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dCS Vivaldi DAC User Manual Software Issue 2.0x

November 2016

Vivaldi DAC Manual v2_0x Page 8 English version

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

This section guides you through setting up the unit for basic operation.

Preliminaries

The Menu Guide sheet details the menu structure.

For digital interfaces, use with cables designed for digital audio:

• for AES/EBU interfaces use 110Ω screened, twisted pair cables fitted with one male XLR

connector and one female XLR connector.

• for SDIF-2, Word Clock or SPDIF BNC interfaces, use 75Ω coax cables fitted with BNC plugs.

SDIF-2 and Word Clock interfaces require a simple DC-coupled connection. The

interfaces may malfunction or not work at all if capacitor coupled cables or cables with

built-in networks are used.

• for SPDIF RCA interfaces, use 75Ω coax cables fitted with RCA Phono plugs.

• for TOSLINK optical interfaces, use Toslink fibre-optic cables.

• for the USB interface, use a standard USB2.0 cable fitted with one type A and one type B

connector. The internal screen must be connected at both ends.

For analogue outputs, use with screened cables of the correct type:

• for balanced outputs, use screened, twisted pair cables fitted with one male XLR connector and

one female XLR connector.

• for unbalanced outputs, use coax cables fitted with RCA Phono plugs.

Connect the power cable to the power inlet on the DAC rear panel, plug the other end into a

convenient power outlet.

Please do not use an excessively heavy or inflexible power cable as this may damage

the power inlet connector.

The cables supplied with the unit are “commercial grade”, because most owners will

have their own “audiophile grade” cables or will prefer to make their own cable choices.

Press the Power button – the unit will display Vivaldi DAC. Wait about 30 seconds while the DAC

configures itself.

If the unit is likely to be set in an unfamiliar state, you can run the Factory Reset routine by pressing

the buttons in this sequence: Menu, ►, ►, Menu, ◄, ◄, Menu.

Wait a few seconds while the unit resets itself.

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