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Esoteric AI-10 manual

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  • Page 1

    D00968120A Digital Integrated Amplifier OWNER’S MANUAL ............... 2 MANUEL DU PROPRIÉT AIRE ... 21[...]

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    2 CAUTION < DO NOT REMOVE THE EXTERNAL CASES OR CABINETS TO EXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE WITHIN! < IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT, CONTACT TEAC FOR A SERVICE REFERRAL. DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN [...]

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    3 ENGLISH Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Speaker Connection . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 Speaker Connection Note: < Use commercially available speaker cables. Ideally, left and right speaker cables should be the same length. And the length of cables should be as short as possible for better sound quality. < The black speaker terminals are – (negative). Generally, the + side of the speaker cable is marked to make it distinguis[...]

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    5 ENGLISH Connection using speaker cables with spades or bare wir e 1 . Turn the terminal cap counterclockwise to loosen it. The speaker terminal caps cannot be fully removed from the base. 2 . Insert the wire or spade into the terminal and turn the terminal cap clockwise to securely connect it: Make sure none of the wire insulation is under the te[...]

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    6 AUDIO OUT LINE OUT WORD SYNC IN DIGIT AL OUT (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) RL RL E A A C D B B A F Connection (1) CAUTION: < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connection. < 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[...]

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    7 ENGLISH Analog audio input terminals [LINE IN] Used for the input of analog 2-channel audio signals. Connect these terminals to a Super Audio CD player (SA- 10), cassette tape deck, tuner, etc. using commercially available XLR or RCA audio cables. Make sure to connect: white plug q white jack (L: left channel) red plug q red jack (R: right channe[...]

  • Page 8

    8 AI-10 (C/LFE) WORD SYNC OUT i.LINK(AUDIO) AI-10 (LS/RS) i.LINK(AUDIO) i.LINK(AUDIO) i.LINK(AUDIO) i.LINK(AUDIO) AI-10 (L/R) WORD SYNC IN i.LINK(AUDIO) (IEEE 1394) UZ-1 SA-10 Following settings are necessary for this connection: AI-10 INPUT “i.LINK” (see page 12) WORD button One of the AI-10 that receives channel L/R: “W_OUT” The others: ?[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Remote Control Unit Restoring factory settings 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 factory settings as follows: 1. Turn the unit off and wait 30 seconds or longer. 2. Press the POWER button while holding down the SETUP button. Release the SETUP button whe[...]

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    10 Identifying the Parts C D G H E F A I B d c a b Note: To simplify explanations, instructions in this manual refer to the names of the buttons and controls on the front panel only. Associated controls on the remote control will also operate similarly. B A D F E G C Front Panel Remote Control Unit Display[...]

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    11 ENGLISH Front Panel INPUT Turn this knob to select an input. In the setup mode, use this knob to change settings. Power indicator Blue (on) The POWER button of the main unit is ON. Red (standby) When the POWER button is depressed, press the STANDBY button of the remote control unit to turn the unit standby. In the standby mode, press the ON butt[...]

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    12 power indicator First of all, turn on the power of the connected components. 1 If the power indicator is red, press the ON button of the remote control unit to turn the unit on (see page 11). It may take several seconds for the unit to start outputting sounds. Wait until “WAIT ...” disappears from the display. Select an input by turning the [...]

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    13 ENGLISH Muting To mute the sound temporarily, press the MUTING button. Press the MUTING button again to restore the sound. < While muting is engaged, “MUTING” and the name of the selected terminal alternately blink on the display. Display Dimming The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the environment in which you listen to mus[...]

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    14 Gain Setting for Analog Audio Input You can adjust the relative volume between the LINE IN terminals. Once the relative volume is set, each component connected to the AI-10 will have the approximate same volume level. Select an input to be changed (LINE1, LINE2, LINE3 or LINE4/PHONO) by turning the INPUT knob. Start with the component that has t[...]

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    15 ENGLISH The names of the inputs shown on the display can be changed. You can also set the INPUT knob to skip the input terminals that are not in use. Example: When a CD player is connected to the COAX (coaxial) terminal and a DVD player to the OPT (optical) terminal Select “CD” for COAX. Select “DVD” for OPT. Select “*skip” for other[...]

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    16 Settings for Wo rd Sync, V olume and i.LINK INPUT SETUP If you want to change “W_OUT (Word sync output frequency)”, select an input to be changed by turning the INPUT knob. “W_OUT” can be set independently for each input, while “S_VOL” is applied to all inputs. Repeatedly press the SETUP button to select the menu item to be changed. [...]

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    17 ENGLISH “CH” and “i_RC” will become available after a future hardware upgrade (charged). CH (Channel) When the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is connected to a digital device, select the channels for this unit. The factory setting is L/R. L/R: front left and right channels C/LFE: center channel and LFE (subwoofer) LS/RS: surround left and right[...]

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    18 i.LINK (IEEE 1394) Flow rate control This unit supports i.LINK flow rate control. Flow rate control means that audio data transferred via i.LINK is first stored in RAM of this unit after which the high-precision clock in the unit is used to retrieve the data from RAM to avoid the transfer jitter normally associated with i.LINK transfer. This uni[...]

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    19 ENGLISH T roubleshooting In case 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 you call your dealer. General No power e Check the connection to the AC power supply. Check and make sure the AC source is not a switched outlet and that, if it is, the s[...]

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    20 Specifications General Power supply Europe model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V, 60 Hz Korea model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    21 FRANÇAIS *: Les fonctions relatives aux prises i.LINK (AUDIO) n’ont pas d’effet pour le moment. Elles deviendront opérationnelles après installation d’une future option (payante). Sommaire Nous vous remercions pour l’achat d’un appareil Esoteric. Lire ce manuel avec attention pour obtenir les meilleures performances possibles de cet[...]

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    0307 . MA -1193A This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number TEAC ESOTERIC COMPANY 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan Phone: (0422) 52-5132 e-mail: eso-os@tec.teac.co.jp TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph [...]