TOPPING TP129 Digital To Analog Converter User Manual

TOPPING TP129 Digital To Analog Converter

Contents list

• D70 Pro SABRE x1
• Remote control x1
• USB cable x1
• AC cable x1
• Bluetooth antenna x1
• User manual x1
• Warranty card X 1

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

Part names

Front panel

Rear panel

1. Screen

2. Remote control receiver

3. Menu
   Enter/exit the setup menu or return to the parent menu

4. Input channel switching

5. Home page switching

6. Volume knob & User-defined button
   Rotate the knob: Adjust the volume.
   Press the knob: User-defined function. Please set it at [Setup Menu­Advanced- Button].

7. Right channel balanced XLR output

8. Left channel balanced XLR output

9. Left channel single-ended RCA output

10. Right channel single-ended RCA output

11. Coaxial SPDIF input

12. Optical SPDIF input

13. Bluetooth receiver

14. USB input

15. AES input

16. 12V Trigger IN/OUT
    The 12V Trigger IN/OUT allows the D70 Pro SABRE to be activated by other devices or to activate other devices via a 3.5mm AUX cable. The connected device must be equipped with a 12V Trigger In/Out to use this feature.
    *Before using the Trigger IN function, you need to set the [Setup Menu­On/Off trigger] to “12V”

17. Power input (AC 100-240V 50Hz/60Hz)

18. Power switch

Display

There are three types of home page displays: Normal, VU and FFT, which can be switched by touching the button on the front panel or set in the menu [Setup Menu – Display – Home].
The home page display in DAG mode and PRE mode will be slightly different. [Setup menu-Advanced-DAG mode]

PRE mode: Volume is adjustable.
DAG mode: D70 Pro SABRE keeps the maximum volume output and the volume is not adjustable.

*VU Meter, FFT and Level meter monitor or refiect D70 Pro SABRE’s output level. (They won’t be affected by the volume in PRE mode.)
D70 Pro SABRE has 3 output modes: SE, BAL and ALL [Setup menu- Output select]. In SE output mode, the VU Meter, FFT and Level meter refiect RCA output level. In BAL/ALL mode, the output level of XLR is reflected.

vu Meter, FFT and Level meter do not support DSD512.

Remote control

Connection

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

Connect to amplifier or active speakers
Use XLR or RCA cables to connect to amplifiers or active speakers. In order to avoid damage to your devices, please turn off the amplifier or active speakers before you connect them to D70 Pro SABRE.

Operation

Power on & off I standby operation 

1. Power on & off: Press the power switch on the rear panel to turn D70 Pro SABRE on or off.
2. Standby setting:
   When it is working, press and hold the knob 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 C!!) on remote control to enter or exit standby state.

Volume setting

1. Mute and unmute: Press the mute button Oon the remote control to mute D70 Pro SABRE, 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 + and – button on the remote control to adjust the volume. Note that long pressing the + and – button 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

Touch the → button on the front panel or press the < or > button on the remote control to switch the input circularly.

Output channel switching
Press the Line out button on the remote control to switch the output in cycle. You could also switch the output channel by pressing the knob, but note that you need to set [Setup Menu-Advanced-Button] to “Output select”. (Default)

Setup Menu

Enter menu and change settings

The button on the front panel
Touch Ξ : Enter/exit the setup menu or return to the parent menu
Touch: Exit the setup menu
Rotate the knob: Choose setting item
Press the knob: Change the setting/OK/Enter the sub menu

The remote control

Display

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

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 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.

Classic vu OdB
Set 0dB reference voltage for VU meter. For example, if set to +4dBu, when the pointer swings to 0dB, the current output level of the D70 Pro SABRE is +4dBu.
+4dBu ( Default) , +1 0dBu

Level meter
All on (Default) , Normal page, FFT page, All off

Input select
USB (Default) , OPT, COAX, AES, BT

Output mode
SE: only RCA output
BAL: only XLR output
ALL (Default): Both RCA and XLR can have output.

On/Off trigger

Signal (Default) : Input signal will trigger the device to turn on, but if the current input is not connected or input signal is invalid in 1 minute, it will automatically enter the standby state. Once having detected valid signal, it will automatically return to working state.
12V: 12V signal will trigger the device to turn on. When D7a Pro SABRE’s Trigger In is connected to another device’s 12V Trigger Out, D70 Pro SABRE’s on/standby state can be controlled through this device.

The D7a Pro SABRE will remain in standby state until Trigger In detects the signal change from av to 12V. When changing back to av, the D7a Pro SABRE will return to standby state.
Off: Disabled this function.

PCM filter

F-1: Minimum Phase ( Default)
F-2: Linear Phase Apodizing
F-3: Linear Phase Fast Roll-off
F-4: Linear Phase Slow Roll-off
F-5: Minimum Phase Fast Roll-off
F-6: Minimum Phase Slow Roll-off
F-7: Minimum Phase Slow Roll-off Low Dispersion

Advanced

1. Channel balance
   Setting range: C (Balance), L +a.5-9.5dB or R+a.5-9.5dB. (Default: C)

• When using the knob, press the knob to enter the setting, rotate the knob to set the parameter, and press the knob again to exit the setting. 2. Sound mode
  Off (Default), Valve, Transistor

  3. Output level
     Maximum output level at adBFS
     4V (Default) , 5V

  4. DAC mode
     PRE (Default): Volume is adjustable.
     DAG: Keep the maximum volume output and the volume is not adjustable.

  5. Bluetooth
     Enabled (Default), Disabled

  6. Remote
     Enabled (Default), Disabled

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

  8. Bandwidth
     Customized settings from 4 to 15, the larger the number is, the stronger the ability to adapt to jitter, and the smaller the number, the better the performance. (default: 5)
     *When using the knob, press the knob to enter the setting, rotate the knob to set the number, and press the knob again to exit the setting.

Language
Scan the QR code on the right for the video.

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

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