DCS dCS 974 User Manual
dCS 974 User Manual
Manual for Software Version 1.0x
dCS Ltd
May 2001
Manual part no: DOC1241121A1
Page 12
Document No: OS-MA-A0124-112.1A1
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Connecting to a Dual AES Source
do this:
Check that your source equipment is capable of Dual AES operation.
do this:
Connect the AES 1 (or AES A) output on your source equipment to the
AES 1
input on the dCS 974 rear panel and the AES 2 (or AES B) output to the
AES 2
input, using two XLR cables. Ensure the cables are not swapped.
do this:
Press the
→
→
→
→
button twice to enter first the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu,
then the
Audio Input Select
menu. Use the rotary control to scroll down the list
until the cursor is beside
Dual AES
. Press the
Set
button to select it.
The screen will change back to the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu. Proceed
to Step 2.
Connecting to a Quad AES source
do this:
Check that your source equipment is capable of Quad AES operation.
do this:
Connect the AES 1 output on your source equipment to the
AES 1
input on the
dCS 974 rear panel, the AES 2 output to the
AES 2
input, the AES 3 output to
the
AES 3
input and the AES 4 output to the
AES 4
input, using four XLR
cables. Ensure the cables are connected in the correct order.
do this:
Press the
→
→
→
→
button twice to enter first the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu,
then the
Audio Input Select
menu. Use the rotary control to scroll down the list
until the cursor is beside
Quad AES
. Press the
Set
button to select it.
The screen will change back to the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu. Proceed
to Step 2.
Connecting to a DSD SDIF-2 source
do this:
Check that your source equipment is capable of DSD-SDIF operation.
do this:
Connect the DSD SDIF-2 output on your source equipment to the upper block
of DSD/SDIF connectors on the dCS 974 rear panel using three coax cables.
Connect CH1 out to
of DSD/SDIF connectors on the dCS 974 rear panel using three coax cables.
Connect CH1 out to
CH1 IN
, CH2 out to
CH2 IN
and CLK out to
WCLK IN.
Fit a
75
Ω BNC terminating plug to the nearby
LOOP OUT
connector.
do this:
Press the
→
→
→
→
button twice to enter first the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu,
then the
Audio Input Select
menu. Use the rotary control to scroll down the list
until the cursor is beside
DSD SDIF-2
. Press the
Set
button to select it.
There will be a noticeable delay while the DSD code loads, then the screen will
change back to the
change back to the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu. The dCS 974 will
automatically detect either SDIF-2 or SDIF-3. Proceed to Step 2.
Connecting to a DSD Quad source
do this:
Check that your source equipment is capable of DSD Quad operation.
do this:
Connect the AES 1 output on your source equipment to the
AES 1
input on the
dCS 974 rear panel, the AES 2 output to the
AES 2
input, the AES 3 output to
the
AES 3
input and the AES 4 output to the
AES 4
input, using four XLR
cables. Ensure the cables are connected in the correct order.
do this:
Press the
→
→
→
→
button twice to enter first the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu,
then the
Audio Input Select
menu. Use the rotary control to scroll down the list
until the cursor is beside
DSD Quad
. Press the
Set
button to select it.
There will be a noticeable delay while the DSD code loads, then the screen will
change back to the
change back to the
Sample Rate Conversion
menu. Proceed to Step 2.