rate choices are available on DirectStream's touch screen.
Unlike many DACs, including DirectStream's predecessor, no filter options are available.
DirectStream has two output levels, High and Low. In the standard output mode,
DirectStream will provide adequate output level to directly feed a power amplifier
without use of a preamplifier. If the power amplifier, or preamplifier, is overly sensitive or
you need to reduce the output level of DirectStream for any reason, you can activate the
output attenuator to reach a lower level. There should be no sonic penalty for doing so.
To turn on/off the output
attenuator, press the filter
button on the remote. Or, go
to the setup screen which is
accessible by touching the
small tool icon at the top of
the default screen.
The unit's screen brightness
can be adjusted in the setup
menu. The display can
be turned off by pressing
the button labeled “DIM”
located at bottom right of the
remote. When you are in the DIM mode, the screen will come back on when you touch
it or press a remote key. To turn the DIM feature off, press "ON." You can also adjust
brightness in the setup menu.
DirectStream can become far more than a high-performance stereo DAC. An optional
Network Bridge can be added that connects DirectStream to any home network. The
Bridge allows playback data from a source not directly connected to DirectStream using
a UPnP protocol and separately available controler and server, such as a NAS.
Screen brightness
The Network
Bridge option
Adjusting the
output level
Filter and sample
rate selections
