User Guide

dCS Verdi User Manual Manual for Software Issue 1.2x
dCS Ltd September 2004
Manual filename: Verdi Manual v1.2x.doc Page 16 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Using a DAC in Master Mode
You can reduce the jitter in your system by using a dCS DAC in Master mode to
clock the Transport.
LR
RL
Balanced
Outputs
To Power Amplifier or Preamplifier
Unbalanced
Outputs
- or -
1394
(SACD)
PUSH PUSH
LROUTPUT
LEVEL
HIGH
LOW
L
R
AES 1 AES 2 RCA1 ST
TOSLI NKRCA2
CH1
DSD / SDIF
REC OUT
SUC
POWER
1394
CH2
IN - WORDCLOCK - OUT
BNC
A
B
dCS Elgar Plus DAC
44.1kHz
Wordclock
dCS Verdi SACD Transport
16 bit
44.1kS/s
(CD)
WORDCLOCK
CH1RCA TOSLINK
AES
BNC
1
SUC1394
SDIF
CAUTION: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
LASER RADIATION. WHEN OPEN,
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
CH2
IN
OUT
POWER
LINK
Figure 2 – Using a DAC in Master mode
do this: Connect up as shown in Figure 2. You can use a different PCM interface for the
CD data if you wish.
Elgar Plus setup for software version 4.2x or later:
do this: The first time you use this arrangement, open the menu and run the Factory
routine.
do this: While playing an SACD, use the Input button to select the 1394 (for SACD)
input and allow the unit to lock. Open the menu again, choose a Filter if you
wish, then set the MS page to MS:Mastr.
do this: While playing a CD, use the Input button to select the AES 1 (for CD) input and
allow the unit to lock. Open the menu again, choose a Filter if you wish, then set
the MS page to MS:Mastr.
do this: When the system has re-locked, use the Volume control to set a comfortable
listening level. Elgar Plus will automatically switch between the SACD and CD
feeds.