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iBasso Audio DX180 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Audio USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Package Components Main Features Specifications Names of Parts & Functions 9-13 Android Basic Features Introduction 14-26 15-16 WiFi Connection/Bluetooth Connection Application (APP) Installation/App， to Uninstall/USB Connections 17-20 System Settings 21-25 Power Off/Reboot/System Switching iBasso Mango Music Player Application 27-62 Playback Screen (home screen) 27-29 Music Screen...

  • Page 3: Package Components

    Package Components DX180 Player Clear TPU protection case USB-C cable Screen Protector Quick Start Guide Warranty Card...
  • Page 4 Clear TPU protection case: Use the TPU protection case to protect the DX180 chassis from scratches. 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.
  • Page 5 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.

  • Page 6: Main Features

    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.
  • Page 7 - 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.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifications 3.5mm PO： Maximum output level： 2Vrms (Low Gain) 3Vrms (High Gain) Output Power： 525mW + 525mW@16ohm,THD+N< 0.1% 281mW + 281mW@32ohm,THD+N< 0.1% Frequency Response： 10Hz~75kHz, -1 dB S/N： 127dB Dynamic Range： 127dB THD+N： -116dB (0.000156%)@1kHz (600ohm Load) Crosstalk： -118dB Output impedance： 0.6ohm 4.4mm PO：...
  • Page 9 3.5mm LO： Maximum output level： 2Vrms Frequency Response： 10Hz~ 75kHz, -1dB S/N： 125dB Dynamic Range： 125dB THD+N： -112dB (0.00025%)@1kHz Crosstalk： -115dB 4.4mm Line LO： Maximum output level： 4Vrms Frequency Response： 10Hz~75kHz, -1 dB S/N： 133dB Dynamic Range： 133dB THD+N： -121dB (0.00089%)@1kHz Crosstalk：...

  • Page 10: Names Of Parts & Functions

    3.5mm Single-ended Output 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.
  • Page 11 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.
  • Page 12 5.0 Inch LED USB-C Micro SD Power/Volume Next/Fast Forward Play/Pause Previous/Rewind...
  • Page 13 Power： 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. Volume： Rotate the wheel clockwise to increase the volume. Rotate the wheel counter clockwise to decrease the volume. Previous/Rewind：...
  • Page 14 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.

  • Page 15: Android Basic Features Introduction

    Android Basic Features Introduction Bluetooth Digital Filter WiFi Gain Battery indicator Volume Time...

  • Page 16: Wifi Connection/Bluetooth Connection

    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.
  • Page 17 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...
  • Page 18 APP Installation: 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.
  • Page 19 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.
  • Page 20 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...
  • Page 21 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.

  • Page 22: System Settings

    System Settings: Press Settings icon on the DX180 desktop to go into system settings.
  • Page 23 Audio Settings: Press Settings Icon, then press 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...
  • Page 24 DX180 DX180 DX180 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...
  • Page 25 DX180 DX180 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.
  • Page 26 Firmware Version: ① Press Settings icon, System, About DX180. ② Scroll down the page, the Build number is the firmware version.

  • Page 27: Power Off/Reboot/System Switching

    Power Off And Reboot : ① Long press the power button for 2 seconds. ② There is a pop up window with two options.

  • Page 28: Ibasso Mango Music Player Application

    Mango Music Player Application 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...

  • Page 29: Playback Screen (Home Screen)

    Playback Screen (home screen): Sample Rate Equalizer WiFi Digital Filter L/R Balance Battery indicator for Gain digital section Volume Settings Music screen Now Playing Track title Artist name Play Mode Music info Previous/Rewind Next/Fast Forward Play/Pause...
  • Page 30 Now Playing 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. ①...

  • Page 31: Music Screen

    Music screen: ② ③ ① 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.
  • Page 32 Song sorting② Return to home screen① Now playing Music order Swipe to trigger the Navigation ④ Menu③ Long press Track title Music format /Artist name Quickly position the current playing music file⑤ Playback bar ⑥ Play/Pause Thumbnail artwork Track title and artist name of the song that is playing Return: Press the Return button will move back one page at a time,...
  • Page 33 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.
  • Page 34 Sorting: Click the Sorting icon to pop-up the sorting options. You can select "Title/Album/Artist/Time/Folder" to sort the All Music.
  • Page 35 Navigation Menu： 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.
  • Page 36 Long Press Pop-up: 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.
  • Page 37 Album View: Thumbnail view Artwork view Artist View: Thumbnail view Artwork view...
  • Page 38 Playlist View: ③ ① ②...
  • Page 39 Playlist View: New Playlist: Press the New Playlist to create a playlist. On the pop-up window, one can name the playlist and add playlist description. 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.
  • Page 40 Recent Play: 50 recently played tracks are listed.
  • Page 41 File： 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. ①...
  • Page 42 ① Press the return button① will move back one page at a time.
  • Page 43 Search Screen: Input the keywords to search a track, an album, or an artist.

  • Page 44: Settings Screen

    Settings Screen: Press the Settings icon to go into settings screen. 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.
  • Page 45 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. L/R Balance: Press to go into the L/R balance setting page.
  • Page 46 Equalizer: The DX180 has two types of Equalizers, Graphic EQ and Parametric...
  • Page 47 Graphic Equalizer: Press the button of the Graphic Equalizer to enable the Graphic Equalizer. 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.
  • Page 48 Parametric Equalizer: Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to enable the it. Parametric Equalizer: Press the button of the Parametric Equalizer to enable the it. How to Go Into The Parametric EQ Setting Screen: Press the response curve to go into the parametric EQ setting screen.
  • Page 49 Parametric Equalizer Setting Screen: ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ① Settings on the Selection Bar: One can swipe left and right to select a setting.
  • Page 50 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. ③ Status: Status of each filter. One can turn on or turn off the selected filter.
  • Page 51 Parametric Equalizer Setting Instruction: 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.
  • Page 52 2. High Pass Filter The frequency smaller than the central frequency will be affected. Gain setting is ineffective with high pass filter. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 200 300 ③.
  • Page 53 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. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 200 300 ⑥.
  • Page 54 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. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 ⑩.
  • Page 55 8. Low Shelf Filter There is a wide effect on the frequency that is lower than the central frequency. 2 3 4 5 6 20 30 100 200 200 300 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 40 50 ⑭.
  • Page 56 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.
  • Page 57 Digital Filter: 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. ...
  • Page 58 Media Scan:...
  • Page 59 USB DAC: 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.
  • Page 60 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...
  • Page 61 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.
  • Page 62 Sleep Timer: 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.
  • Page 63 System Info: 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.

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