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Welcome
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Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232)
Front Panel & Functions
Features & Specifications
DAC2 Audio Converter
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Table Of Contents
Welcome
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Warranty
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Rear Panel & Functions
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Operation
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Infrared Remote Control
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Warranty
Warranty
EMM Labs warrants the DAC2 product against defects in material
and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time
specied by the product’s serial number from the date of rst
delivery to the owner. e warranty time period is 5 years. Warranty
is limited to the original owner and is non-transferable.
EMM Labs will pay for return shipping charges back to the owner
when the product is sent to EMM Labs within the rst 90 days aer
purchase (US and Canada end-users only). Otherwise, owner will be
responsible for all shipping charges to and from EMM Labs.
For all warranty claims, a copy of the original invoice must
accompany the product.
Opening the product or modifying it in any way by the owner,
including but not limited to cryogenic treatment, will void any
warranty.
Please contact EMM Labs (support@emmlabs.com) for RMA number
and shipping instructions before shipping any product to EMM Labs.
EMM Labs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers
with restricted territories. EMM Labs product purchased from
non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his / her
authorized territory will automatically void product warranty.
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DAC2 AUDIO CONVERTER
DAC2 AUDIO CONVERTER
e DAC2 is a high-performance stereo D/A converter with a wide
variety of user selectable digital inputs. It has evolved from EMM Labs
acclaimed converter systems which are used worldwide in professional
studios to create some of the nest recordings.
e DAC2 provides conversion from a wide variety of digital input
formats, including USB Audio for computers, media systems and
digital audio playback machines making it an extremely exible
converter system that can act as a standalone conversion hub to a host
of digital sources.
e DAC2 has:
• EMM Labs proprietary internal MDAT algorithm to up-sample
and condition digital audio to twice the SACD/DSD sample
rate.
• Ed Meitner’s proprietary discrete Dual Differential DAC circuit.
• Uses our exclusive aerospace grade composite laminate circuit
boards.
e DAC2, when paired with an EMM Labs transport, performs as an
unparalleled CD/SACD playback system.
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Features & Specifications
Features & Specications
2-Channel D/A conversions:
• from PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz) to analog
• from DSD to analog
Supported digital input formats:
• AES/EBU (1 connector)
• SPDIF (Coax)
• Two Optical TOSLink SPDIF
• EMM OptiLink
• USB Audio
Analog outputs and impedances:
• Balanced on XLR (100Ω)
• Unbalanced on RCA (50Ω)
User selectable levels
Low position:
• XLR outputs: 4V (+14.38dBu)
• RCA outputs: 2V (+8.353dBu)
High position:
• XLR outputs: 7.2V (+19.38dBu)
• RCA outputs: 3.6V (+13.34dBu)
Note: XLR analog outputs are balanced with pin 2 hot, pin 3 cold and pin 1 ground.
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