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 3 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The dCS Verdi Encore Upsampling SACD Transport is a further development of
the critically acclaimed dCS Verdi and Verdi La Scala.
Verdi Encore plays SACD or Hybrid discs and outputs the DSD data onto an
IEEE 1394 bus, ready for conversion to wide-band, high quality audio by a dCS
Elgar Plus or a 1394-equipped dCS Delius
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Verdi Encore also plays standard CDs and the CD layer of Hybrid discs,
upsampling the data to DSD internally, without the need for a separate
upsampler. This is ideal for audiophiles who do not use other digital audio
sources, as the equipment set-up is much simpler.
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is single bit data, sampled at 2.822MS/s. This data
format increases the available audio band-width to well over 100kHz, well in
excess of the 20kHz available from a standard CD system. The extra band-
width sharpens the transient response and improves the phase response,
resulting in a more natural sound and more precise stereo imaging.
CD data at 16 bits / 44.1kS/s is always available from the AES interface (XLR
connector), three SPDIF interfaces (RCA, BNC and Toslink optical) and an
SDIF-2 interface. When playing an SACD, the data is down-sampled to provide
these outputs.
Verdi Encore features a Word Clock Input, allowing the transport to be
synchronised to a Master Clock or a dCS DAC running in master mode. This
arrangement reduces system jitter – a major source of sound degradation in
digital audio systems.
In common with all dCS products, Verdi Encore is based on our flexible digital
audio platform which makes extensive use of software configurable chips –
FPGA’s and DSP’s. This allows the internal software to be updated from time to
time, either from a dCS CD or from a PC, adding extra features and facilities to
your system with a minimum of fuss.
In addition to the above, the Verdi Encore has provision for two digital inputs on
XLR and RCA connectors which will enable the user to connect other digital
sources to their system. These inputs are not active in the current version of
software, they will be activated in a future software release.
Laser Radiation Hazard
dCS Verdi Encore is a Class 1 Laser Product, it complies with U.S. FDA 21CFR
subchapter J. The U.S. FDA Accession number is 0211117. In normal use,
there is no risk of exposure to laser radiation.
IMPORTANT! The metal top cover must only be removed by authorised service personnel.
The cover protects the user from indirect exposure to visible and invisible
laser radiation, as well as risk of electric shock.
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To comply with the licence arrangements for SACD, this data is encrypted in the Verdi Encore and is
decrypted in the receiving unit.