T+A PSD 3100 HV, User Manual

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D / A converter operation
General information
The PSD 3100 HV can be used as a high-quality D/A converter for other devices such as computers, strea-
mer, digital radios etc. which are fitted with poor-quality converters or no converter at all. The PSD 3100
HV features two optical, three electrical S/P-DIF digital inputs and two HDMI-inputs on the back panel to
allow this usage.
The USB-DAC input on the back panel permits to use the PSD 3100 HV as D/A converter for computers.
D/A Converter Operation
Choose the digital input to which you have already connected the source device which is to
be played.
As soon as the source device delivers digital music data, the PSD 3100 HV automatically
adjusts itself to the format and sampling rate of the signal, and you will hear the music.
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During D/A converter operations the PSD 3100 HV integral screen displays the characteristics of the digital
input signal.
S/P-DIF (Digital IN 1 … IN5)
You can connect devices with electrical co-axial, BNC, AES-EBU or optical output to the
digital inputs of the PSD 3100 HV. At inputs DIGITAL IN 1 to DIGITAL IN 5 the PSD 3100 HV
accepts digital stereo signals conforming to the S/P-DIF norm, with sampling rates of 32 to
192 kHz.
HDMI
At the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 inputs, the PSD 3100 HV accepts digital PCM encoded stereo signals with sam-
pling rates of 44.1 … 384 kHz (32 bit) and DSD data with a sampling rate of DSD 64/DSD 128.
If a TV is connected to the HDMI OUT output, the TV sound can be transmitted to the PSD 3100 HV via ARC
(Audio Return Channel) if supported by the TV.
If necessary, the PSD 3100 HV can be switched to By-Pass mode by a long press on the
button. In
this case, the sound is played back on the TV.
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To use the ARC function, the TV must support it and the PSD 3100 HV must be connected to an ARC compati-
ble input.
USB DAC
At the USB DAC inputs the PSD 3100 HV accepts digital PCM-encoded stereo signals with sampling rates
of 44.1 to 768 kHz (32-bit) and DSD data with sampling rates of DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512.
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