iBasso Audio
USER GUIDE
Android Basic Features Introduction
WiFi Connection/Bluetooth Connection
Contents
Package Components
Main Features
Specifications
Names of Parts & Functions
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5-6
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Application (APP) Installation/App， to Uninstall/USB Connections
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Power Off/Reboot/System Switching
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System Settings
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iBasso Mango Music Player Application
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Playback Screen (home screen)
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Music Screen
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Settings Screen
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USB-C cable Screen Protector
Quick Start Guide Warranty Card
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Package Components
Clear TPU
protection case
DX180 Player
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USB-C Cable：
Connect the USB-C cable to a computer for charging,
data transfer, and USB-DAC function.The USB-C cable
can also be used with a USB charger to charge the
battery.
Clear TPU protection case:
Use the TPU protection case to protect the DX180
chassis from scratches.
Screen Protector：
Use the screen protector to protect the DX180 screen
from scratches.
Warranty Card：
The warranty card will be requested at the time of
warranty repair. Please retain the warranty card.
Quick Start Guide:
This reviews the basic functions of the DX180.
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Tips for burn-in
The burn-in time is commonly 100 to 200 hours and doesn't
have to be continual. You can power off the player and
continue the burn-in after a few days. Or you can just listen
and enjoy the music as your player goes through this process.
For burn-in to occur a load is required and all that is needed
is a set of IEMs or Headphones played at a normal listening
volume. The point of burn-in is to help to form the new
capacitors and other components.
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Main Features
- Quad CS43131 DAC Chipset matrix.
- In-house developed FPGA-Master2.0 as the audio system
controller, synchronizing and generating the signal to all
audio clocks.
- 2 NDK ultra-low phase noise Femtosecond oscillators.
- Hardware FIR output mode.
- Bit for Bit playback with support up to 32bit/768kHz.
- Support of Native DSD up to 256x.
- 11nm Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC.
- Sharp 5.0″ IPS full screen (1080*1920), with On-Cell
capacitive touch panel.
- 3GB LPDDR4X + 32G ROM/4GB LPDDR4X + 128G ROM
- Support of QC3.0 and PD3.0 quick charge.
- USB digital output up to PCM 32bit/384kHz, Native
DSD256, and DoP DSD128.
- Mini coaxial output that supports up to 24bit/384kHz and
DoP DSD128.
- USB DAC function that supports up to 32bit/384kHz and
native DSD256 input.
- Support of 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0.
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- Support of SDHC and SDXC Micro SD cards up to 2TB.
- Support of USB 3.1 Super speed transfer.
- 2 gain settings for hardware control.
- 100 step volume control.
- Removable back cover design.
- Audio Formats Supported: APE, FLAC, WAV, WMA, AAC,
ALAC, AIFF, OGG, MP3, DFF, DSF, and DXD.
- Support for M3U playlists.
- 3.8V 3200mAh Li-Polymer battery.
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Specifications
Maximum output level：
Output Power：
Frequency Response：
S/N：
Dynamic Range：
THD+N：
Crosstalk：
Output impedance：
Maximum output level：
Output Power：
Frequency Response：
S/N：
Dynamic Range：
THD+N：
Crosstalk：
Output impedance：
2Vrms (Low Gain)
3Vrms (High Gain)
525mW + 525mW@16ohm,THD+N< 0.1%
281mW + 281mW@32ohm,THD+N< 0.1%
10Hz~75kHz, -1 dB
127dB
127dB
-116dB (0.000156%)@1kHz (600ohm Load)
-118dB
0.6ohm
4Vrms (Low Gain)
6Vrms (High Gain)
690mW + 690mW@32ohm, THD+N< 0.1%
10Hz~75kHz, -1dB
133dB
133dB
-121dB (0.000087%)@1kHz (600ohm Load)
-144dB
1.1ohm
3.5mm PO：
4.4mm PO：
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Maximum output level：
Frequency Response：
S/N：
Dynamic Range：
THD+N：
Crosstalk：
Maximum output level：
Frequency Response：
S/N：
Dynamic Range：
THD+N：
Crosstalk：
Average Play Time:
Charging Time:
PO low gain for 15.5 hours,
PO high gain 13 hours,
Line Out 30 hours.
(The play time varies with different resolutions,
volume used and headphone/IEMloads.)
About 1.5 hours.
2Vrms
10Hz~ 75kHz, -1dB
125dB
125dB
-112dB (0.00025%)@1kHz
-115dB
4Vrms
10Hz~75kHz, -1 dB
133dB
133dB
-121dB (0.00089%)@1kHz
-130dB
3.5mm LO：
4.4mm Line LO：
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Names of Parts & Functions
Coaxial Output Port:
Use the coaxial cable to play music stored in the DX180 on an
external device with a coaxial input port. Mini coaxial output has
the highest output priority which would close the phone out or
line out when coaxial cable plugged in. The output of this port is
up to 24bit/384kHz or DoP DSD128.
4.4mm Balanced Output
USB-C
Micro SD
3.5mm Single-ended Output
As shown in the picture above, users can choose TS, TRS,
TRRS standard 3.5 sockets.
The first section "T" is the coaxial signal, and the last section "S" is ground.
Coaxial signal
Ground
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3.5mm Single-ended Output
When PO is selected on the output interface, plug in a 3.5mm
Single-ended earphone and output sound through the 3.5mm
SE port.
When LO is selected on the output interface, plug in a 3.5mm
interconnect and output LO to an external amplifier.
Micro SD Card Slot
Insert a Micro SD card into the DX180 to access its stored files.
4.4mm Balanced output
When PO is selected on the output interface, plug in a 4.4mm
balanced earphone and output sound through the 4.4mm BAL
port.
When LO is selected on the output interface, plug in a 4.4mm
balanced interconnect and output LO to an external amplifier.
USB-C Port
Connect the DX180 to a computer or a USB charger to charge
the DX180.
Connect the DX180 to a computer to allow the DX180 to work
as a card reader or an external storage.
Connect the DX180 to an OTG storage device to play music
files stored in this OTG storage device.
Connect the DX180 to a Windows PC or a Mac computer to
work as a USB DAC.
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USB-C
Power/Volume
Previous/Rewind
Play/Pause
Next/Fast Forward
Micro SD
5.0 Inch LED
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Power：
Volume：
Previous/Rewind：
Next/Fast Forward：
Play/Pause：
Rotate the wheel clockwise to increase the volume.
Rotate the wheel counter clockwise to decrease the volume.
Short Press - Play the next track.
Long Press - Fast forward.
Short Press - Play/Pause.
Short Press - Replay previous track.
Long Press - Rewind.
Short Press - Power the LCD screen on and off.
Long Press - To display the pop up window with two
options that are Power off and Reboot.
The DX180 can work as a USB DAC for Windows PC, Mac
computer, and Linux computer. It is driver free on Mac computer
and Linux computer. With Mac computers, the DX180 Supports
PCM up to 32bit/384kHz and DoP DSD up to 128x. For Windows
PC, one can download the driver from iBasso.com and install it
following the steps, before using the USB DAC function. The
DX180 supports up to 32bit/384kHz PCM, and native DSD up to
256x when be used as a USB-DAC on Windows OS.
Power on/off:
1. Press and hold the power button to power on.
2. After the DX180 is powered on, a long press of the Power
button to display the pop up window, press Power Off button
to power off the DX180.
Power on/off the screen:
Single press the power button to power on/off the screen after
the DX180 has been powered on.
Reset:
When the DX180 stops unexpectedly during operation and the
keys are no longer responsive, press and hold the power button
for 10 seconds to reset the DX180.
Charging:
DX180 supports two quick charge protocols, QC3.0 and PD3.0.
Charging can be done with a standard 5V USB charger or with
quick charger that is compliant the stated 2 protocols. A full
charge takes about 1.5 hours with the afore mentioned quick
charge types.
Connecting to a computer to work as a USB DAC:
Basic Operation:
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Battery indicator
WiFi
Bluetooth
Time
Volume
Gain
Digital Filter
Android Basic Features
Introduction
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WiFi Connection:
① On the Android desktop, from the top, swipe down
the screen to display the notification bar.
② Press the Wireless local area network(WLAN) to turn
on the WiFi function. The first time you enter the
WLAN, you need to choose the hot spot you will be
using and enter the password. From this point
forward your password for this hotspot will be
remembered and you simply press the WLAN icon
to connect to the WiFi internet.
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Bluetooth Connection:
① On the Android desktop, swipe down from the top
of the screen to display the notification bar.
② Press the Bluetooth icon to turn on the Bluetooth
function. The DX180 will automatically search for
the nearby Bluetooth device. At the same time, the
DX180 will be visible to the nearby devices.
Choose the device that you would like to pair with.
After the device has been paired, you can use the
DX180 in the Bluetooth mode.
APP Installation:
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Method 1:
① Google Play and Aptoide are pre-installed on the
DX180.
② Launch one of them.
③ Search for the APP that you would like to install.
④ Download the APP and install it.
Method 2:
① Press the internet browser on the desktop.
② Enter the website address of the APP.
③ Find the download icon on the website and start
the download.
④ Return to the desktop and open download
manager.
⑤ Press the on downloaded app and install it.
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① Press the Settings icon on the desktop and scroll
down and press APPs.
② Press the APP that you would like to uninstall.
③ Press uninstall to delete the APP.
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USB Connections:
Connect the DX180 to the computer using the furnished
USB-C cable. The DX180 will show on the computer as
an external storage. Users can transfer files by copying
and pasting.
* If you are using a Mac computer, please make sure the MTP
software Android File Transfer is installed.
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Charge The Connected Device:
① Connect the DX180 to a device.
② The USB option appears at the bottom of the notification
bar drop down window
③ After pressing it, you can select the USB connection
purpose.
After turning on the function of charging connected
devices, you can charge the devices connected to the
DX180.
USB DAC:
Please refer to page13.
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System Settings:
Press Settings icon on the DX180 desktop to go into system
settings.
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Audio Settings:
① Gain:
One of the two gains can be selected.
②
Digital Filter:
A total of five filters are available for user setting.
③ FIR Output:
One of the two Outputs can be selected.
④
Volume Limitation:
This sets the volume to a maximumpresetpoint.
⑤
Volume Control knob:
The volume knob can be set according to needs.
NOS Filter:
When using NOS filter, the pop sound when switching sample
rates will be at a higher volume than the other four filters. This
is part of the DAC chipset design andnormal.
Press Settings Icon, then press Audio Settings.
Firmware Update:
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Online Update:
① Make sure the DX180 is connected to WiFi.
② After online update is selected, press Check Update.
③ Press Download, the DX180 will start downloading
the available update package.
④ After the download complete, press Update Now to
start the firmware update.
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Local Update:
① Download the firmware file from our website.
If it is a rar file, extract it.
② Press the icon located on the top right corner,
then press Local Update.
③ Browse the folder where the firmware file is saved,
and select the firmware file.
④ Press Update Now to start the firmware update.
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Firmware Version:
① Press Settings icon, System, About DX180.
② Scroll down the page, the Build number is the
firmware version.
Power Off And Reboot :
① Long press the power button for 2 seconds.
② There is a pop up window with two options.
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iBasso Mango Music Player
Application
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iBasso Audio Mango music player is composed of the Playback
screen (home screen), Music screen and Settings.
When on the playback screen, one can swipe left and right on
the Album artwork area to switch a song: Press the icon on the
top left corner ① to go into Music Screen.
Press the icon on the top right corner ② to go into Settings.
No matter which sub screens of the Music Screen you are
browsing, press the thumbnail icon on the bottom left to return
to the playback screen.
① ②
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Playback Screen (home screen):
Music screen
Settings
Battery indicator for
digital section
WiFi
Sample Rate
Gain
Volume
L/R Balance
Digital Filter
Equalizer
Track title
Artist name
Music info
Previous/Rewind
Play Mode
Next/Fast Forward
Play/Pause
Now Playing
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Now Playing Screen:
Music Info Screen:
Press the icon located on the bottom right to display the
now playing screen. One can swipe a song to the left to display
the Delete button. Press the delete button to remove it from this
now playing list.
Press the Music info icon ②, the bottom of the home screen will
show the music info. Adding the current playing music into the
playlist or deleting the current playing music also can be achieved
in the music info screen. Press any areas of the upper part will
return to the home screen.
①
②
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Music screen:
Press the Music Screen icon ① will go into the Music Screen②.
Swipe from left to right on the Music Screen will bring up the
Navigation Menu③.
①
② ③
Return:
Press the Return button will move back one page at a time,
until return to the home screen.
Sorting:
Click the Sorting icon to pop-up the sorting options. You
can select "Title/Album/Artist/Time/Folder" to sort the All
Music.
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Song sorting②
Return to
home screen①
Playback bar
Thumbnail artwork
⑥
Play/Pause
Track title and artist name
of the song that is playing
Now playing
Music format
Long press
④
Quickly position
the current playing
music file⑤
Music order
Track title
/Artist name
Swipe to trigger
the Navigation
Menu③
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Swipe to trigger the Navigation Menu：
Swipe from left to right to bring up the navigation menu.
Long Press:
Long pressing a song will pop up a window with more
options.
Quickly position the current playing music file:
On the All Music screen, press the Position icon to quickly
position the current playing music file.
Thumbnail artwork:
Press to return to the playback screen.
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Click the Sorting icon to pop-up the sorting options. You
can select "Title/Album/Artist/Time/Folder" to sort the All
Music.
Sorting:
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Swipe from left to right to bring up the Navigation Menu.
One can choose among All Music, Album, Artist, Genre,
Now Playing, Playlist, Internal Storage, and SD card. Also,
the search bar is located at the bottom of the Navigation
Menu.
Navigation Menu：
Further Options:
Long Press of a song will pop up a window with further
options that allows to play this song, add this song to a
playlist, or delete this song.
Long Press Pop-up:
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Artist View:
Thumbnail view Artwork view
Thumbnail view Artwork view
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Album View:
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Playlist View:
①
②
③
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Further Options:
A Long press of the playlist will popup a window with further
options, which allows renaming the playlist, exporting the
playlist, or deletion of the playlist.
The playlist can be found on the internal storage of the iBasso
/mango player folder, after the playlist has been exported.
New Playlist:
Press the New Playlist to create a playlist. On the pop-up
window, one can name the playlist and add playlist description.
Playlist View:
Sorting：
Click the Sorting icon to pop-up the sorting options. One can
select “Title/Creation Time/ Latest Update" to sort the playlists.
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Recent Play:
50 recently played tracks are listed.
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File：
①
Press Internal Storage or SD Card on the Navigation Menu to go
into Directory view. One can browse the music files under internal
storage and SD card via folder structure.
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①
Press the return button① will move back one page at a time.
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Input the keywords to search a track, an album, or an artist.
Search Screen:
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Gapless:
One can enable the gapless to eliminate the gap between
two tracks.
Gain:
There are two gain settings. The low gain has the lowest
noise floor and is good for ultra sensitive IEMs.
Settings Screen:
Press the Settings icon to go into settings screen.
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Play Mode:
Folder Play:
L/R Balance:
Press to go into the L/R balance setting page.
Digital Filter:
There are five filters, press the number to quickly choose
a filter.
One can choose the desired play mode here.
To enable the folder play function, tick the Folder Play,
then select either the order play mode or loop play mode.
After a full media scan, or rescan the library, you can go
to Directory and select a song under a folder. After this
folder is played, the DX180 will play the next folder.
Media Scan:
Press to go into the Media Scan settings page.
Unplug Pause:
When Unplug Pause is enable, the music playback will be
paused when unplugging the earphone from the player.
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The DX180 has two types of Equalizers, Graphic EQ and Parametric
EQ.
Equalizer:
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Pre-set EQ:
There are 5 kinds of pre-set EQ and a custom option.
One can quickly set the equalizer as desired by selecting
them.
How to Adjust The EQ Settings:
Press on the response curve, the 10 band slide bars will
show up. One can adjust the EQ settings by positioning
the bars up or down.
Press the button of the Graphic Equalizer to enable the Graphic
Equalizer.
Graphic Equalizer:
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Parametric Equalizer:
Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to
enable the it.
Parametric Equalizer:
How to Go Into The Parametric EQ Setting Screen:
Press the response curve to go into the parametric
EQ setting screen.
Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to enable the it.
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① Settings on the Selection Bar:
One can swipe left and right to select a setting.
Parametric Equalizer Setting Screen:
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
②
①
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③ Status:
Status of each filter. One can turn on or turn off
the selected filter.
④ Filter Type:
There are eight kinds of filters. Select one of the
filters.
⑤ Central Frequency (Fc)：
This is the central frequency. Input a value between
33Hz to 16,000Hz.
This is the gain for each central frequency. Input a
value between -20dB to 20dB.
⑥ Gain:
This is the quality factor. Input a value between 0.3
to 20.
⑦ Q Factor:
② Filter Navigation Bar:
There are maximum of 6 filters allowed for each
setting. One can swipe left and right to select a
filter, then customize it.
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Central Frequency (Fc):
The central frequency of each filter setting.
Gain:
The gain for the central frequency.
Quality Factor:
The range of effect of the filter.
As shown on the pictures below, the larger value of the
Q factor, the smaller the effect compared the central
frequency. The smaller value of the Q factor, the larger
the effect in relation to the central frequency.
The following are the curves of the filters
(Fc=100Hz, gain=4dB)
Parametric Equalizer Setting Instruction:
1. Low Pass Filter
The frequency higher than the central frequency will be affected.
Gain setting is ineffective with low pass filter.
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
①. Q=0.7071 ②. Q=20
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 1k
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2. High Pass Filter
The frequency smaller than the central frequency will be affected.
Gain setting is ineffective with high pass filter.
3. All Pass Filter
There is no effect besides the central frequency. Gain setting is
ineffective with all pass filter.
③. Q=0.7071 ④. Q=20
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 1k
⑤.
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
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4. Band Filter
The effect on the central frequency is not large.The frequency
beside the central frequency has similar effect. Gain setting is
ineffective with band filter.
5. Peak Filter
There is a large effect on the central frequency. The frequency beside
the central frequency has similar effect.
⑥. Q=0.7071 ⑦. Q=20
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 1k
⑧. Q=0.7071 ⑨. Q=20
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 1k
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
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6. Notch Filter
The central frequency has obvious reduction. The frequency beside
the central frequency has similar effect. Gain setting is ineffective
with notch filter.
7. High Shelf Filter
There is a wide effect on the frequency that is higher than the
central frequency.
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
⑩. Q=0.7071 ⑪. Q=20
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200
300 1k
⑫. Q=0.7071 ⑬. Q=20
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200
300 1k
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
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8. Low Shelf Filter
There is a wide effect on the frequency that is lower than the central
frequency.
⑭. Q=0.7071 ⑮. Q=20
4 5 6 78 9 10 20 30 40 50 100 200
300 1k
2 3 4 56 10 20 30 100 200 1k
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L/R Balance:
Turn in the clockwise direction to decrease to volume in right
channel.
Turn in the counterclockwise direction to decrease the volume
in left channel.
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Digital Filter:
There are five digital filters available. Press a digital
filter to view the figure.
When using NOS filter, the pop sound when switching
sample rates will be at a higher volume than the other
four filters. This is part of the DAC chipset design and
normal.
Digital Filter:
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Media Scan:
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The DX180 can work as a USB DAC for Windows PC,
Mac computer, and Linux computer. It is driver free on
Mac computer and Linux computer. With Mac computers,
the DX180 supports PCM up to 32bit/384kHz and DoP
DSD up to 128x. For Windows PC, one can download
the driver from iBasso.com and install it following the
steps, before using the USB DAC function. The DX180
supports up to 32bit/384kHz PCM, and native DSD up
to 256x when be used as a USB-DAC on Windows OS.
USB DAC:
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Bluetooth DAC:
DX180 Bluetooth DAC.
After turning on the Bluetooth DAC, Bluetooth devices
such as a mobile phone can be paired with the DX180.
The DX180 can now stream from the connected Bluetooth
device.
Note: When in Bluetooth DAC mode, the DX180 supports
AAC and SBC.
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Display Settings:
Ambient mode:
Use album artwork as the background picture.
Normal mode:
Use the selected picture as the background picture.
Playback screen album artwork:
Choose to display rectangular artwork or rounded artwork.
Lock screen artwork:
Display the album artwork on the lock screen.
Year tag:
Display year information of the ID3 on the playback screen.
Alphabetic scrolling bar:
Use alphabetic scrolling bar instead of the traditional
scrolling bar.
Dark Mode:
After turning it on, the player is in a dark color theme.
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Set the count down sleep timer to power off the DX180.
The left hand side is the value of hours. The right hand is
the value of minutes. The DX180 will be powered off after
the counter has completed. If there are any operations
in the meanwhile, the DX180 will start the counter again
after the last operation.
Sleep Timer:
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One can see the Mango music player APP version on
this screen. Also, one can see the space available of
the internal memory and micro SD card.
System Info:
