Emotiva Stealth DC-1, User Manual

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Stealth DC-1 Stereo D/A Converter - Operator’s Manual
problem: No audio output; display shows proper sample
rate (any input).
Reason: You have a valid input signal, but no audio.
• Check your output connections.
• Verify that you don’t have Mute turned on.
• Verify that you don’t have the Volume all the way down.
• Check for conflicting sound card drivers. (Conflicts with other sound card drivers
may cause your computer to output a valid audio signal which contains only
silence.)
problem: No volume control (audio always plays at full
volume).
Reason: You have configured the Output Mode on the DC-1 to Fixed (volume).
• In the Setup Menu, change the Output Mode setting to Variable.
problem: Incorrect sample rate is displayed.
Reason: The display on the DC-1 reliably displays the sample rate it is receiving.
If the display on the DC-1 shows a different sample rate than you expect (or different
than what your file claims to be), then your file is almost certainly being re-sampled by
your computer or player device.
Check the configuration of your source device. Most computers by default re-sample
digital audio files as they play them. Only certain player programs, and certain
configuration settings on the computer, allow you to play files in their original sample
rate (bit perfect).
For Windows and Apple computers, the default behavior is to re-sample all audio to a
specific single sample rate (which is configured in the Midi Panel on Apple computers
and in Control Panel on a Windows computer).