Powering on and Controlling the DDP-2
Initial Power On
Press the POWER button to turn DDP-2 on.
At initial power on the DDP-2 will go through a brief warmup period during which it will be in mute. The Alchemy
Logo will be displayed on the front display as the unit warms up.
The screen will go blank just before DDP-2 unmutes and restores the last known status condition of all functions.
You will hear a number of relay clicks, which is normal.
The Indicators
There are two LEDs on the front of DDP-2. The first one indicates when the DDP-2 has been placed in MUTE
mode, the other when the HEADPHONE output has been selected (which shuts o the variable line outputs, but
not the fixed output.)
The Controls
Following the two LEDs there are five buttons with the following functionality –
• MUTE toggles the mute relays for all outputs (including fixed), shutting o the sound completely. The
MUTE LED comes on when engaged. Pressing the button again will UNMUTE the DDP-2 and extinguish
the LED.
• PHONES engages the headphone output , shutting o the sound from the level controlled (but not fixed)
outputs completely. The HEADPHONE LED comes on when engaged. Pressing the button again will
turn o the headphones and LED and turn the variable outputs back on.
• “<” mimics pressing the selector knob to enter the menus, rotating the selector knob left one click,
except under certain conditions if you have entered the menu using the knob.
• SELECT mimics pressing the selector knob, except under certain conditions if you have entered the
menu using the knob.
• “>” mimics pressing the selector knob to enter the menus and rotating the selector knob right one click,
except under certain conditions if you have entered the menu using the knob.
To the right of the display window is the selector knob.
During normal operation this is your volume knob. Turning it left reduces the playing volume and brings the
numbers in the display closer to minimum (00.0). Turning it right increases the playing volume and brings the
numbers in the display closer to maximum (99.5)
Pressing the knob brings up the input selection and settings menus. After 5 seconds of inactivity the menus exit
and the status screen automatically returns.
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