DCS dCS 904 manual CONTENTS

dCS 904 User Manual	Manual for Software Version 1.5x and 1.36
dCS Ltd	June 2000

CONTENTS
Product Features ................................................................................................			2
CONTENTS..........................................................................................................			4
	About this Manual		5
Using Your dCS 904 For The First Time ............................................................			6
	Product Overview		6
	What’s in the Box?		6
	Mains Voltages		6
	Installing Unit in a Rack		7
	Getting Started		8
The Hardware – Controls and Connectors.....................................................			10
	Rear Panel		10
	Front Panel		12
The Software – the Menu .................................................................................			18
	Overview		18
	The Menu Sequence		19
	Menu Items		20
Typical Applications.........................................................................................			24
	Using a dCS 904 to output DSD		24
	Using a Master Clock to Sync a dCS 904		24
	Storing DSD on an 8 track 16/44.1 PCM Recorder		25
	Six Channel PCM Set Up		25
	Storing 6 channel DSD on a 24 track 16/44.1 PCM Recorder		26
	Operating Several Units on One Remote Chain		27
	8 Channel P3D DSD Set Up with Monitoring		28
dCS 904 Technical Information.........................................................................			30
	Anti Alias Filtering		30
	Clocking		31
	DSD		32
	Sample Alignment		37
	Noise Shaping		41
	Digital Interface Specifications		44
	Analogue Input Specifications		45
	Digital Data Formats Supported		46
	AES3 (AES/EBU) Format		47
	SDIF-2		50
	RS-232 Remote Control Interface		53
	Power Consumption		62
	Size and Weight		62
	Operating Conditions		63
General Technical Information........................................................................			64
	Word Length Reduction		64
Options ..............................................................................................................			68
Maintenance and Support................................................................................			70
	Hardware		70
	Software		71
	Hardware Update or Calibration		72
	Warranty		72
	Safety and Electrical Safety		72
TroubleShooting...............................................................................................			74
	Error Codes and Messages		74
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