JDS Labs EL DAC Operating Instructions Manual

Summary of EL DAC

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    J d s l a b s . C o m 2 s e c t i o n 1 q u i c k s e t u p s t e p 0 1 connect ac power adapter to rear power jack (16vac), then connect to wall outlet s t e p 0 2 connect cables to your desired digital audio players: usb, toslink, or coaxial s t e p 0 3 touch button on front to power on, then: z t...

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    J d s l a b s . C o m 3 s e c t i o n 2 c o n f i g u r a t i o n c o n n e c t i v i t y el dac accepts three methods of digital input: usb 16/44.1k thru 32/384khz** coaxial s/pdif 16/8khz thru 24/192khz* toslink 16/8khz thru 24/192khz* maximum rca output voltage is 2.0vrms * many coax and optical ...

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    J d s l a b s . C o m 4 l i s t e n i n g t i p s o p e r a t i n g c a r e for maximum signal fidelity, set the dac to at least 24-bit audio and adjust digital volume slightly below 100% at your computer. Only control volume from your amplifier. Listen safely to conserve your hearing: www.Hearinglo...

  • Page 5: S E T U P

    J d s l a b s . C o m 5 s e c t i o n 3 s e t u p c o m p u t e r s e t u p os x installation no drivers are required. Proceed to quick setup on page 2. Windows installation 1. Download drivers from: www.Jdslabs.Com/el-dac-drivers 2. Extract the downloaded .Zip file. 3. Open the extracted directory ...

  • Page 6: Windows Vista/7/8

    J d s l a b s . C o m 6 windows vista/7/8 right click volume icon in taskbar, click playback devices, set jds labs el dac as default device. Suggested properties (right click jds el dac “speakers” icon): z enhancements: check “disable all enhancements” z advanced: see listening tips mac os x ensure ...

  • Page 7: No Sound In One Channel

    J d s l a b s . C o m 7 t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g unable to find “el dac” as a usb device cause: wrong mode, or dac needs to re-initialize solution: tap mode button 3x to cycle through all modes. Blue (usb) light flashes 3 times, than turns red cause: usb cable is disconnected solution: connect ...

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    J d s l a b s . C o m 8 application for council directives 2004/108/ec, 2006/95/ec, 2002/95/ ec.Conformity declared for en55022:2011, en611000-3-2, en61000-3- 3, en55024-2 this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc ...