Esoteric D00864200A manual

D00864200A DVD/DVD-A/SACD/CD Player Owner ’ s Manual[...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sourc[...]

3 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. < USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOS[...]

4 Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 VRDS mechanism for DVD and SACD players, incorporating a duralumin turntable and a SS400 bridge The VDRS mechanism completely eliminates any vibration caused by the disc itself, thanks to the full-diameter clamp that clamps the disc securely to the turntable. Additionally, warping and other defects of the disc are eliminated. The constancy of the[...]

6 What’ s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. Remote control unit x 1 Batteries (AA, R6, SUM-3) x 2 Screwdriver x 1 Felt sheet x 3 Power cord x 1 Owner’s manual x 1 Warranty card x 1 Conventions about This Manual < Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote control. Y[...]

7 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 . With the unit turned off, press and hold down the STOP button. 2 . While holding down the STOP button, press the POWER switch. All memories are erased, and the unit re[...]

8 DVD Video: • Single-sided or double-sided discs • Single layer or dual layer discs • Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio • MPEG-2 digital video • This unit can play DVD-R discs recorded in DVD video format. • This unit can play DVD-RW discs recorded in DVD video format or DVD video recording format. Discs are generall[...]

9 Following discs cannot be played with this unit: • CD-G, Data part of CD-EXTRA, PHOTO CD, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs • discs recorded in a color system other than PAL or NTSC • illegally produced discs • scratched or damaged discs • discs that are dusty, soiled or marked with fingerprints Warning: If you attempt to play back such discs, t[...]

10 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. A[...]

11 Component video output terminals Use commercially available BNC coaxial cables to connect the unit to the component video inputs of a suitably equipped television or monitor to enjoy a high-quality picture. Use these terminals in preference to S-Video or composite video connections. < Note that these terminals cannot be connected to high defi[...]

12 Connections to an amplifier , etc. i.LINK(AUDIO) (IEEE1394) AUDIO IN WORD SYNC OUT RL R L DIGIT AL IN (COAXIAL) DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) H G G F I J K 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[...]

13 Analog audio output terminals Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) terminals for analog stereo output. XLR: Use balanced XLR audio cable RCA: Use RCA (pin) audio cable < When using these terminals, set “Analog Output” to “2 ch” (or select “2 ch” using the 2CH/MULTI button of the remote control unit) to downmix the multi-channel materia[...]

14 Front panel featur es The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF position. A B C D E G H I J F POWER Use this to turn the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the ring surrounding the button lights up. CLOCK MODE Use this to select an external word sync source connected to the WORD SYNC c[...]

15 Front panel display Disc type indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded. GROUP indicator Indicates that the group number of a DVD audio disc is being shown. TITLE indicator Indicates that the title of a DVD disc is being shown. CHAPTER indicator Indicates that the chapter of a DVD disc is being shown. TRACK indicator Indicates that the t[...]

16 Understanding the remote contr ol unit Number buttons Use these for selecting tracks by number, etc. DVI ON/OFF Use this to turn DVI video output on and off. VIDEO ON/OFF Use this to turn all video on and off. 2CH/MULTI Use this to switch between two-channel (stereo) and multi- channel surround audio output. PLAY AREA Use this with DVD audio and[...]

17 DISPLAY Use this button to change the display mode. FL DIMMER button Use this button to change the brightness of the front panel display. REPEAT Use this button to set the repeat playback mode. PROGRAM Use this button when programming playback order. GROUP/TITLE Use these buttons to skip back or forward by one group or title. SKIP ( . / / ) Thes[...]

18 DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Playback 1 5 2 4 3 Turn on the power using the POWER button on the main unit. 1 The button and the display light. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. 2 The tray opens after a second or two (this delay is due to the movement of the internal mechanism of the unit before opening). Insert the disc label side up. 3 < In the case of [...]

19 When the STOP button is pressed with a video DVD or video CD, playback is stopped, and the display shows “RESUME”. Pressing PLAY continues playback. Pressing any of the following buttons cancels resume mode: STOP, OPEN/CLOSE, POWER. Opening and closing the tray Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDs With these discs, the number button[...]

20 DVD DVD-A Selecting groups and titles Use the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( / ) to change titles and groups on DVD media. If pressed during playback, these buttons start playback at the selected group/title. If pressed during pause or stop mode, playback is paused at the start of the selected group/title. Note that some discs may[...]

21 Fast scanning When playing back, use the SCAN button ( m or , ) to move backwards and forwards (sound is muted for DVD video and video CD discs). Press PLAY to restart playback at normal speed at the desired location. Repeated presses of the SCAN buttons changes the scanning speeds. There are three speeds: Fast (1) q Fast (2) q Fast (3) q Play ([...]

22 CD SACD DVD-A Programmed playback Programmed playback allows up to 30 tracks to be played back in the order you decide. Note that programmed playback is not possible for DVD video and video CD discs. Press the PROGRAM button (either when playing back or stopped). The program screen appears. If a track is currently playing back (or paused in the [...]

23 Clearing the last track from the list Push the CLEAR button to clear the last track from the list. Adding tracks to the list Use the number buttons to add tracks to the list. Clearing the whole program Press the PROGRAM button to clear the program (playback continues from the current point). The OPEN/CLOSE or the POWER button also clears the pro[...]

24 DVD VCD Slow motion/frame advance Slow motion During playback, press either of the SLOW buttons ( / ) to slow playback in either direction. Pressing PLAY resumes normal speed playback. Repeated presses of the SLOW buttons change the slow playback speed: : 1/8 q 1/4 q 1/2 q normal speed :1/20 q 1/16 q 1/12 q playback at normal speed Frame advance[...]

25 Selecting subtitles DVD Use the SUBTITLE button to select DVD subtitles. Repeated presses of this button cycle through available languages on a disc until OFF is reached (no subtitle). < Subtitles do not always appear immediately after the language has been selected. It may be necessary to wait a few seconds until the subtitles appear. < S[...]

26 DVD VCD DVI output The DVI ON/OFF button turns output from the DVI output on and off. In order to use this output, a DVI/HDCP-compliant television must be used. < If the display is not HDCP-compliant, video playback may not occur. < When this DVI output is turned on, even if progressive scan has been selected for the component video output[...]

27 T ur ning video on and off DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Use the VIDEO ON/OFF button to turn video output to the television (monitor) on and off. It is not necessary to turn video off, but you may notice a slight improvement in audio quality if you turn off the video when playing back SACD discs and CDs without video images. Note that this setting is no[...]

28 DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Changing the display mode Elapsed time of current title Currently-playing title Currently-playing chapter Time remaining for current title Elapsed time of current chapter Time remaining for current chapter Chapter 03/37 Title 01 T otal Elapsed 1 0:53 T otal R emain 1 40:17 Chapter 03/37 Title 01 Elapsed 0:03 Remain 3:39 Aud[...]

29 Elapsed time of current trac k Currently playing track Time remaining for current track T otal elapsed time (disc) T otal time remaining (disc) T rack 02/36 Elapsed 0 0:09 Remain 03:51 T rack 02/36 T otal Elapsed 03:09 T otal Remain 56:51 T rack 02/36 T otal Elapsed 03:09 T otal Time 60:0 0 (no display) Number of tracks on disc Elapsed time of c[...]

30 Settings (introduction) Turn on the main unit, and the television (monitor). 1 Press the SETUP button. 2 The following appears on screen. < Factory settings are marked with an asterisk “*”. < Exit the setup mode by pressing SETUP once again. < Although it is possible to enter the setup screen while playback is continuing (or in resu[...]

31 Settings (Audio) Analog output settings [AUDIO q Analog Out] 2ch * Outputs 2-channel audio from the the i.LINK (AUDIO) and the AUDIO OUT terminals. If multi-channel program material is played, the multi-channel material will be downmixed to two channels and the DOWNMIX indicator will light on the display. See page 32 for how to set the downmix m[...]

32 Settings (Audio) Group playback mode (DVD audio) [AUDIO q Group Playback] Continue Plays all groups. Moving between groups is not possible when the menu screen is displayed. Single * Plays the group selected using the menu. Fast forward, track skip, etc. cannot be used to move between groups. Downmix [AUDIO q 2ch Down Mix] Lo/Ro * Usual stereo m[...]

33 Settings (Video) Video adjustment [VIDEO q Video Adjust] Highlight the Video Adjust menu item and press the ENTER button. 1 Near the bottom of the display, a row of four options appears: Reference, and three memory settings (Reference contains the factory default settings and the three memories can be used to make video settings for different mo[...]

34 Settings (Language) Audio language selection [LANGUAGE q Audio Language] This provides an alternative to the AUDIO button for selecting alternative soundtracks. The default setting is English* but you can also select Japanese, or a number of other different languages as the audio track to be played from a multi-lingual disc. To select a language[...]

35 Language Code Japanese (ja) 1001 English (en) 0514 French (fr) 0618 German (de) 0405 Italian (it) 0920 Spanish (es) 0519 Chinese (zh) 2608 Dutch (nl) 1412 Portuguese (pt) 1620 Swedish (sv) 1922 Russian (ru) 1821 Korean (ko) 1115 Greek (el) 0512 Afar (aa) 0101 Abkhazian (ab) 0102 Afrikaans (af) 0106 Amharic (am) 0113 Arabic (ar) 0118 Assamese (as[...]

36 Settings (General/Speaker setup) Use these speaker setup menus when the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is connected to a surround sound amplifier with a decoder, and when you don’t use the speaker menus of the amplifier. There is no need for this setup when not using the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal, or when you use the speaker menus of the amplifier. In [...]

37 The unit outputs test tone from each channel in turn at the specified level for each channel. < Test tone at very high levels may not be good for your speakers. Make sure the level of your system is turned down to a reasonable level before carrying out this operation. < Test tone from subwoofer may be nearly inaudible. Check the level of s[...]

38 Settings (General/Video Out) This menu item contains a number of different options, all concerned with the video output from the unit. TV screen [GENERAL q Video Out q TV Screen] Because the shape of the television or monitor may not match the shape of the movie frame, you may need to change the way in which the image is displayed to avoid disto[...]

39 Component video output [GENERAL q Video Out q Comp. Video] This setting allows the selection of interlaced (Interlace*) or progressive-scan (Progressive) video from the component video outputs. Progressive-scan video provides a better, clearer picture. However, it is not supported by every television or monitor, and you should ensure that this i[...]

40 Settings (General/Display) On-screen display [GENERAL q Video Out q On Screen Display] When a button is pressed and this setting is ON* , the screen shows that button’s name and/or icon, etc. Turn this OFF if you do not need this kind of on-screen display. Angle indication [GENERAL q Video Out q Angle Indicator] For discs which support differe[...]

41 As well as the level, you can change the country to which the level applies. Select the Country code option, enter the 4-digit country code and press ENTER. The two-letter country code changes. Playing a controlled disc If you then attempt to play a disc whose level is greater than the level you have set, the disc shows a screen which explains t[...]

42 i.LINK (AUDIO) Output Setting When the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is connected to an amplifier or a D/A converter, select proper i.LINK output setting. When playback is stopped, hold down the STOP button for more than 2 seconds and release it when “i.60958”, “i.PCM” or “i.OFF” appears on the display. Each time the STOP button is pressed[...]

43 i.LINK (IEEE 1394) The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an international specification. This unit is ready for i.LINK (AUDIO). By connecting an i.LINK (AUDIO)-capable device to the IEEE 1394 (or i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal on this unit using an i.LINK cable, you can transmit SACD multi-channel signals that could not be transmitted but in analog fo[...]

44 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. 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 switch is turned [...]

45 Cannot output 96kHz or 88.2kHz digital audio. e Check that the Audio Digital Out setting is set to “Down Sample OFF” (see page 37). e Some copy protected discs do not output high sampling rate digital audio. No DTS audio output. e When your amplifier is not equipped with DTS decoder, set the DTS setting to “PCM”. Or press the AUDIO butto[...]

46 Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, Video-CD, SACD, and CD Power supply Europe model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V, 60 Hz Korea model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220 V, 60 Hz Power consu[...]

47 Block Diagram SACD CD ･VCD DVD SACD VRDS UNIT FRONT PANEL CD DVD Spindle Motor Front End DSP SACD Decoder PCM Converter Digital Filter D/A Converter – – + + Balanced Front L ch Balanced Front R ch Front L ch i.LINK(AUDIO) (IEEE1394) AUDIO OUT (2ch) VIDEO OUT Component Video DIGIT AL OUT Front R ch Coaxial Optical Composite Video S-Video Y [...]

0305 . MA-0959A 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 R[...]