Antelope Zodiac Gold Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 ZODIAC Gold 384kHz DAC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Safety Notes ..........................5 2. Introduction ........................... 6 3. Features ............................7 4. Quick Start ............................ 8 5. Front Panel Explained ........................9 6. Rear Panel Explained ......................... 11 7. Remote Control Unit ........................12 8. Advanced User Tips ........................13 8.1.
  • Page 4: Safety Notes

    1. Safety Notes To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, and related hazards: ● Do not remove screws, cover, or cabinet. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. ● Do not expose this device to rain, moisture or spillover of liquid of any kind. ●...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Zodiac Gold HD Mastering 384kHz D/A converter. Many of the world’s recording studios use Antelope clocks to improve the quality of the audio from their digital converters. This is because of the unique technologies and clocking know-how that the Antelope team has gained over many years of development to improve audio through clocking.
  • Page 6: Features

    ● Up to 384 kHz sampling rate ● Stepped relay volume attenuator for precise stereo balance (matched to 0.05 dB) ● Antelope Oven Controlled Clock with Ultra Low Jitter ● Built in 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking eliminates jitter from all digital inputs ● De-Jittered, re-clocked Digital Outputs: 2x AES/EBU and 2x S/PDIF ●...
  • Page 7: Quick Start

    Follow these simple steps to connect Zodiac Gold to your system setup: Connect to the DC power source via rear panel connector (14). Connect your choice of digital input(s) and analog outputs on the rear panel. If you wish to use USB as the digital input, connect the Zodiac Gold USB cable to your computer. The guest operating system will recognize the new output audio device (Zodiac Gold). You should redirect sound from the computer to your newly indicated output – Zodiac Gold.
  • Page 8: Front Panel Explained

    5. Front Panel Explained 1. Lock light When lit, this indicates Zodiac Gold is locked to an incoming digital signal via rear panel connectors (21), (22), (23), (24). The light will flash if there is no valid digital signal or if a media player is in stopped or paused mode when using USB. 2. Infrared receiver Remote control unit receiver. Do not cover! 3.
  • Page 9 8. Power button Toggles standby/operation state. 9. Power/Standby light Indicates operational and standby modes. Dimly lit for standby and brightly lit for operational power. 10. Source button When the display shows the sample rate, pressing this button once, briefly changes the display to show the currently selected input source (for one second). When the display shows an input source, pressing this button once will switch to the next available input source.
  • Page 10: Rear Panel Explained

    6. Rear Panel Explained 14. DC Power Connection For use with Antelope’s DC power supply only. 15. Balanced Analog Inputs 1/4” TRS balanced (+4dBu.) analog inputs. 16. Unbalanced Analog Inputs RCA type unbalanced (-10dBv.) analog inputs. 17. Analog Output Trimmers These trim pots enable precise matching of the balanced analog outputs to connected equipment.
  • Page 11: Remote Control Unit

    Input for compatible equipment using the 110 Ω AES/EBU connectivity standard. See also (10) Source Button 25. AES Output De-jittered digital output using the 110 Ω AES/EBU connectivity standard. 26. S/PDIF Outputs De-jittered digital outputs using the 75 Ω S/PDIF connectivity standard. 7. Remote Control Unit Zodiac Gold comes with a remote control unit. This remote control has the same buttons as those on the front panel of the Zodiac Gold.
  • Page 12: Advanced User Tips

    8. Advanced User Tips 8.1. Source input Input sources can be switched by the source button (10). Only digital inputs with valid signals are available for switching. (Of the analog inputs, An2 is permanently available and An1 is available once a jack is inserted, without the requirement for the signal to be present.) Example: If only signals on AES and TOSLINK1 inputs are present, they will be the only options available when selecting the source (together with An2 as stated above).
  • Page 13: Mute

    back and forth between current settings for USB operation mode and Headphone amplifier impedance. ● Pushing the source button (10) will take you through the supported USB modes (UF1, UH1, UH2) or Headphone impedance (HP1 or Hp2). ● Confirm the change by pressing the power button once. The display will again start to switch between the available settings. Push the power button one more time to exit this mode and go to operating mode. 8.3. Mute There are 2 attenuation possibilities: Full mute and -20dB attenuation (Dim- available with digital sources only).
  • Page 14: I/O Connections

    ● SPDIF use 75 Ω coaxial (video) cables. 8.6. Ground Loop Hum and Noise The design of Zodiac Gold minimizes the possibility of ground loop hum and noise. However, we recommend the use of short cables and balanced connections for all the audio signals of your system.
  • Page 15: Technical Specifications

    11. Technical Specifications Dynamic 129 dB Range: THD+N: 0.0004% USB: 2.0 Hi-Speed. Data stream up to 480Mbits/384kHz, Type B Clocking 4th Generation Acoustically Focused Clocking 64 bit DDS Oven Controlled Generator: Crystal Oscillator Clock Stability: < +/- 0.02 PPM, oven controlled at 64.5 C Clock Ageing: <...
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  • Page 19 Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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