Step 4 - Using Elgar Plus In Master Mode; Other Settings; Figure 3 - Using Master Mode With A Cd Player - DCS Elgar Plus User Manual

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Step 4 - Using Elgar Plus in Master Mode

IMPORTANT!
do this:
do this:
do this:
IMPORTANT!
DIGITAL OUT
L
L
Balanced
Outputs
To Power Amplifier or Preamplifier

Other Settings

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If your CD transport (or other source equipment sampling at 44.1kS/s) has a
Wordclock input, you can reduce the jitter in your system by using Elgar Plus in
Master mode and slaving the source to it. If not, you can miss out this step.
You can only use Master Mode if your source sample rate is 44.1kS/s.
Connect Elgar Plus
Wordclock Out
source equipment. You may need to set the source equipment to slave to
wordclock.
Hold down the
Display
then repeatedly press the
button repeatedly until the display changes to MS:Mastr.
Press the
Vol/Bal
Allow the menu to time-out.
If you are using an Upsampler, this MUST be set to convert a 44.1kS/s source
to either 44.1kS/s, 88.2kS/s, 176.4kS/s or DSD. If not, Elgar Plus will be
unable to lock.
The equipment will take several seconds to re-lock and settle down, then Elgar
Plus will unmute.
A Master mode setup using a CD player is shown below.
WORDCLOCK
44.1kHz Wordclock
16 bit / 44.1kS/s
R OUTPUT L AES 1 AES 2
LEVEL
PUSH PUSH
HIGH
R
LOW
R L
R
Unbalanced
- or -
Outputs
Figure 3 – Using Master Mode with a CD player
The basic set-up procedure is complete. Many more features are available
through the Menu. See the Menu section starting on page
information.
connector to the wordclock input on the
button and press the
Vol/Bal
button until the display shows MS:Slav.
Display
L
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R
RCA1 A ST CH1 CH2
DSD / SDIF
RCA2 BNC TOSLINK
IN - WORDCLOCK - OUT
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August 2005
button to open the menu,
Elgar Plus
B
SUC POWER
1394
REC OUT
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