Esoteric SA-50 manuale d’uso

D01065821A SA-50 Super A udio CD/CD Pla yer - D/A Con verter O W NE R’ S MAN U A L .................... 3 MO DE D ’ EMP L OI ...................... 2 7 M ANU AL DEL US U ARIO ............5 1[...]

2 CAUTION < DO NOT REMOVE THE EXTERNAL CASES OR CABINE TS T O EXPOSE THE ELEC TRONICS. NO USER SER VICEABLE P ARTS ARE INSIDE. < IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUC T , CONT ACT TEAC FOR A SERVICE REFERRAL. DO NOT USE THE PRODUC T UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REP AIRED . < USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHE[...]

ENGLISH 3 This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful inter ference in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiat e radio frequency energy and, if[...]

4 Do Not Mov e the Unit During Playback During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the disc or the unit. When Moving This Unit When changing places of installation or packing the unit for moving, be sure t o remove the disc and return the disc tray to its closed position in the[...]

ENGLISH 5 CAUTION: < Do not play any disc that is warped, deformed or damaged. Playing such discs may cause irreparable harm to the playback mechanisms. < Printable CD-R and CD-RW discs are not recommended, as the label side might be sticky and damage the unit. This also includes PC produced discs where a stick on label has been used. < Do[...]

6 DIGIT AL IN (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) DIGIT AL OUT (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) A B C C onnec tion (1) Connection Precautions: < Connect the power plug to a wall socket after completing all other connections. < Be sure to thoroughly r ead through the instruction manuals of the equipment you will connect and obser ve all instructio[...]

ENGLISH 7 A Digital audio output terminals These terminals output digital audio from CD . The unit may be connected using either coaxial or optical ( TOS) cables to amplifiers or digital audio devices such as CD recor ders, etc. Use commercially available C OAXIAL or OPTICAL cables: COA XIAL: Use RCA (pin) digital audio cable OPTICAL: Use optical d[...]

8 WORD SYNC OUT G F E D D USB input terminal Inputs digital audio from a personal computer . Connect to the USB port of a personal computer using a commercially available USB cable. < The USB input circuit can be set to always on or on only when USB input is selected (page 23). E WORD SY NC connector This allows the use of an externally- generat[...]

ENGLISH 9 Identifying the P ar ts (Main Unit) A POWER Use this button to turn the unit on and off . The indicator ring lights when the main unit is ON. The indicator ring lights off when the main unit is OFF . When you do not use the unit, make sure to turn off the unit. B MODE If this button is pressed when playback is stopped, it selects the sour[...]

10 Identifying the P ar ts (Remote C ontrol Unit) C D F E A T G H I K J L M N O P R U B Q S A ON/LIGHT When this button is pressed, whit e buttons on the remote contr ol unit will light for a f ew seconds. B ST ANDB Y This button will not work on the SA-50. Please ignor e this button. C Number buttons Use these buttons to enter the track number f o[...]

ENGLISH 11 Remote Con trol Unit Notes on use < Point the remote control unit at the main unit’ s remote sensor within seven meters (23 feet) of the main unit. There should not be any obstacles between the player and the r emote control unit. < Do not allow direct sun or other light to shine on the remote sensor area of the main unit. This m[...]

12 Identifying the P ar ts (F ront P anel Display) a Disc type indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded CD or SACD . Note: This display also lights when DVD video, DVD audio or Video CD discs are loaded but playback of these types of discs is not possible with this unit. This unit will playback Super Audio CD and CD only . b REPEA T indica[...]

ENGLISH 13 1 3 5 4 2 1 Press the PO WER button to turn the unit on. The indicator ring lights. 2 Press the OPEN/CL OSE button to open the tray . The tray opens toward y ou. 3 Insert the disc label side up. < Mak e sure the disc is clean, free fr om scratches and is centered in the tray in order to av oid any malfunction or jamming of the tray or[...]

14 Selec ting the playback ar ea T o change the playback area of Super Audio CD , press the STOP button on the front panel f or 2 seconds or more while playback is stopped. Pr ess the PLA Y AREA button in stop mode to select a playback area if you use the remote contr ol unit. < There are two types of Super Audio CDs, regular ones that contain 2[...]

ENGLISH 15 3 F inish the programming by pr essing the PLA Y ( G ) button. Pr ogrammed playback begins (if the disc is actually being played back while you are setting the prog ram order , there’ s no need to press PLA Y ). Clearing the last track from the list Pr ess the CLEAR button to clear the last track from the list. Adding tr acks to the li[...]

16 Use the REPEA T button to select the repeat mode for pla yback. Repeated presses of the REPEA T button cycles bet ween the following options: REPEA T TRK (track repeat) REPEA T DSC (whole disc repeat) REPEA T OFF (no repeat) T rack repea t When this is selected, the currently selected track is repeated . If another track is selected during repea[...]

ENGLISH 17 Display Dimming The display on the front panel can be dimmed to suit the en vironment in which you listen to music. C omplete dimming may also improve audio playback quality. Use the DIMMER button to cycle between these settings. FL Dimmer3: F ull brightness FL Dimmer2: Medium brightness FL Dimmer1: Minimum brightness OFF: The display an[...]

18 4 Press the MODE button r epeatedly to select “USB in” (page 17). When you are using the remot e control unit, press the GROUP/ TITLE buttons repeatedly . The first time the personal computer and this unit are connected, the personal computer automatically detects the USB connection with this unit and installs the drivers. F ollow the instru[...]

ENGLISH 19 If the sound does not playback normally when you are using a supported operating system, and the connections are correct as described above, check the following points . F or W indow s XP If the drivers were correctly installed, “USB Composite Device” appears under “Universal Serial Bus controllers” in “Device Manager ” . F u[...]

20 MODE Making settings 1 When this unit is stopped or in playback, press the MODE button for 2 seconds or longer . 2 Press the MODE button repeatedly to select the menu item to be changed. Each press changes the display as f ollows: SACD> CD/Din> D_OUT> A TT> 2ndPLL> OUT> WORD> USB_PW> DF> < D epending on the selected[...]

ENGLISH 21 Super Audio CD signal pr ocessing (SA CD>****) Sets the signal processing f or Super Audio CD playback. < When an external input source is selected, this item is not displayed. DSD The DSD audio signal of Super Audio CDs is not conv erted and will playback in its native format. 2Fs+6 The DSD audio signal of Super Audio CDs is conv [...]

22 Settings (2) Master clock extraction (2ndPLL>***) This sets the method to extract the master clock signal from the external input digital signal. CO AX in, OPT in and USB in inputs can be set separately . < In CD/SACD mode, this item is not displayed . OFF The clock signal is generated by the PLL circuit of the dig ital audio interface rec[...]

ENGLISH 23 USB input circuit (USB_PW>***) Sets whether the USB input circuit is always working or works only when USB input is selected. OFF The USB input circuit operates only when “USB in ” is selected. When playing back discs or other sources, the influence of the USB input circuit is reduced and a pur er playback is possible. When switch[...]

24 If you experience any problem with this unit, please take the time to look through this chart and see if you can solve the problem yourself before calling your dealer. General No power . e Make sure to plug the power cord int o the AC outlet. Make sure there is power to the A C outlet by plugging another item such as a lamp or fan to test the ou[...]

ENGLISH 25 Digital audio recording is not possible on another de vice. e Copy-prohibit material cannot be copied digitally. Noticeable differenc e in CD and Super Audio CD’ s volume . e That is because CDs and Super Audio CDs use different recording methods. e Check the signal processing setting for Super Audio CDs (page 21). W ord Sync The displ[...]

26 Compatible disc types Super Audio CD , CD (CD-R/CD-R W compatible) Audio output ( Analog Audio) Jacks ...................................... XLR jacks (2 channel) x 1 RCA jacks (2 channel) x 1 Output impedance ...................................... XLR: 100 Ω RCA: 100 Ω Maximum Output level (1 kHz, full scale, 10 kΩ) ....... XLR: 2.2 Vrms RCA[...]