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DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER'S MANUAL
© 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.

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  • Page 1 Version 1.1 DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL © 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 2 Welcome DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL ank you for choosing EMM Labs © 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Welcome Table of Contents Safety Instructions Warranty DA2 V2 Audio Converter Features & Specifications Front Panel & Functions Rear Panel & Functions Operation DSD, DXD and MQA ® Audio Infrared Remote Control...
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Safety Instructions Prior to Installing you new EMM Labs product please read the following safety instructions: • Read and follow all instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Do not use or install product near any sources of water, rain and/or moisture.
  • Page 5: Warranty 005

    DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Warranty EMM Labs warrants the DA2 V2 product against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time speci ed by the product’s serial number from the date of rst delivery to the owner.
  • Page 6: Da2 V2 Audio Converter

    It is the the next evolutionary step in our line of award winning, critically acclaimed range of high end converter systems. Along with a multitude of inputs, the DA2 V2 also supports DSD, 2xDSD, DXD, and now includes MQA® technology, enabling playback of MQA®...
  • Page 7: Features & Specifications

    Features & Specifications DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Features & Speci cations 2-Channel D/A conversions: • from PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz) and DSD to analog • from 352DXD, 384DXD, DSD, 2xDSD and full MQA® decoding to analog via USB •...
  • Page 8 Features & Specifications DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Features & Speci cations System control via Infrared remote and serial RS-232 ports Power supply: • Power factor corrected • Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz operation •...
  • Page 9: Front Panel & Functions

    Front Panel & Functions DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Front Panel & Functions    1. Standby/Power-Save button: Toggles the operation between on and power-save mode. In power save mode the remote control and all front panel functions become inactive.
  • Page 10: Rear Panel & Functions 010

    2. Main Power Switch 3. Product VOLTAGE indicator: Indicates working voltage of the DA2 V2. Only use with indicated line voltage. 4. Main Power connector © 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 11 Rear Panel & Functions DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Rear Panel & Functions 5. Digital Inputs (All inputs support up to 24bit, 192kHz and DSD. USB Audio input additionally supports DXD and DSD/DSD64 and 2xDSD/DSD128 streaming): • EMM Optilink: input for interconnection with an EMM Labs transport.
  • Page 12: Operation 012

    Main screen shows input and sample rate information plus the 4 main functions: 1. Mute DSD128 Mute the DA2 V2 by pressing the button directly below the “MUTE” function on the display. When muted the display will show “MUTED” and it will be MUTE...
  • Page 13 2. ASSIGN INPUT 1 & ASSIGN INPUT 2 Using the ASSIGN INPUT 1 & ASSIGN INPUT 2 feature, you can directly Assign assign up to two DA2 V2 inputs to the front panel buttons rather than using INPUT 1 ►...
  • Page 14 NS1 Streamer. Set to “REMOTE” to work as a standard RS232 port. EXIT GAIN RS232 RESET Press the “RESET” button to reset the DA2 V2 back to factory defaults. © 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 15 DSD via TOSLINK optical interface. TOS2 : Same as TOS1. Connect the source digital outputs to the appropriate DA2 V2 digital inputs and select the appropriate input using the input toggle/scroll back (◄) or forward (►) buttons. © 2015-2020 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 16 EMM Optilink Cable Additionally for the TSD1 External Clock switch must be set to internal: Using either the remote or the front panel of the DA2 V2 select EMM Link. e display will show the appropriate sample rate when locked.
  • Page 17 1. First, use only an appropriate well-sheilded certi ed USB 2.0* cable to connect from any USB digital audio source component’s (computer, laptop, media player etc.) output to the DA2 V2’s USB Audio input (NOT the USB service port). e DA2 V2’s USB Audio interface uses the B-type USB connector similar to connectors used on printers.
  • Page 18: Dsd, Dxd And Mqa Audio

    Operation DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Basic Operations and Input Connections In general for most audio applications you will be able to select the DA2 V2 USB Audio device from within the application. en choose the appropriate drivers, ASIO, WASAPI or Kernel, you want to use with it.
  • Page 19 DoP functionality. Once playback is restarted the DA2 V2’s display will once again show that it is receiving DSD information. e DA2 V2 supports the full unfolding of MQA® audio les using its custom implementation of the MQA® decoder and renderer.
  • Page 20: Infrared Remote Control

    Infrared Remote Control DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Infrared Remote Control e remote control provides combined functions for both the DA2 V2 (Green), associated transport (Red) and some preamp functions (Orange). e functions that are relevant to the DA2 V2: DAC: Toggles the preset display brightness settings in DA2 V2.

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