Hegel HD30 User manual
HD30 User Manual
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Congratulations, with your new Hegel
HD30, our best D/A Converter. All Hegel
products are based on a simple philoso-
phy: Add as little as possible. Keep the
music signal as close to the original as
possible. We always chase lower distortion
and lower noise. The music is reproduced
as close to the original as possible and is
limited only by the quality of the recording.
Our aim is to give you the best possible
music experience. Our minimalistic Scan-
dinavian design is styled to fit in with any
interior. The products shall be easy to op-
erate and shall be manufactured according
to the best quality principles.
“After years of relentless demand for a
Hegel full-sized DAC, we finally embarked
on designing the HD30. It evolved into the
most ambitious design project in HEGEL’s
25-year history. HD30 incorporates many
ground-breaking technologies, resulting
in unparalleled sonic performance. The
HD30 features outstanding connectivity,
allowing one to connect to virtually any
digital source/device with easy control. The
HD30 is, without a doubt, HEGEL’s most
advanced product to date. In my humble
opinion, it’s the finest product ever created
by HEGEL.”
Bent Holter
Founder Hegel Music System
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What`s in the box 4
Quickstart 5
General Use 8
Connections 9
Network Configuration 10
Using AirPlay 11
Remote Control 12
Special Functions 13
General Information 14
Additional Information 15
Index
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DAC
Accessory Box
Power Cord
User Manual
Remote
Control
What`s in the box
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Quickstart
1. Connect your speakers / amplifier
For the best audio experience the distance
between the listener and each speaker should
be the same.
Use unbalanced(RCA) or balanced(XLR) cables
from HD30 to your speakers or amplifier.
XLR RCA
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Quickstart
2. Connect a source
BNC Digital
AES/EBU XLR Digital
Coaxial Digital
USB Computer
Network streaming
Optical Digital
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Quickstart
3. Connect the power cord
4. Turn on the DAC
Power Switch
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On/Off
The HD30 DAC is switched on and off with
the power button, located on the backside
of the amplifier. When powered up, the
HD30 takes a few seconds to calibrate. Dur-
ing this time, the outputs are muted.
NOTE: When powered up, the outputs are
muted and the right hand part of the display
flashes for a few seconds, indicating mute.
This is normal, and is part of the start-up
procedure.
NOTE: When the HD30 has been switched off,
wait 30 seconds before powering on again.
Status Indicators
The Hegel HD30 will display the product
status.
• If it is connected to a network, a period
will light up in the lower right corner of
the display
• If there is a network problem, a period
will flash in the lower right corner of the
display.
• If there is a firmware issue , “Err” +
error code will appear in the display.
Source Selector
The input source selector knob is on the
left side of the front panel. The three letters
indicate the selected source input.
Mute
Pressing the mute button on the Hegel
remote control mutes the analog outputs.
The volume number flashes to indicate that
mute is on. Press the mute button or adjust
the volume level to switch mute off.
Volume
The volume control knob is on the right
side of the front panel. The volume level is
indicated by a number between 0 and 100
on the right side of the display, with 0 being
the mute level and 100 being max volume.
The volume level is adjusted by turning the
volume knob clockwise or counter clock-
wise, or by using the Hegel remote control.
Pressing the Vol+ button after HD30 has
been put in volume 100, activates volume
bypass. This is displayed by vol. 101. When
the HD30 is set to volume bypass(101) it
will remember this setting, and the HD30
will start up in volume bypass mode. Any
other volume setting will set the startup
volume to 20, when HD30 is turned off.
Display
The left side of the display shows the se-
lected source input, while the volume value
is shown on the right side of the display. A
flashing volume value indicates the amplifier
is in mute mode.
General Use
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Analog Outputs
• Balanced signal output(XLR) Right
• Unbalanced signal output(RCA) Right
• Unbalanced signal output(RCA) Left
• Balanced signal output(XLR) Left
AC Power Connection
• AC Power connector with fuse holder:
230V/115V/100V AC depending on
country.
IR
• Direct IR in – 3.5 mm jack, max 12V
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Digital Inputs
• AES/EBU
• BNC
• Coax1
• Optical 1
• Optical 2
• Optical 3
• USB Mode selector switch
• Computer USB input
Home network connection (LAN - RJ45)
Always power the DAC off before connect-
ing input/output audio cables and the power
cable.
The D/A Converter has two types of analog
audio outputs: unbalanced audio signal
(RCA/phono) and true balanced audio signal
(XLR –pin 2 is positive phase, pin 3 is nega-
tive phase and pin 1 is chassis ground).
We recommend using the balanced XLR
outputs from the D/A Converter, as this will
give the highest level of sound quality.
We recommend using the BNC or Coax1
input for the best performance, this because
it has the best impedance and lowest jitter.
Connections
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On the Network Configuration page you
can setup the Hegel HD30. You can change
the name, the IP settings and update the
firmware.
To access the setup page on a PC open the
network settings, under Media devices the
Hegel HD30 will appear.(If the Hegel HD30
does not appear, make sure the network is
setup to hand out IP addresses automati-
cally). Then you double click on the Hegel
HD30, and the Network Configuration page
opens.
To access the setup page on a MAC, open
the Safari browser. Under bookmarks you
will find the Bonjour tab, and here the Hegel
HD30 will appear.
Make sure you have included the Bonjour
in the Bookmarks Menu (Preferences ->
Advanced -> Bonjour).
Playing Files on a Network Device
The Hegel HD30 can function as a DLNA
Digital Media Renderer. This means that
it can receive and play media files from a
UPnP/DLNA compatible media player.
For details on how to set up your media
player, please refer to the user manual sup-
plied with the player.
The Hegel HD30 supports the following for-
mats from a UPnP/DLNA compatible player:
PCM (WAV/AIFF), FLAC, Ogg and MP3.
For more tips and tricks about how to use
the HD30 with a NAS drive, DLNA players
and other software solutions, please go to
www.hegel.com/products/dac/HD30.
Network Configuration
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