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DV-50 Owners - a question, please

I have only used my DV-50 for 2 channel audio and have never bothered to connect it to a TV (shudder) to program, etc. But now I want to use it as a transport and connect it to a DAC. Will it default to the Digital coaxial RCA out if this cable is connected and the audio out cables are removed?
I would appreciate any help, as it is nigh impossible to get a human voice to answer technical questions at Esoteric.
I guess if nobody can answer, I can get the Esoteric rep to find out for me.
Thanks.
springbok10
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
It's depends. On the menuing system, you can select on or off for digital out. If it's on, you're ok. If not, time to hook up a TV.

Sorry, I don't know the default setting. Maybe someone else can help...
jeff_s12a
27 posts
 
Jfrech is right. You need to set the digital out. If I remember correctly, it was set to "two-channel audio out" when I first programmed it.
You should hook it up to a TV, because your SACD might be set to "5.1 surround"...I think that was the SACD default. You need to change it to 2-CH. You can tell what it's doing on the front panel when it's playing, but the display is small and you might not notice it.
springbok10 OP
711 posts
 
Thanks for your responses. P 37 of the user's manual states under SACD playback : "Default setting is 2 Ch area", which had been my impression. On P 36 under Digital Out it says "Digital Out On (Default)when a component is connected via the Digital Out terminal"
So maybe I wont have to use the TV!
I'll still try to reach a rep before screwing up my great sound by contaminating it with a TV:):)- I'm very superstitious about the marriage of 2 ch audio and all the other paraphernalia that I dont need...........!
I basically bought the DV-50 for its superb redbook and SACD audio - that's all. It'll be a great test to see whether TEAC was smart enough to cater to idiots like me who dont want/are afraid to program the damn unit.
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