User manual

dCS 950 / 952 User Manual Manual for Software Version 6.2x
dCS Ltd 22
nd
May 2000
Manual part no: DOC0029526B1 Page 4 Document No: OS-MA-D0002-952.6B1
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CONTENTS
Product Features................................................................................................3
CONTENTS .........................................................................................................4
About this Manual 5
Warranty 5
Using Your dCS 950 / 952 For The First Time....................................................6
Product Overview 6
What’s in the Box? 6
Mains Voltages 6
Installing Unit in a Rack 6
Getting Started 8
The Hardware – Controls and Connectors....................................................10
Rear Panel 10
Front Panel 12
The Software – the Menu.................................................................................16
Overview 16
The Menu Sequence 17
Menu Items 18
Typical Applications ........................................................................................24
Using a Master Clock to Sync a dCS 950 or 952 24
Upsampling a CD player 25
Replaying 24/96 from a Nagra-D recorder 26
Six Channel Set Up 27
A / B Comparisons 28
dCS 950 / 952 Technical Information................................................................30
Anti Image Filtering 30
Clocking 31
Sample Alignment 32
Digital Interface Specifications 33
Analogue Interface Specifications 34
Frequency Response 35
AES3 (AES/EBU) Format 36
SDIF-2 39
Power Consumption 41
Size, Weight and Operating Conditions 42
Options..............................................................................................................44
Maintenance and Support ............................................................................... 46
Hardware 46
Software 47
Hardware Update 47
Safety and Electrical Safety 47
TroubleShooting ..............................................................................................48
Error Codes and Messages 48
Internal Device Error Codes 48
System Messages and Error Codes 49
Trouble Shooting Your System 49
dCS Support ......................................................................................................52
I wish .... 52
If You Need More Help 52
Other Information 52
Indexes and Software Version Numbers .......................................................53