User Guide

dCS Verdi Encore v1_10 notes.doc August 2006
dCS Verdi Encore Release Notes for v1.10
The software in your Verdi Encore has been updated from v1.05 to v1.10, which adds 2 new features.
1. Easy Play
Easy Play is a signalling system that allows the Verdi Encore to work out how the dCS units in the
system are connected. When you load a disc, the Encore sets your DAC to the correct input , ready to
play. Previous versions of Encore had this feature also, but we have added a menu page to control it.
The Easy Play menu page has 3 options:
• Normal – Sets the DAC to the 1394 input, Encore channel, when a disc is loaded.
• Verdi - Sets the DAC to the 1394 input / Encore channel, when an SACD or hybrid disc is loaded.
If a CD is loaded, sets the DAC either to the 1394 input / Purcell channel or the PCM input
connected to the Encore. This was the system used in the Verdi.
• Off – No automatic switching.
2. Digital Inputs
A source menu page has been added to give access to the AES and RCA digital inputs. These will
accept data up to 24 bits at 32, 44.1 or 48kS/s, convert it to DSD and output the data on the 1394
interface. The Source page has 3 options:
• Disc – operates as a transport.
• AES – operates as an upsampler, taking data from the AES input. The CD mechanism is disabled
in this mode.
• RCA – operates as an upsampler, taking data from the RCA input. The CD mechanism is disabled
in this mode.
Note that the Encore takes several seconds to change mode.
Please keep in contact with your dCS retailer for news, or check our web-site at www.dcsltd.co.uk.