Operating instructions

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DAC2 24Bit / 192kHz D/A CONVERTER OPERATION
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Software setup
The connected DAC2 device can be controlled
through the “Weiss Firewire I/O” Control Panel.
Windows:
The control panel can be accessed by clicking on
the “Weiss Firewire IO” icon on the desktop.
Device Settings / General:
The device settings should be pretty self ex-
planatory.
Device Settings / Firmware Loader:
Allows to upload new firmware to the DAC2. Not
used for normal operation.
Global Settings / Bus:
Master: Is the device which is sync master on
the virtual bus in case multiple devices
(“DAC2s”) are connected.
Sync Source: The clock to which the DAC2
should sync to. Usually this is the DAC2’s inter-
nal clock generator.
Sampling Rate: The sampling rate of the device
when internally clocked. When clocked/syncing
to one of the other interfaces (XLR, RCA, TOS)
the sampling rate indicated reflects the one fed
from the external device.
Buffer Size: Larger buffer sizes increase robust-
ness against dropouts, lower buffer sizes provide
low latency.
Operation Mode: determines the stability of the
system. Try other modes if there are clicks in
the music.
Note that when using the XLR, RCA or TOS in-
puts there is no need to hook up a computer to
the DAC2.
Global Settings / WDM:
Enables the WDM driver.
Global Settings / DPC:
Determines your computers performance and
recommends a operation mode.
Global Settings / System:
Some utilities to determine the chipset in your
computer and to get information on the sup-
ported chipset. Required for debugging if prob-
lems with the Firewire connection are encoun-
tered.
Global Settings / Info:
Information about the driver version.
Mac:
Configure the DAC2 via the “Audio MIDI Setup”
(Applications > Utilities) and the “WeissFirewire
Control Panel” (Applications). Note that most
settings controllable from the control panel are
available only in Firewire mode.
Device Settings / General:
The device settings should be pretty self ex-
planatory.
Device Settings / Firmware Loader:
Allows to upload new firmware to the DAC2. Not
used for normal operation.
Global Settings / Bus:
Master: Is the device which is sync master on
the virtual bus in case multiple devices
(“DAC2s”) are connected.
Sync Source: The clock to which the DAC2
should sync to. Usually this is the DAC2’s inter-
nal clock generator.
Sampling Rate: The sampling rate of the device
when internally clocked. When clocked/syncing
to one of the other interfaces (XLR, RCA, TOS)
the sampling rate indicated reflects the one fed
from the external device.
Operation Mode: determines the stability of the
system. Try other modes if there are clicks in
the music.
Note that when using the XLR, RCA or TOS in-
puts there is no need to hook up a computer to
the DAC2.
Global Settings / Info:
Information about the driver version.