User manual AUDIO ANALOGUE CHERUBINI VT

[. . . ] Dear Audiophile, congratulations and thank you for choosing CHERUBINI VT Tuner/USBDAC. the CHERUBINI VT Tuner/USBDAC is an extremely interesting and innovative product. It is not just a Tuner but also includes an entire high performance USBDAC section. The CHERUBINI VT Tuner/USBDAC can be seen as two different audio sources combined in a single piece of equipment, each source corresponding to a different working mode: Tuner Mode and USBDAC Mode. [. . . ] Please refer to "Radio stations storage" paragraph for further details about storage procedure. Please refer to "Stored Radio stations tuning" paragraph for further details about radio stations tuning. USBDAC mode ( NEXT TRACK): During playback, starts next track playback on your play list, when playback is stopped it allows you to choose the next track on your play list. (the availability of this function depends on the software player used) AM/FM / PLAY/PAUSE: multifunction key, the function depends on the mode the unit is working in: Tuner or USBDAC TUNER mode (AM/FM): Pressing this button changes modulation type. USBDAC mode ( PLAY/PAUSE): Starts/Pauses track playback (the availability of this function depends on the software player used). SCAN DOWN: the tuning frequency is decreased to reach the first radio station which is has a lower frequency than the one it started from; if this is not possible a complete scansion of the band is carried out and the present frequency is tuned again by pressing the button. SCAN UP: the tuning frequency is increased to reach the first radio station which has a higher frequency than the one it started from; if this is not possible a complete scansion of the band is carried out and the present frequency is tuned again by just pressing the button. MONO: Pressing this button forces the unit into monophonic playback, when this option is enabled the STEREO LED is turned off. When the unit is in stereophonic mode, the STEREO LED is turned on when the incoming signal is stereophonic. sEARCH UP or DOWN / SELECT - STANDBY [Knob / Switch]: Clockwise rotation: (SEARCH UP). When the knob is rotated clockwise, the frequency is increased by one step (SEARCH function). When this knob is rotated anti-clockwise the frequency is decreased by one step (SEARCH function). Push (SELECT): One press and release of the knob switches between TUNER or USBDAC mode. Push (STANDBY): Keeping this button pushed for some seconds puts the unit in Stand By mode. Input USB: connect it to a USB port of your PC or MAC using a USB cable. If necessary, replace them with others of the same kind (see back panel). STANDBY TUNER: multifunction key: one press of this button switches the mode between TUNER and USBDAC. Keeping the button pushed for some seconds puts the unit in stand by mode. Be sure that the ventilation grids placed on the bottom and on the back panel of the unit are not obstructed. PLUGGING AND CONNECTING THE CHERUBINI VT tuner/usbdac Before connecting CHERUBINI VT tuner/usbdac to other equipment, please be sure they are all (your PC/MAC too) unplugged from wall outlets. Then plug CHERUBINI VT tuner/usbdac and all the other units (the PC/MAC too) to the main power. Use of USBDAC mode: example of connection to a LAPTOP- Notebook Utilizzo della modalità USBDAC: esempio di collegamento ad un LAPTOP- Notebook POWERING UP THE CHERUBINI VT tuner/usbdac Turn on the main switch on the back panel of the unit, then push the Knob (Select) on the frontal panel or push the "STANDBY TUNER" button on the remote. [. . . ] TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Cause The unit is in STANDBY mode Display is off No sound No response from the unit Incorrectly plugged power cord Burned-out fuses Faulty or incorrectly plugged connectors between the unit and the amplifier or integrated amplifier Incorrectly selected source on the preamplifier or integrated amplifier The unit is in "Storage" mode Remedy Press the Knob on the front panel of the unit or the STANDBY button on the remote controller Make sure the power cord is correctly plugged into the wall outlet Contact your Audio Analogue retailer for fuse check/replacement Check cables and their connection Check that the unit is correctly selected through the amplifier input Complete storage procedure by pressing the STORE button on the front panel or on the remote controller Check that the antennas are correctly plugged and placed (FM antenna has to be unrolled as much as possible). Contact your Audio Analogue retailer for connections check and front panel replacement Place/replace battery (2 `AAA' batteries) Get closer to the unit or reduce angle Change to tuner mode and then switch again to USBDAC mode . check the software and hardware requirements are respected Check the USB cable. Check that the main volume on your PC/MAC is enabled and set to a proper level. [. . . ]