dCS Delius
User Manual
Manual for Software Issue 2.3x
dCS
Ltd
September 2004
Manual filename: Delius Manual v2.3x.doc
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English version
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do this:
Press the
Select
button slowly several times. The display will in turn show:
Filter 2
,
Filter 3
,
...
and finally
Filter 1
again. Select the filter you want to use
then wait for the Function Menu to time-out.
There is a slight delay whilst the unit changes filters, during which it will not
respond to further button presses. Selecting the most appropriate filter is simply
a matter of flipping through the options as you play a CD and choosing the one
that you think sounds best. Try listening for changes in imaging, ambience and
low level information, bass definition and vocal clarity.
You can change filters more quickly from the listening position using the
Filter
button on the Remote Control, see page
MS
MS
MS
MS
– Master/Slave Operation
This is set on a per input basis, and determines whether that input acts as a
master or a slave. The options available (independently, for each input) are:
MS:Slav
(Slave) In slave mode (most DACs operate in this mode)
the PLL locks to the incoming signal, and tracks it. This
setting is not available in DSD mode.
MS:Mastr
(Master) In master mode,
Delius
acts as a master clock,
and outputs an autonomous 44.1kHz clock on
Wordclock Out
. This might go, for example, to a CD
transport. The CD transport output is then locked to the
DAC VCXO, and the DAC only has to decode the data
coming in – it knows the clock frequency.
MS:Sync
In sync mode, the PLL locks to a master clock (or other
clock source) connected to
Wordclock In
while taking
data from the selected input. The source must also be
locked to the master clock, or generating the clock. If the
Wordclock is not at a standard frequency, is out of
capture range or is a “superclock”, the unit will display
Locking…
,
Fs=???
for 1 minute, then
Revert to Slave
for 10 seconds and reset itself to
MS:Slav
.
There are some restrictions on master mode operation. The source (usually a
CD transport or player) must run at 44.1kS/s ONLY.
Delius
may be used in this
mode with an Upsampler, but the Upsampler output must be set to 44.1kS/s,
88.2kS/s, 176.4kS/s or DSD.
Setting to Master Mode
x
If you wish to use master mode (we recommend this for CD transports that will
accept a 44.1kHz word clock), then do the following:
do this:
Connect the CD transport (or other source equipment) to
Delius
and select that
input.
do this:
Connect
Wordclock Out
to the wordclock input on the CD transport.
do this:
Open the Menu and step through until the display shows
MS: Slav
.
do this:
Press the
Select
button to change the display to
MS: Mastr
.
(Run through this sequence again if you want to change back to
MS:Slav
.)
If a source is connected and selected,
Delius
will display
d 44.1
, then
MS:Mastr
and
44.1kS/s
alternately for about 10 seconds. After that it will enable its
outputs and is ready for listening.