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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

TECHNOLOGY 2

FRONT PANEL INDICATORS & CONTROLS 3

BACK PANEL 4

IN USE & DIGITAL OUTPUT 5

FILTER SETTINGS 6

CONNECTIVITY 7

USB CONNECTIVITY 8

96kHz-192kHz OPERATION 9

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 10

TROUBLESHOOTING 11

TROUBLESHOOTING 12

GLOSSARY OF TERMS 13

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Dac manual:Cursa manual.qxd 29/11/2010 17:12 Page 3 INTRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY The Rega DAC is a 16/20/24-bit at 32kHz to 192kHz digital to analogue converter incorporating an enhanced version of the Rega designed circuit. The input stage comprises a Wolfson digital receiver with a high stability low jitter clock driving the receiver PLL. The receiver and PLL have their own dedicated power supplies.
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Dac manual:Cursa manual.qxd 29/11/2010 17:12 Page 5 FRONT PANEL INDICATORS AND CONTROLS BACK PANEL Power on/off (button above Rega logo) When the power button is pressed the Rega logo illuminates to indicate power is on. Digital Inputs Input Locked indicator This indicates the digital input signal is valid and the PLL in the receiver is locked. When the Input Locked LED is off the soft mute is activated. Input This button selects the 5 available digital inputs.
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Dac manual:Cursa manual.qxd 29/11/2010 17:12 Page 7 IN USE FILTER SETTINGS Power-up the DAC using the power switch on the front panel. After a few seconds you will hear an audible click from the output mute relay and the analogue audio will be active. Please note: The front panel will display the previously selected setting’s displayed before the unit was last powered down. The cut-off points of the filters are in the upper end of the frequency range.
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Dac manual:Cursa manual.qxd 29/11/2010 17:12 Page 9 CONNECTIVITY (examples) 1 USB A-B/ 2 OPTICAL/3 CO-AXIAL This page offers ‘suggested connectivity’, with so many products offering a number of options it is important to check the manual of the product your are connecting, for the appropriate or optimum output connection and settings required to operate properly. USB CONNECTIVITY Connect a USB A-B type lead (as illustrated) from the DAC USB to a USB output on your PC.
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Dac manual:Cursa manual.qxd 29/11/2010 17:12 Page 11 96kHz & 192kHz OPERATION The Rega DAC can operate at 192kHz when used with a capable soundcard connected via the Co-axial or optical input. Due to the limitations of some operating systems the exact configuration and set-up can vary from one PC/Laptop to another.
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