Esoteric UX-1 Pi, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...D00960150A Universal Player OWNER S MANUAL 2 MANUEL DU PROPRI TAIRE 52 UX 1 Pi UX 3 Pi...

Page 2: ...nel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus ha...

Page 3: ...harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follo...

Page 4: ...1 HDMI HDMI video output format 31 H_ASP HDMI aspect ratio 32 H_EXP HDMI expand 32 H_RGB 32 H_COL 32 H_FRC HDMI Frame Rate Converter 32 4 DOWN 33 WORD Word sync 33 i LINK 33 Settings Speaker setup for...

Page 5: ...h the unit to the feet As the unit may become warm during operation always leave sufficient space around the unit for ventilation The voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage as printed o...

Page 6: ...of the screen This is not a malfunction it is caused by the NTSC PAL conversion 6 Before Use 2 Placement of the unit High quality hardened tool steel is used for the pin point feet securely attached...

Page 7: ...disassembly is prohibited The UX 1 Pi UX 3 Pi player uses six DACs with high quality 14 bit 216MHz processing for video output This type of DAC the ADV7324 employs new Noise shaping Video NSV technolo...

Page 8: ...ord a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc...

Page 9: ...ft dry cloth Never use such chemicals as record sprays antistatic sprays or fluid benzine or thinner to clean the discs Such chemicals will do irreparable damage to the disc s plastic surface Discs sh...

Page 10: ...the AC power cord or speaker cables Only use one method of video connection note that the Component video output terminals use three cables TV Monitor RCA video cable HDMI cable S Video cable D termin...

Page 11: ...VI terminal a suitable adaptor cable or adaptors should be used Note that the television connected in this way must be HDCP compatible Also note that this connection outputs no sound Make sure that yo...

Page 12: ...equipment before making connection 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 bundling the signal int...

Page 13: ...kHz or 48kHz 44 1kHz However there may be some occasions when digital audio cannot be output by the unit from such a disc Following settings are necessary to use this terminal Set the Digital Output s...

Page 14: ...the WORD SYNC connector set WORD to ON see page 33 I BNC coaxial cable Master clock generator G 0s AZ 1 etc Supplied power cord Wall socket Connection to an amplifier etc 2 Power cord receptacle After...

Page 15: ...ol unit Point the remote control unit at this sensor when operating the remote control unit Disc tray Display OPEN CLOSE Use this to open and close the disc tray STOP Use this to stop playback When pl...

Page 16: ...i channel audio output SLOW Use these for slow motion video playback SCAN m Use these for fast scanning during playback STOP Use this to stop playback PLAY Use this to start playback MENU Use this but...

Page 17: ...use the remote control unit to work incorrectly Note that other units with remote controls may operate incorrectly because of infrared light overspill when you operate this remote control unit How to...

Page 18: ...ayed back DTS indicator Lights to show that DTS audio is being played back DOWN MIX indicator Lights to show that a multi channel source has been downmixed to 2 channels 5 1CH indicator Lights when th...

Page 19: ...s in the tray The unit reads the disc this may take a little time Some discs may automatically start playback Press the PLAY button to start playback if playback has not started automatically 5 If a m...

Page 20: ...menu the TOP MENU button Depending on the disc pressing MENU or TOP MENU during playback may restart playback from the first chapter This function is not available with a DVD RW disc with VR content...

Page 21: ...pears blurred or noisy reconfigure the still mode to field see page 45 Caution do not leave player in the pause mode for extended periods of time Damage to your television or the player may occur Stop...

Page 22: ...ns to the start of the current track or chapter If it is pressed within one second from the start of the track playback returns to the start of the previous track or chapter so pressing the button twi...

Page 23: ...ormal playback starts from the start of that track Notes on video CD non PBC playback audio CD and Super Audio CD Scanning can be carried out across track boundaries If backward scanning reaches the s...

Page 24: ...udio discs have two or more audio groups In this case select the audio group see page 22 DVD VCD DVD A Selecting subtitles Use the SUBTITLE button to select DVD subtitles Repeated presses of this butt...

Page 25: ...yed You can change the setting so that the angle icon isn t displayed even when a scene recorded with multiple angles is played See page 46 for details The ANGLE button doesn t work during pause Dimmi...

Page 26: ...t Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG Audio of Audio Digital Out setting to PCM see page 43 When using the i LINK terminal set the i LINK output setting to PCM see pages 33 26 Slow motion frame advance DVD VCD...

Page 27: ...e OFF setting is not memorized when the power is turned off When the unit is switched off with the display off and then turned on again the display is reset to the minimum brightness FL Dimmer1 In OFF...

Page 28: ...ent chapter Time remaining for current chapter Total number of audio versions recorded Audio format Current Audio channels Language of audio format Number of subtitles available Currently selected sub...

Page 29: ...s on disc Time remaining for current track Elapsed time of current group Time remaining for current group Audio format Sampling frequency Total number of audio versions recorded Audio channels Bit rat...

Page 30: ...z H_EXP z H_RGB z H_COL z H_FRC z 4 DOWN z WORD Word Sync z i LINK z Exit the setup mode HDMI setting 1 30 Setting Digital Filter HDMI 4 down Word Sync and i LINK 1 MODE Repeatedly press the MODE but...

Page 31: ...eo output format i interlaced p progressive scan Select Auto when the unit is connected to a device with an HDMI terminal The format recommended by the receiving side is automatically selected The for...

Page 32: ...elect NORM H_ASP HDMI aspect ratio Selects an aspect ratio for HDMI output Choose AUTO 4 3 or FULL to match your television monitor Normally select AUTO The setting is automatically switched to FULL o...

Page 33: ...lly set to OFF to keep the synchronization of audio and video 4 DOWN Turns on or off the 4 down mode PAL DVD discs are usually played back at 25 frames per second while filmed movies on them were orig...

Page 34: ...e made but it is easier to use the on screen display to make these settings remember that video output must be turned on Move Analog Out Digital Out CD Digital Direct Audio DRC Group Playback 2ch Down...

Page 35: ...io volume changes when the mode is changed between 2 channel to multi channel Note that some DVD discs cannot be downmixed from multi channel to 2 channel Speakers should be set up properly for multi...

Page 36: ...s ignored for DVD audio discs and Super Audio CDs these are downmixed in the Lo Ro mode automatically Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control AUDIO q Audio DRC ON Applies dynamic range control to Dolby Digita...

Page 37: ...mory selection screen or SETUP to exit the setup menu completely You can use the PICTURE button of the remote control unit to select Reference Memory 1 Memory 2 or Memory 3 4 Sharpness Adjusts the sha...

Page 38: ...button Typically the Auto setting should be used but in the case of jagged or blurred playback of a DVD you may want to select the Video option A note on progressive scan The video on DVD discs may b...

Page 39: ...hat language Press ENTER when done If the selected language is not available on the disc the first subtitle language of the disc is used Displaying subtitles LANGUAGE q Subtitle Display This turns sub...

Page 40: ...azakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 Latvian lv 1222 M...

Page 41: ...r and the SR SL surround pair of speakers Turn the subwoofer SW ON or OFF if you have no subwoofer Large Select this when the connected speakers can fully reproduce bass frequencies Small Select this...

Page 42: ...i LINK AUDIO terminal this setup is effective only when i LINK is set to PCM see page 33 and DVD Video or DVD Audio discs are played This setup has no effect on Super Audio CD In case of using the HD...

Page 43: ...connecting to non DTS compatible equipment MPEG Audio Select either Stream for connection to an MPEG compatible amplifier or PCM for use with more general equipment Down Sample Enable ON or disable OF...

Page 44: ...ly 16 9 images are visible at their full width but a blank area is left at the top and bottom of the screen 4 3PS Pan Scan This mode is used with 4 3 televisions 4 3 images are displayed normally When...

Page 45: ...PAL equipment or the other way round There are three options OFF PAL discs can only be shown on PAL equipment and NTSC discs can only be shown on NTSC equipment Use this setting to produce the best po...

Page 46: ...is way can be played back on the unit it is necessary to enter a password which temporarily changes the level to a more relaxed value These different levels of protection also allow you to change the...

Page 47: ...RAZIL 0218 br CANADA 0301 ca CHILE 0312 cl CHINA 0314 cn DENMARK 0411 dk FINLAND 0609 fi FRANCE 0618 fr GERMANY 0405 de HONG KONG 0811 hk INDIA 0914 in INDONESIA 0904 id ITALY 0920 it JAPAN 1016 jp KO...

Page 48: ...page 34 Scanning stops e Scanning does not work within menus There is no sound or only a very low level sound is heard e Check that the amplifier and speakers are connected securely e Check the opera...

Page 49: ...could affect picture quality Please connect the unit directly to your TV The image is distorted or monochromatic e The color system selected does not match your TV see page 6 e Adjust the aspect ratio...

Page 50: ...ong the i LINK formats there are MPEG 2 TS for BS digital source and DV for digital video for DVD recorders as well as the i LINK AUDIO A M Protocol Never connect devices that are not ready for i LINK...