EMMLabs DA2, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL 001 Version 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...Welcome 002 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL Thank you for choosing EMM Labs ...

Page 3: ...le of Contents 003 006 007 009 Rear Panel Functions 010 Operation 012 Infrared Remote Control 019 Safety Instructions 004 Warranty 005 DSD DXD Audio 018 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 4: ... Do not install product outdoors or in direct sunlight Leave at least 10cm or 4 inches around product to ensure proper ventilation Do not place product near strong electrical or magnetic radiation emissions or near a power amplifier This EMM Labs product must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection grounding pin WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO...

Page 5: ...to and from EMM Labs For all warranty claims a copy of the original invoice must accompany the product Opening the product or modifying it in any way by the owner including but not limited to cryogenic treatment will void any warranty Please contact EMM Labs support emmlabs com for RMA number and shipping instructions before shipping any product to EMM Labs EMM Labs products are sold worldwide thr...

Page 6: ... s proprietary discrete Dual Differential 16xDSD DSD1024 DACs The enhanced MDAT2 DSP upsamples and conditions digital audio to sixteen times the SACD DSD 45 49Mhz samplerate Proprietary MFAST technology for getting rid of source jitter Proprietary Masterclock for sub pico second jitter performance Uses our exclusive aerospace grade composite laminate pcbs Supports up to 24bit 192kHz on all PCM inp...

Page 7: ...DIF EMM Optilink USB Audio Analog outputs and impedances Balanced on XLR 300Ω Unbalanced on RCA 150Ω Output levels XLR outputs 5V 16dBu RCA outputs 2 5V 10dBu Note 1 XLR analog outputs are balanced with pin 2 hot pin 3 cold and pin 1 ground 2 For proper digital audio data transfer especially high resolution PCM and DSD appropriate high quality TOSLINK SPDIF AES and USB 2 0 cables must be used 2015...

Page 8: ... supply Power factor corrected Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V 50 60Hz operation Power consumption 30W Remote control Infrared Dimensions W x D x H 438 x 400 x 161mm Weight 17kg 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 9: ...nd power save mode In power save mode the remote control and all front panel functions become inactive 2 Display 3 Button Bar Context sensitive function buttons 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 10: ... unit missing or damaged whereby serial number cannot be seen 2 Main Power Switch 3 Product VOLTAGE indicator Indicates working voltage of the DA2 Only use with indicated line voltage 4 Main Power connector 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 11: ... input TOS2 SPDIF TOSLINK format PCM digital audio input 6 Analog Line Output Left and Right Balanced XLR Connectors Left and Right Un Balanced RCA Connectors Output Line Level with 0dBfs signal on AES EBU input XLR outputs 4 6Vrms 15 45dBu RCA outputs 2 3Vrms 9 45dBu 7 System Remote Wired RS232 RS232 communication port See Appendix A Service USB data port for firmware upgrades see separate USB up...

Page 12: ... be highlighted Polarity inversion is performed in the digital domain 3 Menu Engage the MENU function by pressing the button directly below it and a a pop up menu will open with 5 features details in following pages CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS DA2 display brightness and contrast controls ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 1 assigns a fixed input to input button 1 ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 2 assigns a fixed input to input butt...

Page 13: ... same as setting the brightness Press the EXIT button to exit the CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS controls 2 ASSIGN INPUT 1 ASSIGN INPUT 2 Using the ASSIGN INPUT 1 ASSIGN INPUT 2 feature you can directly assign up to two DA2 inputs to the front panel buttons rather than using the back and forward scroll toggle buttons First select either ASSIGN INPUT 1 or ASSIGN INPUT 2 from the main pop up menu Once selected...

Page 14: ... remove all assigned inputs press the REMOVE ALL button Press the EXIT button to exit the REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS controls 4 SAVE RESET SETTINGS Use the SAVE RESET SETTINGS feature to save the current DA2 settings or reset the DA2 back to factory default Press the SAVE button to save all current DA2 settings Press the RESET button to reset the DA2 back to factory defaults Press the EXIT button to exit ...

Page 15: ...nd 384kHz and DSD64 and DSD128 2xDSD and uses USB 2 0 cables AES Balanced digital interface which supports up to 24bit 192kHz and uses XLR 110Ω digital cables COAX COAX SPDIF interface which supports up to 24bit 192kHz and uses RCA 75Ω digital cables PDAI Same as COAX SPDIF interface TOS1 TOSLINK optical interface which supports up to 24bit 192kHz and uses TOSLINK optical interface TOS2 Same as TO...

Page 16: ... for the TSD1 External Clock switch must be set to internal Using either the remote or the front panel of the DA2 select EMM Link The DA2 display should show the appropriate sample rate when locked TX2 TSDX TSD1 DA2 EMM Optilink Cable 2015 2016 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DA2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 17: ...e appropriate USB driver already installed e For Windows XP Vista Windows 7 8 1 and 10 32 or 64bit systems install the provided USB audio driver located on the software CD in the folder named DA2 USB Audio Driver Read and follow the installation instructions f Kernel ASIO and WASAPI Vista 7 8 1 and 10 drivers will be installed 6 For Windows Media Player playback in Windows Control Panel set the de...

Page 18: ... and our engineers will be able to tell you if you need to update your unit 3 DSD and 2xDSD audio files have the extension DFF and DST DXD files are PCM 352 and 384kHz and are available in standard filetypes like WAV or FLAC You can use any mediaplayer like JRiver and Audivarna to playback these files to the DA2 4 Every media player will have specific software installation instructions and setup p...

Page 19: ...ity Polarity inversion is performed in the digital domain Mutes the DA2 outputs Use the transport functions shown to control an associated EMM Labs transport when used with the DA2 Use the VOL VOL and MUTE buttons shown to control an associated EMM Labs pre amp when used with the DA2 DAC INPUT POLARITY MUTE TRANSPORT PRE AMP Infrared Remote Control The remote control provides combined functions fo...