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Vivaldi One Digital Playback System User Manual

Software Issue 1.0x

September 2017

Vivaldi One Manual v1_0x

Page 30

English version

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Figure 6 – Front panel

Display – Network Renderer

While streaming music from the Network or a USB flash drive, the display (A) is split into 4 areas:

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Area

: The selected input – NETWORK.

Area

: The data rate - word length and sample rate for PCM, or DSD or DSDx2.

Area

: The status icons are displayed here.

Filter setting when receiving
PCM data.

Filter setting when receiving
DSD data.

The sync source
(see

Sync Mode

on page

)

Settings Lock is on

Phase is inverted.

Channels are swapped.

The display is turned off.

The Artist, Track name or File name (this depends on the file type and the metadata) appears
at the bottom of the display.

Area

: The Play or Pause icon and the track elapsed time.

When the volume is changed, the volume setting is displayed in large text for a few seconds.

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Summary of Contents for Vivaldi One

Page 1: ...ng or otherwise without the prior written permission of dCSF 1 F Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and whilst it is checked for accuracy no liabilities can be accepted for errors 1 dCS is Data Conversion Systems Ltd Compa...

Page 2: ...dCS Vivaldi One Digital Playback System User Manual Software Issue 1 0x September 2017 Vivaldi One Manual v1_0x Page 2 English version ...

Page 3: ...with Tidal 18 Using the Vivaldi One with Roon 18 STEP 3 Using the player s PCM Inputs 19 Connecting to a Dual AES Source 19 Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source 19 STEP 4 CD SACD Playback 21 Controlling CD playback with the app 22 STEP 5 Using the USB1 interface with a computer 23 Compatibility 23 Setting the USB Audio Class 23 Loading the Windows driver for USB Class 2 23 Basic setup with a...

Page 4: ... Channel Swap 43 Balance 43 Layer 43 UNIT SETTINGS Menu 44 Sync Mode 44 Output Level 44 Dual AES 45 USB Class 45 Buffer 45 Upsampling 45 RS232 Mode 45 CONFIGURATION Menu 46 Settings Lock 46 Save Configuration 46 Restore Configuration 46 Reset Input Names 46 Factory Reset 46 DISPLAY SETTINGS Menu 47 Brightness 47 Display On Off 47 Logo On Off 47 GENERATOR Menu 47 Channel Check 47 Phase Check 47 Bur...

Page 5: ...if anything is missing or damaged We suggest that you retain the original packaging for possible future use If this is not possible replacement packaging can be ordered from dCS or our distributors Details can be found on our web site at www dcsltd co ukH The Vivaldi One is intended to be controlled by the Vivaldi 2 0 App over an ethernet network Positioning the unit Vivaldi One should be placed o...

Page 6: ... fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servici...

Page 7: ...for the first time please check that it has been set to the correct operating voltage for your mains supply The unit s voltage setting is shown on the serial number label If this does not match your local supply voltage DO NOT attempt to use the unit Contact your dealer to have the unit reset Using the unit with the wrong mains setting for your local supply may result in serious damage to the unit...

Page 8: ...ertified with the following products iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 7 iPhone SE iPhone 6s iPhone 6 Plus iPhone 6 iPhone 5s iPhone 5c iPhone 5 iPhone 4s iPad Pro 9 7 inch iPad Pro 12 9 inch iPad Air 2 iPad Air iPad mini 4 iPad mini 3 iPad mini 2 AirPlay works with iPhone iPad and iPod Touch with iOS 4 3 3 or later Mac with OS X Mountain Lion or later and PC with iTunes 10 2 2 or later Apple AirPlay iPad iPho...

Page 9: ...nds on the disc the software and the burner used to record on the disc Similarly DVD R discs burned with an SACD image may be playable dCS cannot accept responsibility for any difficulty encountered while attempting to play such discs Which types of disc can NOT be played dCS cannot accept responsibility for any difficulty encountered while attempting to play the following types of disc Scratched ...

Page 10: ...internal screen must be connected at both ends For analogue outputs use with screened cables of the correct type for balanced outputs use screened twisted pair cables fitted with one male XLR connector and one female XLR connector for unbalanced outputs use coax cables fitted with RCA Phono plugs Some audiophile cables have unusual grounding or screening arrangements or do not have the correct cha...

Page 11: ...ume to around 40 0dB as shown on the display Connect either the balanced XLR connectors or unbalanced RCA phono connectors outputs on the player s rear panel to matching inputs on your power amplifier Switch on the power amplifier Turn the player s rotary control slowly clockwise until the music is at the right level If the Volume setting for a comfortable listening level is higher than 10 0 or lo...

Page 12: ...rastructure in your system A description of the network will not be discussed in this manual but at a minimum the following components are required for system setup Router Computer Vivaldi One NAS Wireless access point WAP Wireless control point Please note that Ethernet cables are required to connect the devices and the NAS must have UPnP media server software e g Twonky Asset MinimServer install...

Page 13: ...r use the test features Tap Preferences to optimise the unit for your use You can add Spotify or Tidal to your Favourites on the Preferences page Tap the picture of the player to go to the Home page Tap UPnP to select a NAS on the same network Alternatively tap USB iPod to select a flash drive connected to the USB2 port Tap on a server to select it Select the browsing method Artist Album etc The i...

Page 14: ... the Queue Add to the Queue after the current track Add to the end of the Queue Add to a Playlist The player s Network input is automatically selected when the track starts playing Tap the back icon if you want to return to the previous page Tap the Home icon if you want to return to the Home page Tap the Network icon at the bottom of the screen to see the track that is currently playing Tap the B...

Page 15: ...e Manual v1_0x Page 15 English version Current track Shuffle tracks Repeat track repeat playlist Change phase Adjust volume Set the volume slider as required then tap the white x to close the volume panel Tap here to go to the Play Queue page Tap Home and then Playlists to go to the Playlists page ...

Page 16: ...and tap Delete Select a track and tap the Play icon to start playing it Tap here to save the Play Queue as a new Playlist type a name and tap OK Tap this icon to start editing the open Play Queue or a Playlist To change the track order drag tracks to the new position To delete tracks from a list select them and then tap this icon When you have finished editing the list tap the highlighted Edit ico...

Page 17: ...r Type the text you want to search for or just part of it If you have a large music library the search may take some time Please be patient and take care not to type a letter twice When the matching entries are displayed drag downwards in the list to close the keyboard Select the track you want and either play it or add it to a playlist The current track screen of the iPad app in landscape mode di...

Page 18: ...3 Tap the song image at the bottom of the screen 4 Tap the Connect icon 5 Pick the Vivaldi One from the list For further information on how to set up and use Spotify Connect please visit www spotify com connect Licenses The Spotify Software is subject to third party licenses found here www spotify com connect third party licenses Using the Vivaldi One with Tidal If you have a Tidal account go to t...

Page 19: ... AES1 or AES A output on your source equipment to the AES1 input on the player s rear panel and the AES2 or AES B output to the AES2 input using two XLR cables Ensure the cables are not swapped Use the Input button to select the AES1 input If this icon is not displayed open the Menu and select Unit Settings Sync Mode Audio Sync The player will lock to the source and automatically select AES1 2 dis...

Page 20: ...layer display 0 bits Is it faulty No the player is working correctly When the source equipment is connected but is not playing there is no data just digital silence The player correctly reports zero active data bits until the source starts playing then it detects the number of active bits and updates the display 0 bits may be displayed briefly between tracks also You can select the digital inputs ...

Page 21: ...ith the label upwards Press the Stop Eject button again or push the tray slightly inwards GENTLY The display will show CLOSING then READING TOC Table Of Contents Wait while the player reads the disc The number of tracks and the total playing time will be displayed Press the Play Pause button Press the Play Pause button to pause playing press again to resume playing Press the Fwd or Rwd button to s...

Page 22: ...program the track sequence 6 8 stop the disc and tap the app Program button the player will display PGM Mode then 0PGM0 As an example tap 6 or 06 the display will change to 6PGM1 Press 8 or 08 the display will change to 8PGM2 Start the disc to play the track sequence The app Clear button cancels the last track in the sequence To cancel Program Mode tap the app Program button or open the CD tray Wi...

Page 23: ...to 384kS s including up to DSD 128 over PCM For Mac OSX version 10 6 3 or later is required For Windows the dCS USB Class 2 Driver 2017 must be installed onto the computer before use see below To select Class 2 open the menu navigate to the Unit Settings USB Class menu page The button sequence is Menu Menu and then use the Menu button to select the Class 2 icon If an older version of the dCS USB C...

Page 24: ...th a laptop A word about music playing software There are countless programs that can play music on Windows and Apple Mac PCs Unfortunately not all of them present the data completely unprocessed to the USB ports For example Windows Media Player re samples all data to 24 bits at the original sample rate while iTunes rate converts data as necessary to the output sample rate set in the OSX Audio MID...

Page 25: ... Close Audio MIDI Setup Windows 10TM Windows 8 1TM Windows 7TM Go to Start Control Panel Sound In the Playback panel right click dCS Vivaldi One Audio and choose Set as Default Communication Device Click the Enhancements tab and check Disable all enhancements Select the Advanced tab choose 24 bit 192000 Hz Studio Quality from the drop down box Check the 2 boxes under Exclusive Mode click OK and OK...

Page 26: ...y of the drive then the drive name Press the Menu button The files and folders in the root folder 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 next track starts playing Press the Menu button to either start playing a file or to move into a sub folder If you need to navigate back up the folder structure press t...

Page 27: ...p the Vivaldi Clock set Group 1 to 44 1kHz set Group 2 to 48kHz Connect the Clock s Wordclock Output 1 to the Player s Wordclock Input 1 and the Clock s Wordclock Output 5 to the Player s Wordclock Input 2 Set the Player s Unit Settings Sync Mode menu page to Wordclock 1 2 Auto and allow the system to re lock The W1 or W2 icon will be displayed Play some music The Vivaldi Clock provides the Player...

Page 28: ...s and install it on your PC If the link is broken please search for the latest version of Tera Term online Set the Player s Unit Settings RS232 menu page to the Text option Use a USB to RS232 adapter cable to connect the Player s Test port to one of the PC s USB ports Run ttermpro exe Click the Serial button Tera Term will automatically select the port connected to the Player Click OK Click Setup ...

Page 29: ...n change the network name of each Vivaldi One as follows Connect a PC tablet or phone and the Vivaldi One to the same network Press the player s Menu button 3 times note the IP address of the unit press the Power button briefly to close the menu page Open a web browser and enter the player s IP address in the address bar Click or tap Device Settings Click or tap the box under Device Name enter the...

Page 30: ...sample rate for PCM or DSD or DSDx2 Area 3 The status icons are displayed here Filter setting when receiving PCM data Filter setting when receiving DSD data The sync source see Sync Mode on page 44 Settings Lock is on Phase is inverted Channels are swapped The display is turned off The Artist Track name or File name this depends on the file type and the metadata appears at the bottom of the displa...

Page 31: ...t by the remote Display button Track time elapsed Disc time elapsed Track time remaining Disc time remaining When stopped the number of tracks total disc time is shown No Disc is displayed until a disc is loaded xPGMx is displayed here when a track sequence is programmed and the disc is stopped For example 8PGM3 indicates that 3 tracks have been programmed ending in track 8 Area 3 The status icons...

Page 32: ...n the Menu section on page X39X All LCD displays suffer from staining if they are left for long periods displaying the same image To avoid unnecessary display wear we recommend switching off or setting the unit to Sleep mode at the end of the listening session Remote Control Receiver If you are using an IR remote control aim the handset towards the receiver B for best sensitivity Disc Tray When lo...

Page 33: ...ton After a disc has been read press the Play Pause button D to start playing Press again to pause and again to resume playing Rwd Button When a disc is playing press the Rwd rewind button I briefly to select the previous track or press and hold to jog back through the disc The rewind speed increases to x2 x4 and x8 as you hold the button down Release the button to return to play mode When the men...

Page 34: ...fore changing the input Menu Button Press the Menu button F to open the menu select menu pages and change settings See the Menu section on page X39 for information on using the menu features With a USB flash drive fitted to the USB2 port hold the Menu button down for 2 seconds to open the file browser Power Button To switch on ensure the rear panel power switch is set to I and press the Power butt...

Page 35: ...the volume is changed the volume setting is displayed in large text for a few seconds When the Balance menu page is open or the remote Balance button has been pressed the rotary control adjusts the channel Balance instead The Balance adjustment is in 0 1dB steps down to 6 0dB on each channel then mute below that The Volume taper on the display changes to show the Balance setting Balance left Balan...

Page 36: ...rmance Some amplifier manufacturers provide unbalanced inputs on XLR connectors by leaving pin 3 floating This arrangement does not work correctly with a floating output stage resulting in extra noise unstable signal levels and a thin sound If you want to use the Vivaldi One with this type of input link pin 3 to pin 1 in the cable at the amplifier end In such cases we recommend that you use the Un...

Page 37: ... popular file formats at up to 24 bits 384kS s or DSD 128 from a USB Flash Drive Compatible drive formats are FAT16 FAT32 or non encrypted NTFS With a flash drive connected a basic browser see page 26 navigates to the music files and selects the file to be played After closing the browser the name of the file is displayed with a Play or Pause icon and the elapsed playing time Low power 10W or less...

Page 38: ...ng the RJ45 cable immediately after removal IR Remote Receiver This secondary IR remote receiver S is intended to be used with a household automation system as an alternative to RS232 RS232 interface The RS232 interface T on a 9 way male D type connector is an RS232 interface with two operating modes set by the Unit Settings RS232 menu page Binary mode is used to remotely control the unit during a...

Page 39: ...dCS Vivaldi One Digital Playback System User Manual Software Issue 1 0x September 2017 Vivaldi One Manual v1_0x Page 39 English version THE MENU ...

Page 40: ...nu Guide sheet to help you find the right menu page There are six top level menu pages The INFORMATION menu gives unit set up details software issues serial number and contact details The AUDIO SETTINGS menu allows you to set some features that are not directly accessible from the front panel The UNIT SETTINGS menu sets up the unit to suit your system The CONFIGURATION menu allows you to lock impo...

Page 41: ... code This page does not time out press the Menu button to exit Contact The Contact page displays the dCS web site URL and support email address This page does not time out press the Menu button to exit If you have any difficulty please contact your dealer for help first Update The player is intended to be updated over the internet using the Vivaldi 2 0 App see page 54 this is the easiest way to d...

Page 42: ...s with a relaxed roll off and Filter 6 is an asymmetrical type which features almost no pre ringing There are 2 extra filters for 44 1kS s operation also Filter 5 is an asymmetrical design with non linear phase and no pre ringing Filter 6 is a new sharp filter which has linear phase and pre ringing Try them and decide for yourself which you prefer The impulse responses for the six 44 1kS s PCM fil...

Page 43: ...istening tests concluded that Map 1 gives the most musical results but you have a choice Channel Swap This feature swaps the channels from normal to swapped to correct a connection error Correct the error and change back to normal Channel Swap does not affect the Channel Check feature it is reset to normal at power up Balance The operation of the rotary control changes to adjust the balance Each c...

Page 44: ...d to the player s Wordclock Output this ensures that the source is delivering data at the correct rate Wordclock 1 2 Auto This mode is designed for easy operation with a Vivaldi or Rossini Master Clock in a computer audio system where the data rate may keep changing Connect the Wordclock In1 input to a Clock output set to 44 1 or 88 2 or 176 4kHz and connect the Wordclock In2 input to a Clock outp...

Page 45: ...s wait for 10 seconds while the USB software is re loaded Note that the USB1 interface will not be detected by a Windows computer if the unit is set to Class 2 and a suitable driver is not loaded We recommend that you stop playback and close the streaming program before changing the USB Class setting Buffer Set to On the digital data is delayed before being presented to the Ring DAC this is the us...

Page 46: ...ttings in memory If you deliberately change the setup later and want to keep it select Save again to store the changes Restore Configuration If the unit settings are accidentally changed select Restore to reload the settings you saved earlier Reset Input Names If the inputs have been renamed selecting this page resets them to the original names AES1 AES2 etc Factory Reset This page resets the unit...

Page 47: ...eft Channel then the right channel only while the display shows Right Channel If these are the wrong way around the left and right channels are swapped somewhere in your system Phase Check This routine tests the system for phase reversals Noise is output in phase on both channels while the display shows In Phase Press the Menu button the noise on the right channel is inverted while the display sho...

Page 48: ...ace operates in Asynchronous USB 2 0 mode USB2 interface on A type connector streams audio files from a USB Flash Drive up to 24 bit PCM at 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 352 8 or 384kS s or DSD 64 or DSD 128 Compatible file formats are listed in the UPnP Network interface section above Compatible drive formats are FAT16 FAT32 or non encrypted NTFS The USB2 interface operates in Asynchronous USB 2 0 mo...

Page 49: ...stalk Better than 115dB0 20Hz 20kHz Output levels 6V 2V 0 6V or 0 2V rms on all outputs for a full scale input set in the menu Balanced outputs 1 stereo pair on 2x 3 pin male XLR connectors pin 2 hot pin 3 cold These outputs are electronically balanced and floating the signal balance ratio at 1kHz is better than 40dB Output impedance is 3Ω maximum load is 600Ω a 10kΩ 100kΩ load is recommended Unba...

Page 50: ...ges cause no other damage but if the fuse blows repeatedly on replacement some other damage will have been done contact your dealer to arrange repair Fuse type 20 x 5mm T 1A L fuse If the fuse should fail it is essential that it is replaced with one of the same type and rating Failure to do so could result in damage to the unit risk of fire or electric shock and will invalidate the warranty Fuse f...

Page 51: ...ntly with the cloth Small amounts of glass cleaner containing ammonia may be used to clean other marks but avoid spraying onto the connector contacts To restore the finish we recommend applying small quantities of a lanolin based cleaner using a clean dry lint free cloth and then wiping off Do not allow lanolin to collect around the buttons Painted finish white or black Gently wipe the case with t...

Page 52: ...epairs are carried out the product is not used in accordance with the Operating Conditions stated in this manual the product is serviced or repaired other than by dCS or our authorised service agents the product is operated without a mains earth or ground connection the unit is returned inadequately packed dCS reserve the right to apply a service charge if a product returned for warranty repair is...

Page 53: ...e History dCS products make extensive use of software configurable chips FPGAs and DSPs This gives us the ability to update our products to add extra features update digital interface standards or make performance improvements by loading new software Occasionally a hardware upgrade may be necessary also to increase the capacity of the electronics add extra connectors or extra front panel controls ...

Page 54: ...e follow the prompts and then wait until the process is complete For customers who do not have internet access an update disc can be requested from our distributors Instructions will be supplied with the disc Before requesting an update disc please open the Information Version menu page and check the Control Board version to verify that an update is necessary The disc will update the Control Board...

Page 55: ...ock 46 logo off 47 M mains inlet 38 mapper 43 master clock 27 master mode 44 menu 39 audio settings 42 configuration 46 display 47 generator 47 information 41 unit settings 44 upsampling mode 28 using 40 menu back button 33 menu button 34 menu forward button 33 34 N NAS drive 12 network input 12 38 setup 12 O operating conditions 52 output 36 analogue 11 36 wordclock 37 output level 11 44 P PC set...

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