ORPHEUS ONE
USER MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
• Introd uction ............. .......................... .........2
• Front p anel description ...............................3
• Rear panel description ..............................4
• Connections ..............................................5
• Operations ................................................6
• Menu Structure.............................................7
• Set Up Operations........................................8
• Specifications ...........................................11
UNPACKING
First check and identify the contents of your Or-
pheus One package, as listed below :
• Orpheus One digital audio interf ace
• Power cord
• Orpheus One user manual
• Warranty registration card
If any item should be damaged or missi ng, please
inform your supplier without delay.
Kee p the pac king mate ria ls, yo u may ne ed t he m
to transport the unit in the future.
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FRONT PANEL
READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT
• Please read this manual carefully, to assure
proper operation and the best possible performance.
• Switch off the unit before connecti ng or disconnecting any input or output cables.
• Do not touch the inner pins of rear-panel
conne c t ors , ele ct ro s tat ic di sc ha rge may caus e
permanent damage to the unit.
• Choose the installation location for the unit carefully. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight or
clos e to a sour ce o f heat . Avo i d a ls o loc ati o ns
subjec t to vi bratio n and exc essiv e dust, he at,
cold or moisture.
• To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
• Do not use force when operating switches,
knobs and other controls.
• Do not open the chassis or attempt to make
repai rs by your self, as this may r esult in damage to the unit or electrical shock. If a foreign
object should get i nto the unit, contact your
local dealer.
• Whe n planning not to use t he unit f or a lo ng
period of time, it is advisable to disconnect the
power plug f rom the wall outlet.
• The power switch does not disconnect the
complete unit from the main line.
• To prevent lightning da mage, di sconnect the
power plug when there is an electr ical stor m.
• Whe n movi ng the unit , be sur e to f irs t disc on-
nect the powe r plug and all w ires c onnected
from the unit to other equipment.
• When disconnecting the power plug from the
wall o utle t , a lwa ys pul l di re c t ly o n t he plug, ne ver pull t he cor d itself.
• Do not attempt to clean this unit with water or
chemical solvents, as this may damage the
unit or the finish. Use a clean, dry c loth.
• Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
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1. MAIN POWER INDICATOR
Lights red when the unit is operating. Indicator
light is off when the unit is switched off.
2. DISPLAY WINDOW
Di splay s the chosen digital input f ormat a nd
guides through the setup menus.
3. INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR
Receives signals from the remote control
transmitter. Placed in th e right he nd corner of
the display. Not visible.
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4. CONTROL BUTTONS
Used for choosing digital input format and me-
nu navigation as well as unit setup.
LEFT
UP
RIGHT
SELECT DOWN
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UP & DOWN
Used for inc reasing, decreasing or choosing va-
lues, for i nstance, while adjusting v olume lev els,
dimming the display or renaming input s.
LEFT & RIGHT
Used for selecting options, menus and inputs.
SELECT
Used for entering set up menu structure and ac-
cessing menu options as well as confirming choices and settings.
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REAR PANEL
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1. INPUT AES/EBU FORMAT
Digital data stream input using an XLR
connector for AES/EBU format.
2. INPUTS S/PDIF FORMAT
Di gital da ta str eam inputs using t wo indepe n-
dent RCA c on nect ors ( S/PD IF 1 and 2) for S/
PDIF format.
3. INPUTS BNC FORMAT
Di gital da ta str eam inputs using t wo indepe n-
dent c onnectors (BNC 1 and 2) for BNC fo rmat.
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CONNECTIONS
4. INPUT TOSLINK FOR MAT
Digital data str eam input us ing an optical
connector for TOSLINK format.
5. OUTPUTS
Analogue balanced right and left channel
outputs on XLR connectors. Unbalanced
right and left channel outputs on RCA
connectors.
6. ADDITIONA L SLOT
Spare slot for additional sample rate
conversion and doma in conversio n board.
7. ADDITIONA L SLOT
Same as 4.
8. POWER SUPPLY & POWER SWITCH
Power cord c onnection a nd main power
switch.
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A
Digital data stream inputs from
CD driv e or play er wiht digi tal
output.
R : right channel
L : left channel
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A: AES/EBU
S: S/PDIF
B: BNC
T: TOSLINK
L R
Balanced analogue stereo output
to pre-amp or integrated amp.
R L
Unbalanced analogue ster eo
output to pre-amp or integrated
XLR OUTPUT CONNECTOR
Pin 1 : ground
Pin 2 : signal in pha se
Pin 3 : signal out of phase
The balanced analogue output is not a floating
output. Do not connect pin 3 of the connector to
ground.
If you w ish to wire the balanced out put to a n unbalance d inp ut ( wit h RCA c onne ct or) , co nnec t pi n 1
to ground and pin 2 to signal, and make sure pin 3
is not used.
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OPERATIONS
QUICK GUIDE
CONNECTION
Connec t t he di gi t al ( i nput -) c able f i rst , follo we d by
the analogue (output-) ones and finally the power
cord.
POWER ON
Flip t he mai n po we r s wi t c h o n the r ight ha nd s ide
of rear panel.
DIG ITAL DATA STREAM
Select between AES/EBU, S/PDIF, BNC or TO-
SLINK digital input data formats, according to
your digital sourc e and the connection cho osen.
The display will (for approx. two seconds) show
44,1 192 when the system has locked onto
the incoming digital data stream. If the system is
unable to lock onto the incoming digital data
stream, the display shows
check your sourc e is sending data and make sur e
it is conne cted correc t l y to the input cho osen. NO
PCM indica te s th at a non li ne a r P CM da t a s tre a m
is recieved from for example a DTS CD.
BURN-IN TIME
The unit nee ds appro xi mate ly fi fty ho urs o f burn-
in time to dev elop its full potential.
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NO LOCK. Please
ORPHEUS DA-ONE is a 2 channel 24bit/192kHz
upsampler and digital to analogue conversion
board f or t he ORPHE US ONE di gita l audio inte rface.
Up to t hree ORP HEUS DA-O NE ca n be ins talle d
in the ORPHEUS ONE, providing up to six channel digital to analogue conversion of supreme
quality.
ORPHEUS DA- O NE f e at ures Ana gra m Tec h nolo gies software based sample rate conversion technology . Eac h inco ming data s trea m is conve rted
into a high defi nitio n 24bit/1 92kHz si gnal prio r to
being converted to the analogue domain. The
complexity of the analogue reconstruction filter is
significantly reduced by using a 192 kHz sampling
rat e. This re sults i n near pe rfect pha se line arity
and soundstage quality.
ORPHEUS DA-ONE features a modular layout.
The board’s upsampling module, or the whole
conv ersion board itself, can be changed in the
future and thus adapt ed to ne w techno logie s and
data formats.
TECHNICAL DATA
Digital input : one S/PDIF, 75 Ohm, 0.5 V, on
RCA connector and one AES/EBU, 110 Ohm, 5
V, on XLR connector
Analogue outp ut : ei ther balanced, 4 V rms, on
XLR connectors or unbalanced, 2 V rms, on RCA
connectors
DISPL AY AND MENU STRUCT URE
Impedance : 75 Ohm
24 bit / 44.1 kHz input signal :
Harmonic distortion (THD+N) :
0.00036% @ 0 dB FS
0.00390% @ -30 dB FS
0.11000% @ -60 dB FS
Dynamic (THD+N @ -60 dB FS) : 119 dBr
Signal to noise ratio : 121 dBr
Residual noi se 20 Hz to 22 kHz :
3.6 µV @ 4 Vrms balanced
1.8 µV @ 2 Vrms unbalanced
16 bit / 44.1 kHz input signal :
Harmonic distortion (THD+N) :
0.00090% @ 0 dB FS
0.02500% @ -30 dB FS
0.80000% @ -60 dB FS
Dynamic (THD+N @ -60 dB FS) : 101 dBr
Signal to noise ratio : 121 dBr
Residual noi se 20 Hz to 22 kHz :
3.6 µV @ 4 Vrms balanced
1.8 µV @ 2 Vrms unbalanced
Freq u ency resp onse : se t fo r o p ti mal tran sie n t
response
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DA converter
SPDIF 1
Options:
AES/EBU
SPDIF 1 or 2
BNC 1 or 2
BALANCED
SETUP>
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NIGHTMODE
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SETUP>
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PREFERENCES
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SETUP>
DISPLAY
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AES/EBU 44,1 -> 192
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3a
SETUP>
STANDBY
3
4
SETUP>
NAMES
SETUP>
KEY REPEAT RATE
NO LOCK
NO PCM
SETUP>
PHASE
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5
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SET UP AND OPERATIONS
QUICK GUIDE
POWER ON
Flip t he ma in po w er s wi t c h o n the r ight ha nd s i de
of r ear panel.
MAIN SCREEN
After switc hing on the unit, the disp lay window
shows the start up display shortly. It then switches
to t he defa ult main sc ree n which sho ws input s elections f or listening and recording.
CHOOSING AN INPUT
To choose between inputs, press < or > until the
desired input channel is displayed.
GOING INTO STANDBY
Press ! twice.
LOST? RELAX!
Let the system return to the main screen automa-
tically. After approximately 10 seconds of control
button inactivi t y the display returns t o the previous
menus , and finally t o the main scre en.
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SET UP AND OPERATIONS
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DA CONVERTER
START UP DISPLAY
The sta rt up di splay is sho wn appro x. 2 s econds
when main power is switched on.
It is then replaced by the main screen.
AES/EBU 2
MAIN SC R EEN
The mai n s c ree n is the de f a ult di s pla y duri ng no r-
mal operation.
It shows the name of the digital input format se-
lected.
To cho ose between i nput for mats pre ss < or >
until the desired input format is displayed.
Options:
• AES/EBU
• SPDIF 1 or 2
• BNC 1 or 2
• TOSLINK
Select between the various options according to
your digita l source and the connection established.
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44,1 -> 192
UPSAMPLING
Whe n press ing
samp ling deta ils of the cho sen input . The sa mpling ra te c onve rsion t o the hi gh dif initi on si gnal
which is then converted to the analogue domain is
show n in kHz and i s dis played fo r appro x. 2 seconds upon succesfull lock on to the data stream
of the chosen digit al input format.
Hereafter the display returns to default main
screen.
If t he sys tem has no t bee n able to lo ck o n to the
data strea m of the cho sen input the displa y show s
NO L OCK .
NO PCM indicates that a non linear PCM data
stream is recieved from for example a DTS CD.
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SETUP MENU
From ma in screen press ! to enter setu p menu .
To cho ose betwee n the set up menu options press
< or > untill the desi red option is displaye d.
LEAVING SETUP MENU
At any poi nt i n the set up menu y ou c a n retur n to
the f orme r menu le ve l by pres si ng
!.
^ or v the display shows the up-
SETUP>
STANDBY
^ followed by
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SETUP>
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STANDBY
STANDBY MODE
Pressing ! puts the unit into standby mode.
Pres sing any naviga tion butt on res umes no rmal
operation.
SETUP>
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NAMES
INPUT NA M E SETTING
To enter name s electi on press !.
Eac h input ca n be na med ac co rdi ng to indi vi dual
need a nd ta st e. The defi ne d input name a ppear s
in the mai n screen.
SETUP>NAMES>
INPUT 1
INPUT SELECTION
Sele ct t he input t hat sho uld be r ena med by pr es -
sing < or > unti l the cho sen inp ut is dis played.
Press ! to con firm..
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SETUP>NAMES>INPUT 1>
INPUT 1
RENAMING
Each input can have any individually defined
name. The na me c an be a wo rd wit h a co mbination of up to 10 letters or numbers.
I N P U T 1
CHANGING VALUES
Press
^ or v to change the value.
Characters A to Z and 0 to 9, as well as space,
are available .
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
O R P H E U S D A
MOVING CU RSOR
Press < or > t o switc h from one pos ition t o the
other.
SETUP>NAMES>INPUT 1>
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NEW INPUT NAME
Press ! to confirm the choice and save the new
input name.
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SET UP AND OPERATIONS
SETUP>
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PHASE
PHASE SELECTION
To enter phase selec t ion pres !.
This function gives to possibility to select phase.
Normal mode gives the natural perspect ive of music. Invers ion mode c hanges the absolut e phas e
by 180 dg.
Options:
• NORMAL
• INVERSION
To select phase pres < or > until the chosen
phase is displayed. Press ! to confirm.
SETUP>
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KEY REPEAT RATE
KEY REPEAT RATE
Press! to enter key repeat rate mode.
Holding down < or > is the same a s repeate dly
pressing them. The repetition rate can be adjusted in three intervals.
Options:
• SLOW (0,6 seconds)
• MEDIUM (0,4 seconds)
• FAST (0,2 seconds)
To set repeat rate pres < or > until the chosen
rate is di splaye d . Pres ! to confirm.
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SPECIFICATIONS
SETUP>
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DISPLAY
DISPLAY
To enter display mode press !.
The display lighting can be adjusted from 100% to
25% i n 25 % st eps . The mai n pow e r i ndi c a to r li ght
on the left side of the front panel is adjusted accordingly.
To increase or decrease the value press
Press ! to confirm.
SETUP>
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NIGHT MODE
NIGHT MODE
To enter night mode press !.
When night mode i s in position ON the display
turns off automatically approx. 3 seconds after
pressing any button on the remote control.
The unit is still operating and the display lighting
is reactiv ated by pr essing any control button.
To se t night mode pr ess < or > until the chosen
mode is displa yed. P ress ! to c onfir m.
^ or v.
SETUP>
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PREFERENCES
To enter pr eferences press !.
The various settings allow a personalized unit
configurat ion. The personal set tings need to be
saved before tu rning off main power.
It is pos si ble to res tore previo usly store d setti ngs
as well as calling bac k t he initial factory se ttings.
Options:
• SAVE
• RESET
• FACTORY SETTINGS
Press < or > until the chosen mode is displayed.
Press ! to confirm.
In case of RESET and FACTORY SETTINGS
press ! to co n fir m.
FACTORY SETTINGS has the fo llowing values :
Names : AES/EBU
SPDIF 1 and 2
BNC 1 and 2
TOSLINK
Phase: NORMAL
Repeat rate : MEDIUM
Display : 100%
Nightmode: OFF
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TECHNICAL DATA
Boards : up to 3
Size : 482 × 370 × 44 mm
Weight : 10 kg
Main voltage : selectable
220-240 V at 50-60 Hz
190-250 V at 50-60 Hz
95-125 V at 50-60 Hz
Power : 8 W (with 1 board) to
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32 W (with 4 boards)
COMMENTS
Constructive feedback is always welcome.
Please feel free to forward us your comments at
the a ddre s s lis te d be lo w o r to yo ur loc a l de a le r or
distributor.
TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN
The unit has been entirely manufactured and as-
semble d i n Sw it zer land; co nc ei ve d by ANAGR AM
Technologies SA and designed by Chia rini Design.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Orpheus Laboratories Sàrl reserve the right to
make changes to their products or discontinue
any pr oduct or service w ithout no tice. Adequa te
opera ting sa feguards must be us ed to mini mize
hazar ds. Re production of user manual i nfor mation
is permis sible only if it is without alteration and is
accompanied by all relevant conditions, limitations
and notices. Source must be clearly identified
when reproducing user manual information.
ADDRESS
ORPHEUS Laboratories Sàrl
ZI le Trési 6A
1028 Préverenges
Switzerland
+41 21 804 19 80 phone
+41 21 804 19 81 fax
info@orpheuslab.com
www.orpheuslab.com
DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR
© Orpheus Laboratories Sàrl - 2002
May 2002 - rev. 3
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