Data Conversion Systems DCS SCARLATTI DAC, User Manual

dCS Scarlatti DAC

 User Manual 

Software Issue 1.2x 

August 2011 

Flename: Scarlatti DAC Manual v1_2x.docx 

Page 15

 English 

version

INPUT

 button 

Press the 

INPUT

 button (E) repeatedly to cycle through the available digital inputs. The sequence is: 

AES1

, 

AES2

, 

DUAL AES

 (this disappears from the list if it is turned off in the 

Dual AES

 menu), 

RCA1

, 

RCA2

, 

Toslink

, 

BNC

, 

SDIF-2

, 

1394

 (the name of an active source will be displayed, e.g. 

dCS STT 

or

dCS SUP

). 

When the menu is open, the 

INPUT

 button changes to the 

→

 button, used to page forwards through 

the menu. 

 Display 

In normal use, the display (F) is split into 4 areas: 

The top left corner usually shows the 
selected input (e.g. 

RCA1

) or 1394 source 

name (e.g. 

dCS STT

). While you are 

changing settings, the current setting may be 
displayed here briefly. 

The top right corner shows the locking status, 
the data format. Some examples are 

No 

Input

, 

Locking

, 

(Clk OK)

, 

16/44.1

 (the 

number of active bits and the sample rate), 

24/192

 or 

DSD

. Between tracks on a CD, the 

number of active bits is zero, so 

0/44.1

 may 

be displayed. 

The icons at the bottom left corner are the 

Sync

 mode (slave to 

Audio 

is shown) and 

the selected 

Filter

  (

Filter 2

 is shown). The 

Phase

 icon appears here if set to inverted. 

The “staircase” icon gives a visual indication 
of the 

Volume

 or 

Balance

 setting, with the 

setting shown in text as well (

-0.0dB

 is 

shown).  

Details of the menu displays are shown in the Menu section on page 

18

.  

MUTE

 Button 

Use the 

MUTE

 button (G) to mute the analogue outputs. When the unit is muted (either manually or 

when not locked to a source) the LED over the button lights. 

MENU

 Button 

Press the 

MENU

 button (H) to open the menu, select menu pages and change settings. See the Menu 

section on page 

18

 for information on using the menu features. 

 Remote Control Receiver 

Aim the remote control handset towards the receiver (I) for best sensitivity. 

 Rotary Control 

The Rotary Control (J) usually controls the 

Volume

 setting.  

When the 

Balance

 menu page is open, it adjusts the channel 

Balance

 instead.  

If the menu is open, the Rotary Control pages forward and backwards through the menu.