Musical Fidelity TRI-VISTA 21 user manual

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Tri-Vista 21
Multistandard 96-192kHz 24 Bit
Digital-to-Analog Convertor
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Issue 2: Feb 2004
Tri-Vista 21 DAC Instructions for Use Page 1 of 6

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SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off this plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose of , out of reach of children. the plug safely It must not be plugged into a mains outlet. The wires in the mains lead supplied with this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: ..............Earth Green and yellow lBlue...............................Neut

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GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS and USER INFORMATION ista 21 DAC is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but a our new Tri-V Ys with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: Heed all warnings shown on the back of the product. Only connect the Tri-Vista 21 DAC to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked at the back of the unit. Always ensure that when disconnecting and reconnecting your audio equipment the mains supply is switche

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CONNECTIONS AND FACILITIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Power on indicator LED 2 Power on/off switch 3 96kHz indicator light 4 192kHz indicator light 5 Co-axial input indicator light 6 Optical input indicator light 7 Data locked indicator light 8 Analog output - right 9 Analog output - left 01 Digital input - optical 1 1 96/ 192kHz selector switch 21 Digital input - co-axial 31 Digital output - co-axial 14 IEC mains inlet 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 Issue 2: Feb 2004 Tri-Vista 21 DAC Ins

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CONNECTIONS AND OPERATION All input, output and power connections BEFORE SWITCHING ON should be made with the mains power . switched OFF Plug the accessory IEC mains lead into the rear panel socket, then the other end into a wall outlet. INPUT CONNECTIONS Turn the volume control low on your audio system, and switch on its powe. r ista 21 DAC will convert digita Vl data from any CD, SACD or DVD-audio source to analog audio, but not data from AC3, Minidisc, or MP3 formats. OPERATION However,

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SPECIFICATIONS: Tri-Vista 21 Multistandard 96-192kHz 24 bit Digital-to-Analog Convertor e 24-bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) l 8 times oversampling, 96 / 192kHz switchable s 8 to 108kHz Data types 16, 20, 24 bit word lengths : RCA 75 Ω , S/PDIF l s RCA left and right analog audio, RCA digital loop out e 50 Ohms e 10Hz to 20kHz ± 0 .0dB o d n < 0 .0025% 10Hz to 20kHz r < 135pS n < 109dB 20Hz to 20kHz y < 0 .2dB down to -100dB Audio output at digital 0dB level 2. olts RMS at 1kHz nominal 17 V s 010 ,