User Guide

dCS Verdi User Manual Manual for Software Issue 1.2x
dCS Ltd September 2004
Manual filename: Verdi Manual v1.2x.doc Page 6 email: more@dcsltd.co.uk
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
CONTENTS
Product Overview ..............................................................................................3
Laser Radiation Hazard 3
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 –1901)............................................................................4
Recommended recordings x 5
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 – Connecting the System 11
Connecting the 1394 Interface x 11
Connecting a PCM Output x 12
Connecting the DAC Outputs x 12
Step 2 – Playing a Disc 13
Step 3 - Track Selection 14
Programming a Track Sequence 14
Playing all Tracks in a Random Order 14
Step 4 – Setting a Repeat Sequence 15
Repeating the Whole Disc x 15
Repeating a Track x 15
Repeating Part of a Track x 15
Cancelling Repeat Mode x 15
Other Settings 15
Typical Applications........................................................................................16
Using a DAC in Master Mode 16
Upsampling the CD Data to DSD 17
Upsampling the CD Data to DSD, DAC in Master mode 18
The Software – The Menu ...............................................................................20
Using the Menu 21
Opening the Menu 21
Types of Menu Page 21
Closing the Menu 21
Menu Sequence 22
SACD/CD – Selecting the layer on a hybrid disc 22
Transmit – Activating the 1394 Outputs 22
1394 ID – 1394 Source Identification 22
Bright x - Display Brightness 23
TimeOut – Menu Time Out Setting 23
Ch.Check - Channel Check Test 23
Ph.Check - Phase Check Test 24
Burn In - Burn-In Signal Generation 24
Test - Display Test 25
Issue – Software Issue State 25
Temp – Unit Internal Temperature 25
Serial – Unit Serial Number 25
Contact - Contact information 25
FavLayer – Favourite Layer on a Hybrid Disc 26
SessTime – Session Time Out Setting 26
CDUpdate – Software Update By CD 26
Factory – Restoring Factory Defaults 28
The Hardware – Controls and Connectors ...................................................30
Front Panel 30
Key to Front Panel 30
Power Button x 30
Play / Pause Button x 31
Stop / Eject Button x 31