dCS 954 User Manual

Manual for Standard Software Version 1.5x

dCS Ltd

 

June 2000

Figures

 

 

 

Figure 1 – Playing a CD........................................................................................

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Figure 2 – Rear Panel.........................................................................................

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Figure 3 – Front Panel ........................................................................................

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Figure 4 – Menu Sequence ................................................................................

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Figure 5 – In-phase Sys waveform .....................................................................

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Figure 6 – Out-of-phase Sys waveform ..............................................................

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Figure 7 – DSD input configuration.....................................................................

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Figure 8 – Syncing a dCS 954 to a Master Clock ................................................

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Figure 9 – Replaying 2 channel DSD from an 8 track 16/44.1 PCM

 

 

recorder..........................................................................................

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Figure 10 – Multi-unit Remote Daisy Chain ........................................................

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Figure 11 – Six channel set up ...........................................................................

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Figure 12 – Replaying a 6 channel DSD recording from a 24 track 16/44.1

 

recorder..........................................................................................

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Figure 13 – 8 channel P3D DSD setup...............................................................

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Figure 14 – Upsampling a CD to 24 bit / 192kS/s ..............................................

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Figure 15 – Converting Quad AES to Double speed Single AES.......................

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Figure 16 – Converting 4-wire DSD to SDIF DSD ..............................................

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Figure 17 – Replaying 24/192 from 2 Nagra-D recorders. .................................

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Figure 18 – DSD, showing DSD full scale ..........................................................

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Figure 19 – Word Clock and AES3 outputs, 96 kS/s..........................................

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Figure 20 – Word Clock and AES3 outputs, 44.1 kS/s.......................................

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Figure 21 – Word Clock In to Word Clock Out, 96 kS/s....................................

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Figure 22 – Word Clock in to Word Clock Out, 44.1 kS/s ..................................

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Figure 23 – AES3 in to AES3 out, 96 kS/s .........................................................

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Figure 24 – AES3 in to AES3 out, 44.1 kS/s ......................................................

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Figure 25 – Word Clock In to AES3 Reference Out, 96 kS/s .............................

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Figure 26 – Word Clock in to AES3 Reference Out, 44.1 kS/s ..........................

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Figure 27 – Filter 1 frequency responses ...........................................................

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Figure 28 – AES3 format at 48 kS/s over 16 metres..........................................

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Figure 29 – AES3 format at 48 kS/s over 94 metres.........................................

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Figure 30 – AES3 format at 96 kS/s over 16 metres..........................................

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Figure 31 – AES3 format at 96 kS/s over 94 metres..........................................

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Figure 32 – SDIF-2 PCM format at 96 kS/s.......................................................

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Figure 33 – SDIF-2 PCM format at 44.1 kS/s.....................................................

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Figure 34 – DSD using SDIF-2 electrical format ................................................

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Figure 35 – Temperature rise above ambient for a unit in a stack of 3 with

 

poor ventilation...............................................................................

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Figure 36 – Changing the Mains Fuse................................................................

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