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Owner’s Manual
RCS 2.2X
Preamplifier / Room Correction System
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WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser- vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
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Important Safety 1. Read these instructions entirely before installing or operating this equipment. Instructions 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Do not use this equipment near water or allow it to become wet. 5. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 6. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or CAUTION CAUTION other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat,; doin
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Acknowledgments © 2003 Tact Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or other wise, without the prior written consent of the Tact Audio Corporation. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Registration IMPORTANT! Please record your serial number here for future reference. You will need this for future upgrades or should you ever requir
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Table of contents Safety instructions 4 Acknowledgments/Registration 5 Unpacking the RCS 2.2X 7 CAUTION CAUTION Introduction 8 Connecting the RCS 2.2X 10 Front Panel Controls 15 Remote Control 16 Front Panel Display 18 Main screen 18 Saving Menu Settings 19 MAIN menu 20 MODE menu 20 ADC menu 21 DOUT FS menu 21 POL menu 22 TEST menu 22 DISPLAY menu 23 COMM menu 24 CRO menu 24 OPTIONS menu 25 DOUT menu 26 AMP menu 26 CORR menu 27 LEVELS menu 28 DELAYS 28 NAME menu 29 PAREQ menu 30 TONE menu 32 Tac
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Unpacking the RCS 2.2X Carefully remove the RCS 2.2X and accessory kit from the carton and visually check for shipping damage. Contact both the shipper and TacT Audio immediately if the unit shows any sign of damage from rough handling. All TacT Audio equipment is carefully inspected before leaving our factory. KEEP SHIPPING CARTON AND PACKING MATERIALS for future use or in the unlikely event that the unit needs servicing. If this unit is shipped without the original packing, damage could occur
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of your RCS 2.2X. You have now acquired the most advanced stereo Preamplifier / Room Correction System ever developed! The RCS 2.2X has four times the processing power of the famous TacT RCS 2.0 and even better AD and DA conversion. This now combined with new features and a more user-friendly interface takes TacT Audio’s room correction to new heights. The RCS 2.2X has no noise and extremely low distortion, yielding amazingly transparent CAUTION C
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Introduction Modular design The internal layout of the RCS 2.2X is completely modular. All of the expensive com- ponents such as DSP’s, D/A and A/D converters are a plug-in type and are placed on a motherboard. This allows for easy and inexpensive future upgrades. Even the rear- panel, including the sockets, can be exchanged to accommodate future interfaces. True Upgradeability The front-panel and DSP’s are 100% software driven, and improvements or new fea- tures can be loaded through the RS232
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RCS 2.2X Connections Digital input The RCS 2.2X has 5 digital inputs: - Three RCA (S/PDIF) - One AES/EBU (XLR) - One TosLink (S/PDIF) All of the digital inputs supports PCM audio data with sampling rates from 32kHz to CAUTION CAUTION 96kHz /16-24 bits however, the AES/EBU and RCA/coaxial input also supports 192kHz. Digital output 1 The RCS 2.2X has three digital outputs for the main channels : main channels - One RCA (S/PDIF) - One AES/EBU (XLR) - One TosLink All outputs are 24-bits at 44.1, 48
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RCS 2.2X Connections The RCS 2.2X has three digital outputs for subwoofer(s) : Digital output 2 subwoofers - one RCA (S/PDIF) - one AES/EBU (XLR) - one TosLink All outputs are 24-bits at 44.1, 48, 88, 96 or 192 kHz sampling rates. The output sampling rate is set in the “DOUT” menu. (TosLink does not support 192kHz) The sub output is for your subwoofer(s) and can be configured for either mono or stereo. Use the “MODE” menu to set the appropriate output mode 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2. Connect one of these
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RCS 2.2X Connections Analog input The RCS 2.2X has 4 stereo analog inputs when the optional ADC module is installed: (optional ADC module) - three analog stereo single ended (RCA) - one analog stereo balanced (XLR) NOTE: A/D conversion is always performed at 24-bits/192 kHz. CAUTION CAUTION NOTE: The optional ADC module is required for analog inputs. Analog output The RCS 2.2X has 2 stereo analog outputs for main channels when the optional DAC main channels -MAIN module is installed: (optional
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RCS 2.2X Connections Analog output The RCS 2.2X has 2 analog outputs for subwoofer(s) when the optional DAC-SUB subwoofer(s) module is installed: (optional DAC module) - one analog stereo single ended (RCA) - one analog stereo balanced (XLR) NOTE: The optional DAC module is required for analog outputs. Connect the supplied measurement microphone to the “Mic Input” connector when Microphone input taking a room measurement for room correction. CAUTION: To avoid damage through static discharge, we
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RCS 2.2X Connections RS-232 interface The RCS 2.2X has two RS232 interface ports: ports - INPUT - AUX Use the “INPUT” port for communication with your Personal Computer. CAUTION CAUTION Use the “AUX” port to connect to TacT digital amplifiers, or to daisy chain with multiple RS232 components. AC mains input Connect the RCS 2.2X to the AC mains wall socket. & mains switch Use the mains switch to turn power ON or OFF. CAUTION: Use the supplied IEC mains cable, or a 3-prong grounded cable only. 14
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Front panel controls The front panel controls on the RCS 2.2X will allow you to access and control all menu settings. Master Volume Digital Input Selector Input Display Menu Standby Mute Volume Level Navigation/Enter Analog Input Selector Use the “STANDBY” button to toggle between Standby mode and ON. Standby The display will indicate Standby mode by displaying a small green light in the left side of the display. When the unit is placed in Standby mode all user settings are saved. The master vo
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Remote Control The remote control is used to access the front panel display controls and menus. CAUTION CAUTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 12 16 Tact Audio
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Remote Control 1 - STANDBY The STANDBY button will turn the RCS 2.2X on or it will place it into standby mode. When in stand by mode, the unit is placed into a low power “idling” state. The standby button is also used to save changes that were made in the menu parameters. By placing the unit into standby mode the current menu settings are saved. 2 - DIGITAL The DIGITAL button will scroll sequentially, allowing the selection one of the 5 digital inputs. 3 - ANALOG The ANALOG button will scroll s
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Front Panel Display Main screen When the RCS 2.2X is powered on the main screen will be displayed. CAUTION CAUTION To move the cursor indicator (10) use the front panel or remote control navigation buttons. To select an option press the “ENTER” button. 1 - Correction preset selection 2 - EQ preset selection 3 - Correction menu option 4 - Parametric EQ menu option 5 - Tone control menu option 6 - Output sampling frequency indicator 7 - Input sampling frequency indicator 8 - RCS 2.2X operating mod
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Front Panel Display Correction menu option Move the cursor to the CORR (3) option and press the “ENTER” button to enter the main room correction menu. Parametric EQ menu option Move the cursor to the PAR EQ (4) option and press the “ENTER” button to enter the main parametric EQ menu. Note: An EQ preset must be enabled from the main screen for the PAR EQ and TONE menus to be active. If the EQ preset is set to “BP” the PAR EQ and TONE controls are disabled. Tone control menu option Move the curs
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Front Panel Display MAIN menu The main menu screen lists all of the RCS 2.2X general menus. To highlight a menu option(1) use the navigational buttons. To enter a highlighted option press the “ENTER” button. CAUTION CAUTION The RCS 2.2X can be set to one of four operating modes. To highlight an option use MODE menu the navigational buttons. To enter a highlighted option press the “ENTER” button. - STEREO 2.2 This mode produces 4 output signals. Left, Right, Left SUB, and Right SUB. - STEREO
