Esoteric UX-3 Pi manual

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IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sourc[...]

UX-1 Pi UX-3 Pi ENGLISH 3 CAUTION < DO NOT REMOVE THE EXTERNAL CASES OR CABINETS TO EXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE WITHIN! < IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT, CONTACT TEAC FOR A SERVICE REFERRAL. DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. < USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR[...]

4 Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 ENGLISH Before Use (1) What’ s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. Remote control unit x 1 Batteries (AA, R6, SUM-3) x 2 Felt sheet x 3 Power cord x 1 Owner’s manual x 1 Warranty card x 1 Conventions about This Manual < Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote con[...]

Changing the Color System (NTSC/P AL) If you experience picture distortion or are unable to view the monitor image, you may need to change the color setting to match your TV. 1. Turn the unit off. 2. While holding down the PAUSE button of the main unit, press the POWER button. 3. While “V Set NTSC” (or “V Set PAL”) is displayed on the front[...]

7 ENGLISH Restoring factory settings If you have made a lot of changes to the setup, and want to restart from a known set of options, restore the unit to the factory settings as follows: 1. Turn the unit off and wait 30 seconds or longer. 2. Press the POWER button while holding down the STOP button. Release the STOP button when “Setup CLR” appe[...]

8 T ype of discs that can be played on this system This player can playback discs bearing any of the following logos: Region Number of DVD Video discs: DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers that dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number of y[...]

9 ENGLISH Following discs cannot be played with this unit: • CD-G, Data part of CD-EXTRA, PHOTO CD, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs • discs recorded in a color system other than PAL or NTSC • illegally produced discs • scratched or damaged discs • discs that are dusty, soiled or marked with fingerprints Warning: If you attempt to play back such [...]

S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN HDMI IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN D1/D2 COMPONENT VIDEO IN YP B P R A B C D E 10 Connection to a TV CAUTION: < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connections. < Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit. < Be sure to insert each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, avoid bund[...]

11 ENGLISH Component video output terminals Use commercially available BNC coaxial cables to connect the unit to the component video inputs of a suitably equipped television or monitor to enjoy high resolution video. Use these terminals in preference to S-Video or composite video connections. < Note that these terminals cannot be connected to hi[...]

L R L R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN (2ch/5.1ch) RL DIGIT AL IN (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) HDMI i.LINK (AUDIO) SURROUND CENTER SUBWOOFER FRONT A F G H G H The SURROUND, CENTER and SUBWOOFER terminals are available for the UX-1 Pi only. 12 Connection to an amplifier etc. (1) CAUTION: < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connection. <[...]

13 ENGLISH i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal Digital audio from Super Audio CD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, CD and video CD is output from i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal. Connect the this terminal to an amplifier using a commercially available S400 compatible i.LINK (IEEE1394) 6 pin cable. Digital audio output terminals Digital audio from DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (2ch only),[...]

I J K L WORD SYNC OUT 14 Wor d sync connector This allows the use of an externally-generated word clock connection, using a commercially available BNC coaxial cable. Devices producing such a suitable clock signal include external D-A converters or dedicated word clock generators. Connect the SYNC OUT (or WORD OUT) of such a device to the unit. SIGN[...]

15 ENGLISH Front panel featur es A B C E D G H I J F POWER Use this to turn the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the ring surrounding the button lights up. MODE Use this button to change following settings: Digital filter, HDMI, 4% DOWN, Word sync, i.LINK The ring surrounding the button lights orange when the 4% DOWN is on. It lights blue when[...]

16 Understanding the remote contr ol unit B C D E F I K M L G H A J O R X Y Z b P Q S T V W U a N LIGHT Use this to illuminate the white buttons on the remote control unit for several seconds. Number buttons Use these for selecting tracks by number, etc. HDMI Use this to turn HDMI output on and off. VIDEO OFF Use this to turn video output on and of[...]

17 ENGLISH Battery Replacement If the distance required between the remote control unit and main unit decreases, the batteries are exhausted. In this case replace the batteries with new ones. Precautions concerning batteries < Be sure to insert the batteries with correct positive “ + ” and negative “ _ ” polarities. < Use batteries of[...]

18 Front panel display a b c d e f k l m n o p q r s g h i j Disc type indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded. GROUP indicator Indicates that the group number of a DVD audio disc is being shown. TITLE indicator Indicates that the title of a DVD disc is being shown. CHAPTER indicator Indicates that the chapter of a DVD disc is being shown[...]

19 ENGLISH DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Playback (1) Press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( L ) to open the tray. 2 Insert the disc label side up. < In the case of double-sided discs, the side to be played should be face down. < Make sure the disc is centered in the tray in order to avoid any malfunction or jamming of the tray or damage to the disc. 3 The t[...]

Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDs With these discs, the number buttons can sometimes be used to select menu items. 20 DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Playback (2) On-screen menu An on-screen menu is shown when a DVD or video CD with playback control (PBC) content is loaded. The way in which the menu works may differ from disc to disc. DVD menus [...]

21 ENGLISH When the STOP button is pressed with a video DVD or video CD, playback is stopped, and the display shows “RESUME”. Pressing PLAY continues playback. Pressing any of the following buttons cancels resume mode: STOP in the stop mode, OPEN/CLOSE Pausing playback (freezing the pictur e) Press the PAUSE button to pause audio playback. The [...]

22 DVD DVD-A Selecting groups and titles Use the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( / ) to change titles and groups on DVD media. If pressed during playback, these buttons start playback at the selected group/title. If pressed during pause or stop mode, playback is paused at the start of the selected group/title. Note that some discs may[...]

23 ENGLISH Fast scanning When playing back, use the SCAN button ( m or , ) to move backwards and forwards (sound is muted for DVD video and video CD discs). Press PLAY to restart playback at normal speed at the desired location. Repeated presses of the SCAN buttons changes the scanning speeds. There are three speeds: Fast (1) q Fast (2) q Fast (3) [...]

24 Selecting audio Many DVD discs include audio in different languages, as well as stereo and multi-channel surround versions of the soundtrack. Video CDs allow the left, right or stereo channels to be selected. This facility is not available for audio CDs or Super Audio CDs. Pressing the AUDIO button changes between the different audio tracks avai[...]

25 ENGLISH Changing camera angle DVD When a scene recorded with multiple angles is played, the angle icon appears on the screen. Each time you press the ANGLE button while the angle icon is displayed, the camera angle changes. < When no other angle is recorded, the prohibit mark “ A ” will be displayed. < You can change the setting so tha[...]

DVD Lip sync This function allows you to adjust the synchronization of the video and audio portions of a DVD. Press the LIP SYNC button to display the current lip sync value (default is 0). Use the left and right cursor buttons to adjust the value. Positive values mean that the sound is delayed relative to the picture. < Press LIP SYNC again to [...]

27 ENGLISH Display dimming DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the environment in which you listen to music or watch video. Use the FL DIMMER button to cycle between these settings. FL Dimmer3: Full brightness FL Dimmer2: Medium brightness FL Dimmer1: Minimum brightness OFF: The display and indicators are off. [...]

28 DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Changing the display mode During playback, it is possible to change the display as shown here. The display on both the main unit, and the on-screen display (when the video output is on) changes. When playback stops, the display mode reverts to the first type of display. Chapter 03/37 Title 01 T otal Elapsed 1 0:53 T otal R[...]

29 ENGLISH T rac k 02/36 Elapsed 0 0:09 Remain 03:51 T rac k 02/36 T otal Elapsed 03:09 T otal R emain 56:51 T rac k 02/36 T otal Elapsed 03:09 T otal Time 60:0 0 (no display) Number of tracks on disc Elapsed time of current track Currently playing track Time remaining for current tracks T otal elapsed time T otal time r emaining (disc) T otal disc[...]

When playback is stopped, repeatedly press the MODE button to select the menu item to be changed. < If you leave the unit idle for 10 seconds, the setting mode will be cancelled. Use the SKIP buttons ( . / / ) to select the options within the menu item. Individual menu functions are described on pages 31-33. 2 A_DF (Digital Filter) z HDMI z H_AS[...]

31 ENGLISH HDMI Cursor A_DF (Digital Filter) Turns on or off the digital filter. ON Upconverts the signal up to 8x before D/A conversion. This setting produces a crisp sound with a solid feel. OFF Does not upconvert the signal. This setting produces a rich and natural sound. < You can also use the remote control unit to change the setting. Press[...]

32 Setting Digital Filter , HDMI, 4% down, Wor d Sync and i.LINK (2) H_RGB Selects a video signal output from the HDMI terminal. Choose either “RGB” or “YC b C r ”. < When units not supporting YC b C r are connected with an HDMI cable, or when units are connected with an HDMI-DVI conversion cable, RGB is automatically output even when YC[...]

33 ENGLISH i.LINK Used to select an i.LINK output setting. When using the i.LINK terminal, select “60958” or “PCM”, and set the Digital Output setting to “ON”. 60958 When the disc is DVD-video/VCD/CD, the digital signal is output in the format (Stream or PCM) you set in the Audio Digital Out (see page 43). < DSD signal is output duri[...]

34 Settings (introduction) If no cursor is visible on the screen, using the left and right buttons changes between the top tabbed menus. Use the up and down buttons to highlight menu items within these tabbed menus. RETURN returns to the top level. Enter the menu item with the right cursor button. 4 Use the up and down cursor buttons to select the [...]

35 ENGLISH Settings (Audio) Analog output settings [AUDIO q Analog Out] Digital output settings [AUDIO q Digital Out] 2ch Outputs 2-channel audio from the 2-channel AUDIO OUT (FRONT), the i.LINK (AUDIO)* and the HDMI** terminals. If multi-channel program material is played, the multi-channel material will be downmixed to two channels and the DOWN M[...]

36 Settings (Audio) Group playback mode (DVD audio) [AUDIO q Group Playback] Continue Plays all groups. Moving between groups is not possible when the menu screen is displayed. Single Plays the group selected using the menu. Fast forward, track skip, etc. cannot be used to move between groups. Downmix [AUDIO q 2ch Down Mix] Lo/Ro Usual stereo mode.[...]

37 ENGLISH Settings (Video) Video adjustment [VIDEO q Video Adjust] Highlight the Video Adjust menu item and press the ENTER button. 1 Near the bottom of the display, a row of four options appears: Reference, and three memory settings (Reference contains the factory default settings and the three memories can be used to make video settings for diff[...]

38 Audio language selection [LANGUAGE q Audio Language] This provides an alternative to the AUDIO button for selecting alternative soundtracks. The default setting is English but you can also select Japanese, or a number of other different languages as the audio track to be played from a multi-lingual disc. To select a language other than English o[...]

ENGLISH 39 Subtitle language selection [LANGUAGE q Subtitle Language] This provides an alternative to the SUBTITLE button for selecting alternative subtitle languages. The default setting is English but you can also select Japanese, or a number of other different languages for the subtitles to be displayed. To select a language other than English o[...]

40 Language Code Japanese (ja) 1001 English (en) 0514 French (fr) 0618 German (de) 0405 Italian (it) 0920 Spanish (es) 0519 Chinese (zh) 2608 Dutch (nl) 1412 Portuguese (pt) 1620 Swedish (sv) 1922 Russian (ru) 1821 Korean (ko) 1115 Greek (el) 0512 Afar (aa) 0101 Abkhazian (ab) 0102 Afrikaans (af) 0106 Amharic (am) 0113 Arabic (ar) 0118 Assamese (as[...]

41 ENGLISH Settings (Speaker setup for 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT , HDMI, and i.LINK terminals) Use these speaker setup menus in the following cases only: • When the 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT terminals (UX-1 Pi only) are connected to a surround sound amplifier. • When the i.LINK (AUDIO) or the HDMI terminal is connected to a surround sound amplifier wit[...]

The unit outputs test tone from each channel in turn at the specified level for each channel. < Test tone at very high levels may not be good for your speakers. Make sure the level of your system is turned down to a reasonable level before carrying out this operation. < Test tone from subwoofer may be nearly inaudible. Check the level of subw[...]

43 ENGLISH T est tone length [GENERAL q Speaker Setting q Test Tone] Select the Test Tone menu item, and choose between 2, 5 and 10 seconds. This represents the length of time that the test tone is output from each speaker when Test Start is selected. Move Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out Video Out Display Setting Parental Lock Size Distance (m) L[...]

44 Settings (General/Video Out) This menu item contains a number of different options, all concerned with the video output from the unit. TV screen [GENERAL q Video Out q TV Screen] Because the shape of the television or monitor may not match the shape of the movie frame, you may need to change the way in which the image is displayed to avoid disto[...]

45 ENGLISH Component video output [GENERAL q Video Out q Comp. Video] This setting allows the selection of interlaced (Interlace) or progressive-scan (Progressive) video from the component video outputs (COMPONENT VIDEO and D1/D2). Progressive-scan video provides a better, clearer picture. However, it is not supported by every television or monitor[...]

46 Settings (General/Display) On-screen display [GENERAL q Display Setting q On Screen Display] When a button is pressed and this setting is ON, the screen shows that button’s name and/or icon, etc. Turn this OFF if you do not need this kind of on-screen display. Angle indication [GENERAL q Display Setting q Angle Indicator] For discs which suppo[...]

47 ENGLISH As well as the level, you can change the country to which the level applies. Select the Country code option, enter the 4-digit country code and press ENTER. The two-letter country code changes. Playing a controlled disc If you then attempt to play a disc whose level is greater than the level you have set, the disc shows a screen which ex[...]

48 T roubleshooting In case you experience any problem with this unit, please take the time to look through this chart and see if you can solve the problem yourself before you call your dealer. General No power e Check the connection to the AC power supply. Check and make sure the AC source is not a switched outlet and that, if it is, the switch is[...]

49 ENGLISH Cannot output 96kHz or 88.2kHz digital audio. e Check that the Audio Digital Out setting is set to “Down Sample OFF” (see page 43). e Some copy protected discs do not output high sampling rate digital audio. No DTS audio output. e When your amplifier is not equipped with DTS decoder, set the DTS setting to “PCM”. Or press the AUD[...]

50 The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an international specification. This unit is ready for i.LINK (AUDIO). By connecting an i.LINK (AUDIO)-capable device to the i.LINK (AUDIO) (or IEEE 1394) terminal on this unit using an i.LINK cable, you can transmit Super Audio CD multi-channel signals that could not be transmitted but in analog format in [...]