dCS 904 User Manual

Manual for Software Version 1.5x and 1.36

dCS Ltd

June 2000

 

 

USING YOUR dCS 904 FOR THE FIRST TIME

Product Overview

The dCS 904 ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter) is a high performance converter designed for studio and live recording applications. It is designed to produce very high standard digital output (for example, 192 kS/s or DSD) that may be used directly or archived. If these formats are used, lower resolution formats (for example Red Book CD) may produced by subsequent downsampling. AES3, SPDIF, SDIF-2 PCM formats and several DSD formats are all supported. Multiple units may be slaved together for stable multi-channel operation.

The unit is mains powered and is housed in a 1U (1.75”) high 19” rack mounting case. It may be controlled either from its front panel, or from a software based remote control running on a PC via a com port. The unit’s last setting is automatically stored on power down, so that fixed installations may be set up at leisure, installed and then left alone. Unauthorised alterations to settings may be prevented by a “panel lock out” feature.

The unit is highly software based, and more functions and features are added from time to time. Software updates from dCS are free!2

What’s in the Box?

The contents of the box are at least:

dCS 904 User Manual Quick Start Guide Mains Lead

2 Spare Fuses Remote cable Remote software

Mains Voltages

The dCS 904 is shipped with its mains voltage preset for operation in the destination country. The voltage is not intended to be changed by the user. If it needs to be changed, contact your dealer or dCS.

IMPORTANT! The dCS 904 must be used with a mains earth!

2free if we email them, and you download from a PC com port. Low cost if you ask us for EPROMs or other media - we charge for media and handling.

Manual part no: DOC135904 iss 2B2

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135904ma2b2.pdf file available from website

Contact dCS on + 44 1799 531 999

email to: more@dcsltd.co.uk

(inside the UK replace + 44 with 0)

web site: www.dcsltd.co.uk