Owner’s Manual MOON Series 380 D 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or another apparatus that produces heat. 9.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Table of Contents Congratulations .............................................. 5 Unpacking and Warnings .................................. 5 Introduction ................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 6 Front Panel Controls ........................................ 7 Rear Panel Connections .................................... 9 SimLink™ .......................................................
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter as a part of your hi-fi reproduction system. This product has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is amongst the finest digital audio products available.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Introduction Your MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter incorporates many innovative significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: ESS Technology SABRE32 Ultra DAC/Digital Filter (ES9016) working in 32-bit Hyperstream™ to achieve unprecedented jitter immunity and low-level linearity via a patented Time Domain Jitter Eliminator.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Front Panel Controls Figure 1: MOON 380D Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large digital display window indicates the selected digital input (“D1” thru “D8”) its corresponding sampling frequency in kHz (“44.1” thru “192.0”) of the source material currently being played. The “Standby” button disengages all outputs from the rest of the MOON 380D’s circuitry and turns off the digital display.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Rear Panel Connections Figure 2: MOON 380D Rear panel The rear panel will look similar to Figure 2 (above). On the left side are two rows of analog outputs; The bottom row has two pairs labeled “Right” and “Left”, each with a single-ended RCA and balanced XLR connectors. These are “Fixed Level” outputs and are intended to be connected to a line-level input on your preamplifier or integrated amplifier.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter SimLink™ The main feature of SimLink™ on the MOON 380D, involves the “Standby” function. By pressing down and holding the “Standby” button for 2 seconds on the 380D, all other MOON components connected via the SimLink will go into “Standby” mode along with the 380D. The same logic applies when switching from “Standby” to active mode.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Remote Control Operation The MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter uses the ‘CRM-2’ full-function remote control (figure 5). It operates on the Philips RC-5 communication protocol and is can be used with other Simaudio MOON components. The ‘CRM-2’ remote uses two AA batteries (included). To install them, simply slide the back plate off in the direction of the arrow; insert the batteries in the correct direction and then replace the back plate.
MOON 380D Digital-to-Analog Converter Specifications Configuration ......................................................... Digital / Analog Power Supply Transformers .............. Digital / Analog Power Supply Capacitance .............. Digital Filter / Digital-to-Analog Converters ............... Frequency Response (full range) .............................. THD @1kHz, 0dBFS (A-weighted).............................. Intermodulation Distortion ...................................... Dynamic Range ......
