LX CONNECT User's Manual
Important Safety Instruction CAUTION! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
Unpacking Your Loudspeaker Lift the loudspeaker carefully out of the packing. DO NOT try and lift the loudspeaker using the protective bag. Unpack the accessories carefully. If there is any sign of damage or if the contents are incomplete, report this to your dealer as soon as possible. Retain the packing for future safe transport of the product. If you dispose of the packing, do so with respect to any recycling provisions in your area.
Welcome to Mission! Mission is a brand that purveys lifestyle audio that fuses Hi-Fi heritage with contemporary design. Music is the master, technology is the slave. Always. Mission LX CONNECT, wireless speaker system couples innovative wireless technology, an award-winning loudspeaker series and versatile Hi-Fi grade connectivity options for a ‘True Wireless’ speaker system and a new level of convenience and performance that changes the game for wireless speaker systems.
USB Drivers & Firmware Updates To download Windows Drivers for PC USB, please see the separate user guide included with this package. Any firmware updates will also be available from www.mission.co.uk How It Works Unlike other wireless and active speakers where controls and inputs are often placed awkwardly on the back panel, Mission engineers have developed a unique hub, which works as the central console for your music.
Remote Handset 1. MUTE Press to mute and unmute the sound 2. STANDBY Press to bring the unit in/out of standby 3. VOL+ Increase volume 4. Press to start/pause Bluetooth/USB Press to confirm page or setting selected in menu 5. Press to the previous track Press to move to previous page or setting in menu 6. Press to the next track Press to move to next page or setting in menu 7. VOL- Decrease volume 8. MENU Press to enter or exit menu 9. DISPLAY Press to cycle through display options 10.
BALANCE SYNC BASS SELECTOR POWER / PAIRING LED PAIRING BUTTON MODE SELECTOR UPDATE SOCKET AC INPUT POWER SWITCH Installing & Operating the LX CONNECT Speakers Plug each LX CONNECT Speaker in to the mains power supply and turn on the power switch to enter start up mode. Upon initial power-on, the LED indicator will slowly flash green.
Installing & Operating the LX CONNECT Hub Connect your playback device via the via the auxiliary, optical, coaxial, PC USB, or AV audio inputs on the rear panel. Connect the LX CONNECT Hub mains supply. When powered on, the LX CONNECT Hub indicator light will then illuminate dimly, which means it is now in standby mode. Either press the STANDBY button on the unit, or press the STANDBY button on the remote control and the standby LED will turn on brightly.
Connections for LX CONNECT Hub Analogue Input Connect your analogue sources to the line level input AUX IN. Coaxial Digital Input Connect your coaxial digital sources to COAX IN. Optical Digital Input Connect your optical digital sources to OPT IN. USB Input The USB input enables you to connect a Mac or PC to the hub for playing audio files stored on a computer. To use the USB input for the first time, a Windows PC will require the installation of the USB driver. Download the driver via www.mission.co.
Menu To access additional controls over the LX CONNECT system either press 'MENU' on your remote or touch the MENU button on the front panel of the hub. This will give you different options: Speakers, Mode, Digital Filter, DSD BW, DPLL BW, Balance, Pre Delay, Brightness, Default Channel, Auto Standby, Wireless, Pre Out Level, Default Volume, Factory Reset, Update and Firmware.
Default Channel Any channel can be set as the default channel. Additionally, this can be set, using the 'Recall Last Input' feature. Auto Standby LX CONNECT has three standby modes, editable via the menu. Auto Standby Never: LX CONNECT will only enter standby through user control. Auto Standby 20 Minutes: If there is no input signal for 20 minutes, the LX CONNECT will enter standby. Auto Standby 1 Hour: If there is no input signal for 1 hour, the LX CONNECT will enter standby.
Specifications Model LX CONNECT General Description Wireless Speaker System Design Philosophy And Core Technology 5.
Service Centre Should a fault occur with your loudspeakers, please pack it correctly, using the original packing, so you can ship it safely. Product for service should be returned to the appointed dealer from whom you purchased the product. If you experience difficulties or there is no mission dealer in your area, contact the Mission distributor or the office below. UK IAG Service Dept, 13/14 Glebe Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE 29 7DL, UK Tel: +44 0 1480 452 561 Email: service@mission.co.
IAG House, 13/14 Glebe Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7DL, UK Tel: +44(0)1480 452561 Email: service@mission.co.uk www.mission.co.uk IAG reserves the right to alter the design and specifications without notice. All rights reserved © IAG Group Ltd. Mission is a member of the International Audio Group.
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All Operating Systems Please note that your screen display may vary depending on the operating system. Syst em Requirements: Intel Core 2@ 1.6GHz or similar AMD processor 1GB RAM USB 2.0 Interface Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64Bit incl. SP2 I Windows 7 32/64Bit I Windows XP SP3 (not recommended) Apple Mac OS from 10.6.4 Installation of Mission for Asynchronous Mode (Mission USB Driver - IAG Platform) Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows 10 /Vista/ XP .........................................................
Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows 10 /Vista/ XP Installation To use the USB input for the first time. the device requires the installation of the USB driver. Follow the instructions of the setup program to install the driver. Complete the installation by clicking 'Finish'. fil Setup - C"l Welcome to the IAG USB 2.0 Audio Dnver v2.23 0 Setup Wizard Ths ..,,ard v-,I o,..,do you tt-.oug, tho nstalabon of !AG US8 2.0 Audio Drover v2.23.0. It is r o e - th.,t you~ all other appl,caoons bcfure starting Setup.
Setup Clloose Install l.DCation Choose the folder in which to instaff IAG USB 2.0 Audio Driver v2.23.0. Setup w,11 install IAG USB 2.0 Audio Driver v2.23.0 in the foRowing folder. To instaU in a different folder, dick Browse and select another folder, Ctick Instaff to start the installation. Destination Folder Btowse .. . Space reQUtred: 2. 2MB Space avaiable: 26.1GB I l Install~ • Setup Cancel □ Completing the IAG USB 2.0 Audio Driver v2.23.
To confirm connection of the Mission product to the PC, double click on the½ tab. IUSBAudio Control Panel i Status"i Format Buffer Settings Volume Info USB;\Jd,oOev,ce MIJSIJNl)!iB "'---"', 0 Curert ~ Rate 44100 Hz If this window appears then the connection has been established between the Mission product and the PC, the device is now ready to use. IUSBAudio Control Panel !__Status i - USB ;\Jd,o Oev,ce 'lo de.,cea CCI · e..ted. Ct.
Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows 10/ Vista/ XP System Setup After successful insta llation of the driver, please connect the Mission USB audio device to a free USB port. We recommend that you do not use a USB-hub, to ensure the best performance of your Mission device. When listening to music from your computer, we recommend that you close all other USB applications. When connected, installed and selected accordingly, the Mission USB Audio Driver replaces the internal sound card of your computer.
e J Under properties select Advanced and adjust t he output format as required. Speakers Properties General [ Le··: els Enhancements Ad,:anced CD e Default Format Select the sample rate and bit depth to be used •. \ hen running in shared mode, C,[2-l bit, 192000 Hz ,studio Qualit/: sr J 16 bit, 44HJO H::. !CD Quality) 16 bit, -t8000 H::. !DVD Quality) E16 bit. 96000 Hz. tStudio Qu ality) 16 bit, 192000 H::.
Install and Setup Foobar2000 in Windows OS to Run PCM and DSD Audio 1. Download Foobar2000 from official website, install Foobar2000 on Windows. 2. Download the SACO plugin from official webstie. a. Unzip SACO plugin, b. Click the .exe file to install, c. Foobar will pop-up a windows, please click "Apply" to restart Foobar. 3. Download the ASIO plugin from official website. a. Unzip ASIO plugin, b. Click the .exe file to install, c. Foobar will pop-up a windows, please click "Apply" to restart Foobar. 4.
5. Configure the ASIO output a. Goto Playback->Output->ASIO, double-click on foo_dsd_asio b. Select the IUSBAudio ASIO Driver c. Select the ASIO Native d. Select PCM to DSD Method:None e. Select Fs:DSD128 Con'4>onents D,splay Keyboard Shortcuts Media Lbr..-y Networb,g V Playbad( DSPMonager V OJtput ASIC Shel lnlOQrabon V Tools SACD T"'»"O Advanced ASIOdrivers foo_dsd_..., IUS8Audio ASIC Dnver foo_dsd_asio v0.6.
, 1 r 6. Configure the SACD plugin to play DSD (and not convert from DSD to PCM) a. GotoTools->SACD b. Set ASIO Driver Mode to DSD c. Set PCM Sample Rate to 176400 7. Load some some PCM or DSD audio into Foobar2000 and play. Preferences: SACO X Corr!)onents V Display Keyboard Shortcuts Modal.hary Networlang Playback DSPManagef V DSO V POI Voi.rne: +odB V POI Sanl>lerate: 176..oo V DSOlPCM Mode: J\tAtstz,ge (Fixed-Pant) Preferable Area: None ()utput AS!O V ASIO Dnver Mode: Shel lntoga
Install and Setup iTunes 1n Mac OS X to play PCM audio 1. Click the "Sound" icon In "System Preferences". .... - General Desktop & Screen Saver □ " Displays 0 • • ~ Secunty & Pnvacy Spotlight Control language & Aeg,on Mouse Trackpad Printers & Sound Mission Dock Energy Saver Keyboard Internet Extensions Network App Store D,ctahon & Speech Scanners " ~ ~ ,Cloud ~otifications Bluetooth Shartng Accounts t ® J1 u...,.
I ( 3. Click "Audio MIDI Setup" in the Utilities Screen to open "Audio Devices". a. Click "Mission USB Audio 2.0 Output" in the main menu. b. In the pop up menu, select "Use this device for sound output". Music form iTunes will be directed to the Mission products, but the alert sounds will be sent to your secondary speakers. c. Set the format to "44100.0Hz-24bit", the default sampling rate should be selected as 44100.
Install and Setup Audirvana Plus in Mac OS X to play PCM or DSD audio 1. Open Audirvana Plus, Click "Preferences " from "Aud irvana Pl us" drop-down menu. Edit Play Window .. Help Dlbuglnfo... P I i i -... •. Check for Updata.. Load I.JcenN FIie ... ► 8eMcel mn. lntegral9d Mode Hide Audlrv- Plus XH Hide Olhers 'I: XH XO • 1me Album Kot\def•Syn,pt,o,>e. Ill. Fina e • /,J egn,_a, Artist Compooer Dural.on 01.28 K.oo«-Sympl\ol>e, 11 llenutru> • Tno.d, 02:<0 ~us.wav 03<3 MatS\Xl.
2. Open "Audirvana Preferences" dialog box. click "Change" in "Audirvana Preferences" d ialog box . • Aud rva, a Pr&re re,,ces u)) ~i r::: 1 ·a A...id : Syl!CT Aud10 F1-' tota A.adio'vou.irie Sys()pL,m l.Cf IT.mes Preferred Audio Oev,ce MISSION USB Audio 2.0 Output Change Active Audio Device MISSION USB Audio 2.0 Output ~ 4~ .2 96 384.0 'lttiYO DSO Capel>hty OSQ6.
4. Load PCM or DSD audio into Audirvana Plus and play. Aud1n,ana Preferences (') Prefet Select the new preferred device MISSION USB Audio 2.0 Output Activ1 Cancel Select « .1---.a 88 ..:? 96 192 1"'"4 3&.0 0S064 0S0128 DSD over PC\A standard 1 O : Na1tve DSD CaoobJ,ty Low level playback options Use max VO buffer s1ze Integer mode (if avail. on device) Exclusive access mode Direct Mode Maximum memory allocated for tracks pre-load 1024 MB 25mn 044.
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