dCS Scarlatti Clock
User Manual
Software Issue 1.0x
June 2008
Filename: Scarlatti Clock Manual v1_0x.doc
Page 9
English version
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FREQUENCY
MENU
DITHER
DISPLAY
POWER
Figure 2 – Front panel
POWER
Button
To switch on, ensure the rear panel switch is set to
I
and press the
POWER
button (A) on the front
panel once. Note that the unit cannot be turned on from the remote control.
To set the unit to sleep mode, press the
POWER
button once. The main display will turn off, the clock
outputs will mute and the LED over the button will light. Press again to return to normal operation.
To switch off, hold down the
POWER
button for about 5 seconds until
Power Down
appears on the
display, then release it.
When the menu is open, press the
POWER
button to close the menu.
DISPLAY
Button
Press the
DISPLAY
button (B) to turn the main display off and on. When the display is off, the LED
over the button will light to warn you that the unit is running.
When the menu is open, the
DISPLAY
button changes to the
←
button, used to page backwards
through the menu.
DITHER
Button
Press the
DITHER
button (C) to turn the Dither feature on and off. This dithers the clock edges in a
controlled way to exercise the phase-locked–loops in the source and DAC. Try it and decide for
yourself whether you prefer Dither on or off.
When the menu is open, the
DITHER
button changes to the
→
button, used to page forwards through
the menu.