User Guide

dCS Verdi Encore User Manual Manual for Software Issue 1.0x
dCS Ltd August 2005
Manual filename: Verdi Encore Manual v1.0x.doc Page 21 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
Play / Pause Button x
do this: With a disc loaded, press this button to start it playing. Press it to pause and
press again to resume playing.
Stop / Eject Button x
do this: With a disc playing, press this button to stop playing. Press again to open or
close the CD tray and change the disc.
Status Indicator x
This consists of 6 indicators:
• PWR is lit when power is connected and the unit is turned on or is in
standby mode.
• STBY is lit when the unit has been placed in Standby mode.
• SACD is lit when the unit detects that a SACD is loaded, or that a hybrid
disc is loaded and the unit is set to SACD mode.
• CD is lit when the unit detects that an ordinary CD is loaded, or that a
hybrid disc is loaded and the unit is set to CD mode.
• HYBD is lit when the unit detects that a hybrid SACD / CD is loaded. (Not
active on current release of software.)
• UPS is lit when a CD layer is being upsampled to DSD.
Digital Input Indicator
The digital inputs are not active in this release. They will be activated by a future
software update.
Remote Control Sensor x
Point the end of the Remote Control unit towards the sensor for best control
range.
Main Display x
The main display tells you what Encore is doing.
After pressing Eject, the display will show Opening, then Open. While the tray
is closing the display will show Closing. While the table of contents of a disc is
being read, the display will show Reading.
While playing a disc, pressing the Display button on the Remote Control
displays the number of the track being played for approximately 5 seconds and
then reverts back to elapsed time of the current track.
When accessing the Menu (see page 16), menu options are displayed here.
Mode Indicator x
The upper block of 6 indicators shows which play mode has been selected.
These later by a future software update.
When a 44.1kHz Word Clock is connected to Word Clock In, Verdi Encore
automatically slaves to it. The WCLK indicator flashes while the unit is locking
then remains on while locked. It will ignore Word Clocks at frequencies other
than 44.1kHz.