dCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
UPSAMPLER SETTINGS
Sync Mode
The options are:
Audio
– The Upsampler extracts the clock from the data stream connected to the
selected digital input and locks to it. Use this setting for sources that do not have a
suitable Word Clock input. This arrangement does NOT give the best jitter performance
or the best sound quality. Sync to
iPod
Network
or
– If the USB1,
Master
not available, the Upsampler must be set to
internal clock controls the system timing.
Auto
– This mode is designed for easy operation with a Vivaldi Clock, DAC and
computer, where the data rate may keep changing. Connect the
to a Clock output set to 44.1 or 88.2 or 176.4kHz and connect
Clock output set to 48, 96 or 192kHz. The DAC's Word Clock inputs should be
connected similarly. When the sample rate changes, the DAC and Upsampler will
automatically select a Word Clock frequency that is synchronous with the data. The
selected word clock is displayed. This mode is not available for the
Word Clock1
In1
Input.
Word Clock2
In2
Input. This mode is not available for the
If the Upsampler cannot find a word clock that is synchronous with the data, it will default
to
Audio
sync and display the "Bad Clock" icon.
The Upsampler remembers the
Select the required input before changing the
Dual AES
The
96, 176.4 or 192kS/s or DSD in DoP format ONLY. When set to
pair of data is split between the
as a pair. Each wire runs at half the sample rate (44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96kS/s respectively).
The left channel data appears on the
AES2
the
When set to
data at the output sample rate. Using these together in
same as a Dual AES pair.
When the output sample rate is set to 352.8 or 384kS/s, Single AES mode is not
available, so Dual AES mode is automatically selected.
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Menu
– this page sets the clocking for the digital input that is currently selected.
inputs are selected.
USB2, iPod
– The Upsampler locks to an external clock connected to the
– The Upsampler locks to an external clock connected to the
menu page sets the output mode when the output sample rate is 88.2,
output.
Dual AES
Off, both
Audio
is not available when the
Network
or
inputs are selected but a Master Clock is
Master
mode. In this mode, the Upsampler's
SDIF-2
input.
Sync Mode
setting separately for each digital input.
Sync Mode
AES1
AES2
and
outputs, they MUST be used together
AES1
output, the right channel data appears on
AES1
AES2
and
outputs carry the same single AES
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November 2013
SDIF-2,
USB1,
Word Clock In1
Word Clock In2
SDIF-2
input.
Word Clock
Word Clock
setting.
Dual AES
On, a stereo
Dual AES Off
mode is NOT the
English version
USB2,
input
input to a
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