Esoteric X-03, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...D00864300B Super Audio CD CD Player Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...apparatus Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit The apparatus draws nominal non operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off posi...

Page 3: ...playback area 14 Repeat mode 15 Analog output 2CH MULTI 15 Programmed playback 16 Display dimming 17 Changing the display mode 18 Clock Mode 18 i LINK AUDIO Output Setting 19 i LINK IEEE 1394 20 Setti...

Page 4: ...CD playback This coupled with the clamping turntable and the precision ball bearings eliminate irregular rotation and vibration Neodymium stabilizes the motor s driving current reducing influence on...

Page 5: ...s All audio channels use Burr Brown 24 bit DA converters PCM1704 Improved linearity is achieved for the two front channels by the use of dual converters for each channel The audio DAC boards employ a...

Page 6: ...ontact your dealer or service company When removing the power plug from the wall outlet always pull directly on the plug never yank the cord To keep the laser pickup clean do not touch it and always c...

Page 7: ...ay any disc that is warped deformed or damaged Playing such discs may cause irreparable harm to the playing mechanisms CD R and CD RW discs are more sensitive to the effects of heat and ultraviolet ra...

Page 8: ...es together with the AC power cord or speaker cables i LINK cable RCA coaxial cable optical digital cable BNC coaxial cable XLR cable Balanced XLR pin assignment Stereo amplifier Master clock generato...

Page 9: ...minal Use a commercially available S400 compatible i LINK IEEE1394 6pin cable to connect the unit to an amplifier When using this terminal set the i LINK output setting to i 60958 or i PCM see page 19...

Page 10: ...e button lights up PAUSE Use this to pause playback When playback is temporarily paused the ring surrounding this button lights up SKIP Use these for skip operations Pressing and holding these buttons...

Page 11: ...tton to enter or exit the setup menu OPEN CLOSE Use this to open and close the disc tray CLEAR Use this button to clear entry errors etc DISPLAY Use this button to change the display mode FL DIMMER Us...

Page 12: ...se Point the remote control unit at the player s remote sensor within seven meters 23 feet of the player There should not be any obstacles between the player and the remote control unit Do not allow d...

Page 13: ...4 The tray will close Take care not to trap your fingers in the tray The unit reads the disc this may take a little time Press the PLAY button to start playback 5 Pausing playback Press the PAUSE but...

Page 14: ...In programmed playback mode these buttons will move between tracks in the programmed order Selecting a track Use the number button to select tracks for playback Use the 10 button to enter the first d...

Page 15: ...repeat REPEAT DSC whole disc repeat REPEAT OFF no repeat Analog output 2CH MULTI When playback is stopped use the 2CH MULTI button to select either 2CH stereo or MULTI multi channel surround audio out...

Page 16: ...button and 0 through 9 buttons in exactly the same way as when selecting tracks Continue pressing the number buttons to add tracks Clear mistakes with the CLEAR button the last entry is cleared You ca...

Page 17: ...tton also clears the program Display dimming The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the environment in which you listen to music There are three levels and an off setting Use the FL DIMMER...

Page 18: ...external unit such as the Esoteric G 25U D 70 or G 0s to synchronize your whole audio system Use the CLOCK MODE main unit button to switch between Word ON and Word OFF When the unit is synchronizing t...

Page 19: ...etting to Multi ch to output the surround sound from a Super Audio CD When the Analog Out setting is set to 2ch the multi channel sound is downmixed to 2 channels In case you experience any problem wi...

Page 20: ...ossible NOTES Among 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...

Page 21: ...in Use the cursor buttons to navigate the menus 3 When an 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 4 Exit...

Page 22: ...istance 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 Test Start Test Tone options options options options options options options options options option...

Page 23: ...ngs Speaker Setup 1 Use these speaker setup menus when the i LINK AUDIO terminal is connected to a surround sound amplifier and when you don t use the speaker menus of the amplifier There is no need f...

Page 24: ...surround pair cannot be greater than the distance set for the L R pair and must be within 9m of that distance So with the L R pair set at 5m the SR SL pair distance can be set from 0m to 5m Speaker l...

Page 25: ...utton of the remote control unit to change the settings see page 15 23 e Change the speaker configuration if necessary see page 23 e Super Audio CDs may have more than one playback area not all of whi...

Page 26: ...ncy response 5Hz 58 kHz Super Audio CD Signal to Noise Ratio S N 112 dB Super Audio CD 1 kHz Dynamic range 106 dB Super Audio CD 1 kHz Total harmonic distortion 0 001 Super Audio CD 1 kHz Audio output...

Page 27: ...27 Dimensions 153mm 332mm 353mm 442mm...

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