Parasound D / A C -1500 manual Athirdseparateshieldwirewhichis thefloatingground, AC Power

Abalancedline is a necessityif you aredriving a long line to your preamplifier, and providedit is equippedwith balancedinputs. Balancedlines also reduceannoyinghum in manyareasproneto

RF interference,where 60 Hz (USA) or SOHz (most overseas)television sync. signalscanmimic ordinary AC line "hum." In this casethe two wires for the + and -audio signal are enclosed within

athirdseparateshieldwirewhichis the"floating"ground.

Seriouslistenersprefer the superiormusicality of balancedinterconnections.The lower noisefloor seemsto enhancethe apparentwidth and depthof the soWldstageby reducinginterference.

A Digital Output jack passesyour digital source'sdata stream directly to a digital recorder like a Mini Disc, DA T, DCC or CD.R. This is an RCA type connector; use only digital quality cable.

AC Power

Your DIAC-1500 hasan IEC standarddetachablepower cord which hasbeenspeciallyselectedfor its contribution to the soundquality of this unit. Try to connectonly this cord directly to a nearby AC wall outlet andavoid extensioncordsor connectionto accessoryoutletson your preamp.

Operating your DI AC-1500

Power On/Off

Pushtheupper sectionof thebutton to turn on; lower sectionfor off.

Sampling Frequency LEDs

Your DIAC-1500 will recognizethedigital signalof whatevertype of digital sourceyou connect andwill switch to the correctsamplingtateautomatically. The 44.1 kHz samplingtateis standard for compactdiscs. 32 kHz is for digital broadcast;48kHz is for DA T.

Error/Data LED

In casethereis an interuption of datafrom the digital sourceor a malfunction of thedigital source or connection,the ErrorIDataLED will illuminate. This showsyou that your DIAC-1500 is not receivingcorrectdigital datato processandconvertto analog. In this case,a muting circuit will

preventa "garbage"signalpassedto Analog Out or theDigital Out Recordjacks.

Input Select Buttons and LEDs

The four Input Selectbuttonscorrespondto the four input connectorson the rearpanel: Coaxial I, Coaxial 2, Optical I, Optical 2.

Polarity Invert Button and LED