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 8 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
This section guides you through setting up the unit for basic operation. You may
find this useful if you have not used the Elgar Plus for a while.
Preliminaries
The Control Summary sheet details the menu structure and outlines the use of
the front panel controls. For more information, see the Function Menu section
on page 18.
For digital interfaces, use with cables designed for digital audio:
• for AES/EBU interfaces use 110Ω screened, twisted pair cables fitted with
one male XLR connector and one female XLR connector.
• for SDIF, Wordclock or SPDIF BNC interfaces, use 75Ω coax cables fitted
with BNC plugs.
• for SPDIF RCA interfaces, use 75Ω coax cables fitted with RCA Phono
plugs.
• for TOSLINK optical interfaces, use Toslink fibre-optic cables.
• for ST optical interfaces, use ST style fibre optic cables.
• for IEEE 1394 interfaces, use the IEEE 1394 cable provided with the unit.
For analogue inputs / outputs, use with screened cables of the correct type:
• for balanced inputs / outputs, use screened, twisted pair cables fitted with
one male XLR connector and one female XLR connector.
• for unbalanced inputs / outputs, use coax cables fitted with RCA Phono
plugs.
do this: Connect the power cable supplied to the power inlet on the Elgar Plus rear
panel, plug the other end into a convenient power outlet.
IMPORTANT! Please do not use an excessively thick power cable as this may damage the
power inlet connector.
do this: Press the Standby button and wait about 30 seconds while Elgar Plus
configures itself.
The display will show in sequence: Elgar +, Testing ... and No Input.
If the unit is likely to be set in an unfamiliar state, you can reset it as follows:
do this: Hold down the Display button and press the Vol/Bal button to open the menu,
then press the Display button repeatedly until the display shows Factory. Press
the Vol/Bal button and wait while the unit reboots.
The PWR, MUTE and one of the input indicators will be lit.