Wadia 171iTransport Owner's Manual

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Thank You.

All of us at Wadia Digital would like to say

thank you, and congratulations for purchasing the

Wadia171iTransport Digital iPhone, iPad and iPod

integration device. We sincerely believe that your

Wadia 171iTransport is an intelligent investment

that will bring you many years of musical enjoyment

and satisfaction.

We understand how eager you are to begin listening

and we want you to become familiar with the full

capabilities of the Wadia 171iTransport. However,

before powering on the device, we encourage you to

look through the manual and pay special attention

to the sections highlighted with an ◆.

Tab le of Contents

Wadia Digital – a Brief History 3
Advantages of Digital Audio 5
Optimizing Performance 6

Installation

Connections

Operation

Appendices

Unpacking 7
Accessories 7
Installing Battery in Remote Control 8

◆Connecting to AC Power 8

◆Installing iPhone, iPad and iPod Dock Inserts 8

Choosing a Digital Cable 10

◆Connecting to an Audio or Audio Video System 11

Supported iPhone, iPad and iPod Models 14

◆Connecting the iPhone, iPad and iPod 15
Using the Remote Control 16
Remote Buttons and Functionality 17

Environmental Care 18
Important Safety Precautions 18
Trouble Shooting 20
Warranty 21
Specifications 22

Wadia Digital – a Brief History

Wadia Digital, founded in 1988, is one of the original companies dedicated to
high performance digital audio reproduction. Wadia was formed by a team of
engineers from the Minneapolis based 3M Corporation (Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing) who shared many years of experience in advanced digital
telecommunications research and development. In the early 1980’s, these engineers
became intrigued by the emerging compact disc technology. Disappointed with
the sound quality of early CD players, they examined the workings and designs of
these early components and found them to be unsophisticated when compared
with the technology available in other areas of digital design. In response, they
founded Wadia Digital – a company based on the philosophy of applying advanced
technology to improve the performance of digital audio components. Wadia’s
first product, the Wadia 2000 Decoding Computer, was an absolute breakthrough
in digital audio. For many discerning listeners, it proved that Digital Audio was a
musically responsive, evolving, and engaging format.

Building on a tradition of excellence, Wadia continues to develop innovative
technology; refining, listening, engineering, and improving along the way. Since the
Wadia 2000, new generations of industry-leading designs have been introduced
and embraced by listeners around the world. Each step of the way, Wadia has
consistently raised the standard for performance of Digital Audio playback.

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Here is a brief list of the technological innovations the Wadia engineers
have pioneered over the past 20 years:

• DigiMaster™ patented algorithm (filter optimized for reproducing music)

• ClockLink™ proprietary jitter reduction technology

• SwiftCurrent™ current to voltage conversion technology

• First outboard Digital-to-Analog converter

• First to apply glass fiber-optics to home audio

• First to recognize jitter as a source of audible distortion

• First to perfect digital volume control

• First high-end CD player competitive with expensive separates

• First company to provide bit perfect digital audio output from the

iPhone and iPod

While Wadia’s expertise and track record exceed those of most digital audio
companies, technology alone does not guarantee an immersive and captivating
musical performance. Wadia’s intuitive designs are born of a delicate balance
of technology shaped by a passion for music.

Wadia continues to re-define the limits of digital music playback. We are proud
to introduce the Wadia 171iTransport – a breakthrough in sonic performance
and a strong statement of our dedication to music.

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Advantages of Digital Audio

Digital audio signals can be processed without the additive losses and distortion
found in analog processing. This loss of resolution is caused by analog circuitry
and connectors in a signal path. The Wadia 171iTransport bypasses the digital to
analog conversion and analog output stage from the iPhone, iPad and iPod. By
providing a pure digital audio output from your iPhone, iPad and iPod, the Wadia
171iTransport enables performance that is only limited by the resolution of the
audio files stored on your iPhone, iPad and iPod, and the overall quality of your
audio system. In other words, the Wadia 171iTransport makes it possible to
achieve true audiophile performance from your iPhone, iPad and iPod.

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Optimizing Preformance

For optimum sonic performance when using iPhone, iPad and iPod we highly
recommend that you store music at the highest bit rate you can justify. Storing
music files at higher bit rates will require substantially more storage space on
your computer, iPhone, iPad and iPod, however, the sonic improvement is self
evident. The highest available quality is achieved by importing music into iTunes
as WAV or AIFF files. AIFF and WAV files are full resolution files equal to the
original master source. Another good option for storing music in iTunes is Apple
Lossless. Apple Lossless will allow you to preserve much of the performance of
your music while not using as much space on your computer, iPhone, iPad and
iPod. To make sure that you are importing music at the highest bit rate you will
need to open iTunes and follow these instructions.

• Select – Open the iTunes drop down menu (Mac), or
Edit Tab (Windows) from the menu bar

• Select – Preferences

• Select – Advanced Tab (within the Preferences window)

• Select – Importing Tab (within the Advanced Tab window)

• Select – Import Using (2nd Selection From Top). With this Drop Down
menu you will be able to select AIFF, WAV or Apple Lossless

• Select – AIFF, WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder

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