dCS Vivaldi DAC
User Manual
Software Issue 1.0x
August 2012
Filename: Vivaldi DAC Manual v1_0x.docx
Page 16
English
version
The Vivaldi Master Clock has 2 Groups of outputs, each of which can be set to any of 6 standard clock
frequencies. The DAC and Upsampler have 3 and 2 Word Clock inputs respectively, to ensure they
can have access to a suitable clock despite changing sample rates in the system.
•
Set
Master
Clock
Freq1
to
44.1kHz
and
Freq2
to
48kHz
.
•
Connect one of the
Clock Group 1
outputs (44.1kHz) to the
Word Clock Input
of the Transport –
it will automatically sync.
•
Connect one of the
Clock Group 1
outputs (44.1kHz) to the DAC’s
Word Clock In1
input and one
of the
Clock Group 2
outputs (48kHz) to the DAC’s
Word Clock In2
input.
•
Connect one of the
Clock Group 1
outputs (44.1kHz) to the Upsampler’s
Word Clock In1
input
and one of the
Clock Group 2
outputs (48kHz) to the Upsampler’s
Word Clock In2
input.
•
Set the DAC and Upsampler
Sync Mode
menu pages to
Auto
. Remember that this must be set
separately for each active input.
•
Connect the Upsampler’s
AES1+2
outputs to the DAC’s
AES1+2
inputs.
•
Connect the Transport’s
AES1+2
outputs to the DAC’s
AES3+4
inputs.
•
Computer audio sources as required can be connected to the Upsampler’s Asynchronous USB
interfaces and a NAS drive may be connected via a router to the Upsampler’s Network input (also
Asynchronous). Please see the Upsampler manual for more information.
