Quick Connecting the MC1 and power up
When you first power up the MC1 it will come up selected to the AES input or the last used input. To change inputs
simply press one of the buttons on the front panel. The MC1 is meant for professional use and has a very simple
user interface with direct function keys and no menus or display necessary.
Operating the MC1
Input select
When the MC1 first powers on, it will default to the last input selected. An LED below the button will
illuminate to show which one is selected. This will show what input is selected and valid lock and the
sample rate will be shown on the with the sample rate LEDs in the right section of the front panel:
#1 AES Selects the XLR connector
#2 SPDIF Selects the RCA connector
#3 SPDIF 2 Selects the BNC connector
#3 EIAJ Selects the Toslink connector
#4 USB Selects the USB connector .
#6 Network Selects the network option ( optional )
Sample Rate Status
There are a 2 columns of 3 LEDs on the right section of the front panel. For PCM this will range from
44.1k to 384K and DSD64 to DSD 256 by illuminating the corresponding LEDs.
The left column is for the base rates of 44.1k, 48k and DSD64. The right column is for the multiplier of the
base rates. For example for 44.1 the 44.1k LED will illuminate, for 88.2k the 44.1 and the 2x LEDs will
illuminate. For 96k rate the base rate of 48k will illuminate and the 2x LED will illuminate. This is a
simple way to show all rates to the user up to 384k.
Filter
There are 2 filers to choose from, one Linear and one Minimum phase type. Simply press the button to
change and select the desired type.
Standby
Pressing the standby key places the MC1 in a low current state. For full power off use the main power
switch. The standby mode is implemented in the MC1 so that it can be triggered on from an external
trigger and remotely powered up out of the low level state.
USB Features
On the rear panel you will find the USB 2 type interface and it is based on the latest generation of asynchronous
design and supports sample rates up to 384k/24 bit. For superior noise performance the interface is electrically
isolated from the host computer, eliminating any grounding or power induced noise issues that could be transmitted
to the MC1 from the computer. No driver is needed for Macs or Linux but for PC use a driver is necessary and the
latest version for Win 8 support can be acquired from our web site in downloads section.
Note that it is advisable that you power your computer off when changing USB cables or you risk possible damage
to the MC1s USB subsection. Do not hot plug the USB with the MC1.
DSD playback and the MC1
DSD playback with the MC1 is quite simple, it is done with DoP and as such can be read with any input, but in most
common is the USB as there are few disk players that play out DSD as DoP via the AES or SPDIF The current
version supports both DSD 64, one bit at 64 times 44.1k sample rate, and DSD 128 or double that rate. DSD 64 is
the SACD standard and 99% of all content is released an mastered at this rate.
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