Luxman D-10X, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER D 10X ...

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Page 3: ...efore Use 8 Names and Functions 11 Connections 19 How to Play Back Discs 21 Stop pause the Playback 23 Skip Fast forward Rewind 25 Direct search repeat playback 27 Program Playback 29 Random playback disc information zoom 31 Detailed Settings 33 Block Diagram 39 Specifications 40 Before Asking for Repair Service 41 ...

Page 4: ...kitchens Do not cover Do not cover or place any items or other units on top of this unit Avoid sources of heat Do not place this unit on top of any device as an amplifier that may emit heat If the unit is installed in a rack install the unit below the shelf where an amplifier is installed so as to avoid heat from the amplifier or other audio devices Notice when this unit is installed in a rack wit...

Page 5: ...ry dirty dip soft cloth in water wring it well wipe away the dirt and finally remove the moisture with dry cloth Specifically designed discs This unit cannot play discs with specifically designed shapes such as heart shaped or hexagonal discs Never use such discs as they can cause malfunctions Lens cleaning If the lens gets dusty discs may skip during playback Please read After sales Services and ...

Page 6: ... parallelled to improve distortion and noise charac teristics Use of a cascode circuit and the introduction of a dual tran sistor to the current mirror circuit suppresses variation be tween elements and improves error detection accuracy BD34301EKV manufactured by ROHM Co Ltd equipped This unit features ROHM s BD34301EKV DAC chips in inde pendent left and right dual monaural configuration USB input...

Page 7: ...ontrol enlarged track number and time information can be displayed 4 playback modes Playback mode can be selected from regular programmed random and repeat playback modes 1 Mac Mac OS OS X and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries 2 Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries 3 DSD is a trademark 4 Sou...

Page 8: ...tally reproduced over S PDIF Last memory function Built in flash memory can memorize settings such as digital input Super Audio CD CD digital filter etc Dimmer function The display brightness can be adjusted with 4 brightness levels Digital output OFF The digital audio output can be deactivated to improve the quality of the analog audio output Analog output terminals The RCA output terminal are ma...

Page 9: ...y users with a light key touch Highly stable power supply The unit s highly stable power supply circuitry features a large capacity CI core type power transformer with 12 custom de signed 3 300 μF blocking capacitors Schottky barrier diodes By using Schottky diodes manufactured by KYOCERA Cor poration former Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation this unit achieves higher DC conversion efficiency in ...

Page 10: ...when an unfinal ized CD R CD RW disc is played back Refer to the precautions for discs for details on how to handle CD R CD R discs Super Audio CD 3 types of disks Single layer CD This is a disc which has a single Super Audio CD layer Dual layer CD This is a CD which has a dual Super Audio CD layer that supports long re cording times Hybrid layer CD This is a CD which has both a standard CD layer ...

Page 11: ...i channel area 1 74 minutes Number of channels 2 3 3 1 4 4 1 5 5 1 2 Maximum number of tracks 255 99 Maximum number of indexes 255 99 Playback frequency range DC to 100 kHz 5 to 20 kHz Dynamic range 2 120 dB or more audible range 96 dB 1 This is the maximum recordable time for a single layer CD Depending on the compression rate of DST Direct Stream Transfer 3 the maximum recordable time may vary 2...

Page 12: ...aying attention to the battery polarity and 3 In the reverse order of battery cover removal put the battery cover back to the opening of the remote control and slide the cover upward until it clicks Do not use a combination of new and old batteries together There may be a case in which the voltages are different between two batteries even though they are the same size Do not use batteries of diffe...

Page 13: ...eiver on the front panel of main unit The effective dis tance is approx 5 m from the main unit and at 30 to either side of the remote control infrared receiver Do not expose the remote control infrared receiver to direct sunlight or strong light sources That may cause a malfunc tion 30 30 Effective distance approx 5 meters ...

Page 14: ...ignals from the accessory remote control 6 Display window Displays the operation status of this unit This display is composed of 6 indicators and display tube 7 Digital input selection button DIGITAL IN Press this button when using the unit as a D A converter Switchover is performed among coaxial optical 1 optical 2 USB and internal player 8 Digital output selection button DIGITAL OUT Press this b...

Page 15: ...D 11 Play button Plays back a disc 12 Play indicator Lights up while a disc is being played back Blinks while playback is being paused 13 Pause button When this button is pressed during playback the playback stops When this button is pressed again the playback starts again During pause the play indicator blinks 14 Stop button Stops playback 15 Previous button When this button is pressed once the p...

Page 16: ...ring playback 6 Time display mode The display shows different playback time modes REM is displayed indicating the remaining time of the current track T REM is displayed indicating the total remaining time of disc This display area does not light up when showing the elapsed time of a track 7 Standby indicator STANDBY Lights up when this unit is in the standby state 8 MQA indicator MQA Lights up whi...

Page 17: ...a does not light up during regular playback 10 Time Displays the elapsed time of current track remaining time of current track or remaining time of disc Time display is switched over according to time display mode 11 Repeat mode Displays the mode for repeat playback There are two types of repeat playback track repeat T REP and all repeat A REP ...

Page 18: ...FIR filter selection button FILTER DSD This button changes the analog FIR filter while a Super Au dio CD HD layer or a DSD file is being played back Select a filter depending on your taste The sound quality can be changed by engaging one of 2 different filters D 1 and D 2 Pressing this button displays the current setting data D 1 or D 2 on the display window Pressing this button again while the fi...

Page 19: ... from off through two dim levels to normal 13 Super Audio CD CD selection button SACD CD When playing back a Hybrid Super Audio CD this button is pressed to switch playback between the HD or SACD layer and the CD layer 14 Repeat button REPEAT Pushing this button will enable repeat playback of the se lected track or the whole disc There are two types of repeat playback track repeat T REP and all re...

Page 20: ...PHASE INVERT on the front panel The following table shows the unit s XLR output terminals pin configuration Phase Normal 1 GROUND 2 COLD 3 HOT Phase Inverted 1 GROUND 2 HOT 3 COLD 3 Optical digital input terminals OPT 1 OPT 2 When using this unit as a D A converter transmit digital sig nals from a CD player or the like that has a digital output terminal to this unit using an optical digital cable ...

Page 21: ...t this terminal to a device such as a D A converter or an amplifier that has a digital input terminal using an optical digital cable When a Super Audio CD HD layer selected or a DSD file is played back a digital audio output cannot be not provided When the PCM data of 352 8 kHz 384 kHz 705 6 kHz or 768 kHz sampling frequency is played back a digital audio output cannot be provided This terminal is...

Page 22: ...E AMP R L R L R L CD SACD PLAYER PC Mac DVD PLAYER B C A E F PRE MAIN AMP D D A CONVERTER CD PLAYER Equipped with digital input terminals When using Windows OS the dedicated driver software must be installed before use ...

Page 23: ...oaxial or optical digital output ter minal of a CD player an SACD player a DVD player or other such devices and the digital input terminal COAX OPT of this unit with a coaxial digital cable and an optical digital cable This terminal is a shutter type optical terminal Direct the cable connector correctly when inserting the cable into the terminal If the cable connector is inserted forcibly in the w...

Page 24: ...21 How to Play Back Discs Disc tray Open close button Open close button Operation button Play button Play button Operation button ...

Page 25: ... the tray 4 Press the open close button The disc tray closes and the disc is loaded To start playback quickly press the play button with out pressing the open close button Or select a track by pressing a numeric key without press ing the open close button and press the ENTER but ton or play button Operation buttons and numeric keys are not functional during the period from disc loading to displayi...

Page 26: ...23 Stop pause the Playback Operation button Operation button Play button Stop button Open close button Open close button Pause button Play button Pause button Stop button ...

Page 27: ... 2 During pause press the play or pause button Stop the playback During playback press the stop button Eject a disc Press the open close button The disc tray opens Turn off the unit Turn the unit to the standby state Press the OPERATION button STANDBY appears on the display and the STANDBY indicator lights up To turn off the power completely the main power switch on the rear panel needs to be turn...

Page 28: ...25 Skip Fast forward Rewind Next button Fast forward button Rewind button Previous button Play button Play button Previous button Next button ...

Page 29: ...rns to the beginning of the previous track Disc fast forward rewind playback Scan Remotecontrol Fast forward the playback 1 During playback press the fast forward button Each time the button is pressed the fast forward speed can be changed in 4 steps 1 2 3 4 appears on the display to indicate the fast forward state and speed 2 To resume regular playback press the play button Rewind the playback 1 ...

Page 30: ...Press the ENTER or play button Playback is started automatically even without pressing the enter button after approximately 4 seconds The maximum number of tracks is 255 for a Super Audio CD and it may take longer time to enter a 3 digit track number For this reason a pause of approximately 4 seconds is given to Super Audio CDs before skipping to the desired track Numeric keys Repeat button Enter ...

Page 31: ...he track repeat 3 When this button is pressed again twice the track repeat is canceled Repeated playback is also canceled when the disc is stopped Track repeat T REP All repeat A REP Repeat OFF All repeat A REP 1 During playback press the REPEAT button twice 2 A REP appears on the display to indicate all tracks repeat mode 3 When this button is pressed once again repeat playback is canceled Repeat...

Page 32: ... up to 24 tracks in the desired order 1 During stop press the PROGRAM button The following indication appears on the display 2 Enter a desired track number by pressing the numeric keys of the remote control For example when selecting the 5th track press the 5 key 3 Press the ENTER button The order of the track is determined and then track number and total time appear on the display ...

Page 33: ...tton with the disc stopped all programmed data is deleted When pressing the CLEAR button with the disc stopped tracks are deleted from the program in reverse order It is impossible to program a pause When pressing the REPEAT button during program play back all programmed tracks will repeat Track repeat is not available during program playback When pressing the next button during program playback t...

Page 34: ...OM button 2 RD appears on the display to indicate random playback Playback stops automatically after all the tracks on the disc have been played back Random playback stops when a disc is stopped or the RANDOM button is pressed once again When pressing the next button during random playback the next track is randomly selected and played back When pressing the previous button the playback returns to...

Page 35: ...e current track number and the remaining time of the track Remain TRK and REM will appear on the display 3 The total remaining time of the disc Total remain T REM will appear on the display window Elapsed time TRK Remain TRK REM Total remain T REM Zoomed display Remotecontrol Enlargement of displayed characters 1 Pressing the ZOOM button allows the track number and time to be displayed larger 2 Wh...

Page 36: ...tton Operation button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Analog FIR filter selection button Phase invert button Operation button Stop button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Super Audio CD CD selection button ...

Page 37: ...ACD CD Remotecontrol Mainunit When playing back a Hybrid Super Audio CD this button should be pressed to select between the HD or SACD layer and the CD layer of the disc With the disc stopped press the SACD CD button Every time this button is pressed the playback layer alter nates between the HD or SACD layer and CD layer of the disc When the HD layer is selected the Super Audio CD SACD indicator ...

Page 38: ...tton Operation button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Analog FIR filter selection button Phase invert button Operation button Stop button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Super Audio CD CD selection button ...

Page 39: ...y and bit count of the current digital input signal are displayed the input source connected to the digital input terminals COAX OPT 1 OPT 2 USB are selected with the digital input selection button When one of COAXIAL OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2 USB is selected using the digital input selection button and the digital signal from each digital device and this unit are synchronized the sampling frequency and...

Page 40: ...tton Operation button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Analog FIR filter selection button Phase invert button Operation button Stop button Digital input selection button Digital output selection button Super Audio CD CD selection button ...

Page 41: ...ROUND 2 COLD 3 HOT Phase Inverted 1 GROUND 2 HOT 3 COLD How to restore all the settings to the factory defaults All settings can be restored to the factory defaults by the following method 1 Turn off the unit standby mode 2 Press the OPERATION button on the main unit while holding down the stop button on the main unit All the settings will be restored to the factory defaults Item Default Digital i...

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Page 43: ... 0 0018 SACD 0 001 COAX OPT 0 0015 USB 0 0015 S N ratio CD 125 dB SACD 121 dB COAX OPT 125 dB USB 125 dB Dynamic range CD 100 dB SACD 104 dB COAX OPT 125 dB USB 120 dB Channel separation CD 120 dB SACD 119 dB COAX OPT 121 dB USB 116 dB Digital input Coaxial digital input 0 2 to 2 5 Vp p Optical digital input 14 5 to 21 dBm USB input Applicable OS Microsoft Windows 8 1 or later Mac OS X10 10 or lat...

Page 44: ... generated Sound volume is too low Digital input Connect digital cables correctly 19 20 If USB is selected as an input source select this unit D 10X as the output destination by configuring the sound setting of your PC Mac Refer to the in struction manual of the PC Mac or the software in use If the unit D 10X cannot be selected even when trying the solution above disconnect then reconnect the USB ...

Page 45: ...all amount of dehydrated alcohol Digital audio signals cannot be output digitally Set Digital output to On 11 When the HD layer of a Super Audio CD a DSD file or a PCM file with sampling frequency of 352 8 kHz 384 kHz 705 6 kHz or 768 kHz is played back a digital audio output is not available 18 The output levels of SACD and CD are quite different This is due to the difference in recording format ...

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