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D-03
D/A Converter
Owner’s Manual
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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- < DO NOT REMOVE THE EXTERNAL CASES OR CABINETS TO SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO EXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ARE WITHIN! The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the < IF YOU ARE EX
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For European customers Contents Disposal of your old appliance 1.When this crossed-out wheeled bin Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual symbol is attached to a product it means carefully to get the best performance from this unit. the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste
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Features This independent D/A converter explores new musical conversion as well as the highly accurate synchronization for frontiers in a manner only possible to Esoteric, the the transport unit. acknowledged leader in Super Audio CD/CD playback. Further, the Word sync input is optimized to input the ultra- The D-03 delivers high-quality reproduction of DSD stream precise G-0s master clock generator. The D-03 can thus signals, 192 kHz/24-bit high-sampling PCM signals and other handle 44.1, 88.2
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Before Use What’s in the box Placement of the unit Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box High-quality hardened tool steel is used for the pin-point feet when you open it. attached to the bottom of the player. Although the outer feet may appear loose, the weight of the unit causes them to Power cord x 1 become firm and secure. The design effectively damps and Felt pads x 3 reduces vibration. Owner’s manual x 1 < WARNING: Be careful to avoid injury when moving the unit. Warr
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RCA cable XLR cable i.LINK cable XLR digital cable RCA cable XLR digital cable XLR cable RCA coaxial cable BNC coaxial digital cable BNC coaxial digital cable Connections 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 bundling the signal interconnection cables together with the AC power cord or speaker cables. Clock gener
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A Digital audio input terminals These terminals input digital audio. Connect these terminals to the corresponding terminals on a digital device (for example, P-01, P-03, etc.). Use commercially available cables for the following connections. XLR: Use a balanced XLR digital audio cable RCA: Use an RCA coaxial digital cable OPTICAL: Use an optical digital cable i.LINK (AUDIO): Use S400 compatible 6-pin i.LINK cable (IEEE 1394 cable) < The i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is a combined input and output cab
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Connection examples (connecting three D-03) Three D-03 units are required to play multi-channel Super Example 1: Audio CD or DVD audio without down-mixing. when no clock generator is available First, connect the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal on the Super Audio CD transport unit (P-01/P-03) to the D-03 i.LINK (AUDIO) WORD P-01 SYNC i.LINK(AUDIO) terminal. Then connect the other i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal on the P-03 IN (IEEE 1394) D-03 to the next D-03 unit. Daisy chain the three units similarly (in ran
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i.LINK (IEEE 1394) The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an international NOTES specification. < Among the i.LINK formats there are “MPEG-2 TS” for BS This unit is ready for i.LINK (AUDIO). digital source and “DV” for digital video for DVD recorders, By connecting an i.LINK (AUDIO)-capable device to the IEEE 1394 as well as the “i.LINK (AUDIO)” (A&M Protocol). Never (or i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal on this unit using an i.LINK cable, you connect devices that are not ready for i.LINK (AUDIO) to this
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Front panel features A B C H G F E D A POWER Turn power on and off. The ring surrounding the button lights when the unit is on. The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF position. B INPUT Switches digital input source. Select the terminal to which a digital device is connected. The display flashes when a device is not connected or when the connected device is OFF. C MENU Press to engage the setup mode. D SELECT Press this button after
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Changing settings 1 2 Press the MENU button until the item you wish to Use the SELECT button to change settings. change appears. The GUI indicator lights. The display indication changes with each press of the MENU 3 Press the MENU button (or leave the unit idle for 10 button. seconds) to end settings. < The D-03 exits the setup mode when it is left idle for 10 seconds or more. W_OUT Select a word frequency (kHz) when the WORD button is set to “W_OUT”. The factory default is 44.1 kHz. 44.1 88.2
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Major settings Messages The following examples describe settings when the D-03 is “- - -“ appears on the right side of the display. used with the P-01, P-03, G-0 and G-0s. An incompatible signal is input. Do not input signals other than PCM or DSD. Check digital device connections. Connection using i.LINK cables Setting of the P-01 XLR, XLR2, DUAL, RCA1, RCA2, OPT or i.LINK flashes. Output button IEEE 1394 The unit cannot detect a digital signal. Press the INPUT button WORD button IN to select
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Troubleshooting Specifications In case you experience any problem with this unit, please take General the time to look through this chart and see if you can solve the Power supply problem yourself before you call your dealer. Europe model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V, 60 Hz No power Korea model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220 V, 60 Hz eCheck the connection to the AC power supply. Check and
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Block Diagram 16 INPUT DAC “AD1955” supporting DSD and PCM SELECT I-V convert Discrete output XLR1(L) ON/OFF Dual AES and amplifier amplifier 8x Up convert FILTER ES-LINK compliant HOT HOT XLR2(R) ON/OFF ON/OFF ON DIGITAL DAC COLD FILTER RCA1 ON/OFF RAM-Link L HOT Data minimizes ES-LINK LINE OUT jitter RCA2 ON/OFF OFF DAC Clock Decoder COLD COLD DIGITAL INPUT Divider R Lch 32KHz-192KHz OPTICAL ON/OFF Differential Discrete output AUDIO CLOCK amplifier amplifier i.LINK i.LINK Flow rate control
