dCS 974 User Manual | Manual for Software Version 1.0x |
dCS Ltd | May 2001 |
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None | Disables the Peak Hold feature. |
320ms thru 1600ms | Sets the Peak Hold time. |
Infinite | Sets an infinite Peak Hold time. |
Reset | Resets the Peak Hold segments to the current |
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Select the required option and press Set. Infinite allows the highest peaks in a track or long passage to be displayed – you might want this to do a manual maximise:
do this: Select Infinite and press Set.
do this: At the start of the track, select Reset and press Set.
do this: Press Status to display the meter.
do this: At the end of the track the highest peaks will be displayed.
do this: Select Reset again and press Set to clear the peak readings.
Using the dCS 974 to monitor a trackIf you just want to use the dCS 974 as a level monitoring device, you can control the bandwidth you monitor by setting the output data rate – 44.1kS/s will give approximately 20kHz bandwidth, whereas 96kS/s will give approximately 40 kHz bandwidth.
The meters can be used to monitor DSD by setting a DSD to PCM conversion, and using the appropriate output data rate.
Watch Out for this One!If the unit is tested with sine waves at frequencies which divide almost exactly into the sample rate (e.g. 6.001kHz signal, 48 kS/s sampling frequency), the segments on the right hand side of the meter will flicker. This effect disappears if the signal frequency is changed by about 10Hz and so it is not a problem when monitoring music. It is caused by the signal beating with the sample rate.
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