North Star Design Extremo Operating Manual

Manual is about: 192kHz/24bit DAC

Summary of Extremo

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    Extremo dac 192/24 operating manual north star design ® extremo 192khz/24bit dac.

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    Rev. 1.0 march 05.

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    Warning: to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may...

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    Important safety instructions please read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely before operating your north star design ® extremo dac. 1. Always disconnect your entire system from the ac mains before connecting or disconnecting any cables, or when cleaning any component. 2. This ...

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    Introduction welcome to the north star design “family” and congratulations on your purchase of what is unquestionably one of the world’s finest audio digital-to-analogue converter. With its combination of features, precision electronic circuitry and accurately machined chassis components throughout,...

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    Installation locate the extremo dac as close as possible to its final installation point. Allow access to the rear panel for making connections. Front & rear panel function controls before attempting any system interconnection, please familiarize yourself with the front and rear panel controls of th...

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    Front panel 1 stand-by pushbutton when in stand-by mode, push to switch in operate mode. When in operate mode, push to switch in stand-by mode. Warning: always put in stand-by the dac before switch-off the unit by rear panel switch. 2 stand-by led indicator the stand-by led show the operating mode o...

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    8 coax input (coax 2) use this input to connect the dac to the digital output of a source (cd transport, dat tape, dvd player), using a 75 ohm digital cable provided with rca connectors (not shipped with the equipment). 9 optical input (toslink) use this input to connect the dac to the digital outpu...

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    There are no user-serviceable parts inside the extremo dac. All service of this product must be referred to a qualified north star design dealer or distributor. Specifications digital input frequency 32khz to 192khz, up to 24 bit dynamic range 130db (24 bit input) s/n ratio 115db input 3 s/pdif (2 r...

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    Notes n o r t h s t a r d e s i g n north star design s.R.L. Via lenin, 132 56010 s.Martino ulmiano (pi) italy phone: +39-050-859945 fax: +39-050-859166 e-mail: info@northstar.It web: www.Northstar.It.