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D00864200A
DVD/DVD-A/SACD/CD Player
Owner’s Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- 3) Heed all warnings. SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 4) Follow all instructions. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
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This product has been designed and manufactured according to WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968“, and is TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. classified as class 1 laser product. There is not hazardous invisible laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the CAUTION protectiv
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Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Digital output formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Test tone length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Before Use . . . . . . . . . .
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Features VRDS mechanism for DVD and SACD players, Unsurpassed design and features incorporating a duralumin turntable and a Separation of power supplies for each major function (digital SS400 bridge audio, DAC circuitry, analog audio) ensures total fidelity. The DACs for video and audio have sub-ground impedances with The VDRS mechanism completely eliminates any vibration exceptional S/N figures. DTS 96/24 decoder, as well as Dolby caused by the disc itself, thanks to the full-diameter clamp Dig
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Before Use DO NOT MOVE THE UNIT DURING PLAYBACK What’s in the box During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the when you open it. disc or the unit. Remote control unit x 1 WHEN MOVING THIS UNIT Batteries (AA, R6, SUM-3) x 2 When changing places of installation or packing the unit for Screwdriver x 1 moving, be sure to remove the disc and return the disc tray to F
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Restoring factory settings “DTS” and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 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 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. factory settings as follows: “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “Super Audio CD” is a registered trademark. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protect
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Discs Region Number of DVD Video discs: Type of Discs That Can be Played on This DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers that System dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region This player can playback discs bearing any of the following logos: number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number of your DVD player, you will not be able to play the disc. In that case, an error message will appear on the screen. DVD Video: • Single-sided or doubl
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< Always place the disc on the disc tray with the label side up. Following discs cannot be played with this (Compact discs can be played or recorded only on one side.) unit: < To remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the • CD-G, Data part of CD-EXTRA, PHOTO CD, CD-ROM and center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by DVD-ROM discs the edges. • discs recorded in a color system other than PAL or NTSC • illegally produced discs • scratched or damaged discs • discs t
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DVI cable RCA video cable S-Video cable D terminal cable BNC coaxial cables RCA cable Connection to a TV 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. C B D E A If you are not using an Only use one method of video connection aud
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< Adjust the video aspect ratio to match that of the television C Component video output terminals (see page 38) . Use commercially available BNC coaxial cables to connect the unit to the component video inputs of a suitably < If the component video terminals or the D1/D2 terminal are equipped television or monitor to enjoy a high-quality used to connect the unit to a television with progressive picture. Use these terminals in preference to S-Video or scan capabilities, the output can be set to
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Supplied power cord i.LINK cable RCA coaxial cable optical digital cable RCA cable BNC coaxial cable XLR cable Connections to an amplifier, etc. 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. Stereo amplifier Decoder-equipped amp
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F I Analog audio output terminals Word sync connector Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) terminals for analog stereo This allows the use of an externally-generated word clock output. connection, using a commercially available BNC coaxial cable. XLR: Use balanced XLR audio cable Devices producing such a suitable clock signal include RCA: Use RCA (pin) audio cable external D-A converters or dedicated word clock generators. Connect the SYNC OUT (or WORD OUT) of such a device to < When using these term
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Front panel features A B C D E F G H I J A POWER Use this to turn the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the ring surrounding the button lights up. The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF position. B CLOCK MODE Use this to select an external word sync source connected to the WORD SYNC connector on the rear panel. Also use this to select the 4% DOWN mode. C Remote control sensor Receives signals from the remote control unit. Point the
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Front panel display g a c e b d f h i q p j s r o n m l k a m Disc type indicator GUI indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded. Lights to show that the GUI is being displayed through the video outputs. b GROUP indicator n Message area Indicates that the group number of a DVD audio disc is being shown. Alphanumeric display to show times, titles, status messages, etc. c TITLE indicator o REPEAT indicator Indicates that the title of a DVD disc is being shown. Lights when repeat play is sel
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Understanding the remote control unit A Number buttons Use these for selecting tracks by number, etc. B DVI ON/OFF Use this to turn DVI video output on and off. C VIDEO ON/OFF Use this to turn all video on and off. D 2CH/MULTI Use this to switch between two-channel (stereo) and multi- channel surround audio output. E PLAY AREA Use this with DVD audio and SACD discs to select the O playback area. A F SLOW ( / ) Use these for slow motion video playback. P G SCAN (m/,) Q B Use these for fast scanni
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Q DISPLAY How to insert the batteries Use this button to change the display mode. Remove the cover of the remote control unit with a screwdriver. After checking the polarity (+/_) of two AA R FL DIMMER button batteries, insert the batteries, replace the cover and replace Use this button to change the brightness of the front panel the screws. display. S REPEAT Use this button to set the repeat playback mode. T PROGRAM Use this button when programming playback order. U GROUP/TITLE Use these butto
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DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Playback 5 Press the PLAY button to start playback if playback has 3 2 4 not started automatically. 1 5 If a menu is shown on screen (some DVD or video discs may show such a menu), see the next section. 1 Turn on the power using the POWER button on the main unit. On-screen menu An on-screen menu is shown when a DVD or video CD with playback control (PBC) content is loaded. The way in which the menu works may differ from disc to disc. The button and the display light
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Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDs Stopping playback With these discs, the number buttons can sometimes be used to select menu items. Press the STOP button (the ring surrounding the STOP button on the main unit lights). Jump between pages of multi-page menus (on some video CDs) with the SKIP buttons (.//). With a video DVD or video CD, the unit enters resume mode < Pressing RETURN during playback returns to the menu of a (see the next section). Pressing STOP once again stops PBC video
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DVD DVD-A DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Selecting groups and titles Selecting a chapter or track Use the number button to select tracks or chapters for Use the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( / ) playback. Use the +10 button to enter the first digit of to change titles and groups on DVD media. numbers greater than 9 (repeated presses show 1-, 2-, 3- etc.) If pressed during playback, these buttons start playback at the and the single digit buttons (0 through 9) for the second select
