dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1.0x
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1. Set the DAC to the AES3 4 input set the Dual AES 3 4 menu page to Auto Connect the DAC s analogue outputs to your amplifier and loudspeakers Launch the dCS Vivaldi HD App The system will search for compatible zones media renderers such as Vivaldi Upsampler When the zone list appears tap the Upsampler icon in the zone you want to use If there is only one zone connected it will be selected automatically dCS Listening Room dCS Vivaldi Upsampler cm Zones 4 dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 6 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 STEP 2 Music Playback and Control The system will search for networked servers they are normally displayed within 30 seconds In this example MinimServer and TwonkyMedia servers have been discovered The other music sources are saved Playlists and the Upsampler s USB Input USB2 e Tap onthe music source you want to use dCS Listening Room Queue dCS Listening Room MinimServer Playlists IwonkyMedia TS412 USB Input No Track Zones gt Queue hy Selecting Music You can view the music stored on a NAS drive in a variety of different ways by Artist by Album by Folder by Genre by Composers Conductors by Personal Rating by Playlist Playlists can be saved to the Control Point device or to certain brands of Server Saving Playlists will be explained later k dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page2. If you need more help Network Information Sheet cccccecececcscecnccscecececnsesceeeenenensess dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 3 Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 BASIC SETUP INFO iPod and iPhone compatibility The Vivaldi Upsampler is compatible with the iPod and iPhone models illustrated below Made for iPod touch Made for Ath generation iPod LiiPhone 8GB 32GB 64GB Made for iPod and Made for iPhone mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone 3GS iPhone respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet 8GB 16GB 32GB Apple performance Standards Apple Is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards iPad iPhone iPod and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc iPhone 4 registered in the U S and other countries 8GB 16GB 32GB iPhone 4S 16GB 32GB 64GB iPad compatibility The Vivaldi Upsampler is compatible with iPad 2 or later The App does not run reliably on iPad 1 due to the age of the hardware design iOS compatibility App version 1 0 1 is compatible with iOS5 or later it has been tested with iOS5 6 and 7 Wireless Routers There is a huge number of wireless routers in use and models tend to be replaced annually so it is difficult to make sensible suggestions
3. BWV 1042 2 Adagio 3 Violin Concerto No 2 in E BWV 1042 3 Allegro assai 00 02 31 4 Concerto for 2 Violins Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 1 Vivace Concerto for 2 Violins Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 2 Largo ma non tar ito 5 Concerto for 2 Violins Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043 3 Allegro 7 Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor BWV 1041 1 Allegro moderato PlayNow Add To Queue Zones gt Queue hy aS A S e Tap again if you want to de select a track e Do not tap any tracks if you want to add the whole album to the Queue dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 9 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Tap Play Now to cancel anything in the Queue and play your selection immediately Now Otherwise tap Add To Queue and select one of the options from Next the pop up box End Start inserts your selection at the start of the playlist S ee Now inserts the track in front of the track currently playing and Play Now Add To Queue plays it immediately Next inserts the track directly after the track currently playing End adds the track to the end of the playlist In the example below the whole album has been loaded into the Queue and the first track highlighted in blue is playing Queue a A Modern Art dCS Listening Room pene As A Modern Art l Claire Martin Genre J
4. There are no special requirements for the router Examples of routers we are currently using e Netgear WNR3500 RangeMax Wireless N Gigabit Router with a Netgear GS108 Switch e Netgear N300 Wireless Router WNR2200 Known router problems e Netgear R6300 Reportedly takes several minutes to discover the Upsampler and it may be necessary to disconnect reconnect the Network cable after waking the Upsampler Solved by fitting a different router e f you have a LinkSys router which is not discovering the Upsampler reliably open the router s home page check the Filter Multicast option and save the setup dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 4 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 UPnP Servers The same is true of NAS drives Examples of drives we are currently using QNAP TS412 Netgear ReadyNAS RND 2B Buffalo LS421D AVA Zara Premium The system has been tested mainly with the following UPnP server software e Asset e Twonky e MinimServer Renderer dCS Vivaldi Upsampler oaded with Control version 1 02 or later and Network version v56 or later dCS Vivaldi DAC loaded with Control version 1 02 or later I ee i s While itis possible to use other DACs with the Vivaldi Upsampler some features will not be V available A different DAC will not respond to remote control commands sent from the App and it may not be compatible with all of the Upsampler s out
5. Upsampler serial number and App version Settings a PEE DAC Power IP Address Gateway Network Version Control Version Front Panel Version Serial Number App Version Zones gt Queue Done e When you have finished tap Done dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 17 192 168 1 1 00 11 F6 A0 7C 16 v56 20131105 143258 VUP 055 167 165 101 010 0009338 We suggest that you record this information in the form at the end of the manual for reference English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 If you need more help In the first instance you should contact your dealer If they cannot resolve the issue contact your national distributor dCS our distributors and dealers are not able to provide I T support for your system If you have a problem with your network that is not directly related to the dCS components please consult the computer equipment supplier or an IT professional The Vivaldi Upsampler is manufactured by Data Conversion Systems Ltd Unit 1 Buckingway Business Park Anderson Road Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4AE UK www dcsltd co uk info dcsltd co uk This manual may be downloaded from our web site a bound copy may be ordered from dCs dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 18 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual NETWORK INFORMATION SHEET Name ISP Information Current ISP Login ISP support
6. 7 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Queue dCS Listening Room All Tracks Artist Artist Index No Track er Artist Album By Folder Genre Album Genre Artist Genre Song Zones gt Queue ty Queue Artist dCS Listening Room Aaron Walker No Track Admiral Fallow Alan Parsons Project The Zones gt Queue y e Swipe to scroll up down or tap in the alphabet at the right side to find Artists starting with a given letter then tap on the Artists name dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 You can browse by Queue dOS Listening Room AFX 20 All Time Greatest Hits James Brown 21 Peter Gabriel No Track ca 5 Ziggy Marley 6 20 07 71 Minutes Faust 8 Mile Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Eminem i A Hard Day s Night Ree Cle AEKA CERE A Hard Day s Night 24 BIT Remastered Zones gt Queue hy e Tap on the Album s name or artwork to open an Album Tap the tracks you want to add to the Queue they will be highlighted in blue gt Queue gt dCS Listening Room J S Bach Violin Concertos qm E7 J S Bach Violin Concertos iy Hilary Hahn Violin Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane Conductor Genre Classical 1 Violin Concerto No 2 in E BWV 1042 1 Allegro 2 Violin Concerto No 2 in E
7. ap to return to the settings page The page allows you to set the Vivaldi Upsampler and DAC to Sleep mode On or turn Off completely e Tap either to close the Settings page or to return to the Settings page Upsampler and DAC settings The Upsampler section reports the Input Rate allows remote selection of the and On Sleep Off i l PEROT ae The Upsampler has optional filters for 10 Input Rate Output Rate combinations please see the Upsampler manual for details You will not be able to change the Filter setting from Filter 1 for combinations that have only one filter available e Tap the parameter you want to change tap the new setting and tap either to close the Settings page or to return to the Settings page dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 15 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 The Upsampler page is shown below with the Network input selected sr SPDIF1 S SPDIF2 S SPDIF3 tos TOSLINK spir NETWORK Zones gt Queue Done The Upsampler page is shown below with 352 8k selected Zones gt Queue Done The DAC section allows remote selection of the and in the same way as for the Upsampler dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 16 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Info Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 In the Info section you will see the network amp MAC addresses Upsampler software issues
8. ave UPnP media server software e g Twonky Asset pre installed with UPnP mode turned on Obviously your music must be loaded on the NAS drive The dCS Vivaldi HD App is a control point application that will allow users to view select available renderers view select available media servers and browse select playback music via the Vivaldi Upsampler The dCS Vivaldi HD App is currently available for iPad At the time of writing versions of the App for iPhone iPod Touch Mac OSX Windows and Android are in development dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 5 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 Set up e Download the dCS Vivaldi HD App from the App Store and install it on your control device e Connect the Upsampler s Network interface to the Ethernet network e Set the control device e g iPad to connect to the network via WiFi Renderer NAS Control Point Using a Vivaldi Upsampler and DAC with a NAS Make sure the Control Point NAS and Upsampler are all connected to the same network hey k e Connect the Upsamplers AES1 2 output to the Vivaldi DAC s AES3 4 input as this interface will accept tunnel commands from the Upsampler ls gt The Vivaldi DAC s other inputs such as AES1 2 do not accept tunnel commands from Ti the Upsampler Set the Upsampler to the Network input set the Dual AES menu page to On
9. azz 1 Everything I ve Got 2 So Twentieth Century Everything I ve Got A Modern Art FLAC Claire Martin 24 88 2 kHz Everything l ve Got A Modern Art A A A Modern Art So Twentieth Century A Modern Art Love is Real PlayNow Add To Queue A Modern Art Zones gt Queue o oe fee i Sa D A 5 E Tap a track in the Queue to start playing that track immediately You can load tracks from different albums into the Queue by tapping the Back button at the top of the screen selecting a different album and choosing some tracks Tap the currently playing artwork to expand the Queue section Tap the artwork again to change back dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 10 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Controls The 3 buttons in the bottom centre control playback Fast Play Fast Rewind Pause Forward If you are playing a track pressing Fast Rewind once will return to the start of that track Press twice to play the previous track in the Queue While playback is paused the Pause button changes to the Play button The 4 buttons in the bottom right hand corner control the Vivaldi DAC Phase invert Mute on off Volume up down The Shuffle and Repeat buttons are at the top of the Queue section Shuffle dCS Listening Room Tap Shuffle to play the tracks in the Queue in a random order Tap again to turn Shuffle off Tap Repeat once to p
10. dCS Vivaldi HD App Network Control Point Application User Manual Software Release 1 0 x March 2014 Data Conversion Systems Ltd 2014 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 dCS Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and whilst it is checked for accuracy no liabilities can be accepted for errors 1 dCS is Data Conversion Systems Ltd Company registered in England No 2072115 dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 2 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Contents Basie Setup INIO Argine ea E ea EERTE iPod and iPhone compatibility iPad compatibility iOS compatibility Wireless Routers UPnP Servers Renderer Network Basics Step by Step Instructions 4i2iciiwndnieee head STEP 1 Set up STEP 2 Music Playback and Control Selecting Music Controls Editing the Queue Changing zone Saving a Playlist Loading a saved Playlist STEP 3 dCS System Configuration General settings Upsampler and DAC settings Info
11. lay the current track over and over the icon will turn partly blue Tap Repeat again to play the whole Queue over and over the icon will turn fully blue Tap Repeat again to return to normal play mode dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 11 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Editing the Queue Tap the Queue button to open the Queue menu Clear stops playback and deletes the Queue Save allows the queued tracks to be saved as a Playlist Edit allows the queued tracks to be rearranged or deleted Zones gt Queue Thy When you use these features Done appears at the bottom of the Queue menu Tap the Edit button to delete tracks from the Queue or change the order Queue EE dOS Listening Room cet om All IESE ROSERT POIMFR TAHT i 1 Summoner s laies J X i 03 Thank You The Commitments Vol 2 N w 03 Wish Definitive Collection Soo Fm Sere aie 03 It s a Shame About Ray It s a Shame About Ray 2 12 0 58 Bad Case of Loving You Doctor Doctor London Calling Legacy Edition Addictions Robert Palmer 16 44 1 kHz 03 L A Woman 03 Jimmy Jazz The Best of the Doors 1985 2 of 2 Everything l ve Got 03 Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot A Modern Art Mercury Falling A Hard Day s Night A Hard Day s Night 24 BIT Remasterec Bad Case of Loving You Doctor Doctor 03 Mad About You Addictions he S
12. oul Cages S a 3 FY 222 x lt lt 03 L A Woman The Best of the Doors 1985 2 of 2 a Play Now Add To Queue Zones gt Queue hy To delete a track tap on the icon it will change to tap To move a track in the list drag the icon to a different position Tap Done when you have finished Changing zone e To set the Control point to a different zone an Upsampler or other renderer in a different room tap Zones gt on e Tap on the new zone Zones s e Tapon to hide the zone list dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 12 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Saving a Playlist Open the Queue menu and tap Save to bring up the list of existing playlists and the keyboard ier Save Playlist Done All Tracks 03 I Thank You The Commitments Vol 2 Existing Playlists 03 1 Wish Definitive Collection 03 It s a Shame About Ray a Gy USE RS Se l e It s a Shame About Ray 03 Jimmy Jazz ondon Calling Legacy Edition 03 L A Woman J K L M N Either e Tap the name of an existing playlist and tap Done to overwrite it e Type anew name in the Name field and tap Done to save the list Some NAS drives allow you to save the playlist to the Server rather than to the Control Point You cannot save a playlist containing a mixture of USB flash drive files and NAS files The track
13. put modes Network Basics UPnP Universal Plug and Play is a set of protocols designed to allow consumer devices to interact over a network The Vivaldi Upsampler complies with the UPnP AV protocol enabling it to communicate with other non dCS devices provided they also comply with this protocol A network streaming system is made up of three standard UPnP components e UPnP Control Point e UPnP Media Renderer e UPnP Media Server A system may consist of one or more of each of these components In such a system all of the media songs tracks videos etc is stored on the server This storage device can be a NAS or a Computer The control point e g a tablet or smart phone requests the address of a particular item of media from the server e g a NAS drive It then passes this address to the renderer e g a Vivaldi Upsampler to play The renderer directly retrieves the item from the specified address on the server decodes and plays the media as it arrives over the network from the server Enabling network streaming of audio using a Vivaldi Upsampler relies on the presence of standard network infrastructure in your system A description of the network will not be discussed in this manual but at a minimum the following components are required for system setup Router Computer Vivaldi Upsampler NAS Wireless access point WAP Wireless control Please note that Ethernet cables are required to connect the devices and the NAS must h
14. s identified in a playlist will not be accessible if the drive containing the music files is disconnected from the system dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 13 English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual Loading a saved Playlist e Tap on Home and then Playlists Queue 7ean dCS Listening Room Saved MEMIRIE ASBA TIRE 0 41 D 521 Knowing Me Knowing You Gold Greatest Hits FLAC Abba 16 44 1 kHz Knowing Me Knowing You Zones gt Queue hy Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 e Tap the name of the Playlist you want to load Test2 in this example and play tracks in the usual way Queue dtS Listening Room Everything I ve Got A Moder Art Glaire Martin Bad Case of Loving You Doctor Doctor Delete Zones gt Queue Thy faa A er dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Page 14 Play Now Add To Queue English version dCS Vivaldi HD App User Manual software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 STEP 3 dCS System Configuration e Tap then to see the settings page Settings dCs Listening Room gt System Power Input Source NETWORK gt Input Rate Output Rate Filter Upsampler Power Input Source Zones gt Queue Done General settings e To rename the zone i e the Upsampler tap in the General section dCS Listening Room Save e Tap in the text bar to bring up the keyboard delete the old name type the new name and tap T
15. tel Router model Router login LAN Gateway DHCP block from Wireless Network Information SSID WAP 1 location WAP 2 location WAP 3 location Infrastructure Device Information Device Name Static IP Dyn IP Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N dCS Vivaldi HD App Manual v1_0x docx Software Issue 1 0 x March 2014 Date PLEASE TREAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE AS CONFIDENTIAL KEEP IT SAFE AS YOU MAY NEED TO REFER TOIT IN THE FUTURE Account No Password Backup loc Password Subnet mask l0 Encryption Passkey Channel Channel Channel Mac address Login Password Page 19 English version
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