CH C1 Mono Quick Start Manual

C1 Mono Quick Start Guide
1

Introduction

The C1 Mono consists of three units and up to three optional units:
C1.d: the digital controller unit is the digital heart of the C1 Mono. It features the C1 input's modular architecture as well
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as the digital processing. It is the only unit that the customer directly operates. All the other units forming the C1 Mono
are slave to the C1.d.
C1.m: this is the monaural digital to analog converter unit. The C1 Mono includes two C1.m units, one per audio channel.
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The audio channel is displayed on the C1.m front panel LCD screen as well as at the back of the unit on the analog output
board (it is also deducible from the color of the RCA analog output connectors, white for Left and red for Right).
Optional X1: up to three X1external power supply units can be added to the C1 Mono for improved power supply noise
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rejection and improved channel separation.
Once the units are connected as described in chapter 2 below, the C1 Mono unit is operated like a stereo C1, either using the C1.d
unit front panel controls or the infrared remote control or the CH Control app. Please refer to the C1 user manual for more
information on how to operate the C1 Mono.
2

Connections

Place the C1 Mono units on a stable and sturdy piece of furniture or high performance audio rack. Please refer to chapter 3 of the
C1 user manual for more information on how to install your C1 Mono units.
2.1

Digital connections

The C1 Mono comes with a pair of MonoDAC Link cables used to interconnect the C1.d unit to the two C1.m units.
Connect the C1.d Left MonoDAC Link output connector to the Left channel C1.m MonoDAC Link input connector. Be aware of the
directional arrow of the MonoDAC Link cable as signal flows from the C1.d unit to the C1.m units.
Connect the C1.d Right MonoDAC Link output connector to the Right channel C1.m MonoDAC Link input connector. Be aware of the
directional arrow of the MonoDAC Link cable as signal flows from the C1.d unit to the C1.m units.
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Analog connections

Connect one of the analog outputs (either XLR, RCA or BNC) of each C1.m (Left and Right) to:
a line preamplifier input if the C1.d will be used as a D/A converter exclusively.
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or
a power amplifier input if the C1.d will be used as a D/A controller (converter + volume control).
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