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- Page 1 Version 1.8 DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL © 2012-2014 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
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Page 2: Welcome
Welcome 002 DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL ank you for choosing EMM Labs... © 2012-2014 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 DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Welcome Table of Contents Safety Instructions Warranty DAC2X Audio Converter Features & Specifications Front Panel & Functions Rear Panel & Functions Operation DSD Audio Infrared Remote Control Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232) -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions DAC2X 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
DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Warranty EMM Labs warrants the DAC2X 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: Dac2X Audio Converter
DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER e DAC2X is a high-performance stereo D/A converter with a wide variety of user selectable digital inputs. It has evolved from EMM Labs acclaimed converter systems which are used worldwide in professional studios to create some of the nest recordings. -
Page 7: Features & Specifications
Features & Specifications DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Features & Speci cations 2-Channel D/A conversions: • from PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz) to analog • from DSD to analog via USB (DSD streaming over USB using DoP 1.0 speci cation) •... - Page 8 Features & Specifications DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Features & Speci cations System control via Infrared remote and serial RS-232 ports (see Appendix A) Power supply: • Power factor corrected • Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz operation •...
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Page 9: Front Panel & Functions
Front Panel & Functions DAC2X 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 Front Panel & Functions DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Front Panel & Functions When receiving valid DSD data via USB input the 44.1 and 48 LEDs will light. 3. POLARITY INVERTED button: When this button is lit the polarity of all analog outputs are inverted.
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Page 11: Rear Panel & Functions
2. Main Power connector 3. Product VOLTAGE indicator: Indicates working voltage of the DAC2X. Only use with indicated line voltage. 4. Product model and serial number indicator: Warranty void if model/serial number indicator is not attached to unit, missing or damaged whereby serial number cannot be seen. - Page 12 Rear Panel & Functions DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Rear Panel & Functions 5. Digital Inputs (All PCM inputs supporting up to 24bit, 192kHz): • EMM Optilink: input for interconnection with an EMM Labs transport. • AES/EBU: AES/EBU (XLR) PCM digital audio input.
- Page 13 2. DAC2X Input Connections: Just connect the appropriate digital source output to the speci c DAC2X input, on the back of the DAC2X and select the appropriate digital source from either the front panel buttons or the remote control.
- Page 14 48kHz (PCM 48, 96 or 192kHz audio). For AES connections the DAC2X uses a single AES input to carry 2 channels of PCM audio up to 192kHz. NOTE: If the LOCK light is not ON then the DAC2X is not receiving appropriate digital audio from the digital source.
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Page 15: Operation 013
Using either the remote or the front panel of the DAC2X select EMM Link. e LOCK light and the 44.1kHz sync. light both should be lit on the DAC2X. © 2012-2014 EMM Labs Inc., All Rights Reserved. EMM Labs reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice. - Page 16 5. DAC2X USB Audio: First, use only an appropriate well-sheilded certi ed USB 2.0* cable to connect the DAC2X’s USB Audio input to any USB digital audio source component (computer, laptop, media server etc.). e DAC2X USB Audio interface uses the B-type USB connector similar to connectors used on printers.
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Page 17: Dsd Audio
DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Basic Operations and Input Connections 7. In general for most audio applications you will be able to select the DAC2X USB Audio device (XMOS XS1-L1 Audio) from within the application and choose the appropriate driver Kernel, ASIO or WASAPI. -
Page 18: Infrared Remote Control
DAC2X: DAC: is function toggles the front panel LEDs ON or OFF on the DAC2X When in OFF mode only the LOCK LED would be lit. INPUT: ese buttons are used to select the digital source input: •... -
Page 19: Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (Rs232)
DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Serial Remote Control (RS232) e DAC2X is equipped with a 9-pin RS232 port for system remote control via a serial cable (not provided by EMM Labs). Please use a standard RS232 cable. Do not use a null modem cable, as this will not work. - Page 20 Selects SPDIF format PCM digital audio via PDAI/RCA connector Status bytes sent from DAC2X e DAC2X sends back 4 Bytes terminated with a <CR> whenever any status changes. <Byte 0><Byte 1><Byte 2><Byte 3><CR> Byte 0 ASCII ' 0 ' - Not Used...
- Page 21 Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232) DAC2X AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL Status bytes sent from DAC2X (cont`d) Byte 3 bit 2 0 when 44.1kHz selected as base sample frequency bit 3 0 when 48kHz selected as base sample frequency...
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