T+A HV Series User Manual

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42The SDV 3100 HV as D/A ConverterGeneral Information The SDV 3100 HV can be used as a high-quality D/A converter for otherdevices such as computers, streamer, digital radios etc. which are fitted withpoor-quality converters or no converter at all. The SDV 3100 HV features twooptical, five electrical S/P-DIF digital inputs and two HDMI-inputs on theback panel to allow this usage.Two USB-DAC inputs on the back panel permits to use the SDV 3100 HV asD/A converter for computers.S/P-DIF (Digital IN 1 … IN7 You can connect devices with electrical co-axial, BNC, AES-EBU or opticaloutput to the digital inputs of the SDV 3100 HV. At inputs DIGITAL IN 1 toDIGITAL IN 7 the SDV 3100 HV accepts digital stereo signals conforming tothe S/P-DIF norm, with sampling rates of 32 to 192 kHz.HDMI At the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 inputs, the SDV 3100 HV accepts digital PCMencoded stereo signals with sampling rates of 44.1 … 384 kHz (32 bit) andDSD data with a sampling rate of DSD64.If a TV is connected to the HDMI OUT output, the TV sound can betransmitted to the SDV 3100 HV via ARC (Audio Return Channel) if supportedby the TV.If necessary, the SDV 3100 HV can be switched to By-Pass mode by a longpress on the  button. In this case, the sound is played back on the TV. To use the ARC function, the TV must support it and the SDV 3100 HV mustbe connected to an ARC compatible input.USB DAC At the USB DAC inputs the SDV 3100 HV accepts digital PCM-encoded stereosignals with sampling rates of 44.1 to 384 kHz (32-bit) and DSD data withsampling rates of DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 DSD512* and DSD1024*.* DSD512 and DSD1024 only with a Windows PC. If you wish the SDV 3100 HV to convert audio files from a Windows PCconnected to it, you must first install driver software on the computer (seethe chapter entitled ‘USB DAC operation in detail’). If you are using acomputer running Mac OS X 10.6 or higher no drivers are necessary. Before switching to another input, you should stop playback in the playersoftware.If you switch to another USB input, the connection will be lost.D/A Converter OperationSelecting a D/A ConverterSourceChoose the digital input to which you have already connected the sourcedevice which is to be played.As soon as the source device delivers digital music data, the SDV 3100 HVautomatically adjusts itself to the format and sampling rate of the signal,and you will hear the music.Screen Display  During D/A converter operations the SDV 3100 HV integral screen displaysthe characteristics of the digital input signal.