dCS
Vivaldi Upsampler Plus User Manual
Software Issue 2.0x
November 2016
Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v2_0x
Page 3
English version
Contents
Using the
dCS
Vivaldi Upsampler
for the first time ............................................................................. 5
What’s in the box?
5
Positioning the unit
5
Important Safety Instructions
6
Safety Notice
7
Made for iPod
®
and iPhone
®
8
Step-by-Step Guide ................................................................................................................................ 9
Preliminaries 9
STEP 1 – Connecting a PCM input
10
Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source
10
Connecting to an SDIF-2 PCM Source
10
STEP 2 – Connecting an Output
11
Dual AES
11
Single wire PCM
12
STEP 3 - Setting the Sync Mode
13
Using a Master Clock
13
Using the Vivaldi Clock’s enhanced clocking system
13
A full Vivaldi system
14
STEP 4 – Using the USB1 interface with a computer
15
Compatibility 15
Setting the USB Audio Class
15
Loading the Windows driver for USB Class 2
15
Basic setup with a PC
16
A word about Music Playing Software
17
Selecting the Vivaldi Upsampler as your Audio Output device
17
STEP 5 – UPnP Network Connection
18
Compatibility 18
Basic set-up
18
Playing music with AirPlay
25
Using the Vivaldi Upsampler with Spotify Connect
25
Using the Vivaldi Upsampler with Tidal
25
Using the Vivaldi Upsampler with Roon
25
STEP 6 - Using the Vivaldi 2.0 app as a remote control
26
STEP 7 – Using the USB2 input
28
STEP 8 – Setting the Sync Mode for Computer Audio sources
29
Using the DAC in Universal Master Mode
29
Using the DAC and Upsampler with a Master Clock
30
Advanced options
31
Using the Web Client interface
31
Customising the input configuration
32
Front Panel ............................................................................................................................................ 33
Remote Control Receiver
33
Display 33
Power Button
34
Menu Button
34
Filter Button
34
Input Button
35
Output Button
35
Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Digital Outputs
36
Digital Inputs
36
Word Clock Input / Output
37
Network Interface
37
USB Interfaces
38
Test interface
38
Mains inlet
38
Label
38
