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Unpacking your 

 

Zdac & Placement Guidelines

 

 

Unpacking Your Zdac 

Carefully remove your Zdac from its shipping carton and locate its AC power cord and USB cable.  
While you are unpacking your Zdac, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell your 
Parasound dealer immediately if you find any. If possible, save and store both the inner and outer 
cartons and

–most especially–the foam packing inserts, to protect the Zdac if you have to move it or ship 

it. This would be a good time to make a copy of your sales receipt to store with the Zdac

’s original 

packing. 
 

Again: Do not throw away the Zdac carton or foam packing inserts. 

 

Placement Guidelines 

Install your Zdac away from heat sources such as heating ducts, radiators, or other 
heat-producing components. Always position the Zdac horizontally. Observe the following 
ventilation guidelines when installing the Zdac in an equipment rack or any other enclosed 
space: 
 
You should never install the Zdac in an unventilated equipment cabinet or compartment because hot air 
will not exhaust adequately to prevent overheating. Air won’t often circulate adequately in a cabinet or 
enclosure whose front and back sides are open; pockets of intense heat can still develop around any 
heat-producing equipment. Allow a few inches of empty space on each side and above the unit and try 
to avoid crowding or stacking the Zdac tightly between other components. A ventilation fan is also 
recommended where other heat-producing equipment must be mounted close to the Zdac. 
 
If 

you’re installing the Zdac yourself, use input and output cables that are long enough to 

leave at least two feet of slack; that will enable you to pull the Zdac out of a cabinet to check 
or to change connections without inadvertently disconnecting cables. 

If you’re putting the 

Zdac inside a cabinet, it needs a space that’s at least 11 inches wide so you’ll be able to 
turn it around for access to its rear panel connections. 
 

Rack Mounting Your Parasound Zdac (black Zdac only)   

The Zdac occupies only half the width of a single rack space in a standard 19" equipment 
rack. For rack mounting, you can fasten it to another Parasound Z model by using the Parasound 
SBS (Side-by-Side) mounting kit (sold separately). You can also mount a single Zdac in the 
rack with the accessory Zblank panel extender. The SBS includes four rack mount bolts plus four 
pairs of plastic “shoulder washers.” The washers are important because they insulate the 
Zdac front panel (and chassis) from the metal equipment rack and from the four mounting 
bolts. Place these washers on both sides of the front panel before the mounting bolts are screwed 
into the rack rail. 
 

Note: Only black Zdacs can be rack mounted.  Silver Zdacs cannot be rack mounted.

 

 
 

 

 

 

Note:

 Tighten each bolt just enough to keep the unit secure in the rack to avoid deforming the 

shoulder washers.  Eliminating metal-to-metal contact reduces the likelihood of creating a ground loop 
that might introduce hum into your system. 

 

 

 

Содержание Zdac

Страница 1: ...Zdac 192kHz Digital to Analog Converter OWNER S GUIDE ...

Страница 2: ...n If the Zdac should require warranty repair you will need its original carton and foam packing inserts to ship it Please do not throw away the carton or foam packing inserts Parasound Zdac Serial ______________________________ Parasound Dealer ___________________________________ Parasound Dealer Phone Number _______________________ Date of Purchase ____________________________________ Important W...

Страница 3: ...4 115V 230V AC Mains Voltage 5 Connecting Your Zdac 6 Operating Your Zdac 8 Zdac Headphone Listening 8 USB Computer Setup 9 Use With a DVD or Blu ray Player 9 Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting 10 If You Require Assistance or Warranty Repair 11 Specifications 12 ...

Страница 4: ...tween other components A ventilation fan is also recommended where other heat producing equipment must be mounted close to the Zdac If you re installing the Zdac yourself use input and output cables that are long enough to leave at least two feet of slack that will enable you to pull the Zdac out of a cabinet to check or to change connections without inadvertently disconnecting cables If you re pu...

Страница 5: ...ine voltages between 110V 120V which is correct for North America including Mexico and also in Taiwan In some countries such as Brazil AC voltages are different by region Most other countries require setting it to 230V With the 230V setting the Zdac can operate safely with AC line voltages between 220V 240V If you are not certain of your local AC voltage call your dealer The following website will...

Страница 6: ... from your source to the Zdac Coax Coaxial The Coax input connector is an RCA jack also called S PDIF It is compatible with any S PDIF coaxial digital output The coaxial input accepts these standard sampling rates 8kHz 11 025kHz 16kHz 32 kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176kHz 192kHz It accepts16 bit and 24 bit word lengths Note Please use a 75 ohm digital interconnect cable Standard audio and vide...

Страница 7: ...servers such as Sonos or Squeezebox Never connect the Zdac directly to a power amplifier if you have a digital source without its own volume control connected to one of the Zdac s inputs This could result in a very loud blast of sound that could damage your loudspeakers or hearing Non variable digital sources include all CD DVD Blu ray players cable sat boxes and the optical output from an HD tele...

Страница 8: ...driven by a high current low noise operational amplifier running in pure class A It can drive headphones from 32 ohms to 600 ohms at substantial undistorted listening levels If your headphones use a 6 3mm plug you can use a 6 3mm to 3 5mm stereo adaptor for the Zdac headphone jack Some headphones include this adapter Note The Zdac s Analog XLR and RCA output jacks will be automatically muted whene...

Страница 9: ...he Control Panel and select the Zdac as the default playback device For a Mac with OS X Go to the Apple Menu Select System Preferences Select Sound from the Hardware Menu Select ZDAC in the Sounds Menu Playing Music From Your Computer Once initial setup is complete your Zdac will be ready for use with your PC or Mac Simply start playing any music on your computer and it will be sent to the Zdac vi...

Страница 10: ...nd re insert it Your computer should indicate that it has found and identified the Zdac If it doesn t then try rebooting it with the Zdac connected Turn off the Zdac for about 10 seconds and turn it on again Is your computer operating correctly Is the music playing or paused I can hear a hum or buzzing noise from my speakers and headphones Cable TV is the most common source of hum If you have a ca...

Страница 11: ...ty Unit is not eligible for repair under the terms of the Parasound warranty if 1 Unit was not purchased from a Parasound Authorized Dealer 2 You do not have the original bill of sale or sales receipt from a Parasound Authorized Dealer 3 You are not the original owner The Parasound warranty is not transferable 4 Unit s serial number was removed modified or defaced 5 Unit shows evidence of abuse an...

Страница 12: ...z 20 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 110 dB A weighted THD Noise 0 015 Audio Output Level Unbalanced 2 1V rms Balanced 4 2V rms Output Impedance Line out 160 ohms balanced or unbalanced Headphone out 10 ohms AC Power Requirement 10 watts 110 130 VAC 60 Hz 220 240 VAC 50 Hz voltage is selected on the chassis bottom Dimensions Width 9 5 241 mm black 8 5 220 mm silver Depth 10 254 mm Height with feet 2 51 ...

Страница 13: ...13 Installation Notes ...

Страница 14: ...14 Parasound Products Inc 2250 McKinnon Ave San Francisco CA 94124 Customer Service 415 397 7100 www parasound com ...

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