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dCS P8i Mk2 User Guide
Data Conversion Systems Ltd.
STEP 4 – Powering up
• Connect the power cable supplied to the power inlet on the P8i rear panel. If you are using a power
cord other than the one supplied with the P8i, make sure that it is a good fit to the mains inlet and is
not too large or heavy as to cause damage (see "Power cables" on page 4). Plug the other end into
a convenient power outlet. Set the power switch beside the power inlet to the on position (I).
• Press the
Standby
light up in blue showing that the unit is booting up. After a few seconds the blue lights turn off. The
unit displays
dCS
changes to green, signifying that there is no disc in the player, and the unit should display
• Make sure the volume on your P8i and/or amplifier is set to a low level before first operation.
STEP 5 – Inserting and playing a Disc
• Press the
Stop/Eject
display will show Open.
• Place the disc onto the tray and press the
Loading,
Read TOC, Checking
The disc will be identified as CD or SACD. Either the
release, the unit will play the SACD layer of a hybrid disc by default. The colour of the buttons
changes depending on the type of disc you choose to play, red for a CD layer or lilac for an SACD
layer.
• Press the
Play/Pause
• Press the
Play/Pause
• Press the
Next Track
• Press the
Stop/Eject
• Enjoy the music!
STEP 6 – Adding a System Clock
Disc playback can be enhanced by adding a Puccini U-Clock or Paganini Clock to your system.
• Set the Clock to 44.1kHz.
• Connect one of the Clock's word clock outputs to the P8i's
BNC cable.
The Player will automatically slave to the Clock, which then controls the timing and reduces jitter.
STEP 7 – Using an external source
If you connected an external source to the P8i in STEP 3, turn it on and select it as follows:
• Press the
MENU
button and use the arrow buttons to scroll to the
MENU
button again to select either the
Either the
AES
or
RCA
44.1 or 48kS/s only), then display the source word length and sample rate on the left side of the
display (e.g. 16/44.1k).
• Turn the volume to a comfortable level. You should have audio.
• Enjoy the music!
!
When using the digital inputs, the CD controls are disabled. If you need to eject a disc,
return the Player to
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button briefly. Wait several seconds while the P8i configures itself. The buttons
P8i,
Welcome
and then Loading. Once booted up, the colour of the buttons
button. The display will show Opening, the drawer will open and then the
and will then build a table of contents displaying
button. Turn the volume to a comfortable level. You should have audio.
button to pause playing, press again to resume playing.
or
Previous Track
button to stop the disc. Press it again to open the tray.
AES
indicator will illuminate. The unit will detect the sample rate of the source (32,
Disc
mode.
Stop/Eject
button again. The display will show
CD
or the
buttons to skip to another track.
W/CLOCK IN
or
RCA
input.
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Guide for Software Issue 2.0x
March 2011
1-5, 6-10,
SACD
indicator will light. In this
socket using a 75 ohm
Source
menu page. Press the
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No
Disc.
Closing,
etc.
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