User Guide

dCS Elgar Plus User Manual Manual for Software Issue 4.3x
dCS Ltd September 2004
Manual filename: Elgar Manual v4.3x.doc Page 4 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
CONTENTS
Product Overview ..............................................................................................3
Contents .............................................................................................................4
About this Manual 7
What does the coloured text mean? 7
About Sample Rates x 7
Step-by-Step Guide ...........................................................................................8
Preliminaries 8
Step 1 – Selecting a Digital Input 9
Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source 9
Connecting to a Dual AES Source x 9
Connecting to an IEEE 1394 DSD Source 9
Connecting to an SDIF/DSD Source 9
Step 2 – Connecting the Analogue Outputs 11
Using a preamplifier x 11
Using a power amplifier directly x 11
Step 3 - Setting the Output Level 12
Step 4 - Using Elgar Plus in Master Mode 13
Other Settings 13
Typical Applications........................................................................................14
Using an Elgar Plus in Master Mode with Verdi 14
Using Elgar Plus and a 1394-Equipped Purcell with Verdi 15
Using Elgar Plus with a Standard Purcell and a CD Player 16
The Software – The Menu ...............................................................................18
Using the Function Menu 19
Opening the Menu 19
Types of Menu Page 19
Closing the Menu 19
Menu Sequence 20
Filter – Anti-Imaging Filter Setting 20
Selecting a Filter x 20
MS – Master/Slave Operation 21
Setting to Master Mode x 21
Mute - Mute Fade Time 22
Fade – Fade Behaviour After Re-Lock 22
Dual AES – Dual AES Mode 23
Swap - Swap Channels 24
Disp - Default Display 24
Bal Mode - Balance Information Display 24
Global – Global/Local Volume 25
TimeOut – Menu Time Out Setting 25
PLL - PLL Tracking bandwidth 25
NAud - Non Audio Muting 26
Override Non-Audio Muting x 26
Disabling Non-Audio Muting x 26
Restoring Non-Audio Muting x 26
Ch.Check - Channel Check Test 27
Ph.Check - Phase Check Test 27
Burn In - Burn-In Signal Generation 28
Test - Display Test 28
Issue – Software Issue State 29
Temp – Unit Internal Temperature 29
Serial – Unit Serial Number 29
Contact - Contact information 29