Step 1 - Connecting A Pcm Input; Connecting To A Single Aes Or Spdif Source; Connecting To An Sdif-2 Pcm Source - DCS vivaldi upsampler User Manual

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler Plus User Manual
STEP 1 – Connecting a PCM input
Switch on the source equipment. If appropriate, load a disk / tape and set the machine in PLAY mode
to ensure it is generating a digital audio data stream.
Choose one or more of the following sections:

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.
• Connect your source equipment to the matching input on the Upsampler's rear panel using a
suitable cable.
• Press the
Input
button repeatedly until your chosen input is displayed. This will be either
SPDIF1 (RCA), SPDIF2 (RCA), SPDIF3 (BNC)
The Upsampler will lock to the source and display
player.

Connecting to an SDIF-2 PCM Source

SDIF (Sony Digital InterFace) is not the same as SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace)
!
and the two are not compatible.
Please ensure that you connect to the correct BNC socket.
• Connect the CH1 output on your source equipment to the
and the CH2 output to the
your source equipment to the
Ensure the cables are not swapped.
• Press the Upsampler's
Set the Settings > Sync Mode
appropriate.
The Upsampler will lock to the source and display
player.
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v2_0x
CH2
input, using two BNC cables. Connect the word clock output on
Word Clock In1
Input
button repeatedly until
menu page to
Page 10
or Toslink.
16/44.1 > 96
for example, if the source is a CD
CH1
input on the Upsampler's rear panel
In2
or connector on the Upsampler's rear panel.
SDIF
appears on the display.
Word Clock 1
16/44.1 > 96
for example, if the source is a CD
Software Issue 2.0x
November 2016
AES,
or Word Clock 2 as
English version