Step 4 - Using The Usb1 Interface With A Computer; Compatibility; Setting The Usb Audio Class; Loading The Windows Driver For Usb Class 2 - Data Conversion Systems DCS VIVAlDI User Manual

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
STEP 4 – Using the USB1 interface with a computer
If you do not want to use a computer, you can miss out this step.

Compatibility

USB1
The interface can be connected to Windows™ 8, Windows™ 7, Windows™ Vista (SP2 or later),
Windows™ XP (SP3) PCs, Mac™ OSX (10.5.4 or later) systems or a sound server, running software
to stream PCM data.
The interface should work with Linux Ubuntu servers and computers fitted with USB 2.0 interfaces that
natively support USB Audio Class 1 or Class 2 operation, but this has not been extensively tested.

Setting the USB Audio Class

There are two USB Audio classes, one of which must be set during system set-up. The Upsampler is
shipped set to USB Audio Class 2.
USB Audio Class 1: The interface operates without a special driver at up to 96kS/s.
To select Class 1, open the menu, navigate to the
button sequence is:
select the Class 1
USB Audio Class 2: The interface operates at up to 384kS/s (including DSD/64 over PCM).
For Mac OSX, version 10.6.3 or later is required.
For Windows, the dCS USB Class 2 Driver 2014 must be installed onto the computer before
use (see below).
To select Class 2, open the menu, navigate to the
button sequence is:
select the Class 2
! The Vivaldi Upsampler / DAC v1.1x software onwards is not compatible with the 2012
version of the USB Class 2 driver.

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.
• Make sure the Upsampler is set to USB Class 2 - otherwise the driver installation will fail.
• Power up the Upsampler and the computer.
• Go to http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/products/vivaldi-upsampler/, click the Support link, then click the
Download button next to USB Class 2 Driver 2014. Unzip the file into a new folder.
• Select "Run > setup.exe".
• Follow the on-screen prompts.
• When prompted, connect the Upsampler's
• Wait until installation is complete.
If you connect a Vivaldi Upsampler set for USB Audio Class 2 to a Windows computer
!
without first loading the driver, the interface will not work and the computer will display
the warning message
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