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C.E.C. DA5 Owner's Manual

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D/A CONVERTER
USB Sound System
Thank you for purchasing a DA5.
Please read through and refer to this Owner's Manual to use your DA5 safely
and adequately.
It is recommended to keep the packaging available for future transportation
needs.
POWER
FILTER
Owner's Manual
FLAT
USB
COAX
PCM
PULSE
AES
TOS
DSD
DA5
INPUT
HEADPHONE
VOLUME
D/A CONVERTER DA5

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  • Page 1 D/A CONVERTER USB Sound System Owner's Manual Thank you for purchasing a DA5. Please read through and refer to this Owner's Manual to use your DA5 safely and adequately. It is recommended to keep the packaging available for future transportation needs.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Features Features ................2 □ DA5 is a high fidelity digital to analog converter Important Safety Instructions ..........3 which precisely converts the signal and transmits the Handling Precautions ............4 converted signal to the amplifi er in high quality.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 10) Protect this appliance’s power cord from being CAUTION walked on or pinched, especially around the plugs, convenience receptacles, and where it exits from this RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! DO NOT OPEN! appliance’s casing. 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, manufacturer.

  • Page 4: Handling Precautions

    Handling Precautions Connecting Other Devices Avoid lightning strikes Unplug the AC power cord from the outlet before Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet connecting or disconnecting other devices. Exercise when there is a thunderstorm in your vicinity. caution when handling the AC power cord.

  • Page 5: Accessories

    □ Illustrations in the Owner’s Manual may deviate from the actual unit due to design improvements. □ Keep the packaging available for future transportation needs. □ The delivered AC power cord should not be used for any other device than DA5.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Functions And Connections

    110Ω balanced XLR cable (1=GND, 2=Hot, 3=Cold). Windows PC (XP or newer) needs to install CEC This input supports up to 24bit/192kHz. specialized USB driver to recognize DA5 as USB audio device and play PCM music fi les. Compatible PC-Music AC power player should be prepared yourself.

  • Page 7: Front Panel Functions

    PULSE D/A CONVERTER DA5 POWER button VOLUME knob Press to turn the power ON or OFF. When DA5 Turn clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to is turned on, digital volume ex. "0" (initial setting = decrease the headphones volume. maximum 0 dB) will blink at ④...

  • Page 8: Remote Control Unit

    Battery Replacement Period DIMMER button If the distance at which the remote control unit can be Press to change the used to operate DA5 seems to be decreasing, replace display brightness in both batteries with new ones. different 3 levels. Refer to "DIMMER"...

  • Page 9: Digital Volume

    Make sure Press the D.VOL-UP/DN buttons on the remote control that the DA5 digital volume is set to minimum or MUTE unit to change the volume between minimum -99 (dB) and before the amplifi er is turned on.

  • Page 10: Basic Operation

    Playback of a digital audio device at COAX, Playback of PC music at USB connection TOS or AES/EBU connection Power on DA5 and CD transport or the other digital Mac PC (X10.6.8 or newer) does not require audio player connected to DA5. Current digital volume any additional driver for USB 2.0 audio device...

  • Page 11: Digital Filter

    -2dB at 20kHz with an input sampling frequency of 44.1kHz. For higher sampling frequencies the roll-off is If the surface of the DA5 case becomes soiled, wipe irrelevant and the " PULSE " fi lter is the best choice. For with a soft cloth or use diluted neutral cleaning liquid.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Connect the RCA plugs completely Place the player on stable board Sound skipping Clean up the disc Interference on Install DA5 away or turn off the tuner tuner Turn on DA5 Unresponsive to Install batteries in the RC unit remote control...
  • Page 13 Memo...

  • Page 14: Usb Driver Installation And Setup For Windows

    It is necessary for Windows PC users to install special □ BRAVO-HD (is the USB driver specialized in DA5, driver for PCM music fi les, which is possible to download supplied by SAVITEC, USB Audio IC manufacturer.) from the CEC home page.

  • Page 15: Usb Driver Installation

    USB Driver Installation 1.5. Select an install folder and Windows user. Install a USB driver, BRAVO-HD* on your Windows PC to recognize DA5 as USB audio device and playback PCM music fi les. *BRAVO-HD is an exclusive USB driver that a USB Audio IC maker, SAVITEC company provides for DA5.
  • Page 16 DA5. □ DA5 USB input is compatible with up to 32bit/384kHz PCM signal but the sampling frequency may be limited by the PC system setting or PC-Music player. □ Refer to "BRAVO-HD Control Panel" after completing "Installation and Setup for DSD playback".

  • Page 17: Installation And Setup For Dsd Playback

    (unknown). Click "Apply" to continue player foobar2000 for Windows PC DSD64(2.8224MHz) to the installation. DSD256(11.2896MHz) fi les can be played through DA5. Before starting these steps install foobar2000 to your Windows PC, which can be downloaded from http://www.

  • Page 18: Dsd Driver Installation On Foobar2000

    Installation and Setup for DSD Playback - continued - 3.2. Click "Next" on ASIO Proxy for foobar2000 Setup 4. DSD Driver Installation on foobar2000 wizard to continue. 4.1. Double-click "foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component" in the "da5_dsd-plugin_fb2k" folder. 4.2. foobar2000 Component Installer will start. Click "Yes(Y)"...

  • Page 19: Dsd Playback Setup On Foobar2000

    Installation and Setup for DSD Playback - continued - 4.4. Click "OK" to complete the installation and change. 5.3. Click "Playback - Output - ASIO" on the left side foobar2000 will restart. tree, and double-click "foo_dsd_asio" listed at ASIO drivers. 5.

  • Page 20: Bravo-Hd Control Panel

    ASIO at foobar2000, set the output of reproduction to the other than CEC DA5 HS USB Audio at Sound and Audio Device property at your PC (refer to page 16). The volume control and/or mute function can be operated by foobar 2000, DA5 and/or amplifi...
  • Page 21 BRAVO-HD Control Panel - continued - Turning on DA5 Setting for sharing mode Turning on DA5 connected via USB cable the BRAVO- Changing the sample rate and bits per sample on HD control panel will change to show a current setting.
  • Page 22 BRAVO-HD Control Panel - continued - Playing a PCM fi le Changing the bit rate and buffer size PCM, bit rate, sampling frequency and buffer size of a Ex. Playback after changing the bit rate and buffer current PCM playback via ASIO like a foobar2000 output size during stop will show the new settings.
  • Page 23 BRAVO-HD Control Panel - continued - Note: Start BRAVO-HD Audio CPL to see a cur Playing a DSD fi le rent playback or change the settings. You don't need to Ex. Displaying a DSD64/2.8MHz playback. start it every playback. Note: Selecting ASIO Native at DSD Playback Method (refer to page 19), the bit rate and buffer size during DSD playback are fi...
  • Page 24 CEC Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan 1708-B...

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