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Lyngdorf Audio Millenium ADC Analog/Digital Converter manual

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    Owner´s manual Millenium ADC Analog/Digital Converter[...]

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    3 T able of Contents Unpacking the Millennium ADC 4 Operating V oltage 4 Serial Number Registration 4 Introduction 5 Accessories 6 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Remote Control 9 Placement 10 Millennium Link Connection 10 Menu T ree 11 Menu Operation 12 Common Menus 13 - Digital Sample Rate 13 - Communication Address 13 - Communication Speed 13 - Displ[...]

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    4 Unpacking the Millennium ADC Carefully remove the unit and accessory kit from the carton, visually check for shipping damage. Contact both the shipper and your L yngdorf Audio dealer immediately if the unit bears any sign of damage from mishandling. All L yngdorf Audio equipment is carefully inspected before leaving our factory . Keep shipping ca[...]

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    5 Introduction Congratulations on your investment in the L yngdorf Audio Millennium ADC (Analog to Digital Converter). The L yngdorf Audio Millennium ADC is a high-performance 2-channel Analog to Digital Converter with 4 line inputs. Using a combination of state-of-the-art analog circuitry and Digital Signal Processing to support the two balanced 2[...]

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    6 Accessories Y ou should fi nd the following accessories included: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 digital info analog A/B random repeat AMP channel ENTER volume RCS CD TUNER menu 8 0 9 Mains cord Millennium Link cable (5 pin XLR) RS-232 cable for fi rmware upgrade from a PC Remote control[...]

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    7 Front Panel 1 2 3 6 4 5 Figure 1: Millennium ADC front panel. The buttons/controls on the front panel of the TDAI 2200 can all be operated either with direct presses or by operating the corresponding keys on the supplied remote control. All the keys on the front panel [except the Mains switch (1)] are duplicated on the remote control as well. 1. [...]

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    8 Rear Panel Figure 2: Millennium ADC rear panel. 1. Binding post for phono ground. 2. Optional phono stage module. 3. Millennium ADC serial number label. 4. RS-232 AUX and INPUT RJ45 connectors. The RS-232 communication connectors are for connection to a computer for fi rmware upgrade. Please visit www .lyngdorf.com for instructions and available[...]

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    9 Remote Control The remote control is used to access the menu system and replicate the buttons directly accessible on the front panel. The four buttons used for selecting which device to control are described below . T o control the Millen- nium ADC the AMP key should be pressed. The functionality of the remote control depends on the products in y[...]

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    10 Placement The Millennium ADC should be placed well away from any source of magnetic fi elds like wall mains adapters. Also avoid placing on top of a power amplifi er – instead place them ‘side by side’. Figure 3. Recommended placing of the Millennium ADC. Millennium Link Connection By using the Millennium Link Connection between the Mill[...]

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    11 Menu T ree Common Menus Main Menu ADC Dig . Samplerate Comm . Address Comm . Speed Display Timeout Remote Control Factory Reset Input Related Menus Input Related Menus Main Menu ADC High Pass Filter De - emphasis Select Cartridge Setup Cartr . : 1 Polarity Phono Cartridge: 1 50 kHz Zero DSP Cart . Filter Cartridge Gain Cartr . Capacit . Cartr . [...]

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    12 Menu Operation In the following the general menu operation is described with Display T imeout menu (used as an exam- ple only). The menus available depend on the selected input. All settings outside the common menus apply to the selected input only . Please refer to the menu tree. When The Millennium ADC is switched on select the menu by pressin[...]

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    13 Common Menus Digital Sample Rate A vailable sample rates are 48, 96 and 192 kHz. Choice of sample rate depends on the compatibility with the actual amplifi er . If your amplifi er accepts all sample rates, we recommend you to test the different settings to fi nd your personal preference. This is due to the fact that there is no simple answer [...]

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    14 Phono Input Menus High Pass Filter The high pass fi lter can be chosen to fi lter away rumble and/or acoustic feedback. A vailable settings are 10, 15 or 20 Hz. This is referred to as the F2 point in fi g. 4. De-emphasis Records made before 1955 were recorded with different emphasis curves, requiring different de-empha- sis during playback. S[...]

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    15 Setup Cartr .: 1 Load Preset If you use one of the pre-loaded cartridges you can load this directly which then automatically sets up the ADC to this cartridge (gain, capacitance, impedance and DSP cartridge fi lter). If you have a different cartridge, you need to make these settings manually . If you at a later stage wish to de-select a pre-loa[...]

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    16 Input sensitivity versus cartridge output specifi cation The output voltage of cartridges are generally specifi ed at a stylus velocity of 5 cm/sec. High performance turntable/tone arm/cartridge combinations can track up to 50-75 cm/sec resulting in an output of 10 to 15 times the output voltage specifi ed for the cartridge. The input sensiti[...]

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    17 Cartr . Balance The Cartridge Balance adjustment enables you to compensate for differences between left and right channel. The balance is adjusted by decreasing the left or right channel between 0 - 3dB. Cartr . Capacit. The cartridge capacitance can be set to 100 or 430pF . Pls. refer to the specifi cation of your cartridge to fi nd the corre[...]

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    18 Analog Input 1- 4 Menus Input Gain The Input Gain enables you to match levels from different sources as well as obtaining full scale output on your amplifi er . The Input Gain can be adjusted up to +18dB in 0.1 dB steps. Please refer to the output level specifi cations of the source and then use the table in fi g. 6 as a guide when adjusting [...]

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    19 T echnical Specifi cations Analog inputs Parameter V alue Note Balanced input connectors 3 pin XLR female, gold plated Case=Gnd, Pin1=Gnd, Pin2=Hot(+), Pin3=Cold(-) Balanced input CMRR -40dB 20 Hz-20 KHz. Unbalanced input connectors RCA (phono) jack, gold-plated. Case=Gnd, T ip=Hot(+) Input impedance 10K Ohm Input sensitivity 550mV to 4.4V For [...]

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    20 Digital outputs Parameter V alue Note Balanced output connector 3 pin XLR male, gold-plated Case=Gnd, Pin1=Gnd, Pin2=Hot(+), Pin3=Cold(-) Balanced output impedance 110 ohms T ransformer isolated output. Balanced output voltage 1.7Vpp With 110 Ohm load. Balanced output jitter 350pS With 110 Ohm load Unbalanced output connector RCA (phono) jack, g[...]

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