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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions
2. Keep these instructions
3. Heed all warnings
4. Follow all instructions
5. Do not use this apparatus near water
6. Clean only with dry cloth
7. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat
9. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs and the
point where they exit from the apparatus
10. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer
11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time
12. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the
apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped
13. CAUTION: To disconnect the unit completely from the MAINS, unplug the unit. Turning
the power switch off does not disconnect the unit completely from the MAINS.

Содержание SOLARIS Quantum DAC

Страница 1: ... 5th Street Superior WI 54880 USA tel 715 398 3627 fax 715 398 3279 www cranesong com OPERATOR S MANUAL Version 1 2 20201103 2016 2020 Crane Song LTD Subject to change without notice Printed in the U S A Quantum DAC ...

Страница 2: ...e reference clock of the Solaris has less than 1ps picosecond jitter and employs a proprietary re construction filter for accurate time domain response The jitter measured for the clock between our auditory spectrum of 10Hz 20kHz is typically around 0 045ps 44fs femtoseconds Be prepared for your ears to be amazed Crane Song s 5th generation Quantum DAC will deliver a solid stereo image with define...

Страница 3: ...oint where they exit from the apparatus 10 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 11 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 12 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects ha...

Страница 4: ...tand alone output only interface The USB drivers are built into MAC For PC Windows 7 and later you can download the Windows driver from our website www cranesong com Solaris has two sets of balanced analog outputs The Main output has discrete output amplifiers with a stepped attenuator GAIN Their maximum output is 24dBu The secondary output Left and Right outputs OUT 2 have a max fixed output of 1...

Страница 5: ...re will be situations where you find yourself away from your studio set up and you still need to work on mixes For example you may be on tour and you re working on edits and mixes on the road Or you find you need to tweak balances for live performance backing tracks Whatever the case Solaris gives you that clear image you ve been working with in the studio Just plug up via USB and you ve got your ...

Страница 6: ...ecord them back in through your A D Converter like the Crane Song HEDD That NY Compression Trick You ve probably heard of NY or parallel compression where you take a parallel feed of your drums and maybe the bass EQ and compress them together and then blend that signal back into the mix Of course you can approach this old school trick within your DAW but there s nothing like doing this the analog ...

Страница 7: ...selects the input AES S PDIF OPTICAL USB MUTE On power on all outputs including the Headphones are muted After that the Headphones do not mute GAIN This is the main output level HEADPHONE LEVEL HEADPHONES POWER LCD Function Display ...

Страница 8: ...e ready to go When you power up the Solaris and hold down the MUTE button until the red SOLARIS name switches to full black screen you ll engage the Setup Menu 8 SCALE CHANGED BY THE GAIN KNOB IN SETUP MODE PAD CHANGED BY THE SOURCE KNOB IN SETUP MODE POWER UP MUTE MODE AND HEADPHONE MUTING CHANGED BY THE HEADPHONE LEVEL KNOB IN SETUP ...

Страница 9: ...l mute the main outputs the phones are not muted with the button MUTE PHONES Solaris will be muted on power up and the MUTE button will mute both the main outputs and the phones MUTE NO PHONES Solaris will be muted on power up and the MUTE button will mute the main outputs the phones are not muted with the button DEFAULT SETTING FOR SETUP MENU SCALE ATT PAD OFF MUTE MUTE PHONES 9 ...

Страница 10: ...the GAIN will change In ATT mode the the maximum output number is 0dB When AVO is selected the maximum output number is 12dB mimicing the Cranesong Avocet Monitor Controller 10 ATT AVO ATT AVO 0 12 26 14 1 11 27 15 2 10 28 16 3 9 29 17 4 8 30 18 5 7 31 19 6 6 32 20 7 5 33 21 8 4 34 22 9 3 35 23 10 2 36 24 11 1 37 25 12 0 38 26 13 1 39 27 14 2 40 28 15 3 41 29 16 4 42 30 17 5 43 31 18 6 44 32 19 7 ...

Страница 11: ...BACK PANEL REFERENCE 11 FIXED OUTPUT Digital 0 18dbu ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT Digital 0 24dbu With internal pad off internal pad on 18dbu ...

Страница 12: ...mplete interface By using the AD as the master interface the clocking will be uncompromised For playback only SOLARIS can connect directly to the computer by USB SOLARIS DA AD DA AUDIO INTERCONNECT AD DA AUDIO INTERCONNECT COMPUTER 12 INTERSTELLAR AD ...

Страница 13: ...eneration high end AKM 32 bit part The result is a DAC with unsurpassed imaging and transient response The jitter spec on the reference oscillator clock is the lowest published jitter spec in Pro Audio Jitter reduction can be accomplished by several different methods As mentioned earlier on in this manual the Quantum series works by using an ASRC Asynchronous Sample Rate Converter that up samples ...

Страница 14: ...cal Measured with a Symmetricom 3120A using a Stanford Research Systems Rubidium Frequency Standard PRS10 Without info on the measurement bandwidth and test instrument used the measurement is impossible to know about Phase noise at 10Hz is critical 14 ...

Страница 15: ...r 44 fS typical Measured with a Symmetricom 3120A using a Stanford Research Systems Rubidium Frequency Standard PRS10 Without info on the measurement bandwidth and test instrument used the measurement is impossible to know about 44 femto Seconds 15 ...

Страница 16: ... 0 0003 MAIN OUTPUT MAX LEVEL 24 dbu FIXED OUTPUT MAX LEVEL 18 dbu NOISE MAIN OUTPUT GAIN 0 93 dbu A weighted GAIN 0 90 dbu AES17 HEADPHONES GAIN 0 NOISE 88 dbu AES17 MAX OUTPUT 24 dbu POWER 21 WATTS 50 60 Hz 110V TO 120V FUSE GMD 315mA 220V TO 240V FUSE GMD 200mA FRIMWARE ver 2 0 adds the extended MUTE functions 202010222 SN SL683086 TECH SPEC ...

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