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PerfectWave DAC Mk II Upgrade Kit
Thank you for purchasing the PerfectWave DAC Mk II upgrade kit. The instructions that follow will assist
you through the modifications necessary to upgrade your DAC to the DAC Mk II. If you have any questions
concerning your kit or the instructions please don't hesitate to call us at PS Audio.
We recommend you first watch the installation videos and then use this handbook as a guide. The first video
to watch is how to remove the digital input board. It is located here:
http://youtu.be/542U4yTFzJQ
This will
walk you through identifying if you have the A or B analog board. From there, watch either the A
http://
youtu.be/hBWYzjWxYmY
or B
http://youtu.be/fX3xCW6YFkA
style installation procedure.
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  • Page 1 PerfectWave DAC Mk II Upgrade Kit Thank you for purchasing the PerfectWave DAC Mk II upgrade kit. The instructions that follow will assist you through the modifications necessary to upgrade your DAC to the DAC Mk II. If you have any questions concerning your kit or the instructions please don’t hesitate to call us at PS Audio.
  • Page 2 Your Kit Should Include the Following 2, 1A, Slow Blow Gold Fuses 1, DAC Mark II Name Plate 1, 1.5” X 0.75 Nylon Washer 1, DAC Mk II Firmware Hardware images below shown actual size...
  • Page 3 2, Pieces Copper Tape 2, M2.5 Phillips Pan Head Metric Screws 1, 4-24 X 3/8” Tapping Screw 2, M3-0.5 X 6mm Phillips Pan Head Metric Screws 4, 4-40 X 3/8” Phillips Flat Head Screws 4, 4-40 X 11/2” All Thread 3, 6-32 X ¼”...
  • Page 4 1, White cleaning cloth...
  • Page 5 1, Upgrade manual 1, DAC II Input Board 1, PerfectWave Remote control II 1, 5/8” wrench 1, Wrist Strap 1, 9/16” wrench 1, ½” open end wrench 1, #1 Phillips screw driver 1, Plastic Tweezers The Mezzanine Board.
  • Page 6 The I2S cables Type A Type B...
  • Page 7 Remove the Top Cover 1. Unplug your DAC from its power source and unplug the AC line cord from the rear panel of the DAC. 2. Find or create a padded work surface such as a table with a piece of carpet or rug. 3.
  • Page 8 9. Unscrew the 4 pieces of all thread from the top cover bracket and set aside. 10. Wiggle and pull the top cover ground wire from the grounding block. Note: Some DACs have this ground wire and some do not. 11.
  • Page 9 17. Using your thumb and index finger, carefully rock the J10 ribbon cable back and forth out of the header as shown right. 18. Using the same method, unplug ribbon cable J11. 19. Unplug the ribbon cable from J13 of the old input board and J3 of the analog board below. The J13 cable will not be reused.
  • Page 10 26. The I2S cable is labeled with four acronyms. 27. 1.MCK (Blue) 2.BCK (Yellow)3.DAT (Red) 4.LRCK (White). 28. These acronyms will correspond to the colour code on the new MKll digital board I2S input coaxial sockets. Type B Analog output board 29.
  • Page 11 32. The I2S cable is colour coded and will correspond to the colour code on the new MKll digital board I2S input coaxial sockets. Installing the new Digital Board. We recommend that you take a few moments to view the Perfect Wave MK ll upgrade videos on YouTube these are accessible from www.psaudio.com.
  • Page 12 The first step in the process of the Type A analog board is to connect the new Mark II digital Input board to the Type A analog board. To do this you will connect the supplied short I2S cable between the Digital Input board and the analog board.
  • Page 13 This photograph shows a correctly installed I2s coax cable. Move on to the final assembly section next and bypass the Type B assembly section. Type B analog board procedure The following instructions assume you have removed your MK1 Digital input board and have a type B analog Polarizing Tab board.
  • Page 14 47. Reconnect the original J10 and J11 ribbon cables so the assembly process between the two boards is now complete. 48. Copper Tape. (see photograph on page 12) Take one piece of copper tape, the other is a spare, and peel the backing off the self-sticking adhesive copper tape, form the tape to an “L”...

  • Page 15: Changing The Fuses

    52. Put the black washer on the RCA connecter followed by the gold nut. 53. Place the 1.5” X 0.755 nylon washer over the outside of the double “D” nut and use the ½” open end wrench to tighten the nut on the RCA connector; do not over tighten, it only needs to be snug, about ½...

  • Page 16: Firmware Update

    Place the DAC Mk II Label 64. Peel the back from the DAC Mk II label and place it on the rear panel of your DAC in the location shown below. Press Back and Down EMI Foam Rear Flange EMI Gasket Foam Inside the Chassis Firmware Update 65.

  • Page 17: Checking System Information

    Checking System Information 69. Turn the rear panel switch OFF and then ON again. Once the “INITIALIZING” screen appears, tap the center of the display to enter the information screen shown below. 70. The “Unit ID:” number should match the unit UID label on the rear panel and your DAC. You should also see a Bootloader version, a Firmware version, a CPLD version, a USB version, and a Bridge version if your DAC has a bridge card installed.