Sony SRP-DC5 Operating Instructions Manual

A/D D/A CONVERTER
SRP-DC5
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and
retain it for future reference.
Features
High S/N Ratio
A 24-bit A/D converter with a dynamic range of over
113 dB and a 20-bit D/A converter with a signal-to-noise
ratio of over 118 dB are housed in this unit. High
performance results from its compact device geometry.
External Sync Terminal
The unit has an external WORD SYNC input terminal
(BNC connector), as well as an AES/EBU sync input to the
digital input, which makes it ideal for use in many diverse
working environments. The supported sampling
frequencies are 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.
Digital Output Selectable from among Three
Word Lengths
A switch selects the word length of digital output from
24 bits, 20 bits, or 16 bits.
© 1998 by Sony Sound Tec Corporation

Table of Contents

Warning ........................................................ 2
Precautions ................................................... 3
Location and function of parts ................... 4
Block diagram .............................................. 6
Dimensions ................................................... 6
Main specifications ...................................... 7
Trouble-shooting guide .............................. 7
Internal Sampling Rate Converter
An internal sampling rate converter in the D/A
conversion excludes jitter from digital input, and makes it
possible to accept word lengths of up to 24 bits.
I/O Signal Level Meter
The unit comes with a 20-segment high-precision peak-
hold level meter. An A/D or D/A signal level is
alternatively indicated.
Provided with Two Kinds of Digital I/O
Compatible with both AES/EBU and S/P DIF digital I/O,
the unit demonstrates its performance in a broad
repertoire of applications, including analog I/O for
editing on Macintosh/Windows
* Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Windows ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
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