Step 1 - Selecting A Digital Input; Connecting To A Single Aes Or Spdif Source; Connecting To A Dual Aes Source; Connecting To An Ieee 1394 Dsd Source - DCS Elgar Plus User Manual

dCS Elgar Plus User Manual
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Step 1 – Selecting a Digital Input

Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source

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Connecting to a Dual AES Source

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Connecting to an IEEE 1394 DSD Source

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Connecting to an SDIF/DSD Source

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Switch on the source equipment. If appropriate, load a disk / tape and set the
machine in PLAY mode to ensure it is generating a digital audio data stream.
Choose one of the following sections:
Most source equipment (such as CD transports, DVD players) is fitted with a
single wire digital output, usually on an RCA phono connector.
Connect your source equipment to the matching input on the Elgar Plus rear
panel using a suitable cable.
Press the button repeatedly until your chosen input is displayed on the
Input
input indicator, to the right of the display. This will be either
RCA1, RCA2, TOS, ST
The unit will lock to the source, displaying in sequence Locking,
sample rate) then the default display (probably 16/44, depending on the
menu setting and the source format).
Check that your source equipment is capable of Dual AES operation.
Connect the AES 1 (or AES A) output on your source equipment to the
input on the Elgar Plus rear panel and the AES 2 (or AES B) output to the
input, using two XLR cables. Ensure the cables are not swapped.
AES 2
Press the button repeatedly until both
Input
are lit.
The unit will lock to the source, displaying in sequence Locking,
BASE sample rate) then the default display (probably
Disp
menu setting and the source format).
Check that your source equipment (probably a dCS SACD Transport or a dCS
Upsampler) is capable of DSD operation over a 1394 link, generates a 44.1kHz
wordclock and is set up correctly.
Connect one 1394 output on your source equipment to one
Elgar Plus rear panel. Also connect the wordclock output on your source
equipment to the
Wordclock In
Press the button repeatedly until the
Input
The unit may display
settling down to the source name (probably
the button to select the 1394 source you want to listen to. You may find
Input
Elgar Plus settles more quickly if you set it to
source to DSD mode (or switching the source on).
Check that your source equipment is capable of SDIF PCM or DSD operation.
Connect the CH1 output on your source equipment to the
Elgar Plus rear panel and the CH2 output to the
cables. Connect the Wordclock output on your source equipment to the
connector on the Elgar Plus rear panel. Ensure the cables are not
Wordclock In
swapped.
Press the button repeatedly until either the
Input
(to the left of the display) are lit.
or BNC.
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AES 1
connector on the Elgar Plus rear panel.
1394
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AES 1, AES 2,
AND input indicators
AES 2
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1394
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or input indicators
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