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User’s Guide ADI-2/4 Pro SE - v 1.0
34.26 Operation in the Hi-Fi Environment
The ADI-2/4 Pro SE is a gem not only with professional applications but also when using it at
home with the stereo system. While users working in the studio environment know everything
about reference levels and all kinds of connectors, others get confused by the missing RCA sock-
ets and have doubts that the unit can be used with Hi-Fi at all - and how to connect it then. This
chapter answers these questions
Can I switch the inputs by remote control?
The ADI-2/4 Pro SE has five inputs which can be connected to up to five outputs. Therefore a
simple input selection is basically not possible. In addition, the different sources (AES, SPDIF,
USB, Analog) require a complex clock management, which in turn requires additional settings
when switching.
If the ADI-2/4 Pro SE is used like a conventional DAC, the
Basic Mode DAC (manual option)
helps in combination with the CC-Mode Stereo (factory default). This limits the device to an op-
eration with stereo I/O, while retaining essential advantages such as separate volume and EQ
settings for Line and Phones. Here the currently used clock source is the one of the selected
input.
In Basic Mode DAC
I/O - Settings - Line Output 1/2 - AD/DA Source determines the source of the
monitored signal, also for Phones Out 3/4. Available sources are: AES, SPDIF c(oaxial), Optical
(SPDIF/ADAT), Analog (XLR/TRS) and USB 1/2. Switching is possible through this menu directly
on the device, and also via the remote control, since the sources are factory default for keys 1, 2,
5, 6 and 7 for the function
Remap Keys .
Proceed as follows to switch to Basic Mode DAC:

Press the SETUP key on the device.

Turn the lower encoder 2 until Device Mode / DSD appears

Press Encoder 2 once so that Basic Mode appears highlighted

Turn encoder 2 clockwise until DAC appears

Press the key SETUP again to exit the menu
The input to be monitored can now be selected via the remote control:
Key
Source Labeling
5 SPDIF c COAX
6 Optical OPT
7 USB USB
1 Analog -
2 AES -
After pressing one of the keys, an info message appears. If the Basic Mode DAC is not active,
this is also indicated, since the input switchover is then not available.
Note:
SETUP - Options - SPDIF / Remap Keys allows you to assign one of 52 commands/actions
to each of the seven programmable keys on the remote control. Any assignment is possible and
can be stored as part of the device setup.