TOPPING DX9 DAC Chipset DAC and Headphone Amplifier User Guide

TOPPING DX9 DAC Chipset DAC and Headphone Amplifier

Contents list

• DX9 x1
• Remote control x1
• USB cable x1
• AC cable x1
• Bluetooth antenna x1
• 6.35mm to 3.5mm Adaptor x1
• Product Information Card x1

Note: You can download the driver on http://www.topping.audio/.

Attribute

Input range

Attribute

Front panel

Rear panel

1. Multifunction button
2. Remote control receiver
3. Screen
4. Volume knob & User-defined button
   • Rotate the knob: Adjust the volume.
   • Press the knob: User-defined function. Please set it at! Setup Menu-Advanced-Button].
5. 6.35mm headphone output jack
6. 4.4mm balanced headphone output jack
7. 4-PIN-XLR headphone output jack
8. Right channel balanced XLR preamp output
9. Left channel balanced XLR preamp output
10. Left channel single-ended RCA preamp output
11. Right channel single-ended RCA preamp output
12. Left channel single-ended RCA Line Out output
13. Right channel single-ended RCA Line Out output
14. Right channel balanced XLR Line Out outpu
15. Left channel balanced XLR Line Out output
16. IIS input
17. Coaxial SPDIF input 2
18. Coaxial SPDIF input 1
19. Optical SPDIF input 2
20. Optical SPDIF input 1
21. Bluetooth receiver
22. USB input
23. AES input
24. 12V Trigger IN/OUT
    • The 12V Trigger IN/OUT allows the DX9 to be activated by other devices or to activate other devices via a 3.5mm AUX cable.
    • The upstream device connected to Trigger In can control the power on/standby of DX9, and the downstream device connected to Trigger Out can be controlled by DX9.
    • Before using the Trigger IN function, you need to set the [Setup Menu-On/ Off trigger] to “12V”
25. Power input (AC 100-240V 50Hz/60Hz)
26. Fuse
27. Power switch

Display
There are three types of homepage display: Normal, VU and FFT, which are set in the menu [SETUP – Display – Home].There are two types of VU Meter styles: classic and blue, which can be switched in the menu [SETUP – Display – VU style].

PRE mode

• The VU meter, FFT and Level meter on the left and right screens display the balanced output amplitude of the Line Out of the left and right channels (unaffected by the volume control). The 0dB in the blue VU meter, Level meter, and FFT is 4.2Vrms, and the 0dB in the classic meter is +4dBu or +10dBu. II can be set in the menu [Setup Menu-Display-Classic VU 0dB]
• vu Meter, FFT and Level meter do not support DSD512.

Remote control

Install remote control

1. Use the included H 1.27 screwdriver to remove the three screws on the back.
2. Insert the CR2032 button cell (not included) in the direction of the arrow.
3. Install according to the original path.

Connection

Connect to the input source
Support IIS,USB, Coaxial, Optical, Bluetooth, AES input.

Connect to headphone
Three types of headphone jacks are available: XLR-4, 4.4mm and 6.35mm .

Connect to amplifier or active speakers
Use XLR or RCA cables to connect to power amplifier or active speakers. In order to avoid damage to your devices, please turn off the amplifier or active speakers before you connect them to DX9.

Operation

Power on & off/ standby operation 

1. Power on & off: Press the power switch on the rear panel to turn DX9 on or off.
2. Standby selling:
   When it is working, press and hold the multifunction button on the front panel to enter standby state and press to exit standby state when it is standby. Or you can press the standby button on remote control to enter or exit standby state.

Output setting

1. Set output mode first ( press and hold the center button of the remote control) ( [Setup menu-Output mode])
   • HPA: Only the front panel headphone jack has output.
   • Line Out: Only the rear panel Line Out connector has output.
   • PRE: Only the rear panel PRE connector has output.
   • ALL: Headphone jack, Line Out connector and preamp connector output simultaneously.
2. Selects the output channel based on the selected output mode
   • Headphone output: [Setup menu – HPA output]; or press the remote button to select: XLR 14.4mm 16.35mm /ALL/ turn off
   • Line out: [Setup menu – Line out]; or press the remote button to select: RCA/ XLR /ALL/turn off
   • PRE output: [Setup menu – PRE output]: RCA/ XLR /ALL/ turn off
     Note: You can also choose lo turn off an output channel when output mode select All, in which case no signal is output from that channel.

Volume setting

1. Mute and unmute: Press the mute button ****on the remote control to mute DX9, press the mute button again or adjust the volume to exit mute state.
2. Volume adjusting: You can turn the volume knob or press the or button on the remote control to adjust the volume. Note that long pressing the and buttons on the remote control will quickly change the volume, so please be careful in order to protect your hearing.
   Note: Volume is fixed to 0dB in DAC mode and volume adjusting is invalid in this mode. [Setup menu-Advanced-DAG mode]

Input channel switching
Press the ****button on the remote control to switch the input in cycle. You could also switch the input channel by pressing the knob, but note that you need to set [Setup Menu-Advanced-Button] to “Input select”.

Setup Menu

Enter menu and change settings
The button on the front panel:

• Press : Enter/exit the setup menu or return to the parent menu.
• Rotate the knob: Choose setting item.
• Press the knob: Change the setting/OK/Enter the sub menu.

Overview

Setup Menu

Display

1. Home
   Choose home page
   Normal (Default), VU, FFT

2. Brightness
   Low, Medium (Default), High, Auto
   Auto has the same brightness as Medium. The difference is that when there is no operation after 30 seconds under the Auto mode, the screen will be automatically turned off and only display the current input. You can press any button to light up the screen.

3. VU style
   Select VU meter style
   Classic (Default) , Blue

4. Classic VU 0dB
   Set 0dB reference vo ltage for VU meter. For example, if set to +4dBu, when the pointer swings to 0dB, the current output level of the DX9 ls +4dBu. +4dBu (Default), +10dBu

5. Level meter
   Turn on/off the VU meter, or display the VU meter on a separate home screen.
   All on (Default), Normal page, FFT page, All off

6. Screen
   Switch left and right interface displays
   Normal (Default), Inverted

7. LED
   Selecting DX9 internal light brightness
   Low, Medium (Default), High, OFF

Input select
USB (Default), BT, OPT1, COAX1, OPT2, COAX2, IIS, AES See “Output settings” in the “Operation, above.

Out mode
ALL (Default), HPA, Line Out, PRE See “Output settings” in the operation, above.

HPAoutput
ALL (Default), OFF, 6.35, 4.4, XLR See “Output settings” in the operation”, above.

Line out
ALL (Default), OF F, RCA, XLR See “Output settings” in the “Operation”, above.

PRE output
ALL (Defau lt)’ OF F, RCA, XLR See “Output settings” in the “Operation”, above.

Gain
Gain settings for headphone amplifier and preamplifier Low (Default), High.

On/Off trigger

• Signal (Default): The input signal will trigger the device to turn on, but if the current input is not connected or the input signal is invalid in 1 minute, it will automatically enter the standby state. Once a valid signal, it will automatically return to a working state.
• 12V: A 12V signal will trigger the device to turn on. When DX9’s Trigger In is connected to another device’s 12V Trigger Out, DX9’s on/standby state can be controlled through this device. The DX9 will remain in a standby state until Trigger In detects the signal change from OV to 12V. When changing back to 0V, the DX9 will return to the standby state.
• Off: Disabled this function.

PCM filter

• F-1: Sharp Roll off
• F-2: Slow Roll off
• F-3: (Default), Short Delay Sharp Roll off
• F-4: Short Delay Slow Roll off
• F-5: Super Slow Roll off
• F-6:  Low Dispersion Short Delay

DSD filter
Setting the cut-off frequency of the filter

• F-1 (Default): cut-off frequency: 37kHz (DSD64) 74kHz(DSD128) 238kHz ( DSD256) 4 76kHz ( DSD512)
• F-2: cut-off frequency 65kHz (DSD64) 131 kHz (DSD128) 238kHz (DSD256) 476kHz(DSD512)

Advanced

1. Channel balance
   Setting range: C (Balance), L +0.5-9.5dB or R+0.5-9.5dB. (Default: C)
   *When using the knob, press the knob to enter the setting, rotate the knob to set the value, and press the knob again to exit the setting.

2. DAC mode

   • PRE (Default): Volume is adjustable.
   • DAC: Keep the maximum volume output and the volume is not adjustable.
     Note: When DAC mode is turned on, the outputs must select Line Out only for DAC mode to take effect.

3. Bluetooth
   Enabled (Default), Disabled

4. Remote
   Enabled (Default), Disabled

5. Button

   • Customize the function of the press knob.
   • Input select (Default), Output select, Home select, Brightness select, Dim the screen, Output mode select, Filter select, Mute

6. USB

   • USB protocol version selection
   • UAC 1.0, UAC 2.0 (Default)

7. IIS Phase
   IIS interface phase setting

   • STD: Standard phase (Default)
   • REV: Reverse phase

8. IIS DSDR
   DSD channel setting for the IIS interface

   • LRCLK: DSDR using LRCLK (Default)
   • DATA: DSDR using DATA

9. IIS DSD Flag
   DSD flag bit setting for the IIS interface

   • Pin 15: Set pin 15 as the flag bit (Default)
   • Pin 14: Set pin 14 as the flag bit

10. IIS MUTE
    When using the 11S interface, noise appears when switching the sample rate, you can turn it on to eliminate the noise. ON (Default), OFF

11. DSD bypass

    • Disabled (Default): Disable DSD bypass
    • Enabled: Playing DSD music on the Line-out output in DAG mode will pass through to the Line out output.

Language
English, ‘PX

Factory reset
Select factory reset will have a pop-up, select Yes/No (blue for selected), then press the middle button on the remote or the front-panel knob to confirm.

Troubleshooting

If you still have problems or questions, please contact us (service@tpdz.net)

Precautions

• Do not keep the unit in a hot, humid environment or hit the unit strongly.
• Opening the case instantly voids the warranty!
• Indoor use only.
• Topping accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the failure of DX9.
• For improvement purpose, specifications subject to changes without prior notice.

Specifications

*Note: The above data is the result of the test in TOPPING laboratory under AC220V 50Hz condition.

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