User Guide

dCS Purcell User Manual Manual for Software Issue 2.2x
dCS Ltd September 2004
Manual filename: Purcell Manual v2.2x.doc Page 6 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
CONTENTS
Product Overview ..............................................................................................3
Henry Purcell (1659-1695).................................................................................4
Contents .............................................................................................................6
About this Manual 9
What does the coloured text mean? 9
About Sample Rates x 9
Step-by-Step Guide .........................................................................................10
Preliminaries 10
Step 1 – Selecting a Digital Input 11
Connecting to a Single AES or SPDIF source 11
Step 2 - Setting the Output Sample Rate 11
Sample Rate Conversion x 11
Bit-for Bit Operation x 11
Setting the Output mode x 11
Step 3 – Connecting the Digital Outputs 12
Connecting a Single AES or SPDIF Output 12
Connecting the Dual AES Outputs x 13
Connecting the 1394 Interface x 14
Step 4 – Reducing the Output Wordlength 15
Other Settings 15
Typical Applications........................................................................................16
Using a 1394-Equipped Purcell with Verdi and Elgar Plus 16
Using a Standard Purcell with Verdi and Elgar Plus 17
Upsampling to Dual AES, DAC in Slave Mode 18
The Software – The Menu ...............................................................................20
Using the Function Menu 21
Opening the Menu 21
Types of Menu Page 21
Closing the Menu 21
Menu Sequence 22
Filter - Interpolation Filter Setting 22
Transmit – Activating the 1394 Outputs 22
1394 ID – 1394 Source Identification 23
Out Word – Output Wordlength 23
N.Shape – Noise Shaping 24
Dither 24
WClk - Wordclock 25
Out Mode - Output Mode 25
Setting the Output Mode x 25
Cloning – Bit-for-Bit Mode 26
In Word – Displaying the Input Wordlength 26
Disp - Default Display 26
Bright x - Display Brightness 27
De-Emph - Emphasis Processing 27
TimeOut – Menu Time Out Setting 27
Ch.Check - Channel Check Test 28
Ph.Check - Phase Check Test 28
Burn In - Burn-In Signal Generation 29
Test - Display Test 29
Issue – Software Issue State 30
Temp – Unit Internal Temperature 30
Serial – Unit Serial Number 30
Contact - Contact information 30
CDUpdate – Software Update By CD 31
Factory – Restoring Factory Defaults 33