EMMLabs DAC2, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...2010 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DAC2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL 001 Version 1 3...

Page 2: ...Thank you for choosing EMM Labs Welcome 002 2010 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DAC2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 3: ...dio Converter 003 Table Of Contents Welcome 002 Warranty 004 005 006 008 Rear Panel Functions 010 Operation 012 Infrared Remote Control 015 016 2010 EMM Labs Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves...

Page 4: ...s 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 cryoge...

Page 5: ...k machines making it an extremely flexible converter system that can act as a standalone conversion hub to a host of digital sources The DAC2 has EMM Labs proprietary internal MDAT algorithm to up sam...

Page 6: ...dio Analog outputs and impedances Balanced on XLR 100 Unbalanced on RCA 50 User selectable levels Low position XLR outputs 4V 14 38dBu RCA outputs 2V 8 353dBu High position XLR outputs 7 2V 19 38dBu R...

Page 7: ...ower supply Power factor corrected Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V 50 60Hz operation Power consumption 50W Remote control Infrared Dimensions W x D x H 435 x 400 x 92mm Weight 12kg 2010 EMM Labs I...

Page 8: ...ns become inactive 2 Clock Control Indicators LOCK This indicator is lit when the unit detects valid digital clock at the selected digital audio input For normal operation with digital audio inputs th...

Page 9: ...ode supplied with the transport AES Selects AES EBU XLR format PCM digital input Sample rates up to 96kHz are supported COAX Selects SPDIF RCA format PCM audio from COAX connector Sample rates up to 9...

Page 10: ...er Switch 2 Main Power connector and fuse holder Main fuse holder as well as included spare fuse is located within this compartment 3 Product VOLTAGE indicator Indicates working voltage of the DAC2 On...

Page 11: ...tputs 3 6V 13 34dBu 6 Digital Inputs EMM Optilink input for interconnection with an EMM Labs transport AES EBU AES EBU XLR PCM digital input COAX SPDIF RCA format PCM audio TOS1 SPDIF TOSLINK format P...

Page 12: ...is turned on Each individual input selection will keep its last configuration before powerdown During normal operation each input selection will immediately memorize its configuration so that switchin...

Page 13: ...S digital source with a base frequency of 48kHz PCM 48kHz or 96kHz audio For AES connections the DAC2 uses a single AES input to carry 2 channels of PCM audio up to 96kHz NOTE If the LOCK light is not...

Page 14: ...L Basic Operations and Input Connections 4 TSD1 DAC2 Quick Connect Connect the EMM Optilink cable from the TSD1 to the DAC2 Make sure the TSD1 is External Clock switch is set to internal Using either...

Page 15: ...SPDIF format PCM audio from either TOS1 or TOS2 connectors USB Selects USB PCM audio via USB interface PDAI Expansion port intended for future use Toggles the analog output polarity Polarity inversion...

Page 16: ...mands to the DAC2 All commands sent to the DAC2 consist of 3 ASCII characters all lowercase followed by a carraige return or CR Repeating a CR will repeat the last command sent Received commands are n...

Page 17: ...0 Not Used Byte 2 bit 0 Not Used bit 1 Not Used bit 2 Status of EMM Link input 0 when selected bit 3 Status of USB input 0 when selected bit 4 Status of AES input 0 when selected bit 5 Status of Coax...

Page 18: ...Inc All Rights Reserved EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications design without notice DAC2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER S MANUAL Status bytes sent from DAC2 cont d Byte 3 bit 5 Not Used bit 6 St...