Emm labs Xds1 v2 User manual

XDS1 V2 CD/SACD PLAYER OWNER’S MANUAL

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Infrared Remote Control

XDS1 V2 CD/SACD PLAYER

Warranty

Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232)

Front Panel & Functions

Features & Specifications 008

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Rear Panel & Functions 012

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Connecting and Operation 014

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Table Of Contents

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Safety Instructions 004

Information To The User 005

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Safety Instructions

Prior to Installing your new EMM Labs product please read the following safety

instructions:

• Read and follow all instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Do not use or install product near any sources of water, rain and/or

moisture.

• Clean using only a dry cloth.

• Install only in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Refer all servicing to approved service personnel.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Do not install product outdoors or in direct sunlight.

• Leave at least 10cm or 4 inches around product to ensure proper

ventilation.

• Do not place product near strong electrical or magnetic

radiation/emissions or near a power amplifier.

This EMM Labs product must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective

earthing connection (grounding pin).

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO WATER OR MOISTURE.

EEC: This product has been designed and tested to comply with the limits set out in

EN55013, EN55020 and EN 60065:2009 (electrical safety).

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CAUTION

is product is a Class 1 laser product, but this product

contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure

continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to

gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing

to qualied personel. e following caution label appears

on your unit on the rear panel:

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of

procedures other than those specied herein may result in

hazardous radiation exposure. e use of optical

instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

Information To e User

Alteration or modication carried out without appropriate

approval may invalidate the user’s right to operate the

equipment.

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Warranty

EMM Labs warrants the XDS1 V2 product against defects in material

and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time

specied by the product’s serial number from the date of rst

delivery to the owner. e warranty time period is 1 year for the

drive unit and associated drive electronics. 5 years for all other parts.

Warranty is limited to the original owner and is non-transferable.

EMM Labs will pay for return shipping charges back to the owner

when the product is sent to EMM Labs within the rst 90 days aer

purchase (US and Canada end-users only). Otherwise, owner will be

responsible for all shipping charges to and from EMM Labs.

For all warranty claims, a copy of the original invoice must

accompany the product.

Opening the product or modifying it in any way by the owner,

including but not limited to cryogenic treatment, will void any

warranty.

Please contact EMM Labs ([email protected]) for RMA number

and shipping instructions before shipping any product to EMM Labs.

EMM Labs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers

with restricted territories. EMM Labs product purchased from

non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his / her

authorized territory will automatically void product warranty.

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XDS1 V2 CD/SACD PLAYER

e XDS1 V2 is EMM Lab’s multi-format high performance digital

player for CD and stereo SACD. It has evolved from EMM Labs

acclaimed converter and transport systems which are used worldwide

in professional studios to create some of the nest recordings.

e XDS1 V2 can also can as a stand alone reference converter for

other digital sources using its new built in USB, AES, COAXIAL and

TOSLINK interfaces.

e XDS1 V2 has EMM Lab’s:

• All New Digital Input System allowing it to be use as a stand

alone reference DAC.

• Latest Generation modular MDAT algorithm to up-sample

and condition digital audio to twice the SACD/DSD sample

rate.

• Latest MCLK modular reference master clock.

• X-Drive metal drive system.

• Latest X-Power power system.

• Latest MFAST technology that gets rid of digital source jitter.

e XDS1 V2 is the culmination of years of research and development

resulting in EMM Labs nest all in one CD/SACD player to date.

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Features & Specifications

Features & Specications

Supported disc formats:

• Redbook CD

• Stereo SACD

Analog Outputs:

• Balanced (XLR)

Output Line Level (0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input): 5V

Output Impedance: 300Ω

• Un-Balanced (RCA)

Output Line Level (0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input): 2.5V

Output Impedance: 150Ω

Digital Inputs:

• Up to 24bit wordlength on all digital inputs

• AES/EBU PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)

• COAXIAL PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)

• TOSLINK PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)

• USB PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)

• USB also supports DSD streaming

Digital Outputs:

• AES/EBU (XLR) PCM digital audio output for CD and SACD

• EMM Labs OptiLink

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Features & Specifications

Features & Specications

System:

• System control via serial RS-232

• USB data port for rmware upgrades

Power supply

• Power factor corrected

• Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz operation

• Power consumption: 45W

General

• Dimensions W x D x H: 435 x 400 x 145mm

• Weight: 17kg

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Front Panel & Functions

1. Standby/Power-Save button:

Toggles the operation between on and power-save mode. In power save mode the

remote control and all front panel functions become inactive.

2. XDS1 V2 drive Tray

3. XDS1 V2 Display:

Display can be dimmed or turned o using the the remote DISC button.

4. XDS1 V2 Front Panel Buttons and Indicators:

• -> SOURCE: Toggles between CD/SACD playback, AES, TOSLINK,

COAXIAL and USB inputs.

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Front Panel & Functions

4. XDS1 V2 Front Panel Buttons and Indicators (cont’d):

• -> EJECT/STOP: Stops playback. Pressing stop a second time or when

the drive is already in stop mode ejects the tray.

• -> MODE: To switch between the SACD and CD layers of a hybrid

SACD. Works only when the drive is in stop mode.

• -> PLAY/PAUSE: Starts or Pauses playback.

• -> PHASE: Toggles polarity inversion that is performed in the digital

domain.

• -> ALT: Function is only for machine service/diagnostic. Disabled.

• -> REPEAT: is buttons toggles through 3 states:

Repeat Track – repeats current track

Repeat All – repeats entire disc

Repeat Oﬀ - turns repeat function oﬀ

• -> PREVIOUS: Jumps back a track. Press and hold to enter fast

rewind mode. In this mode pressing the PREVIOUS

button immediatly a second and third time causes the

rewind speed to increase. To exit press PLAY.

• -> NEXT: Jumps ahead a track. Press and hold to enter fast forward

mode. In this mode pressing the NEXT button immediatly

a second and third time causes the forward speed to

increase. To exit press PLAY.

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Rear Panel & Functions

1. Main Power connector

2. Main Power Switch

3. Product VOLTAGE indicator:

Indicates working voltage of the XDS1 V2. Only use with indicated line voltage.

4. Product model and serial number indicator:

Warranty void if model/serial number indicator is not attached to unit, missing or

damaged whereby serial number cannot be seen.

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Rear Panel & Functions

5. Analog Outputs:

• Le and Right Balanced (XLR) Connectors

• Le and Right Un-Balanced (RCA) Connectors

6. Digital Inputs:

• USB Audio: USB Audio format PCM and DSD digital input

• AES/EBU: AES/EBU (XLR) format PCM digital input

• COAX: COAXIAL (RCA) format PCM digital input

• TOSLINK: TOSLINK format PCM digital input

7. Digital Outputs:

• AES/EBU: AES/EBU (XLR) PCM digital audio output for CD and SACD

• Optilink: EMM Labs OptiLink for interfacing with other EMM Labs products

8. System:

Remote:

• RS232 Remote: RS232 control port

Service:

• USB data port for rmware upgrades (see separate USB update

instructions)

• RESET button used to temporarily access the backup rmware.

Only for diagnostic purposes. Should not be used during normal

operation.

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Rear Panel & Functions

Connecting & Operation

Please see next page with regards to installing the XDS1 V2 USB Audio drivers.

1. Connect the included power cable from the XDS1 V2’s power connector to a free

power receptacle.

2. Connect the appropriate digital source connections up to the XDS1 V2’s digital inputs

using the appropriate high quality digital audio and USB cables.

3. Connect the appropriate analog outputs of the XDS1 V2’s to your pre-amp or

integrated amplier.

4. Turn on the XDS1 V2 using the main power switch and select the CD/SACD player or

a digital input by pressing the SOURCE selector button or using the remote.

5. Press the EJECT button to eject the CD/SACD tray and insert a CD/SACD onto the

tray. Press the EJECT button once again for the tray to close. Once loaded press the

PLAY button to start playing CDs or SACDs.

6. Select a digital input where a digital source is connected. e XDS1 V2 will lock to the

appropriate sample frequency and display the samplerate on it’s display. e

conversion process will start and you will be able to listen to music.

7. e XDS1 V2 remembers the last digital input it was switched too prior to being

switched o.

Please note that, especially for high resolution audio, you must use proper high quality

TOSLINK, certied USB 2.0, 75Ω COAXIAL and 110Ω AES cables. Using the wrong type of

cables, low quality cables or cables that do not have the proper specication will cause all

kinds of issues while playing back digital audio.

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Rear Panel & Functions

Connecting & Operation

USB Audio Input:

1. First, use only well-sheilded certied USB 2.0* cables to connect the XDS1 V2’s USB

Audio input to any USB digital audio source component (computer, laptop, media

server etc.)

2. e XDS1 V2’s USB Audio interface uses the B-type USB connector similar to

connectors used on printers. Please see image below:

3. Select the USB Audio input using front panel input selector buttons.

4. For MAC OSX systems, no driver is needed. OSX has the appropriate USB driver

already installed.

5. For Windows XP, Vista (32 or 64bit) and Windows 7 (32 or 64bit) systems install the

provided USB driver located on the soware CD in folder named “XDS1 V2 USB

Audio Driver” and run the “setup.exe” le. Read and follow the installation

instructions.

6. Kernal, ASIO and WASAPI (Vista and Windows 7) drivers will be installed.

*Not using proper cables will cause audio issues between digital source and DAC.

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Connecting & Operation

7. For Windows Media Player playback; in Windows Control Panel set the default sound

playback to the XDS1 V2 USB Audio device (XMOS XS1-L1 Audio).

8. In general for most audio applications you will be able to select the XDS1 V2 USB

Audio device (XMOS XS1-L1 Audio) from within the application and choose the

appropriate driver Kernal, ASIO or WASAPI.

DSD Audio

1. e XDS1 V2 currently supports DSD audio streaming and conversion over USB

using DoP 1.0 specication.

2. Currently there are many dierent media players that support DSD audio le

playback. Some of them that have been fully tested in-house eg. JRiver for Windows,

and Audivarna and Pure Music for OSX.

3. Every media player will have specic soware installation instructions and setup

procedures for enabling DSD streaming. Please consult the specic soware manual.

4. Some soware manufacturers have also provided quickstart and soware setup

guides online or available for you to download. If available EMM Labs will post links

to this on the XDS1 V2 support website.

5. When setup correctly and DSD data is detected, the XDS1 V2 will display DSD on its

front display window as the digital audio format.

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Infrared Remote Control

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Infrared Remote Control

DISC : is function toggles the front panel display to dierent preset

brightness settings including turning the display o.

INPUT : Toggles between CD/SACD playback and all the digital inputs.

Press the AES button to switch between AES and COAXIAL

inputs. Press the TOS button to switch between TOSLINK and

USB inputs.

Numeric Buttons : ese buttons can be used to directly access any track on the CD

or SACD directly. To access tracks higher then 9 see examples:

• Track 10 press and hold 1 until you see the display change

to 10 then press 0.

• Track 23 press and hold 2 until you see the display change

to 20 then press 3.

MODE : To switch between the SACD and CD layers of a hybrid SACD.

Works only when the drive is in stop mode.

REPEAT : is buttons toggles through 3 states:

• Repeat Track – repeats current track

• Repeat All – repeats entire disc

• Repeat Oﬀ - turns repeat function oﬀ

PLAY : Starts or Pauses Playback

PAUSE : Pauses or Starts Playback from Pause.

STOP : Stops Playback. Pressing stop a second time or when the drive is

already in stop mode ejects the tray.

|<< : Jumps back a track. Press and hold to enter fast rewind mode. In

this mode pressing the button immediatly a second and third

time causes the rewind speed to increase. To exit press PLAY.

AES

PAUSE

INPUT

DISPLAY

DISC

1

4

7

PLAY

MODE

TOS

23

5 6

8 9

0

STOP

REPEAT

TRACK

PHASE MUTE

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>>| : Jumps ahead a track. Press and hold to enter fast forward

mode. In this mode pressing the button immediatly a second

and third time causes the forward speed to increase. To exit

press PLAY

PHASE : Toggles polarity inversion performed in the digital domain.

MUTE : Mutes the XDS1 V2 analog outputs.

AES

PAUSE

INPUT

DISPLAY

DISC

1

4

7

PLAY

MODE

TOS

23

5 6

8 9

0

STOP

REPEAT

TRACK

PHASE MUTE

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Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232)

Serial Remote Control (RS232)

e XDS1 V2 is equipped with a 9-pin RS232 port for system remote control via a serial

cable (not provided by EMM Labs). Please use a standard RS232 cable. Do not use a null

model cable, as this will not work. RS232 communication port settings:

• 19,200 baud

• 8 bits

• 1 stop bit

• no ow control

• no parity bit

Commands to the XDS1 V2

All commands sent to the XDS1 V2 consist of 3 ASCII characters (all lowercase) followed by

a carraige return or <CR>. Repeating a <CR> will repeat the last command sent. Received

commands are not stored in a stack. ey need to be sent in intervals of at least 50ms to

allow enough time for the XDS1 V2 to execute a command before receiving the next one.

Command Function

ply Start Playback

pse Pause Playback

stp Stop Playback

mod Toggles through the SACD playback layers. Only works when not playing.

rpt Toggles through the dierent repeat modes

nxt Jumps ahead a track

prv Jumps back a track

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Appendix A - Serial Remote Control (RS232)

Commands to the XDS1 V2 (cont`d)

pol Toggles polarity inversion performed in the digital domain.

src Toggles between CD/SACD playback and all digital inputs.

dsc Selects CD/SACD Player

aes Selects the AES digital input

tos Selects the TOSLINK digital input

cox Selects the COAXIAL digital input

usb Selects the USB digital input

Status bytes sent from XDS1 V2

e XDS1 V2 sends back 9 Bytes terminated with a <CR> whenever any status changes.

Byte 0 Seconds ones in ASCII

Byte 1 Seconds tens in ASCII

Byte 2 Minutes ones in ASCII

Byte 3 Minutes tens in ASCII

Byte 4 Hours ones in ASCII

Command Function

dim Toggles through display brightness settings

try Tray open and close

tr(x) tr followed by a single digit (x) to jump to a particular track. See example.

tr(x) example:

a) Jump to track 5 : tr0<CR>, tr5<CR>

b) Jump to track 12 : tr1<CR>, tr2<CR>

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