Electrocompaniet ECI 6D User Manual

ECI 6D

Balanced Integrated Amplifi er

(with a built-in DAC)

Owner's Manual

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Unpacking the ECI 6D

Immediately upon receipt of the ECI 6D, inspect the carton for
possible damage during shipment. The carton and packaging have been
designed to provide the safest possible protection for transport of your
integrated amplifier. Unpack the unit carefully. Save all packaging

materials for future shipment.

The contents of the carton

• 1 pc. Electrocompaniet ECI 6D integrated amplifier.

• 1 pc. AC main cord.

• 1 pc. Spare main fuse (located in the fuse drawer).

• 1 pc. Inspection card.

• 1 pc. CD with the owner's manual and drivers.

• 1 pc. IR Remote control

• 2 pcs. Batteries

Set up procedure

Before connecting the ECI 6D to the AC Power outlet, check that the
main voltage indicated on the rear panel corresponds to the line voltage
in the country were you intend to use the unit.

How to avoid damages

Do not under any circumstances connect or disconnect equipment when
power is turned on. The design of the RCA plug generates a huge tran­sient when inserted. Connecting or disconnecting equipment with the
power on can result in severe damage to both speakers and amplifier.

How to avoid noise problems

The ECI 6D contains delicate circuits that are sensitive to magnetic stray
fields. The unit should not be placed near power voltage transform­ers, TV sets etc. Care should also be taken regarding placement of the
interconnect cables. Do not run interconnect cables in parallel with main
cords or speaker cables. Keep interconnect cables as short as possible.

How to avoid possible antenna problems

In some set-ups hum may occur when you connect the radio, VCR or TV
to your system. The problem is caused by DC voltage coming from your
antenna. Please contact your cable network operator.

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How to connect your system

Please read this page carefully and follow, page 11-12 as reference.

Balanced XLR input and operation

The balanced mode can only be used if the signal source has a
balanced output. Use an XLR interconnect with GND on pin 1, + on

pin2, and - on pin 3. To use the balanced input with a source single
ended, connect the ECP5XLR in the XLR

Single ended RCA input and operation:

The left channel is the top row on the rear, marked black. All inputs are
similar regarding sonic performance. Unused inputs may be shorted to
ground, using a RCA shorting plug.

HT (Home Theatre)

HT is a direct input where the volume control is bypassed. ECI 6D will
work like a power amplifier with fixed gain. When selected the output
will be muted for a few seconds as a safety against accidental overload.

Preamp out:

The preamp out is dependent on the volume control setting, and MUTE
function. These outputs (balanced and single ended) can be used to con­trol an additional power amplifier.

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Speaker output:

Never short the positive output to ground or chassis. Switch the amplifier
off when connecting the speakers.

How to power up your system

You should always power up your system the following way:
Signal sources (CD player, tuner etc.) first. Allow a 30 seconds warm-up
before you turn on the ECI 6D.

When switching off your system

Start with the ECI 6D, then the signal sources. If the preamplifier output
is connected to a power amplifier, then turn off the power before or at
the same time as ECI 6D.

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SPDIF inputs

ECI 6D will accept optical SPDIF sources up to 96 kHz/24bit on inputs
TOSLink1 and TOSLink2. Please use a optical TOSLink cable for this
connection. Connect coaxial sources up to 192kHz/24bit to inputs
COAX1 and COAX2. Please use a coaxial SPDIF cable for this
connection.

12V trigger Input/Output

The 12V trigger output may be used to automatically power up a
CD-player (or other equipment with 12V trigger input) when ECI 6D is
powered up. When ECI 6D powers up the 12V trigger output will be set
to 12V and will support up to 75 mA current output. Please keep the cur­rent draw below 75 mA by limiting the number of devices connected to
the 12V trigger output.
The ECI 6D will power up (leave standby) when a voltage in range
8-20V (AC or DC) is present on the 12V trigger input, and stays pow­ered on for as long as the voltage is present. The current draw at the
12V trigger input is 3.3mA.

RS-232 Control Port

The RS-232 control port may be used in home installation setups or general
usage for controlling basic functionality on the ECI 6D. Please refer
to document "ECI6DS RS232 Command Reference V1.pdf" for further infor­mation. This document may be downloaded from www.electrocompaniet.no

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Navigator window

Audio

Source

CD CD Analog balanced XLR input

AUX AUX Analog single-ended RCA input

DVD DVD Analog single-ended RCA input

HT HT Analog single-ended home theater RCA input

COAX 1 COAX1 Coaxial S/PDIF input up to 192 kHz/24 bit

COAX 2 COAX2 Coaxial S/PDIF input up to 192 kHz/24 bit

TosLink 1 TOSLNK1 Optical S/PDIF input up to 96 kHz/24 bit

TosLink 2 TOSLNK2 Optical S/PDIF input up to 96 kHz/24 bit

USB USB Asynchronous High Speed USB 2.0 input up to

Front panel

The main switch is located in the center of the lower part of the front
panel. In daily operation, switch off the ECI 6D by press and hold the
Mute button on the remote control (see page 13). If the ECI 6D has been
switched off, allow two hours of warm-up for optimal sonic performance.
When the ECI 6D is not to be used for a long period of time, use the
main switch to turn the unit off. Then disconnect the AC main cord for
maximum safety.

Display

(see illustration, page 9)

Description

Text

192kHz/24bit

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Button Function Description

UP Volume Up Increases the volume level.
DOWN Volume Down Decreases the volume level.
LEFT Select source left Selects the next source to the left.
RIGHT Select source right Selects the next source to the right.

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