Pro-Ject DAC BOX RS User Manual

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Pro-Ject DAC Box RS

Dear music lover,

The power cord is

used to disconnect the unit from the mains. Make sure that the power cord is easily accessible at all

vice or the power supply. Never place any item containing liquid,

such as a flower vase on or near the device. Never spill any liquid on the device or the power

product

be used in damp or wet locations, next to a bathtub, sink, swimming pool or any other similar

except the connection to the computer

, whilst the unit is disconnected from

to the mains and switch it on before connecting it to the

computer

ight channel is usually marked red,

not connect

simultaneously.

In 2 Sonic

Clock Out

Sonic

Clock

thank you for purchasing a Pro-Ject Audio DAC Box RS. In order to achieve maximum performance and reliability you should study these instructions for use carefully.

Warning of a hazard for the user, the unit or possible misuse.

Important notice.

Safety instructions

AC outlet voltages vary from country to country. Before connecting to the mains, make sure that the voltage in your area meets the voltage requirements printed on the power supply.

times. Never handle the device, the power cord/power supply while your hands are wet or damp. Avoid letting liquids enter the de

supply. Never place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles on or near the device. The shall not conditions.

Tubes produce heat. Proper ventilation has to be guaranteed all the time. The unit must not be stacked.

Connectors

Make all connections, the power supply. Connect the unit

Take care to connect the left and right channels correctly. The r the left channel black or white.

Do Wiring XLR sockets: 1 ground, 2 “hot” and 3 “cold”. Never use any other power supply than the one supplied with the unit except of Pro-Ject Power Box.

RCA and XLR outputs

Connection to the amplifier

Connect the Analog Out socket to a line input (such as AUX) on your amplifier.

Connecting the Pro-Ject CD Box RS

To be able to use the Sonic2 playback mode, the input In 2 Sonic connected to the corresponding connectors on the Pro-Ject CD Box RS.

The cable length for

(I2S) and

and

can be used with Pro-Ject CD Box RS only.

connection must not be longer than 29,5 inch (75cm).

AND

the input Clock Out have to be

Digital inputs

TV satellite/cable receiver or a TV sets with an

up menu of your receiver/TV set, the

ctly. Connecting to

MUTE

CH+

Sources with an digital output such as a CD player can be connected to the digital inputs (coaxial, optical and symmetrical). A computer can be connected to the USB input.

The DAC supports PCM (LPCM) and DSD format only. The DAC does not work with audio formats like DTS integrated satellite/cable receiver, make sure that in the setformat of the digital signal, relayed to the digital output used is set to PCM.

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or Dolby® Digital. If the DAC is used with a

Connecting to a Computer

Connect the USB-input of the DAC (unit must be switched on) to a free USB-socket on your computer and turn it on/make sure it is powered on.

* For Windows systems do not need an additional driver.

operating systems an USB driver (supplied on CD) has to be installed. Mac OS® operating

Please note: Connection should be made to an USB-socket of your computer dire USB-hubs can cause problems.

Mains power connection

Connect the low voltage plug from the power supply to the Power 20V DC socket before connecting the power supply to the mains.

Remote control

Blanked out buttons do not carry a function.

To switch on from standby or to standby

POWER turns the unit on or back into standby

Mute

activates and deactivates mute. If mute is engaged, the blue LED

above the ON/OFF switch will flash.

Selecting inputs in turns

- or

select the inputs in turn

Direct access to inputs

- 9 access a specific input directly

Front panel controls

d a short time to

switch is

Switching on and off

The switch on the left hand side of the front panel turns the unit on and off. The blue LED above the ON/OFF switch shows that the unit is switched on.

After switching on (or selecting tube output stage), the circuit and the tubes nee reach the correct operating temperature. During warm up the blue LED above ON/OFF flashing.

We recommend to set the volume control of the amplifier to minimum, prior to switching on.

Input selector

Operating ▲/▼repeatedly selects the inputs in turns. The selected input, the sampling frequency or the DSD mode of the digital input signal will be indicated by the corresponding LED.

Filter

FIL1/ FIL2 will toggle between the two filters, phase optimised and frequency optimised.

Selecting the output stage

Solid /Tube will toggle between the tube and the class-A output stage. If the class-A output stage is switched on, the heating of the tubes will be switched of after approximately five minutes.

Driver installation (Windows® operating systems only)

* For Windows® operating systems a USB driver (supplied on CD) has to be installed. Insert the included CD into the drive of you PC and follow the instructions.

Complete the installation by restarting the computer. After installing the driver, some setting have to be checked/done. For example - Windows 7® operating system:

 Control Panel  Hardware and Sound  Sound  Playback:

Speaker/Project RS USB 2.0 Audio Out

select

 Properties  Supported Formats: make sure nothing is assigned  Level  Sound: setting must be  Enhancements: disable all enhancements  Advanced  Default Format: set to studio quality 24/192

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Using Windows 8®, the driver has to be installed in Windows 7® compatibility mode.

DSD playback

Up to now DSD playback on a computer using a Windows® operating system is only reliably possible with the PC software player Foobar2000. Nevertheless, this player has to be prepared, out off the box it is not capable to play DSD. Please read the following instructions how to prepare the player.

You will need to download the following software and drivers from the internet: The software player Foobar2000

http://www.foobar2000.org/download

The Foobar2000 for ASIO playback

The Foobar2000 for SACD playback Unzip the enclosed files into a folder of your choice.

The actual windows choice.

Please install the USB driver first. To do that, in the folder, where you stored the files to, start the installation by double clicking on

Please install Foobar2000 now by double clicking on the downloaded file. Please start Foobar2000 after that.

Now you have to integrate the downloaded components into Foobar2000. Please do the following: In the upper menu bar, click on

USB driver comes with the units on CD. Store all files on the CD into a folder of your

Setup.exe. Follow the instructions of the installation program.

File and then on Preferences.

http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_input_sacd/.