Lab 12 DAC1 Owner's Manual - page 6
LAB12 DAC1
Handcrafted Digital to Analog Converter
Main connections
Connect a High Grade Power cable to the IEC input and to your wall socket. Make sure that your wall socket
provides a good ground before connecting the power cable
.
You can supply 230 to 240 Volts AC (50Hz).
(Every
DAC1 Special Edition
is tuned and calibrated using the
LAB12 Knack Power Cable
)
Connect to your Preamplifier or Integrated Amplifier
Connect the analog output to an analog line level input to your Preamplifier or Integrated Amplifier. Make
sure about the correct channel connections. We suggest to use a good quality interconnect cable pair.
Connect a Digital Output Source
Make sure that your Source has a spdif 75ohm digital output. Connect the digital interconnect cable from
the source output to the coaxial input of
DAC1 Special Edition.
Select Coaxial with the selector switch in the
rear panel of your DAC. Turn on your
DAC1 Special Edition
and then your digital source and activate the
audio output on it. The led (B
and
C
) will be turn on.
Use a high quality digital 75 ohm interconnect cable to ensure the best transfer of your digital signal.
Connect a PC
Always use a high quality audio grade USB cable to achieve ideal performance.
Before connecting your PC
to USB input of
DAC1 Special Edition
you have to install the Drivers of the device
.
You will find those on the
provided CD-ROM. Follow the instructions and connect your dac when the installation is completed. After
the installation and connection you need to select the USB output to your playback devices (maximum 96
Khz/24bit). Select the USB input with the selector switch on your
DAC1 Special Edition
. If everything is ok
led (B and
C
) will turn on.
For the safety of your equipment
! Make sure that all of your equipment is turned off before any connection.
! Please keep in mind that you have to turn on the DAC1 Special edition some seconds before
turning on your amplifier and turn it off some seconds after turning off your amplifier.