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Playback Designs Pinot User Manual

Music recording a/d converter
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Music Recording A/D Converter
USER MANUAL
Version 1.1

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  • Page 1 Pinot Music Recording A/D Converter USER MANUAL Version 1.1...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The warranty time period is for 30 days. If within the first 30 days of ownership you register your Playback Designs Pinot product, by sending us a copy of your sales receipt, your name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number, email address and your dealer’s store name, we will extend the warranty to 3 years.

  • Page 3: Before Using The Product

    Pinot User Manual Playback Designs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers with restricted territories. If any Playback Designs product is purchased from non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his / her authorized territory all warranties will be void.

  • Page 4: Front Panel Button Functions

    48kHz). The user can then select any multiple of the base frequency as the recording sample rate. For instance, if the Pinot detects a base frequency of 44.1kHz, then the user can select any of the following recording sample rates: 44.1, 88.2, 176.4, 352.8, DSD1, DSD2, DSD4. Similarly, if the Pinot detects a base frequency of 48kHz then the following recording sample rates can be selected: 48, 96, 192, 384kHz (all DSD rates are multiples of 44.1kHz).
  • Page 5 When clipping is detected the entire bar graph is lit red. Audio signal levels can be adjusted with 1 knob for each channel separately. They are located on the right side of the Pinot as shown below: adjustment knob for left channel adjustment knob for right channel ⃰...
  • Page 6 48kHz). Power: Before connecting the Pinot to the AC mains, please make sure that the rated voltage is set correctly as indicated on the rear panel. Operating the system at the wrong voltage will damage the unit. The voltage rating of the power supply cannot be changed by the user.
  • Page 7 6. Connect the included USB cable between Pinot and your computer. 7. The computer will take a moment to enumerate the Pinot on its USB bus and notify you when it is installed successfully. Do not attempt to record anything before the computer tells you that the device...
  • Page 8 Pinot User Manual  On the PC in the device  on the Mac in the Sound Control panel (below), where the Pinot should manager (below), where the be listed as an audio input and output device driver will show up as...
  • Page 9 Pinot User Manual PREPARING FOR RECORDING WITH PINOT Your basic and most versatile setup will look similar to the picture below. It uses a Playback Designs DAC (Merlot) for monitoring your audio. Pinot ADC Analog Sources PlayLink (PLINK) Recording Software Merlot DAC for monitoring Fig.
  • Page 10 Each time the Pinot is powered on or reset (button on rear panel) it enters a calibration cycle to compensate for any DC offset in the audio signal. It is best to leave your analog source connected to Pinot while not playing any audio.

  • Page 11: Setting Recording Levels

    This is the preferred method as it yields the best setting for optimal performance. 1. play your analog source music into the Pinot and adjust the level for 1 channel only. Set it so that the loudest passage of your music is around -6dbFS to -3dbFS (half of the amber range on the level meter).

  • Page 12: External Clock

    For more advanced recording features you can also use the shareware VinylStudio from Alpine Software (www.alpinesoft.co.uk). In both cases you are using the USB connection to the Pinot and need to select the recording sample rate in the software you are using.

  • Page 13: Specifications

    BREAKING IN THE PINOT Breaking in the Playback Designs Pinot is time consuming but well worth the effort. It would be a mistake to pre-judge the system based on what you might hear at first listen. This is what you can expect to hear at different intervals during break-in: 1.
  • Page 14 CHANGING THE FUSE ON THE PINOT Inside the power connector on the rear panel of the Pinot is a fuse that protects the system from dangerous power surges. If the system fails to power up or no light on the front panel is lit then proceed as follows to change the fuse: 1.
  • Page 15 Pinot that may further enhance the sonic performance or add new features. New releases will be distributed as audio wave files. They can be played into the Pinot just like any other audio file. The Pinot processor will automatically detect this file and update the firmware. No audio will be audible as the processor will automatically set the volume to 0.

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