dCS 974 User Manual

Manual for Software Version 1.0x

dCS Ltd

May 2001

Maximise, using.............................................

49

Memory buttons, using ..................................

61

menu tree.......................................................

35

menu, navigating ...........................................

36

menu, using ...................................................

36

message handling .........................................

70

mode, FC.................................................

38, 39

mode, SRC ..............................................

38, 41

monophonic output ......................................

121

multi-channel operation ...............

29, 30, 31, 32

multi-channel sync...................................

42, 81

multi-channel sync, multiple rates

.................83

multi-channel, DSD to DSD...........................

42

multi-channel, master ....................................

81

multi-channel, synchronisation ......................

66

multiple sample rate output ...........................

32

N

 

 

navigating the menu ......................................

36

no output signal ...........................................

120

noise on outputs ..........................................

120

noise performance, PCM...............................

75

noise performance, SACD.............................

72

noise shaper curves ....................

100, 101, 102

noise shaper, weighted noise improvement 102

Noise Shaping ...............................................

84

Noise Shaping indicator.................................

69

Noise Shaping menu .....................................

47

noise shaping spectra..................................

107

noise shaping, noise power .........................

105

Noise Shaping, recommended ......................

19

Normal output mode ......................................

45

O

 

 

one channel only has signal ........................

121

operating conditions ......................................

92

Operation buttons ..........................................

68

options .........................................................

114

options, changing ........................................

114

output bandwidth is low ...............................

121

Output Mode menu........................................

45

output mode, DSD .........................................

45

output mode, DSD Quad ...............................

45

output mode, Dual AES .................................

45

output mode, Quad AES................................

45

output mode, setting ................................

15, 17

output mode, single wire................................

45

output quality is poor ...................................

120

Output Sample Rate menu............................

43

output sample rate, setting ............................

16

Output Word Length menu ............................

46

output, AES Clock .........................................

67

output, DSD/SDIF..........................................

67

output, SDIF-2 ...............................................

67

output, Wordclock..........................................

67

outputs, AES..................................................

67

outputs, connecting to ...................................

18

outputs, SPDIF ..............................................

67

owner registration .......................................

118

owner registration transfer ..........................

131

P

 

PCM to DSD .................................................

26

performance curves ......................................

94

Phase indicators ...........................................

69

phase locked loop .........................................

76

Phase menu..................................................

49

PLL................................................................

76

PLL lock-in time ............................................

76

PLL pull-in range...........................................

76

poor output quality ......................................

120

power consumption.......................................

91

Power indicator .............................................

68

power inlet.....................................................

67

powering up ..........................................

10, 110

Pre-Emphasis menu .....................................

50

pure format conversion .................................

39

Q

 

Quad AES input, selecting............................

12

Quad AES output mode................................

45

Quad AES output, connecting ......................

18

Quad AES output, FC ...................................

15

Quad AES output, SRC ................................

17

Quad AES to CD format ...............................

28

R

 

rack mounting .............................................

112

rear panel......................................................

66

Recall button ...........................................

63, 68

recall, aborting ..............................................

64

recalling a setup............................................

63

recalling the default setup...........................

111

remote control ...............................................

67

rotary encoder...............................................

69

S

 

SACD ............................................................

71

safety...........................................................

119

sample alignment..........................................

77

sample alignment, AES3 in to out.................

79

sample alignment, AES3 to Wordclock.........

77

sample rate .....................................................

5

sample rate combinations.............................

43

sample rate conversion...........................

16, 25

Sample Rate Conversion menu....................

41

Sample Rate Conversion mode....................

38

sample rate, input .........................................

43

sample rate, output .......................................

43

SDIF interface ...............................................

86

SDIF-2 input..................................................

66

SDIF-2 input, selecting..................................

11

SDIF-2 message handling ............................

90

SDIF-2 output................................................

67

SDIF-2 output, connecting ............................

18

selecting a single wire input..........................

11

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Document No: OS-MA-A0124-112.1A1

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