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Table of Contents

FCC Class B and CE Compliance .................................................... 2

Overview ............................................................................................. 3

Features................................................................................................ 4

Panels - Fig. 1....................................................................................... 4

Panel Description................................................................................ 5

Front Panel ................................................................................... 5

Rear Panel ..................................................................................... 5

Installation and Typical Setup ......................................................... 6

Typical Setup - Fig. 2 ......................................................................... 7

Operation ............................................................................................ 8

Internal Jumper Settings - Fig. 3 ...................................................... 9

Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 10

Specifications .................................................................................... 11

Lifetime Limited Warranty.............................................................. 12

Flying Calf D/A

™

MANUAL

Version DA 041100

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Flying Calf D/A ™ MANUAL Version DA 041100 Table of Contents FCC Class B and CE Compliance .................................................... 2 Overview ............................................................................................. 3 Features ................................................................................................ 4 Panels - Fig. 1....................................................................................... 4 Panel Description.........................
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FCC Class B and CE Compliance WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Overview Thank you for choosing the Flying Calf Professional External Digital Audio Converter Box. This unit provides high-quality Digital-to-Analog (D/A) conversion and supports the popular S/PDIF digital audio format. The Flying Calf is a perfect companion for computer digital I/O cards (such as the Midiman DiO), DAT machines, or any other digital audio device that requires high-quality D/A conversion. This manual assumes you have a basic understanding of D/A conversion and digital audio.
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Features • • • • High-quality stereo D/A converter. Compact desk-top size: 5.2” x 3.2” x 1.2”. S/PDIF digital input on an RCA connector. Unbalanced analog outputs on independent left and right 1/4” jacks. D/A Converter • 20-bit, stereo D/A, delta-sigma with 128x oversampling. • Dynamic range of 102 dB (A-weighted). • Sample rate automatically locks to digital audio signal received at S/PDIF input. Front Panel • “Data Valid” LED indicates valid incoming digital data. Panels - Fig.
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Panel Description Front Panel 1. Data Valid: This LED indicates valid incoming digital data at the S/PDIF Input. This LED lights whenever the Flying Calf has acquired and locked to that data. 2. Power LED: The Power LED lights whenever the power is properly applied to the Flying Calf. For the Power LED to light the power adapter must be properly plugged in and the Power button must be depressed. 3.
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Installation and Typical Setup Your Flying Calf should contain this user manual, a "wall-wart" power adapter and the Flying Calf unit itself. Please save all packing materials in case you should ever need to ship the unit. Plug one end of the provided power adapter into the Flying Calf's power jack, and the other end into a wall socket or power strip. Verify that the Flying Calf and any other devices you plan to connect to the Flying Calf are powered off.
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Typical Setup - Fig.
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Operation The Flying Calf is compatible with 20-bit, 18-bit and even 16-bit S/PDIF data. The more bits per data word, the better the dynamic range of the output signal and better dynamic range equates to better audio quality. When a valid signal is present at the Flying Calf's S/PDIF In jack, the Calf automatically detects the S/PDIF sample rate and synchronizes to it. Once locked to the sample rate, the front panel "Data Valid" LED will light.
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Internal Jumper Settings - Fig.
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Troubleshooting Symptom: Solution: Symptom: Symptom: Solution: Symptom: Solution: When power is applied, there are no LED's lit on the Flying Calf's front panel. Make sure the power supply is properly plugged into the unit and into a live wall source or power strip. Also, make sure the Calf's Power button is pushed in and latched. When first turning the unit on, small bursts of noise or a "pop" sound are sometimes heard.
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Specifications Physical Specifications: Size: Power Supply: Approximately 5.2” x 3.2” x 1.2”. 9 volt DC, center-pin positive, 300 milliamps or larger. D/A Converter: Full-Scale Output Level: Frequency Response: Dynamic Range: 2 volts RMS, unbalanced, jumperswitchable to 1 volt RMS unbalanced. 20 Hz to 22 kHz, +/-0.5 dB. 102 dB (A-weighted).
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Lifetime Limited Warranty MIDIMAN warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser and that purchaser has registered his/her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card.