DCS dCS 904 User Manual

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dCS 904 User Manual
 Manual for Software Version 1.5x and 1.36
dCS Ltd 
June 2000
Manual part no: DOC135904 iss 2B2
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135904ma2b2.pdf file available from website
Contact 
dCS
 on + 44 1799 531 999 
email to: more@dcsltd.co.uk
(inside the UK replace + 44 with 0)
web site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
Test
-
Runs a display and DSP self test routine. When successfully completed, the unit
displays 
Pass
 and returns to normal operation.  Otherwise an error message
Err.xy
 is displayed – please refer to 
for more specific information.
7-Seg
-
Disables the 7 segment LED display. When set to 
Off
, the display turns off 4
seconds after the last button press.  A dot in the lower right hand corner of the
display remains lit to indicate that the display has been deliberately blanked.
The display springs back into life (temporarily) if the menu is used subsequently.
Error or warning messages are displayed regardless of this setting.
Heat
-
Displays the internal temperature of the unit, measured near the internal
VCXOs.  Press 
Set
 to toggle between Fahrenheit and Celsius.  See section
“Operating Conditions”
Phone
-
dCS telephone number scrolls across the display
Part
-
The control board part number (version) scrolls along the display.
S-No
-
The control board serial number scrolls along the display. You will need
something to write this on, if you call us for help.
RS232
-
Displays - and allows access to – the unit’s RS-232 identity code (an address
between 0 and 99). This is used by the remote control software, to send specific
messages to specific units. Use 
Up
 and 
Down
 to change this address if you are
operating several units in a multichannel set up.
IMPORTANT! 
Each unit in the daisy chain MUST be set to a different RS-232 address.
BNC O
-
Sets the format of the 75 ohm BNC outputs, and changes depending on whether
the unit is in PCM or DSD modes.  In PCM mode, the options are
AES
Sends out AES3 coded data, but at TTL levels, at
up to 96 kS/s on the Clk Out connector.
SDIF
Sends out SDIF-2 encoded data, with a word clock
on the Clk Out connector.
In DSD mode, the options are changed to:
CL 1
Sends out DSD data along with a bit clock on the
Clk Out connector.
CL64
Sends out DSD data along with a word clock on the
Clk Out connector.