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

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler Plus 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™ 10, Windows™ 8.1, Windows™ 7, Windows™
Vista (SP2 or later), Mac™ OSX (10.5.4 or later) systems or a sound server, running music streaming
software.
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 up to DSD/128 as DoP).
For Mac OSX, version 10.6.3 or later is required.
For Windows, the driver files on the dCS USB Class 2 Driver disc supplied 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 v2.0x software onwards is not compatible with the 2012-2015
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version of the USB Class 2 driver. Please uninstall the old version from your PC and
install the 2016 version (which can be downloaded from www.dcsltd.co.uk).

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.
• Power up the Upsampler and the computer.
• Make sure the Upsampler is set to USB Class 2 - otherwise the driver installation will fail.
• Connect the Upsampler's
• Connect the DAC's
• 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 2016.
• Unzip the file to a temporary directory and run the file.
• Follow the on-screen prompts, wait until installation is complete.
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If you connect a Vivaldi Upsampler set for USB Audio Class 2 to a Windows computer
without first loading the driver, the computer will not be able to find the Upsampler.
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v2_0x
Menu, ►, Menu, ◄, ◄, ◄, ◄, ◄
icon.
Menu, ►, Menu, ◄, ◄, ◄, ◄,
icon.
USB1
port to the computer's USB port.
USB
port to the computer's USB port.
Settings > USB Class
and then use the
Settings > USB Class
◄,and then use the
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