Lavry DA10 User Manual

LavryBlack Series
Model DA10
Digital to Analog Converter

Lavry Engineering, Inc.

P.O. Box 4602

Rolling Bay, WA 98061

http://lavryengineering.com

email: [e-mail]

Rev 3.6

March 31, 2010

LavryBlack DA10 Operation

MODEL DA10

The LavryBlack DA10 features:

- Ultra low jitter modes.

- Included sample rate conversion for non-standard rates.

- Potentiometer-free digitally controlled analog volume circuitry.

- High power discrete headphone output.

- XLR, Coaxial (RCA) and Optical (Toslink) digital inputs.

- Stereo/Mono switch.

- Audio Output Signal Polarity Inversion.

- Optional 19 inch rack mount kit for two LavryBlack units side-by-side in 1U space.

Rear Panel

CONNECTIONS:

CAUTION: Care must be taken when connecting the DA10 directly to the input of a power
amplifier or powered monitors to avoid speaker damage. It is suggest that before making any
connections, the DA10’s Volume setting be reduced to a low value (“00” to “05”). Please switch
OFF or disconnect power to all devices in your system before making input and output
connections to the DA10.

Connect a stereo digital audio INPUT from your source using any or all of the following:

- AES source using an XLR cable to the XLR connector labeled “aes.”

- Stereo optical source using a Toslink fiber to the optical connector.

- SPDIF source using a coaxial 75 Ohm RCA cable to the RCA connector labeled “spdif”.

Note:

- All the connectors can receive either AES/EBU (professional format) or “SPDIF” (consumer
format). For example, an XLR to RCA adapter can be used to feed a coaxial SPDIF signal to the
XLR input. “SPDIF” is the original name for stereo digital audio signals that are now known as the
AES3 or IEC 60958 type II “Consumer” format.

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