RME Audio ADI-2 DAC, User Manual

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18 User’s Guide ADI-2 DAC © RME
9. Operation and Usage
General operation and usage of the ADI-2 DAC are explained in chapter 5.2, Quick Start, and
chapter 5.3, Operation at the unit.
The ADI-2 DAC ships with
Source: Auto
active.
State Overview is especially useful to check the state of digital input signals as well as the cur-
rent settings with USB. It also displays several warning messages which might explain why
currently no sound is audible. See chapter 15.3 for details.
The following chapters explain all the controls and menu items in detail.
10. Front Panel Controls
10.1 Keys
The four back-lit function keys offer quick access of important parameters within the menu
structure. After pressing one of the four keys the corresponding menu is shown in the display.
The unit remembers the last selection per key, so re-visiting a formerly changed parameter is
easy. To leave the menu push the same key a second time, or any other key two times. The
display will revert to the top screen that was active before entering the menu.
10.2 Encoders
The encoders can be turned endlessly, but also pressed, adding a push button function. The
current functionality of all encoders is shown in the display. The big Volume knob usually con-
trols volume for all outputs.
Turning the small encoders 1 and 2 either changes the current parameter, or moves the selec-
tion/cursor horizontally to the next page. Pressing the encoders 1 and 2 moves the selec-
tion/cursor vertically, up with 1 and down with 2, as indicated by the arrows in the display.
Example: Press the key SETUP. The menu
Setups
is now
shown. 1 within the circle on the right side indicates that by
turning encoder 1 more pages are available. Turn encoder 1
left to enter
Options
. Now turn encoder 2 to scroll
horizontally through all the subpages offered under Options:
Hardware/Diagnosis, Device Mode, Clock. By pressing
encoder 2 the cursor moves down, by pressing encoder 1
back up. On a selected field or entry,
2 to the right indicates
that the current parameter can be changed by turning
encoder 2.