User`s manual

Table of Contents
1 Overview............................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction.............................................................................................1
1.2 Original Factory Configuration................................................................1
1.3 Customization with the Software Utility...................................................2
1.4 Programming Custom Settings for Standalone Use ...............................2
2 Rear Panel Connectors......................................................................................3
2.1 Audio I/O.................................................................................................3
2.2 Using Digital Input Audio for Reference Cancellation.............................4
2.3 Other Connectors ...................................................................................4
3 Standalone Controls ..........................................................................................5
3.1 Front Panel.............................................................................................5
3.1.1 Audio I/O Format .............................................................................5
3.1.2 Headphone Controls........................................................................5
3.1.3 Input Level Controls.........................................................................6
3.1.4 Filter Controls..................................................................................6
3.1.5 Lock/Unlock Unit..............................................................................8
3.2 Rear Panel..............................................................................................8
3.2.1 External Clear Switch ......................................................................8
3.2.2 External Freeze Switch....................................................................8
4 Specifications.....................................................................................................9
4.1 Power .....................................................................................................9
4.2 Analog Audio ..........................................................................................9
4.3 Digital Audio ...........................................................................................9
4.4 Physical ................................................................................................10
5 MicroDAC 5 Configuration Utility Overview......................................................11
5.1 Introduction...........................................................................................11
5.2 Main Screen .........................................................................................11
5.3 Filters....................................................................................................12
5.4 System Bandwidth................................................................................12
5.5 Clearing and Freezing Filters................................................................13
5.6 Channel Configurations........................................................................13
5.6.1 Mono Configurations .....................................................................13
5.6.2 Stereo Configurations....................................................................16
5.6.3 Audio Line Out Configuration ........................................................19
5.7 Storing Configurations..........................................................................19
5.8 Recalling Configurations.......................................................................20
5.9 Connecting to the MicroDAC 5 .............................................................20
5.10 Programming the MicroDAC 5..............................................................21
5.10.1 Locked Standalone Behavior after PC Programming ....................22
5.10.2 Unlocked Standalone Behavior after PC Programming.................22
5.11 Synchronizing to the MicroDAC 5.........................................................24
5.12 Updating MicroDAC 5 Firmware...........................................................24
6 Filters...............................................................................................................25
6.1 Reference Canceller (nCH) Filter .........................................................25
6.2 1CH Filter .............................................................................................27