dCS
Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
Software Issue 1.2x
December 2015
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v1_2x
Page 17
English version
STEP 5 – Using the USB2 input
Playing music files from a USB Flash Drive
You can play compatible music files that are stored on a flash drive that has been formatted as FAT16
or FAT32. Drives formatted as NTFS or other formats are not compatible.
•
Connect the drive to the
USB2
port and select the
USB2
input.
Open the Menu and select
Settings > Sync Mode > Master Mode
.
•
Hold
down
the
Menu
button for 2 seconds to open the browser.
Waiting for USB device
may be
displayed for a few seconds.
•
The files and sub-directories in the root directory will be listed on the display. Use the
►
and
◄
buttons to move the blue highlight. (The blue highlight is a cursor, it does not move when the
Upsampler starts playing the next track.)
•
Press
the
Menu
button to either start playing a file or to move into a sub-directory.
•
If you need to navigate back up the directory structure, press the
Output
button.
•
Press
the
Power
button briefly to close the browser.
The operation of the front panel controls returns to normal. The name of the track, the play icon and
the track elapsed time will be displayed.
The Upsampler will play all the files in that directory in the sequence they appear on the flash drive
and then stop.
•
Use the remote control’s
Previous Track
,
Next Track
,
Play/Pause
and
Stop/Eject
buttons to
control playback.
•
To select a different directory or re-start playback, open the browser again.
!
Do not try to play non-audio files, as this can cause the interface to malfunction.
If you do this by accident, re-boot the Upsampler.
•
Stop playback before you change the input.
When the Upsampler is connected to a network, you can use a mobile device running
the
dCS
Vivaldi App to control playback from the flash drive - see
Step 6
for details.
Playing music from an iPod/iPhone
An iPod or iPhone can stream PCM data to the Upsampler by connecting it to the
USB2
port with an
Apple adapter cable and selecting the Upsampler’s
iPod
input. Use the iPod / iPhone controls to
select and play tracks.
