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dCS Paganini Upsampler
User Manual Software Issue 1.1x
March 2011
Filename: Paganini Upsampler Manual v1_1x.docx
Page 14
English version
Using the Paganini Upsampler and DAC
If your system consists of a computer,
Paganini Upsampler
and
DAC
but you do not have a
Clock
, you
can use the DAC as the Master Clock as described below.
Paganini DAC
L L R R
Balanced - or - Unbalanced
Analogue Outputs
To pre- or power amplifier inputs
Paganini Upsampler
1394
2x
XLR
USB
Windows
Vista / XP
or Mac OSX
SUC
RCA 1
RCA 2
RCA1
AES2
W/CLK
IN
~ 50/60 Hz, 30W
Fuse T 500mA L
W/CLK
OUT
dCS Model: Paganini Upsampler
PUSH
AES 1 USB
RCA2
AES1
DIGITAL (PCM) OUTPUTS
DIGITAL (PCM) INPUTS 1394
SUC
RCA 1
RCA 2
LEFT
RIGHT
W/CLK
IN
~ 50/60 Hz, 30W
Fuse T 500mA L
W/CLK
OUT
dCS Model: Paganini DAC
PUSH PUSH
AES 1 AES 2
RIGHT
LEFT
ANALOGUE OUTPUTS DIGITAL INPUTS 1394
BNC
Figure 5 – Using a
Paganini
Upsampler and DAC with a laptop
•
The system is synchronised by the DAC running in Master Mode at
44.1kHz.
Remember to select
the DAC input first before using the DAC’s
Sync
button to select Master .
!
The DAC will NOT operate in Master mode when receiving 32, 48, 96 or 192kS/s data.
•
The Upsampler takes data from the laptop, it will typically be set to upsample to
24/176.4
or
DSD
.
Set the Upsampler Settings / Sync Source menu page to WClk .
•
The DAC takes data from the Upsampler via
1394
(DSD) or
Dual AES
(24/176.4), it is your
choice.
For further improvement, add a
Paganini Clock
to the system.
The next step is crucial – sit back and enjoy the music.