dCS Scarlatti DAC
User Manual
Software Issue 1.2x
August 2011
Flename: Scarlatti DAC Manual v1_2x.docx
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This section guides you through setting up the unit for basic operation.
Preliminaries
The Menu / Setup Guide sheet details the menu structure and details the two most common set-ups.
For digital interfaces, use with cables designed for digital audio:
•
for AES/EBU interfaces use 110
Ω
screened, twisted pair cables fitted with one male XLR
connector and one female XLR connector.
•
for SDIF, Word Clock or SPDIF BNC interfaces, use 75
Ω
coax cables fitted with BNC plugs.
•
for SPDIF RCA interfaces, use 75
Ω
coax cables fitted with RCA Phono plugs.
•
for TOSLINK optical interfaces, use Toslink fibre-optic cables.
•
for IEEE 1394 interfaces, use the IEEE 1394 cable provided with the unit.
For analogue outputs, use with screened cables of the correct type:
•
for balanced outputs, use screened, twisted pair cables fitted with one male XLR connector and
one female XLR connector.
•
for unbalanced outputs, use coax cables fitted with RCA Phono plugs.
Connect the power cable supplied to the power inlet on the DAC rear panel, plug the other end into a
convenient power outlet.
!
Please do not use an excessively heavy or inflexible power cable as this may damage
the power inlet connector.
Press the
Power
button and wait about 30 seconds while the DAC configures itself. The display will
show in sequence:
Scarlatti DAC
and
No Input
.
If the unit is likely to be set in an unfamiliar state, you can reset it as follows:
Press the
Menu
button, press the
→
button once, then the
Menu
button again to display the
DAC
Settings
menu. Press the
←
button a few times to highlight the
Factory Reset
menu page. Press the
Menu
button and wait a few seconds while the unit resets itself.
