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Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual
Software Issue 1.2x
December 2015
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v1_2x
Page 9
English version
STEP 1 – Connecting a PCM input
Switch on the source equipment. If appropriate, load a disk / tape and set the machine in PLAY mode
to ensure it is generating a digital audio data stream.
Choose one or more of the following sections:
Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source
Most digital audio source equipment (such as CD transports, DVD players) is fitted with a single wire
digital output, usually on an RCA phono connector.
•
Connect your source equipment to the matching input on the Upsampler’s rear panel using a
suitable cable.
•
Press
the
Input
button repeatedly until your chosen input is displayed. This will be either
AES,
SPDIF1 (RCA), SPDIF2 (RCA), SPDIF3 (BNC)
or
Toslink
.
The Upsampler will lock to the source and display
16/44.1 > 96
for example, if the source is a CD
player.
Connecting to an SDIF-2 PCM Source
!
SDIF (
S
ony
D
igital
I
nter
F
ace) is not the same as SPDIF (
S
ony/
P
hilips
D
igital
I
nter
F
ace)
and the two are not compatible.
Please ensure that you connect to the correct BNC socket.
•
Connect the CH1 output on your source equipment to the
CH1
input on the Upsampler’s rear panel
and the CH2 output to the
CH2
input, using two BNC cables. Connect the word clock output on
your source equipment to the
Word Clock In1
or
In2
connector on the Upsampler’s rear panel.
Ensure the cables are not swapped.
•
Press the Upsampler’s
Input
button repeatedly until
SDIF
appears on the display.
Set the
Settings > Sync Mode
menu page to
Word Clock 1
or
Word Clock 2
as
appropriate
.
The Upsampler will lock to the source and display
16/44.1 > 96
for example, if the source is a CD
player.
