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D01090921B D-07 D/A Conv erter - Digital Pre-Amplifier O WN E R’ S MAN U AL .................... 3 MO DE D ’E MP L O I ....................... 15 MAN U AL DE L U S U ARI O ........... 27[...]
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2 This equipment has been tested and found to 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 protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if not install[...]
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ENGLISH 3 “Super Audio CD” is a registered trademark. “DSD” is a registered trademark. Microsoft, Windows Media, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered tradem arks or trademar ks of M icrosoft Corpora tion in t he United States and/or other countries. C ontents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual c arefully to get the[...]
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4 What’ s in the bo x Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. Po wer cord x 1 Owner ’ s manual x 1 W arrant y card x 1 Read this before oper ation < Place the unit in a stable location near the audio system that you will use. < Be careful to avoid injur y when moving the unit due to its weight. Get s[...]
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ENGLISH 5 Identifying the P ar ts A POWER Use this button to turn the unit on and off . The indicator ring lights when the unit is ON. B WORD Displays the current wor d sync or master clock status (see page 10). C MENU Pr ess to engage the setup mode (see page 8). D Remote control sensor Receives signals from the remote control unit. Point the remo[...]
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6 C onnec tion 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 instructions. D/A Con verter (D-07) Super Audio CD/CD transport/player DIGIT AL OUT WORD SYNC IN LINE IN L L R[...]
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ENGLISH 7 A D igital audio input terminals (DIGIT AL IN) These terminals input digital audio. Connect these terminals to the corresponding terminals on a digital device (for example, Esoteric P-01, P -03 or P-05 etc .). Use commercially available cables f or the following connections: XLR: Use a balanced XLR digital audio cable. RCA: Use an RCA coa[...]
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8 1 Press the POWER button to turn the unit on. The indicator ring lights when the unit is on. < When connecting a power amplifier to the unit, make sure to turn it on after turning on other devices. < Also turn on all devices connected to the unit. < When the master clock (MCK ) is set to “ WORD-IN” , “ WRD UNL OCK!” or “NO WORD[...]
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ENGLISH 9 3 Press the MENU button repeatedly until the display returns to normal to exit the setup mode . If you press the INPUT button or leave the unit idle for 10 seconds, the set-up mode will be cancelled. < Settings are stored even when power is turned off and the unit is unplugged. If left unplugged for an extended period, the settings may[...]
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10 Settings (2) MCK (Master clock) This set-up mode selects the word sync or master clock mode . A different setting can be made f or each input. < Make a connec tion to the W ORD SYNC ter minal before selecting W-IN or W-OUT . PLL1 (Word sync off , NORMAL mode) This setting does not use the word sync. Only the first of the two internal PLL circ[...]
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ENGLISH 11 OUT ( Analog output terminal) Sets the output terminal for analog audio output. RCA Analog audio outputs from the RCA terminals only . XLR2 Analog audio outputs from the XLR terminal only and is P in 2 HOT . XLR3 Analog audio outputs from the XLR terminal only and is P in 3 HOT . BO TH There is output from both RCA and XLR terminals. XLR[...]
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12 < It is not possible to control this unit from the personal computer or control the personal computer fr om this unit. < It is not possible to send music files from this unit to a personal computer via USB. < CAUTION: When music files are being played through a USB connection, do not remove the USB cable. It will cause problems with the[...]
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ENGLISH 13 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 f ollowing points. F or Windo ws XP < Click “Control Panel” and then “Sound and Audio Devices P roperties” . Click the “ Audio ” tab. Check that “Default device” under ?[...]
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14 Messages “- - -” appears on the right side of the display . An incompatible signal is input. Do not input signals other than PCM. Check digital device connections. XLR, RCA, RCA2 or OPT flashes. The unit cannot detect a digital signal. Press the INPUT button to select a terminal to which a digital device is connected. Turn on the connected d[...]
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39 ESP AÑOL China RoHS < The information in the f ollowing table is only applicable to products for sale in the P eople’ s Republic of China. < The products sold in the European area are manufactured in ac cordance with the European RoHS Directive . < Les informations contenues dans le tableau suivant sont applicables uniquement aux pro[...]
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1209 MA-1539B This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your r ecords. Model number Serial number ESO TERIC COMP ANY 1-47 Ochiai, T ama-shi, T okyo 206-8530, Japan F ax: (042) 356-9240 e -mail: eso-os@tec.teac.co.jp TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph Road, Monte[...]