YBA DESIGN MKII, Owner'S Manual

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Discovering your Signature PRE MKII: Rear view continued
RCA Audio inputs: Connect the RCA outputs of your source to the RCA inputs of your Signature PRE
MKII. Be sure to connect the RIGHT output of your source to the R input of your Signature PRE MKII
and the LEFT output to the L input of your Signature PRE MKII.
Note: IN5 input has a Bypass feature. When selecting the IN5 input, if you press <, >, OK buttons on
the remote in sequence, the pre-amp will enter into the Bypass status. Repeating this process
restores the Signature PRE MKII to Input 5 status.
Balanced Audio input / : This is a higher quality input that can reject noise and interference in
the cable when used with equipment with balanced outputs. XLR connectors should be wired: Pin 1 -
Ground; Pin 2 - Hot (in-phase); Pin 3 - Cold (phase-inverted).
output
Power inlet: Connect provided mains cable. Be sure your Signature PRE MKII switch is in OFF position
before plugging or unplugging the mains cable.
ON/OFF switch: Use this button to switch ON or switch OFF your Signature PRE MKII.
Digital Input: The Signature PRE MKII is equipped with one S/PDIF (75 Ohm) COAXIAL digital input,
Toslink and USB (PCM32/768KHz, DSD512) to receive digital signals from separate digital components.
RCA output: Connect the RCA outputs of your Signature PRE MKII to the RCA inputs of your power
amplifier (SIGNATURE AMP).
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5
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1
4
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7
3
Should you wish, you can disconnect power to the digital section of your Signature PRE MKII when
using an analogue source. Remember to re-engage this switch when using any digital input.
Before making any connections always make sure your Signature PRE MKII is in the OFF position. If
you have any doubt, unplug the AC cable from the power inlet. Make sure all components connected
to your amplifier are set to off.
Neatly arrange and organize wiring to and from your Signature PRE MKII and to and from all your
components. Separate AC wires from audio cables to prevent hum or other unwanted noise from
being introduced into the system.
Your Signature PRE MKII can be used with your PC as a source.
In order to accomplish this, it is necessary to download a driver to your PC. This is only necessary for use
with Windows - no download is required if using a MAC.
The file can be downloaded from the YBA website - www.ybahifi.com/downloads.html
When you have completed the download and you connect your Signature PRE MKII, the Windows 'Found
new hardware' bubble will appear. The description of the Signature PRE MKII will be
. Eddict Audio Device
After a few seconds you will receive a message 'Your new hardware is installed and ready to use'. Your
PC's previous audio output device should be temporarily disabled and the Signature PRE MKII will
become the default audio device automatically. This can be checked in the Control Panel. Select Sounds
and Audio Devices. In the volume tab check
. Eddict Audio Device
If you wish to disconnect your Signature PRE MKII and return to your soundcard, simply disconnect or
switch off the power on the front panel. If for some reason your PC fails to disable the Signature PRE MKII,
you can manually do this in the Hardware Device Manager.
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