Musical fidelity x 24 k owners manual

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R.F.I. This Hi-Fi product has been tested to ensure that its operation will not be adversely affected by normal background levels of R.F.I. (Radio Frequency Interference). It is possible that if the unit is subjected to abnormally high levels of R.F.I. the unit may not perform as expected. In the unlikely event of this happening, please contact Musical Fidelity's service department. Do not remove any covers, the X-24K will not be covered under war- ranty if it has been tampered with. There are no adjustments within. Please refer all service work to an authorised Musical Fidelity agent. Connections All connections should be made before the mains adaptor is plugged in. The X-24K is easy to connect into your system. Simply connect the digital output from your CD / DVD player (or other digital source) to one of the X-24K's digital inputs. The X-24K has two digital inputs, input 1 and input 2, selectable by the small push button situated on the front panel. In addition input 1 has both TOSLINK optical and S/PDIF co-axial type connections, you may use either type. The X-24K will automatically use whichever type you connect, however do not make a connection to both at the same time. A second digital source can now be connected to input 2 if required. The X-24K left and right audio outputs can be connected to any line level input (e.g. CD or AUX) of your amplifier system. For best results we recommend that you use Musical Fidelity X-LINX "no-nonsense" interconnect cables. Once these connections have been made plug in the mains adaptor, start your digital source playing and select the appropriate input on the X-24K's front panel. One of the sample rate LEDs should light (44.1kHz for CD, 48kHz for DAT etc.) indicating that the X-24K has successfully locked onto and decoded the incoming datastream. Sound should now be heard. The X-24K has a 75ohm S/PDIF digital loop / recording output that can be used like a conventional tape output for digital recording with MiniDisc, DAT, CDR machines etc. or for looping the digital signal to further proces- sors. The X-24K has been designed so that it may be left on indefinitely. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the X-24K Multistandard 24 Bit DAC. We sincerely hope that it will bring you many years of listening pleasure. The X-24K uses the very latest 24 Bit DAC technology to provide a genuine upgrade to the audio performance of your CD or DVD player. The X-24K can recognise and lock-on to all current and proposed sampling frequencies and is fully compatible with CD, DAT, MiniDisc, broadcast digital and DVD standards. In addition, the X-24K can accept data words of 16, 18, 20 and 24 bit length and will automatically interpo- late up to 24 bit word length any input of less that 24 bits. This gives unprecedented accuracy in conversion and near theoretical limit perform- ance with 16 bit sources such as CD. The X-24K incorporates an 8x oversampling digital filter and a 5 pole hybrid analog filter greatly reducing digital aliasing noise and spuriae which can affect both sound quality and system matching. Two digital inputs are provided so that, for instance, a CD player and DVD player can be connected at the same time and a digital loop output allows loss-less digital recording. Installation Precautions Your new X-24K is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance. As with all electronic devices it is however necessary to observe a few precautions. Please ensure that you have complied with these before you connect the power to your X-24K. Retain this guide for future reference. n nDo not use the X-24K near water. n nKeep the X-24K away from heat sources such as radiators. n nOnly use the mains adaptor provided. The use of other adaptors could seriously damage your X-24K. n nPlace all connecting cables where they are not likely to bewalked on or trapped by items placed on them.