QUAD Artera Play Owner's Manual - page 18
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Mute
Press the MUTE key on the handset to mute the sound output. The word “Mute” appears briefly on
screen and then the play screen restores.
Pressing the info key on the handset the “Mute” will be displayed, indicating that the player is in
mute.
When the output is muted:
• Pressing the Mute key on the handset cancels mute.
• Changing the Volume level cancels mute.
• Bringing the unit into and out of Standby will cancel mute.
Playing a USB input
Install the QUAD Audio Driver from the CD-ROM provided as accessory. The USB and DSD Setup
Guide is burnt on the CD-ROM, please refer to the file when installing the software. Connect your
computer to the Play via USB cable (type A to Type B), change the Play mode to USB input using the
handset or the button on the front panel.
“Unlocked” will be displayed if no input signal for USB. The Play with digital inputs will lock onto
the input data when there is an input signal for USB. The display screen will then indicate the presence
of a digital signal and show the output sampling frequency of the music file in your computer.
If input sampling frequency is 384kHz, display show is PCM384 kHz.
If the format of music file is DSD64, display show is DSD2.8MHz.
If the format of music file is DSD128, display show is DSD5.6MHz.
If the format of music file is DSD256, display show is DSD11.2MHz.
Press the info key on the handset, display shown as following: (e.g. On your computer, input
sampling frequency is 384KhZ or the format of music file is DSD 256)
HID function is available when playing PC USB. Play, Pause, Previous track, Next track can be
controlled by the handset.
CD
Mute
Trk 4
02:25
USB
Vol 12
PCM 384kHz
USB
Vol 12
DSD11.2MHz
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