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DCS Rossini User Manual

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dCS Rossini
CD / Network Player

User Manual

Software Release 1.0x
February 2016
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, and whilst it is checked for accuracy, no liabilities can be accepted for errors. dCS is Data Conversion Systems Ltd. Company registered in England No. 2072115.
  • Page 2 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Page 2 Rossini Player Manual v1_0x English version...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Contents Using the dCS Rossini Player for the first time .................. 5   What’s in the box?   Positioning the unit   Condensation     Safety Notice Made for iPhone®...
  • Page 4 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Rear Panel ............................. 36   Analogue Outputs   AES Digital Inputs   SPDIF Digital Inputs   USB Interfaces   Word Clock Inputs and Output   Network Interface  ...

  • Page 5: Using The Dcs Rossini Player For The First Time

    Positioning the unit For best sound quality, the units in the Rossini range are designed to be mounted on separate shelves of a rack, although they may be stacked directly on top of each other if this is absolutely necessary.

  • Page 6: Condensation

    50Hz or 60Hz ONLY. Damage caused to your Rossini Player by misuse of a mains regenerator or by a malfunctioning mains regenerator is not covered by the warranty.

  • Page 7: Made For Iphone® And Ipad

    Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Made for iPhone® and iPad® The Rossini Player is compatible with the iPhone and iPad models illustrated below. Made for: “Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

  • Page 8: Laser Radiation

    February 2016 Laser Radiation dCS Rossini Player is a Class 1 Laser Product, it complies with U.S. FDA 21CFR subchapter J. In normal use, there is no risk of exposure to laser radiation. The case should only be opened by authorised service personnel. The case protects the user from indirect exposure to visible and invisible laser radiation, as well as risk of electric shock.

  • Page 9: Step-By-Step Guide

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 UIDE This section guides you through setting up the unit for basic operation. Preliminaries The Menu Guide sheet details the menu structure and describes the two most common set-ups.

  • Page 10: Step 1 - Connecting The Analogue Outputs

    Analogue outputs to pre- or power amplifier Figure 1 – Basic setup for the Rossini Player The Rossini Player has independent balanced and unbalanced output stages, you can connect them to different amplifiers if you wish. Page 10 Rossini Player Manual v1_0x...

  • Page 11: Step 2 - Upnp Network Connection

    IGMP snooping in the router or enable UPnP discovery mode in the router or the NAS drive. The dCS Rossini App is a control point application that will allow users to view / select available renderers, view / select available media servers and browse / select / playback music via the Rossini Player.
  • Page 12 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 • For iPhone/iPod, download the dCS Rossini app from the App Store and install it. • Connect the Player’s Network interface to the Ethernet network. • Connect the control device (e.g. iPhone) to the network.
  • Page 13 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 • Navigate down to the track list. • Choose either All Tracks to play the whole album or Selected Tracks and then tap on the tracks you want to play.
  • Page 14 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 • Current track: Shuffle tracks. Repeat track. Change phase. Adjust volume. Set the volume slider as required, then click the white to close the volume panel. Tap here to go to the Playlists page.
  • Page 15 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 To delete a Playlist, swipe it to the left and tap Delete. Tap on a list or the Play Queue to open it. Select a track and tap the Play icon to start playing it.
  • Page 16 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 While browsing albums, artists or tracks, you can search for some text in the list. Tap on the Search icon – the keyboard will appear. Type the text you want to search for (or just part of it).

  • Page 17: Playing Music With Airplay

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Playing music with AirPlay When the Player is connected to a network, music can be streamed from an Apple device via AirPlay to the Player. When AirPlay is active, the Player’s Network input is automatically selected.

  • Page 18: Step 3 - Using The Player's Pcm Inputs

    Connecting to a Dual AES Source • Check that your source equipment is capable of Dual AES operation and is set up correctly. This will probably a dCS SACD Transport, a dCS Upsampler or a sound server. Press Menu, ►, ►, ►, Menu, ►...

  • Page 19: Connecting To A Single Aes Or Spdif Source

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source Most digital audio source equipment (such as CD transports, DVD players) is fitted with a single wire digital output, usually on an RCA phono connector. Satellite receivers often have a Toslink optical output.

  • Page 20: Step 4 - Cd Playback

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 STEP 4 – CD Playback • Use the Input button to select mode. • Press the Stop/Eject button to open the CD tray. The display will show OPENING - OPEN.

  • Page 21: Controlling Cd Playback With The App

    Controlling CD playback with the app Go to the Home page and tap CD. The Rossini app or the optional Remote Control gives access to other features, such as track number selection, repeat track or disc and programming a track sequence.

  • Page 22: Step 5 - Using The Usb1 Interface With A Computer

    Class 2 icon. If an older version of the dCS USB Class 2 driver is installed on your Windows PC, please un-install it and install the current version. Loading the Windows driver for USB Class 2 • If ASIO4ALL or any other ASIO driver (e.g. for a sound card) is loaded on your computer, please uninstall it - otherwise the dCS driver will not work correctly.

  • Page 23: Basic Setup With A Pc

    With such a proliferation of playing software, and with updates being issued daily, it is impossible for dCS to be fully up-to-date with the behaviour and performance of all programs. If you have questions or problems, we would urge you to take them up with your software vendor. What we will say is that different programs operate very differently and it is well worth finding out exactly how your particular program processes the audio.

  • Page 24: Selecting The Rossini Player As Your Audio Output Device

    Selecting the Rossini Player as your Audio Output device Whichever program you are using to play your music, your computer may not automatically select the Rossini Player as the preferred playback device. Once you have connected the Player and switched it on, you can correct this as follows:...

  • Page 25: Step 6 - Using The Usb2 Input

    USB2 port. When the Player is connected to a network, you can use the dCS Rossini App to control playback from the flash drive. Go to the Home page and select the USB/iPod option, then select tracks as from a NAS drive - see Step 2 for details.

  • Page 26: Step 7 - Clocking

    For more information, please see the manual for the Vivaldi Master Clock. At the time of writing, the Rossini Player’s CD mechanism will lock to word clock at 44.1kHz only. This is only a concern if you use it with a Master Clock which can output higher frequencies (such as the Vivaldi Clock).

  • Page 27: Using The Rossini Player In Master Mode With A Transport

    If your source equipment has a word clock input, you can reduce jitter by using the Player’s DAC in Master Mode and slaving the source to it. Analogue outputs Figure 6 – Using the Rossini Player in Master Mode with a Vivaldi Transport • Connect the system as shown above. • Use the Player’s...

  • Page 28: Using The Rossini Player And Clock With A Transport

    Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Using the Rossini Player and Clock with a Transport The Rossini Clock has a third output (normally fixed at 44.1kHz), which may be used to clock another source, such as an SACD Transport. Analogue outputs Figure 7 –...

  • Page 29: Further Suggestions

    (see page 44). This feature is active when the Player receives PCM data only. • If you are using a Rossini Master Clock, try turning the Dither feature on. Please refer to the Clock manual for more information. Renaming the digital inputs The Player’s inputs can be renamed to suit your particular system using a computer running a terminal...

  • Page 30: Renaming Your Rossini

    February 2016 Renaming your Rossini To identify more than one Rossini unit on the same network, you can change the network name of each Rossini Player or DAC as follows. • Connect a PC, tablet or phone and the Rossini to the same network.

  • Page 31: Front Panel

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 RONT ANEL D E F Figure 8 – Front panel Display – Network Renderer While streaming music from the Network or a USB flash drive, the display (A) is split into 4 areas:...

  • Page 32: Display - Cd Playback

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Display – CD Playback With the input set to CD, the display is again split into 4 areas: -------------------2---------------- -------------3------------ ------------4-------------- Area 1: The symbol indicates the CD mechanism status:...

  • Page 33: Display - Dac Mode

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Display – DAC Mode With one of the digital inputs selected or if the Network input is selected but is not active, the display is again split into 4 areas:...

  • Page 34: Control Modes

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Control Modes The functions of the front panel controls depend on the current operating mode of the Player, as shown in the table below. MODE Play/ Stop/...

  • Page 35: Menu Button

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 When the input is not set to CD, the CD mechanism is disabled to reduce the electrical activity within the unit and improve the sound quality. Remember to remove your CD and close the tray before changing the input.

  • Page 36: Rear Panel

    “thin” sound. If you want to use the Rossini Player with this type of input, link pin 3 to pin 1 in the cable at the amplifier end. In such cases, we recommend that you use the Unbalanced Outputs instead.

  • Page 37: Usb Interfaces

    February 2016 USB Interfaces Both USB interfaces operate in True Asynchronous USB mode, which makes the Rossini Player immune to clock jitter from the computer / sound server. The Player uses its own internal clock or locks to the Master Clock connected to one of the Word Clock inputs.

  • Page 38: Network Interface

    The Player can stream music files at up to 24 bits / 384kS/s or DSD/64 or DSD/128 under the control of a dCS Rossini App running on a suitable iPad or iPhone, (see page 10) or other UPnP control point. The Network interface runs in asynchronous mode.

  • Page 39: The Menu

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 The STEP > button moves along the menu, the STEP < button moves back. MENU Press the MENU button to set a menu option or change options.

  • Page 40: Using The Menu

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Signal Channel Phase ► ► ► Burn In Generator Check Check Outputs Outputs tone Outputs noise modulated pink on L channel on both noise to burn- only then R...

  • Page 41: Information Menu

    If you have any difficulty, please contact your dealer for help first. Update The Rossini Player is intended to be updated over the internet using the Rossini app (see page 52) – this is the easiest way to do it.

  • Page 42: Audio Settings Menu

    Phase is reset to normal to power up. Filter The Rossini Player features two sets of digital filters: one set for PCM and one set for DSD. The PCM Filter is applied when the unit is receiving PCM data or while playing a CD.

  • Page 43: Unit Settings Menu

    Output – this ensures that the source is delivering data at the correct rate. Word Clock 1-2 Auto – This mode is designed for easy operation with a Rossini Clock in a computer audio system, where the data rate may keep changing. Connect the...

  • Page 44: Dual Aes

    384kS/s or DSD/128. Class 2 operation with Windows PCs requires that the dCS USB Class 2 Driver is loaded. After selecting a different USB Class, wait for 10 seconds while the USB software is re- loaded.

  • Page 45: Configuration Menu

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 CONFIGURATION Menu Settings Lock When set to Locked, this icon appears on the main display and the following settings cannot be changed: • • Sync Mode setting for all inputs DSD Filter •...

  • Page 46: Display Settings Menu

    The display will stay on if the CD tray is open or the menu is open. Logo On/Off When set to On, the dCS logo at the left side of the display is illuminated. When set to Off, the logo is not illuminated. GENERATOR Menu Channel Check This routine tests the system for swapped channels.

  • Page 47: Specification

    Each input will accept up to 24 bit PCM at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192kS/s or DSD/64 in DoP format, used as a Dual AES pair at 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8 or 384kS/s or dCS- encrypted DSD or DSD/64 & DSD/128 in DoP format.
  • Page 48 Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 Frequency response Fs = 44.1kS/s & CD +/-0.1dB, 10Hz to 20kHz (set to Filter 1) Fs = 48kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz to 20kHz Fs = 88.2 or 96kS/s +/-0.1dB, 10Hz to 20kHz...

  • Page 49: Maintenance And Support

    Cleaning the case The front and back panels of your dCS equipment are machined from very high grade aluminium. Great care has been taken to create the finish of the aluminium throughout the engineering process from the raw solid material to the finished piece.

  • Page 50: Limited Warranty

    If the product is purchased and registered with dCS within 6 months of the date the unit was originally shipped from dCS, we will start the warranty on the purchase date. For units registered later than 6 months from the ship date, we will start the warranty from the ship date unless the registration is supported by the original sales invoice.

  • Page 51: If You Need More Help

    Please note that not all software updates produce an audible improvement. We recommend that you keep your software up to date. Check the dCS web-site occasionally for news of the latest software updates. This manual is for Rossini Player software version 1.0x.

  • Page 52: Software Update

    February 2016 Software update The Rossini Player v1.01 onwards can be updated from the internet over the network using the Rossini app. Tap Configuration > Information > Version > Check for Updates. If an update is available, please follow the prompts and then wait until the process is complete.

  • Page 53: Index

    Rossini CD / Network Player User Manual Software Issue 1.0x February 2016 NDEX power up ......9 0  I  preamplifier ...... 10 0/44.1 display ....19 information menu ..... 41 R  input A  AES ......19, 36 rear panel ......36 Dual AES ....

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