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PS Audio NuWave Owner's Reference Manual

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    Owner’s reference nuwave phono converter 4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com introduction i owner’s reference ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® instructions for use nuwave ® phono converter ™.

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    Owner’s reference nuwave phono converter 4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com introduction ii ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. Introduction ® read these instructions heed all warnings follow all instructions warning. To red...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com page d specifications ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter unit weight 14 lbs [6.4 kg] unit dimensions 14” x 8.3” x 2.4” [ 36cm x 21cm x 6.1cm] shi...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com page d specifications ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter unit weight 14 lbs [6.4 kg] unit dimensions 14” x 8.3” x 2.4” [ 36cm x 21cm x 6.1cm] shi...

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    Owner’s reference nuwave phono converter 4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com introduction v ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. Introduction ® thank you for your purchase of the ps audio ® nuwave ® phono converter (npc). The ...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com getting started getting started 1 ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter once your npc is unpacked, you’ll need to find a convenient place to set it....

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 2 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter our attorney (overly cautious by nature) would recommend that you power down you...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 3 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter connect the inputs of the npc to the proper source equipment. The phono inputs a...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 4 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter the other switches (3-10) in the down position. For a moving coil cartridge, the...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 5 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter dsd. If you are using this output be sure and use the highest quality connecting...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 6 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter to install a driver, that same driver is built into mac’s running osx. Once conn...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 7 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter phase and stereo/mono select choices apply only to the phono stage and not the a...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 8 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter select which of these output sample rates you wish to use. Selecting any of thes...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 9 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter intend to use the computer as a recording or playback device. If you have usb en...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 10 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter people are likely to want to play. Using 96khz and below engages the best sound...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 11 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter if you do not yet have your turntable connected to the npc it may be convenient...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 12 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter next you will need to set the sample rate you wish the npc to operate at. The c...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 13 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter computer. Select the pass through button while you are playing music into the n...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com owner’s guide 14 owner’s guide ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter 54db (3.5mv) 57db (2.5mv) 60db (1.8mv) 63db (1.2mv) 66db (0.9mv) 69db (0.6mv) 7...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com questions and answers 15 questions and answers ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter the nuwave phono converter is best left plugged in, and on, at ...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com questions and answers 16 questions and answers ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter format. The npc will then add a pcm acceptable wrapper around t...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com troubleshooting 17 troubleshooting ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter check to make sure power is going into the nuwave phono converter and its r...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com troubleshooting 18 troubleshooting ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter if you determine that there is still no hum present when the preamp, proces...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com troubleshooting 19 troubleshooting ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter the npc enabled, you can no longer set or change the sample rate or bit dep...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com warranty 20 warranty ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter ps audio warrants the product designated herein to be free of manufacturing defects in ma...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com warranty 21 warranty ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter this warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com service 22 service ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter in the unlikely event there is a problem with your ps audio component, please contact your ...

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    4826 sterling drive, boulder, co 80301 ph: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.Com www.Psaudio.Com service 23 service ©2013 ps audio international inc. All rights reserved. ® owner’s reference nuwave phono converter 1. Obtain a return authorization number (rma number) and shipping address from your dealer ...