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dCS 974 User Manual Manual for Software Version 1.0x
dCS Ltd May 2001
Manual part no: DOC1241121A1
Page 11
Document No: OS-MA-A0124-112.1A1
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Step 1 – Selecting an Input
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Sample Rate Conversion
Audio Input Select AES 1 Default
Sync Source AES 2
Multi-Channel Sync AES 3
Input Sample Rate AES 4
Dual AES (1+2)
Quad AES
SPDIF1 (RCA)
SPDIF2 (BNC
SPDIF3 (TOS)
PCM SDIF-2
DSD SDIF-2
DSD Quad
Figure 1 – Audio Input Selection
Choose one of the following five sections:
Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source
do this: Connect your source equipment to the matching input on the dCS 974 rear panel
using suitable cables. An AES3 source (XLR connector) may be connected to
any of the four AES/EBU inputs.
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 your chosen input (either AES 1, AES 2, AES 3, AES 4,
SPDIF 1 (RCA), SPDIF2 (BNC) or SPDIF3 (Toslink)). Press the Set button.
The screen will change back to the Sample Rate Conversion menu. Proceed
to Step 2.
Connecting to a PCM SDIF-2 source
do this: Connect the SDIF-2 output on your source equipment to the upper block of
DSD/SDIF connectors on the dCS 974 rear panel using 3 coax cables. Connect
CH1 out to CH1 IN, CH2 out to CH2 IN, CLK out to WCLK IN. Fit a 75Ω
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 PCM SDIF-2. Press the Set button to select it.
The screen will change back to the Sample Rate Conversion menu. Proceed
to Step 2.