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D00942621B Super Audio CD / CD Player Owner ’ s Manual .................... 2 Manuel du Propriétaire ........... 27 Bedienungsanleitung .............. 51 X - 01 D 2[...]
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2 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 PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOS[...]
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3 ENGLISH For U.S.A. ① Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968”, and is classified as cl[...]
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The latest VRDS mechanism for Super Audio CD (Specially developed ball bearings for the optimum VRDS mechanism.) The VRDS mechanism securely clamps the disc to the turntable whose diameter is exactly the same as that of the disc. This system completely eliminates vibration inherent to removable media and unwanted vibrations generated by the mechani[...]
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5 ENGLISH 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 control. You can a[...]
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6 Discs Audio CD: • 12cm or 8cm discs • Linear PCM digital audio Audio CDs are divided into tracks. Super Audio CD: • Single layer, dual layer or Hybrid layer • 12cm or 8cm discs • Digital audio (DSD) Super Audio CDs are divided into tracks. T ype of Discs That Can be Played on This System This player can playback discs bearing any of the[...]
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7 ENGLISH Remote Control Unit 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. All memories are erased, and the unit returns to the fac[...]
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WORD SYNC OUT i.LINK (AUDIO) F C E 5.1CH AUDIO IN L R L R FRONT SURROUND SUBWOOFER CENTER DIGIT AL IN (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) AUDIO IN R L B B A A D 8 Connection RCA cable RCA coaxial cable optical digital cable BNC coaxial cable XLR cable Balanced XLR pin assignment Stereo amplifier Master clock generator (G-0s etc.) D/A Converter Surround[...]
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9 ENGLISH Analog audio output terminals 2 channel (FRONT) Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) FRONT terminals for analog stereo output. If your amplifier has balanced XLR analog audio inputs, connect the XLR jacks on the unit to the amplifier’s XLR jacks, otherwise use the RCA (pin) connections. 5.1 channel For surround (5.1) amplifiers with analog i[...]
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10 Front panel featur es Disc type indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded. TRACK indicator Indicates that the track number is being shown. TOTAL indicator Indicates that the total time is being shown. REMAIN indicator Indicates that the remaining time is being shown. DOWN MIX indicator Lights to show that a multi-channel source has been [...]
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11 ENGLISH Understanding the remote contr ol unit Number buttons Use these buttons for selecting tracks by number, etc. 2CH/MULTI Use this button to switch between two-channel (stereo) and multi-channel surround audio output. PLAY AREA Use this button to select the playback area of Super Audio CDs. SCAN ( m / , ) Use these buttons for fast scanning[...]
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12 Playback Opening and closing the tray 1 5 2 4 3 Turn the unit on. 1 Each press of the POWER button turns the unit on and off. The ring surrounding the POWER button and the display light up when the unit is turned on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. 2 The shutter opens and the disc tray slides out. < The tray opens after a few seconds (this delay[...]
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13 ENGLISH There are two types of Super Audio CDs, regular ones that contain 2-channel stereo and multi-channel stereo and hybrid discs (two-layer discs) that contain Super Audio CD and regular CD data. When a hybrid Super Audio CD is loaded and when the playback is stopped, press the PLAY AREA button to select a playback area. < The setting des[...]
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14 Programmed playback Programmed playback allows up to 30 tracks to be played back in the order you decide. Press the PROGRAM button (either when playing back or stopped). If a track is currently playing back, this track is added as the first item in the programmed playback list. 1 Use the number buttons to add tracks to the programmed playback li[...]
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15 ENGLISH Repeat mode < Halting playback stops the repeat mode. < The following buttons cancel repeat mode: STOP, OPEN/CLOSE, POWER. T rack repeat When this is selected, the currently-selected track repeats. If another track is selected during repeat playback, the newly- selected track repeats. Disc repeat The whole contents of the disc are [...]
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16 Changing the display mode During playback, it is possible to change the display as shown here. < The DISPLAY button doesn’t work during programmed playback. Elapsed time of current track Currently playing track Time remaining for current track T otal elapsed time (disc) T otal time remaining (disc) Repeatedly press the MODE button to select[...]
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17 ENGLISH Setting the Wo rd sync, DAC, priority playback ar ea, and i.LINK output (1) A vailable menu item and options WORD (Wor d sync) Use this feature to lock your entire system to a single sync signal (clock) by connecting this unit to the Esoteric G-0s or similar device that outputs a sync signal. “ON” or “OFF” are available. < Thi[...]
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18 i.LINK Used to select an i.LINK output setting. When using the i.LINK terminal, select “60958” or “PCM”, and set the Digital Out to “ON”. 60958 DSD signal is output during playback of a Super Audio CD. The digital signal in IEC60958 format is output during playback of a CD. PCM DSD signal is output during playback of a Super Audio CD[...]
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19 ENGLISH Settings (introduction) Turn on the main unit. 1 Press the SETUP button to enter the setup menu. 2 “AudioSetup” appears on the front panel display. < Although it is possible to enter the setup menu while playback is continuing, not all menu functions will be available. Expand the number of available functions by pressing the STOP [...]
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20 AudioSetup GeneralSet Analog Out SP Setup DigitalOut CD Direct SP Size Distance L/R *.*m C *.*m SR/SL *.*m SP Level L/R Size C Size SR/SL Size SW ON/OFF LR ***.*dB C ***.*dB SR ***.*-dB SL ***.*dB SW ***.*dB T est Start T est T one options options options options options options options options options options options options options options opt[...]
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21 ENGLISH Settings (Audio Setup) Analog output (Analog Out) When a option marked with “>” is displayed, use the up or down cursor buttons to change the setting, and press the ENTER button to confirm the entry. 2ch Outputs 2-channel audio from the the i.LINK (AUDIO) and the 2ch analog audio output terminals (FRONT L and R). If multi-channel [...]
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22 Settings (Speaker Setup for the i.LINK and the 5.1ch analog audio output terminal) Use these speaker setup menus when the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal or the 5.1ch analog audio output terminals are connected to a surround sound amplifier, and when you don’t use the speaker menus of the amplifier. There is no need for this setup when not using the i[...]
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23 ENGLISH Speaker distance (Distance) This setup is effective in the following case only: Set the DAC mode to “M.bit” or “1bit”, play Super Audio CDs, and output sound from the 5.1ch analog output terminals. This setting has no effect on the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal. Ideally, the speakers should be placed so that they are all the same dista[...]
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24 i.LINK (IEEE 1394) The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an international specification. This unit is i.LINK (AUDIO) ready. By connecting an i.LINK (AUDIO)-capable device to the i.LINK (AUDIO) 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 [...]
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25 ENGLISH T r oubleshooting 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. 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 i[...]
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26 Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Audio CD an d CD Power supply Europe model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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0107 . MA -1102B This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number TEAC ESOTERIC COMPANY 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan Phone: (0422) 52-5132 e-mail: eso-os@tec.teac.co.jp TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph [...]