Esoteric G-25U manual

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  • Page 1

    D00864900A G-25U Master Clock Generator/Up-converter Owner ’ s Manual[...]

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    F e a t u r e s Up converter function G-25 has the very highly accurate intern al crystal master clock and ESOTERIC orig inal DSRLL Ⅲ circuit. This reduces the audible freque ncy digital jitter to less than 1/100 level. Even tho ugh the connected component has no WORD SYNC IN terminals, The G-25U can prov ide highly accurate digital signals regen[...]

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    B e f o r e U s e What’s in the box Please confirm that the follo wing accessories are in the box when you open it. Power cord x 1 Felt x 3 Warranty card x 1 Owner's manual x 1 Read this before operation ・ As the unit may become warm durin g operation, always le ave sufficient space around the unit for ventilation. ・ The voltage supplied[...]

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    C o n n e c t i o n CAUTION: ・ Switch off the power to all equipment before making co nnections. ・ Read the instructions of each component yo u intend to use with this unit. CD drive unit, etc. Balanced XLR pin assignment RCA coaxial digital cable BNC cable 75 Ω BNC cable 75 Ω BNC cable 75 Ω Supplied power cable W all socket Connect either o[...]

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    A. WORD CLOC K OUT terminals [WORD CLOCK OUT] These terminals output word synchronizati on signa ls. Connect these OUT terminals to the WORD SYNC IN terminals of the other di gital devices (CD T ransport, D/A converter, etc.), using a commercially-availabl e BNC coaxial cable (impedance: 7 5 Ω ). ・ The G-25U has three separate output systems (s [...]

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    N a m e o f E a c h C o n t r o l A. POWER Use this to turn up the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the ring surroundi ng the button lights up. B. Up converter Input sel ect sw itch Use this switch to select the digital inputs. The in dicator LED lights up acc ording to the selected input lines. C. UP CONVERT button Use this switch to select t[...]

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    Set Up #1 Master clock functi o n 1. Connect WORD CLO C K OUT terminal s to WORD SYNC IN terminals of each component you intend to use with this unit, using a commercially -available BNC coaxial cable. ・ Read the instructions of each component to conn ect other audio signal line 2. Turn on the power using th e POWER button on the main unit.  T[...]

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    Set Up #1 Up-convert function This unit can convert input signal from digital in put terminals to up/down converted samplin g frequency digital signals. 1. Turn on the power using th e POWER button on the main unit.  Read the instructions of each component to conn ect other audio signal line 2. Press INPUT to select the line which digital comp o[...]

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    Troubleshooting No power . → Check the connection to the AC wall outlet. Make sure the outlet is no t switched by a lamp switch by plugging in another electric al device to see if the outlet is “live”. → Press the POWER switch of the unit to turn it on. Word sy nc does not w ork. → Frequency of the output word clock may be invalid to the [...]