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Congratulations You have just purchased one of the best audiophile digital to analog converters ever made! The Nagra DAC is designed to provide the highest quality of audio performance in an ultra–high-resolution audio system. The Nagra DAC was created by an engineering team with over 50 years of experience designing world–class products for professional audio,...
Warranty NAGRAVISION SA KUDELSKI GROUP certifies that this instrument was thoroughly inspected and tested prior to leaving our factory and is in accordance with the data given in the accompanying test sheet. We guarantee the products of our own manufacture against any defect arising from faulty manufacturing for a period of three years from the date of delivery.
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High-End prevent the output filtering from purists. aliasing artifacts ♦ The power supply of the DAC is ♦ A remote control for selecting the designed to deliver quiet and stable different input...
Remove carefully the Nagra DAC from The fuses on the AC panel of the DAC its packing. Verify at the rear side that have blown or are not installed. voltage...
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By pressing from a Nagra D, a Nagra V as well as the same function key, the parameters from a High-End CD or DVD player.
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Procedure: 2 on the right side, 4 on the top). Remove the 3 hex screws by using the Turn off the Nagra DAC with the front supplied ISO/Allen 2.5 mm key (1 on power key, followed by the main switch the left and 1 on the right side, 1 on the on the rear AC panel.
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Nagra DAC switches back with the Nagra MPA-RCMI and PL-L. This means that in the case the Nagra DAC is combined with an MPA or a Up & Down arrow keys PL-L, the same remote control can be Adjusts the output level.
Panel description 1 FRONT PANEL 1.1 FRONT LEFT PANEL “1” is the front power switch and led. The main volume adjustment (all output When the machine is switched on the channels) can be modified by using the led turns green (not muted). When the up or down key.
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2.1 AC INPUT PANEL “1” is the fuse holder and voltage selector. The DAC works from 94 V to 132 V (fuses: please read on the rear panel 2.0 A and not 0.6A on older versions) and from 188 V to 264 V (fuses: please read on the rear panel 1.0 A and not 0.3A on older...
2.3 OUTPUT PANEL It is possible to select either the XLR outputs or the RCA (Cinch) outputs. Both may not be used together. On the NAGRA DAC, only the FRONT outputs are wired. 2.4 RS232 CONNECTOR This connector is first of all used by the production area inside the factory and serves also to upgrade the software of the Nagra DAC.
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Menu tree DATA STREAM DETAILS FMT : LINEAR PCM SMP FREQ: 48 kHz TEMPLATE SAVE TEMPLATES SAVE PRESS AND HOLD SOFT KEY AT LEAST 3 SEC. A, B, C, ... RENAME TEMPLATE 1: T-1 A, B, C, ... TEMPLATE 2: T-2 A, B, C, ...
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RULES TO FOLLOW: The DAC has 2 front panels. Main panel Trim panel Entering into the menu tree: Press the center button on the main panel once Use the up and down arrow keys for vertical scrolling and right and left arrow keys for horizontal scrolling.
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Dac menus Display at power on for a few seconds: It shows the software version of the machine. Second display or main display (in the case that the machine was reset to default factory settings): In this case, the machine selected “A”, the first input or analog input.
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This sub menu gives all the information concerning the selected input source data as well as the output configuration, concerning quantity of channels, versus the speaker setup that was selected. stands for FORMAT. In the case above, the input source is LINEAR PCM data. (Phase Coded Modulation).
3.1 SPEAKER SETUP. SPEAKER SETUP menu permits to change the PHASE for each channel individually. SPEAKER SETUP PHASE 3.1.1 PHASE. PHASE menu permits to PHASE FRONT L: DIRECT reverse the phase individually for each channel. FRONT R: DIRECT DIRECT means that the output signal is in phase with the input source. INVERTED means that the output signal is phase reversed versus the input source.
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LD 1 TAPE 1 B SPDIF E TOSLINK LD 2 TAPE 2 CD 1 F AES TOSLINK CD 2 F XLR NAGRA D TUNER C RCA INPUT A NAGRA V TUNER 1 3.2.2 FRONT PANEL. FRONT PANEL BLANKING : OFF BACKLIGHT...
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When RESET was selected, the NAGRA DAC will reset all the trim values. The trim values are the actual positions of each level and balance adjustment for all channels. INPUT menu: When...
Technical Data Weight and dimensions Analog input impedance 6.8kg, without optional output 100 kOhms ± 1% transformers L= 430mm, H= 110mm, D= 390mm Analog input connectors Coaxial RCA (CINCH) Digital signal processor Sharc ADSP 21065L Analog Devices Maximum analog input level D to A converter 2.2 Vrms AD1853 Analog Devices...
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Analog output impedance Operating temperature range 15 – 35 °C 50 Ohms nominal Analog output frequency response AC supply voltage (digital in 96 kHz) 94 – 132V, 188- 264V 10 Hz –25 kHz ± 0.5dB AC supply frequency range Analog output THD 44- 66 Hz Less than 0.02 % AC power consumption...
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Safety/Compliance DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FABRICANT: NAGRA - KUDELSKI, 1033 Cheseaux SUISSE MANUFACTURER: NAGRA-KUDELSKI, 1033 CHESEAUX, SWITZERLAND APPAREIL : DAC & RCU MODEL: DAC & RCU NORMES GENERIQUES APPLICABLES : APPLICABLE GENERIC NORMS: champ électrique rayonné 30 MHz - 1000 MHz, EN 55022 Cl. B radiated electromagnetic field 30 MHz - 1000 MHz, EN 55022 Cl.
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