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M-Audio midiman Flying Calf D/A User Manual

Summary of midiman Flying Calf D/A

  • Page 1

    Table of contents fcc class b and ce compliance .................................................... 2 overview ............................................................................................. 3 features ......................................................................................

  • Page 2

    2 fcc class b and ce compliance warning: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim- its for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These lim- its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. T...

  • Page 3: Midiman

    3 overview thank you for choosing the flying calf professional external digital audio converter box. This unit provides high-quality digital-to-analog (d/a) conversion and supports the popular s/pdif digital audio format. The flying calf is a perfect companion for computer digital i/o cards (such as...

  • Page 4: D/a Converter

    4 features • high-quality stereo d/a converter. • compact desk-top size: 5.2” x 3.2” x 1.2”. • s/pdif digital input on an rca connector. • unbalanced analog outputs on independent left and right 1/4” jacks. D/a converter • 20-bit, stereo d/a, delta-sigma with 128x oversampling. • dynamic range of 10...

  • Page 5: Front Panel

    5 panel description front panel 1. Data valid: this led indicates valid incoming digital data at the s/pdif input. This led lights whenever the flying calf has acquired and locked to that data. 2. Power led: the power led lights whenever the power is properly applied to the flying calf. For the powe...

  • Page 6

    6 installation and typical setup your flying calf should contain this user manual, a "wall-wart" power adapter and the flying calf unit itself. Please save all packing materials in case you should ever need to ship the unit. Plug one end of the provided power adapter into the flying calf's power jac...

  • Page 7

    7 typical setup - fig. 2 flying calf d/a speakers power amp s/pdif out digital audio card (inside pc) s/pdif in audio out right audio out left.

  • Page 8: Khz Or Less.

    8 operation the flying calf is compatible with 20-bit, 18-bit and even 16-bit s/pdif data. The more bits per data word, the better the dynam- ic range of the output signal and better dynamic range equates to better audio quality. When a valid signal is present at the flying calf's s/pdif in jack, th...

  • Page 9

    9 internal jumper settings - fig. 3 jp1 jp2 jp1 jp2 for 2 v rms (standard) jp1 jp2 for 1 v rms (-6 db option) jumpers jp1 & jp2 ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲.

  • Page 10: Solution:

    10 troubleshooting symptom: when power is applied, there are no led's lit on the flying calf's front panel. Solution: make sure the power supply is properly plugged into the unit and into a live wall source or power strip. Also, make sure the calf's power button is pushed in and latched. Symptom: wh...

  • Page 11: Physical Specifications:

    11 specifications physical specifications: size: approximately 5.2” x 3.2” x 1.2”. Power supply: 9 volt dc, center-pin positive, 300 mil- liamps or larger. D/a converter: full-scale output level: 2 volts rms, unbalanced, jumper- switchable to 1 volt rms unbalanced. Frequency response: 20 hz to 22 kh...

  • Page 12

    12 lifetime limited warranty midiman warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and work- manship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original pur- chaser and that purchaser has registered his/her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card....