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EMMLabs DAC2X Owner's Manual

Manual is about: AUDIO CONVERTER

Summary of DAC2X

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    Dac2x audio converter owner’s manual 001 version 1.8 © 2012-2014 emm labs inc., all rights reserved. Emm labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice..

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    Thank you for choosing emm labs... Welcome 002 dac2x audio converter owner’s manual © 2012-2014 emm labs inc., all rights reserved. Emm labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice..

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    Appendix a - serial remote control (rs232) front panel & functions features & specifications dac2x audio converter 003 table of contents welcome 002 table of contents 003 006 007 009 rear panel & functions 011 operation 013 infrared remote control 018 019 dac2x audio converter owner’s manual safety ...

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    Safety instructions safety instructions prior to installing you new emm labs product please read the following safety instructions: • read and follow all instructions. • keep these instructions. • do not use or install product near any sources of water, rain and/or moisture. • clean using only a dry...

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    Warranty warranty emm labs warrants the dac2x product against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time specified by the product’s serial number from the date of first delivery to the owner. The warranty time period is 5 years. Warranty is limited to the o...

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    006 dac2x audio converter dac2x audio converter the dac2x is a high-performance stereo d/a converter with a wide variety of user selectable digital inputs. It has evolved from emm labs acclaimed converter systems which are used worldwide in professional studios to create some of the finest recording...

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    007 features & specifications features & specifications 2-channel d/a conversions: • from pcm (44.1khz, 48khz, 88.2khz, 96khz, 176.4khz, 192khz) to analog • from dsd to analog via usb (dsd streaming over usb using dop 1.0 specification) • from dsd to analog via emm optilink (sacd/cd playback) suppor...

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    008 features & specifications features & specifications system control via infrared remote and serial rs-232 ports (see appendix a) power supply: • power factor corrected • factory set to 100v or 115v or 230v, 50/60hz operation • power consumption: 25w • remote control: infrared • dimensions w x d x...

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    009 front panel & functions dac2x audio converter owner’s manual front panel & functions 1. Standby/power-save button: toggles the operation between on and power-save mode. In power save mode the remote control and all front panel functions become inactive. 2. Clock control indicators: lock: this in...

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    010 front panel & functions dac2x audio converter owner’s manual front panel & functions when receiving valid dsd data via usb input the 44.1 and 48 leds will light. 3. Polarity inverted button: when this button is lit the polarity of all analog outputs are inverted. The inversion is performed in th...

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    011 rear panel & functions dac2x audio converter owner’s manual rear panel & functions 1. Main power switch 2. Main power connector 3. Product voltage indicator: indicates working voltage of the dac2x. Only use with indicated line voltage. 4. Product model and serial number indicator: warranty void ...

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    012 rear panel & functions dac2x audio converter owner’s manual rear panel & functions 5. Digital inputs (all pcm inputs supporting up to 24bit, 192khz): • emm optilink: input for interconnection with an emm labs transport. • aes/ebu: aes/ebu (xlr) pcm digital audio input. • coax: spdif (rca) format...

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    013 operation dac2x audio converter owner’s manual basic operations and input connections 1. Memory: after 10 seconds when no button has been pushed or changed, the dac2x memorizes its momentary setup in permanent memory for later retrieval after the next powerup. It will be recalled immediately aft...

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    014 operation dac2x audio converter owner’s manual basic operations and input connections 2. Dac2x input connections (cont’d): emm optilink is selected as the digital source (connected to an emm labs transport). Sacd or redbook audio has base samplerate of 44.1khz. Above is another example. Here the...

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    015 operation dac2x audio converter owner’s manual basic operations and input connections 4. Tsd1 or tsdx+dac2x quick connect: connect the emm optilink cable from the tsd1 or tsdx to the dac2x make sure the tsd1 external clock switch is set to internal using either the remote or the front panel of t...

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    016 operation dac2x audio converter owner’s manual basic operations and input connections 5. Dac2x usb audio: a. First, use only an appropriate well-sheilded certified usb 2.0* cable to connect the dac2x’s usb audio input to any usb digital audio source component (computer, laptop, media server etc....

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    017 operation dac2x audio converter owner’s manual basic operations and input connections 7. In general for most audio applications you will be able to select the dac2x usb audio device (xmos xs1-l1 audio) from within the application and choose the appropriate driver kernel, asio or wasapi. Dsd audi...

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    018 infrared remote control this function toggles the front panel leds on or off on the dac2x when in off mode only the lock led would be lit. These buttons are used to select the digital source input: • emm : selects the emm optilink input. • aes : selects aes/ebu format pcm digital audio via xlr •...

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    019 appendix a - serial remote control (rs232) dac2x audio converter owner’s manual serial remote control (rs232) the dac2x is equipped with a 9-pin rs232 port for system remote control via a serial cable (not provided by emm labs). Please use a standard rs232 cable. Do not use a null modem cable, a...

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    020 appendix a - serial remote control (rs232) dac2x audio converter owner’s manual commands to the dac2x (cont`d) status bytes sent from dac2x the dac2x sends back 4 bytes terminated with a whenever any status changes. Byte 0 ascii ' 0 ' - not used byte 1 ascii ' 0 ' - not used byte 2 bit 0 not use...

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    021 appendix a - serial remote control (rs232) dac2x audio converter owner’s manual status bytes sent from dac2x (cont`d) byte 3 bit 2 0 when 44.1khz selected as base sample frequency bit 3 0 when 48khz selected as base sample frequency bit 4 status of polarity of analog outputs (0 when inverted) bi...