User manual DCS (AUDIO) P8I

[. . . ] dCS P8i Upsampling SACD/CD Player User Guide Software Release 1. 1x July 2006 © dCS Ltd. 2005, 2006 Price UK £8. 00 / Euro 12. 00 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of dCS1. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. [. . . ] · 5 seconds after your last command the menu will time-out and the P8i will revert to normal operation. Menu Sequence The following explanation briefly deals with the Menu pages in the sequence they occur in the Menu, and this summarised in the Control Summary. ?/ Filter Selects an optional filter if available Phase Changes the output phase for both channels Normal Inverted Brightness Sets the display brightness W Clk Displays "Locked" when slaved to Word Clock In, "Inactive" if not. Layer Selects format for playing hybrid discs Press to open the Menu and Select or change options. 1. . . 4 0 . . . . 15 SACD only in this release Upsampling Turns the DSD upsampling for CDs on and off On Off Digital Outs Turns the digital outputs on and off. Output Level Sets the analogue output levels Contact Details Displays dCS email address Serial Number Displays the unit full serial number Issue Displays the software version number 1. 10 On Off 2V 6V Source Selects disc mode or a digital input. CDUpdate Starts software update from a dCS CD Exit Closes the Menu Disc AES RCA Manual filename: dCS P8i User Guide v1_1x~. doc English version Page 10 email: mailto:support@dcsltd. co. uk web-site: www. dcsltd. co. uk dCS P8i User Guide dCS Ltd Guide for Software Issue 1. 1x August 2006 Filter While upsampling a CD or playing an SACD, the P8i offers a choice of 4 interpolation filters. The filters offer different trade-offs between signal bandwidth and out-of-band noise level (which is inherent in the 1-bit nature of DSD). Filter 1 gives the widest bandwidth (about 70kHz) with the highest level of out-of-band noise. Filter 2 gives a slightly narrower bandwidth with a lower level of out-of-band noise. Filter 3 gives a slightly narrower bandwidth again and less out-of-band noise than Filter 2. Filter 4 is intended for troubleshooting, not listening ­ it has a very low level of out-of-band noise and a 20kHz bandwidth. Selecting the best filter for your system is simply a matter of cycling through Filters 1, 2 and 3 as you play a disc and choosing the one that you think sounds best. The best choice will depend on your system, the tonal qualities of the music and your taste. To choose a filter press the Menu button and cycle through the menu with the Step Back or Step Forward button until Filter is displayed. Now press the Select button repeatedly to scroll through the different filter options. Phase This option allows you to invert (reverse the phase of) both channels to correct a system phasing error. Brightness This adjusts the brightness of the main display, with settings between 15 (brightest) and 0 (off, unless something is touched). The light pipes around the buttons turn off when the display brightness is set to 0 and stay on at settings 1 to 15. Word Clock (WClk) This shows the status of the Word Clock Input, displaying WClk : Locked when the unit is locked to an external Word Clock signal or WClk : Inactive if not. Layer (CD, SACD) IMPORTANT! The Layer feature is not active in this software release. The SACD layer of hybrid discs will be played. Issue ­ Software Issue State This displays the issue number of the software fitted to your unit. You will need to check this if you are considering a software upgrade. Serial Number ­ Unit Serial Number This displays the full serial number, including the hardware configuration code. We will need this information to assemble upgraded software to suit your unit. Contact Details ­ Contact Information This displays dCS email address and web-site URL. Manual filename: dCS P8i User Guide v1_1x~. doc English version Page 11 email: mailto:support@dcsltd. co. uk web-site: www. dcsltd. co. uk dCS P8i User Guide dCS Ltd Guide for Software Issue 1. 1x August 2006 Output Level The Output levels should be set to suit your system ­ there are two levels: 6V (high) or 2V (low). [. . . ] · If in doubt, the easy test is ­ the unit is happy to work anywhere a human is. Manual filename: dCS P8i User Guide v1_1x~. doc English version Page 17 email: mailto:support@dcsltd. co. uk web-site: www. dcsltd. co. uk dCS P8i User Guide dCS Ltd Guide for Software Issue 1. 1x August 2006 If you need more help In the first instance, you should contact your dealer. If they cannot resolve the issue, contact dCS. Monday to Friday, UK time (GMT in winter or GMT + 1hr in summer). Contact us by phone or fax on: Inside the UK 01799 531 999 01799 531 681 Outside the UK +44 1799 531 999 +44 1799 531 681 Telephone Fax You can write to us at: dCS Ltd Mull House Great Chesterford Court Great Chesterford Saffron Walden CB10 1PF UK Our email address: Our web-site is: support@dcsltd. co. uk www. dcsltd. co. uk This user guide may be downloaded free of charge from our web-site. [. . . ]