Operation Manual

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DA2
Use of digital audio connection
Your Argon DA2 has 3 different digital inputs
- Optical digital
- Coaxial digital
- USB audio digital
Optical and Coax digital connection are typically used for hi-fi products such as CD player, DVD players, Digital tuners (like Argon
iNet6+). Take a look at the back side of your audio source product and see what kind of digital output it has.
Use of digital audio connection (USB Audio)
Your Argon DA2 is uniquely equipped with a USB Audio Digital input
A USB Audio Digital input means that you can connect a PC and directly play digital audio content from the PC.
Conversion of the signal from digital to analogue would normally happen in the PC, but often the D/A conversion quality in PC’s
are of poor standard.
DA2 has high quality build in D/A converters that converts the signal in the Optical signal with up till 16bit/96hz and USB digital audio
with16bit/48Khz. Notice: optical is not supported via Bluetooth to an Argon BT2. Instead, use analogue input on DA2, if you intend to
connect an Argon Audio BT2 Bluetooth adaptor.
What can you connect to USB AUDIO input?
USB digital audio input is shown on page 5 on the back panel description.
Your Argon DA2 is using a USB type B plug (similar to what many Printers use)
USB AUIO is primarily intended for playback from a PC. All PC’s have USB AUDIO out.
Connection will in most cases be a standard flat USB plug in the PC end and a USB type B plug for the DA2
Other audio source products might also have USB AUDIO out. Refer to your audio source manual about this issue.
Notice that Apple iPod, iPhone etc, are not supported for USB AUDIO on DA2.
If you want to know more about USB and USB AUDIO you can check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
Notice: If DA2 is connected with a Argon iNet6+ they have to be connected only by Optical digital out/in.
If iNet6+ is connected to DA2 via analogue RCA the volume function on the remote will not work properly