Electrocompaniet PI 2D - Manual (Page 3)

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How to connect your system
( See illustration, page 10.)
Single - ended operation: (
See illustration "back panel", page 9.)
There are 4 sets of single ended inputs labelled: DVD, Tuner, AUX, HT.
All inputs are similar regarding sonic performance.
Balanced operation: (
See illustration "back panel", page 9.)
There are one set of balanced inputs labeled CD. The balanced mode can
only be used if the signal source has a balanced output. Use an XLR inter-
connect with GND on pin 1, + on pin 2 and – on pin 3.
Speaker outputs (
See illustration "back panel", page 9.)
Connect the red connector to the plus side on the speakers and the white
connector to the minus side on the speakers. Never short the positive output to
ground or chassis. Always switch the PI 2D off when you connect the speakers.
Front panel (
See illustration "front panel", page 8.)
The standby button is located on the left side of the front panel.
The four buttons on the right-hand side of the front panel is used to adjust
the volume and select the input source. Use the up and down buttons to
adjust the volume, and the left and right buttons to select input source. The
volume range is 0 to 100.
HT (Home Theatre)
HT is a direct input where the volume control is bypassed. PI 2D will
work like a power amplifier with fixed gain. When selected the output
will be muted for a few seconds as a safety against accidental overload.
SPDIF inputs
PI 2D will accept optical SPDIF sources up to 96 kHz/24bit on inputs
TOSLink1 and TOSLink2. Please use a optical TOSLink cable for this con-
nection. Connect coaxial sources up to 192kHz/24bit to inputs COAX1
and COAX2. Please use a coaxial SPDIF cable for this connection.
USB input
( See illustration "back panel", page 9.)
The USB input accept sources up to 24bit/192kHz. Connect a PC/Mac/
Linux computer using a standard type A-B USB cable. PI 2D will show up
as a sound device on your computer. Please select PI 2D as the active
device to enable playback through PI 2D. On Windows drivers are
needed. Please install the drivers before connecting the USB cable and
follow the instructions. During installation you will be asked to connect
the USB cable. The latest drivers can be downloaded from: www.electro-
companiet.no/downloads.
How to power up your system
You should always power up your system the following way:
Signal sources (CD player, tuner etc.) first. Allow a 30 seconds warm-up
before you turn on the PI 2D.