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Summary of Contents for Jay's Audio DAC2-MK3
- Page 1 JAY’S AUDIO DAC2-MK3 USER MANUAL WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 1 of 10 ...
- Page 2 QUICK START GUIDE 1. After receiving the DAC, please do not rush to power it up. First, check the physical appearance of any damage may be caused by shipping. 2. Plug in the power cord firmly and turn on the rear power switch. 3. The DAC shall turn on. The display shall turn on. 4. Connects digital input from the sources (SPDIF/USB/I2S/OPT) to the DAC. 5. Connects RCA or XLR output from the DAC to the amplifier 6. Choose the correct input by pressing the INPUT button, play some music TIPS 1. The DAC will work at its best quality after an hour of warming up. 2. Power On / Off Turn on/off the power switch at the rear panel to turn on/off the unit. It is safe to leave the power switch on 24/7 3. When not in use for a long period of time, it is recommended to switch off the main power switch to save the earth. 4. The DAC needs about 400 hours to burn in. WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 2 of 10 ...
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Page 3: Package Contents
INTRODUCTION Jay’s Audio products are built with performance and durability in mind. Each product is tested carefully with Audio Precision APX525 prior to shipping. Careful installation of the product will ensure the correct performance and ensure the product is at its full potential. PACKAGE CONTENTS 1. AC Mains Power Cord 2. Gloves 3. Remote Control Unit 4. DAC2‐MK3 UNPACKING The DAC is shipped with sturdy double boxes. Please keep the box should you need to transport the unit to another location. Carefully unpackage the DAC, place it on a stable surface, i.e. HiFi Rack. You may wish to use the gloves provided while handling the DAC. WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 3 of 10 ... - Page 4 CONNECTIONS The connections of power cord, interconnect cables are located at the rear panel of the DAC. For both safety and performance, please use quality cable from reputable suppliers. i.e. Studio Grade cable, namely, Gotham / Sommercable / Mogami / Belden, etc. 1 4 3 2 Figure 1. DAC2 Rear Panel (1) AC MAINS POWER SWITCH Switch On/Off the unit by using the power switch. 0 denotes Off, 1 denotes On. (2) AC MAINS POWER IEC SOCKET The AC Mains is fitted with a mains fuse, rated at 1.6A, 5x20mm, Slow Blow. Replace the fuse should the fuse blown with the spare fuse provided, or with the identical fuse rating. Frequent fuse blown is considered a fault. Please contact us to investigate the issue further. Connect the power cord to the AC Mains IEC inlet firmly. (3) DIGITAL INPUT WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 4 of 10 ...
- Page 5 The DAC2 is equipped with six (6) Digital Input. From the Left to the Right: OPT SPDIF – RCA SPDIF – BNC AES/EBU HDMI I2S (LVDS) USB HDMI I2S (LVDS) Figure 2. HDMI I2S Pinout There is no industry standard of I2S connection. We could not guarantee the I2S connection workability with your DAC. This shall not be considered as a defect should the matching failed. List of verified and tested Source Devices: JAY’S AUDIO CDT2‐MK2 / MK3 WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 5 of 10 ...
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Page 6: Operation
OPERATION (1) (2) (3) (5) (6) (7) (4) Figure 3. DAC2 (1) Indication of Selected Input Signal. The respective LED shall light up when the input is selected. i.e BNC LED light up indicates that the BNC input is selected (2) Sampling Rate Display o 44 – 44.1KHz o 48 – 48KHz o X2, X4, X8 – Multiplier of the based sampling rate frequency o DSD (3) Input Selector (4) Output Volume Display (5) Filter Selection o Red – Linear Phase filter, also called brickwall filter o Orange – Mix between Linear and Minimum Phase filter o Green – Minimum Phase filter, also called butterworth filter o Off – Soft Minimum Phase filter, a soft butterworth filter ... - Page 7 (6) XFEED Select the Crossfeed mode for Headphones application. The Crossfeed function is used to make the stereo image smaller, to make it sound more like the stereo image from speakers. “XFEED” LED color shows the current crossfeed mode selected for the headphones Off Crossfeed circuit disabled Green Small Crossfeed, ‐12 dB sent to other channel Orange Medium Crossfeed, ‐8 dB sent to other channel Red Large Crossfeed, ‐5 dB sent to other channel (7) Volume Knob The volume LED display indicates current volume, from ‐90 dB to +10 dB. The volume knob is using a digital encoder to set the volume level digitally from ‐90 dB to +10 dB in precise 1 dB steps. If you connect the Line Out to a system with a volume knob you might want to set the dac2541 Line Out volume startup level to a fixed 0 dB, you can do that by selecting Line Out, turning the volume up to ‐4 or higher, then store the startup setting by pressing and holding the “FILTER” button for 4 seconds. The volume control is then inactive, it can be made active again by holding the “FILTER” button for 4 seconds again. WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 7 of 10 ...
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Page 8: Remote Control
REMOTE CONTROL ‐ Up: Increase Output Vol ‐ Down: Decrease Output Vol ‐ Left: Input Selection *CR2032 battery is required DESIGN HIGHLIGHT Flagship Soekris dam1941‐12 R‐2R D/A module Jay's Audio tuned Discrete Analog Output Stage. SCHURTER IEC Inlet Improved Noise Filter with 110v/230v switching High quality Talema Encapsulated Transformers Multistage Super Regulator with boutique grade high quality components HDMI I2S LVDS Input Full CNC Milled Aluminium Chassis WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 8 of 10 ... - Page 9 Figure 4. Internal of DAC2 * Premium components available exclusively at flagship store only WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 9 of 10 ...
- Page 10 SPECIFICAITON Parameters PCM384 / DSD128 (USB) PCM384 / DSD256 (i2s Input) PCM192kHz (All Input) Frequency Response: 20‐20kHz (±0.1dB) S/N Ratio: >118dB(1kHz, ‐0dBFS) Channel Separation: >122dB AC Power: 110/240VAC, 50/60Hz Output Output: RCA(1.9Vrms), XLR(3.8Vrms) Dimension & Weight Dimension: 430W x 380D x 120H Weight: 15KG Available Color: Silver / Black Warranty: 36 months WWW.JAYS‐AUDIO.COM Page 10 of 10 ...
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