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Pinot

Music Recording A/D Converter

USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...Version 1 1 Pinot Music Recording A D Converter USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...re accompanying the appliance WARRANTY Playback Designs warrants the Pinot product against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time specified by the product s serial number from the date of first delivery to the owner The warranty time period is for 30 days If within the first 30 days of ownership you register your Playback Designs Pinot product by send...

Page 3: ...system Power cord 100V and 110V versions only USB cable Optical PlayLink cable RCA to XLR adapters for each analog signal input User manual Wine glass by Playback Designs Registration If you purchased this product from a dealer please take a moment and send us an email to info playbackdesigns com so we can register you for the warranty Installation The AC voltage supplied to the unit should match ...

Page 4: ...tically detect the base frequency 44 1kHz or 48kHz The user can then select any multiple of the base frequency as the recording sample rate For instance if the Pinot detects a base frequency of 44 1kHz then the user can select any of the following recording sample rates 44 1 88 2 176 4 352 8 DSD1 DSD2 DSD4 Similarly if the Pinot detects a base frequency of 48kHz then the following recording sample...

Page 5: ...amber LED s Ideal recording level is around 6 to 3dbFS red audio signal is clipping When clipping is detected the entire bar graph is lit red Audio signal levels can be adjusted with 1 knob for each channel separately They are located on the right side of the Pinot as shown below adjustment knob for left channel adjustment knob for right channel NOTE the units to measure digital levels are usually...

Page 6: ... back signal from the external computer or directly from the A D converter USB USB connection to computer running the recording software As soon as a computer is connected the front panel buttons to select the sample rate are disabled In this case you need to set the sample rate through the recording software on your computer AUX For future expansion WCLK IN Word clock input on BNC connector The w...

Page 7: ...ftware installation and first time connection 1 Do not connect the Pinot to the computer yet 2 Turn on your computer 3 Windows PC users only Launch your favorite internet browser and navigate to the Support Product Drivers page on our website www playbackdesigns com Click on USB Windows Driver to download the latest driver akdesigndrv zip for PC Unzip it to the desktop No driver software is requir...

Page 8: ...r recording software to receive and send audio data from and to the ASIO interface Depending on your software this may be identified as AKDesign USB ASIO or simply as ASIO 9 For best performance and bit perfect reproduction make sure to set all volume controls in the computer software Windows OSX control panel to exactly 0db wide open turn off all operating systems sounds effects or equalizer that...

Page 9: ...g Software Analog Sources USB PlayLink PLINK Fig 1 This configuration allows you to monitor every sample rate and format that the Pinot supports If you are using a different branded DAC for monitoring your audio then your setup will look like this Pinot ADC Recording Software Analog Sources USB AES or Coax Non Playback Designs DAC for monitoring Fig 2 This configuration is limited to monitoring PC...

Page 10: ...n no driver is necessary but that platform only supports the PCM format and no DSD NOTE As soon as a USB connection is established with the Pinot converter all audio sent out via PLINK is from the same USB connection and not directly from the A D converter The purpose of this is that your recording software can loop the audio from Pinot right back to Pinot and out through PLINK to a Playback Desig...

Page 11: ... the Pinot that cannot be matched in quality by any other ADC There are several methods to calibrate the Pinot we will describe two Setting the level with your music directly This is the preferred method as it yields the best setting for optimal performance 1 play your analog source music into the Pinot and adjust the level for 1 channel only Set it so that the loudest passage of your music is aro...

Page 12: ...m the same computer as you recorded them on For playback you can use any standard playback software such as JRiver Foobar etc If your system is setup as in Fig 2 above then you will have to disconnect your computer from Pinot and connect it to your DAC before playing the recorded file EXTERNAL CLOCK The Pinot supports operation with an external clock Simply select Clock Slave mode with the front p...

Page 13: ...bit but can still sound a bit brittle 3 150 350 Hours Midrange will start smoothing out and clarity will increase but highs might continue to remain recessed At this point there probably will not be much change in the bass You will probably wonder how the Playback Designs system will ever sound like others have described but we assure you that you will start to hear substantial changes within anot...

Page 14: ...anel is lit then proceed as follows to change the fuse 1 Locate fuse compartment on power connector on rear panel 2 Use a small screw driver to pry open the fuse holder 3 The fuse holder contains 2 fuses The top one is a spare and can replace the blown one at the bottom 4 Replace fuse holder into power connector by making sure that good fuse is at bottom Replacement fuses should be rated T1 6A 250...

Page 15: ...are into your player software on your computer 4 Play the file 5 The front panel will indicate FLASh It is important that at this point you no longer touch the system nor your PC nor the remote don t change the input don t turn the power off Go have a glass of Playback Designs wine because it will take about 2 minutes for this to finish 6 Once playback has finished the front panel will return to e...

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