Esoteric I-03 manual

D01141820A I-03 Integrated Amplifier O W NE R ’ S MAN U A L[...]

2 IM PO RT ANT S AFET Y I NSTRU C TI O N S 1 ) Read these instr uc tions. 2) Keep these ins truc tions. 3 ) Hee d all warnings. 4) Follow all instruc tions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not blo ck any ventilation openings. Install in accordanc e with the manufac turer ’s in str uc tions. 8) D o n [...]

3 Content s What’ s in the bo x Thank you f or cho osi ng ESOTE RI C . Read t his ma nual c are full y to ge t the b est p er fo rman ce fro m thi s unit . What ’s i n the b ox .................................................... 3 Before Use ........................................................... 4 Identif ying th e Part s (Main Unit) ....[...]

4 Before Use Read this before attempting any operations. Placem ent o f the u nit This unit i s hea v y. T ake care t o preven t injuries when lif ting and installing it. o High- quality tool steel is used for the spike feet, securely attached to the bottom of the unit. Although the outer feet may appear loose, the weight of the unit causes them to[...]

5 Identifying the Pa rts (Main U nit ) A IN PUT T urn this k nob t o s elec t a s ource . S e l e c t t h e te r m in a l t ha t is connec ted to the device you want t o play (p ag e 1 2). In s etup m ode, turn this k nob to change the set ting of each item (pages 1 4, 1 5). o Y ou can assign names to the input terminal s. Y o u can also se t the t[...]

6 Identifying the Pa rts (Remot e Con trol Uni t ) The but tons n ot mentioned in this chapter do not work with the I - 03. However , th ey can be use d for other Esoteric produc ts . a ON (confi rm se tt ing s) Some set tings can be chang ed using this bu t ton in “ Ad ditional set tings” (pages 1 6, 1 8). Y ou can also assign names to th e te[...]

7 Remote C ontrol Un it Th e in clude d rem ote control allows this unit to b e operate d f rom a dis tan ce. Poi nt th e rem ote cont ro l uni t at th e mai n un it ’s rem ot e se ns o r within 23 feet (7 m) of the main unit. Remote sensor 7m (23 feet) o D e p en d in g on t he an gl e, re ce pt i on mi gh t b e di f f i c ul t . Us e th e re[...]

8 Connections Af ter al l ot her co nnec t ions a re com ple te, co nnec t t he powe r cord p lug t o the AC wall s ocke t. o Read the instr uc tions of each component you intend t o use with this unit. o Be sure to c onne c t each plug securely . T o p revent h um and noise, do not bundle the conne cti on cords. A A B C D XLR cable RCA audio cable[...]

9 A Anal og audio in put termina ls [ INPUTS ] Inputs analo g 2-channel audio signals. Conne c t thes e terminals to Sup er Audio CD p layer s, tuner, etc. using commer cially available XLR or RCA audio cabl es. Connec t the R terminal on this unit to the right (R) terminal of the input source device and the L terminal on this unit to the lef t (L)[...]

10 Sp e ake r Connec tions Speaker cables Conne c t the speakers to th e SPE AKER ter minals using comm ercially available speaker cables. o Use the shor test speaker cables possible. A s cables become longer, el e c t r ic a l re sis t an ce inc rea s es and dam pi ng cha r ac ter is t i c s may deter ior ate. M ore over, indu c tan ce a nd capa c[...]

11 C onnections Wh en Usin g as a Pre A mplifier Using s pea ker cab les w it h bare w ire T urn th e terminal cap counter clock wise to loos en it. Inser t the b are wi re end pro p e rl y into th e ter mi na l ho l e, and th en tig hte n th e terminal cap. o Do not inser t the insulation coating into the t erminal hole. Inser t only bare wire. o [...]

12 Basic O peration 1 T ur n on th e power o f the co nne ct ed in put s ource d evice s. 2 Press t he P OWER b ut ton to t urn o n the I - 03. The b lue indicator ligh ts . o W h en conne c te d to an ex te r nal pow er ampl if ie r, t ur n on the power of the p ower amplifier af ter turning on the I - 03. 3 T ur n the I NPUT k no b to se lec t an[...]

13 Dimmer /Muting 3 Press t he P OWER b ut ton to t urn o f f th e I- 03. 4 T ur n of f th e power o f the c onne c ted in put s our ce device s. Listening with headphones For priv ate listening, ins er t a 6 .35 mm (1 / 4” ) stereo h eadp ho ne p l u g i n t o t h e P H O N E S j a c k , a n d t h e n a dj u s t t h e v o lu m e b y turning the [...]

14 Balan ce and In put Le vel Setting s Balance and output level can b e adjusted in the following s teps: o Y ou c an specif y dif ferent set tings for each input terminal. 1 T ur n the I NPUT k no b to se lec t t he inp ut so urce. 2 Pr e s s th e SE TU P bu t t o n re p e a te d l y to se l e c t th e me n u item t o be se t . Ea c h tim e the S[...]

15 Additional Se tt ings ( 1 ) Additional set tings are available. o Se e “ Ava ilab le s et up items and set tin gs” fro m the ne x t pag e for each set ting. Changing settings 1 P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e S E T U P b u t t o n f o r m o r e t h a n 2 seco nds . Hol d down mo re than 2 se c . “D isp> ” app ea r s on th e disp la y an[...]

16 Additional Se tt ings (2 ) A vailable setup items and se tting s V olu me di spl ay Dis play: D isp>*** Changes the volume display . The de fault set ting is “Step” . Step The volume l evel changes in steps from 0 to 99 . dB The volume l evel changes in steps from -∞ dB dB to 0.0 dB. “-- -“ is displayed when no sound (-∞ dB) comes[...]

17 Ass igni ng inp ut te rmina l name s/ Set t ing inp ut te rmin al to b e sk ippe d Dis play: (Inp ut te rmin al nam e) = *** Y ou can assign names to the input terminal s an d c h an g e t h e input source names display ed. Y ou can also set the terminals to be skippe d when you do n ot want to u se them. Fo r e x a m p l e, w h e n a su p e r a[...]

18 Additional Se tt ings (3 ) Auto di splay da rkenin g Dis play: FL aOFF>*** Sets the time before th e display tur ns of f automatically when n o operation is done fo r the speci fic per iod of time. The de fault set ting is “30m” . 15 m T urns of f th e display automatically wh en no op eration is done for 1 5 minutes. 30m T urns of f th e[...]

19 T roublesho oting If you exp erience any problems wi th the unit, please t ake a moment to l o o k th r o u g h t h is c h ar t a n d s e e if y o u ca n s o l v e th e p ro bl e m yourself before you c all your dealer o r E SOTERIC customer ser vice/ technical suppor t. Moreover , the problem might be cause d by something other than this unit. [...]

20 Specif icat ions Speaker Outputs Rated output p ower ....................... 2 40 W + 240 W ( 1 k Hz, 6 Ω) Maximum outpu t power 3 20 W + 3 20 W ( 1 k Hz, 0. 1 %, 6 Ω) (JEIT A) T otal harmonic distor tion .......................... 0.0 3 % ( 1 k Hz , 6 Ω) Fr equenc y resp onse .................. 5 Hz - 70 kHz (+ 1 dB, – 3 dB, 6 Ω) Signal-t[...]

21 Rear P anel Lay out[...]

22 For European customers Dis pos al of e lec t rica l and e lec t ron ic eq uipm ent (a) A ll ele c tr i ca l an d el e c tro ni c equ ip m ent sho ul d be disp os e d of separ ately from t he municip al waste stream via collec t ion facilities designated by the government or local auth orities. ( b) B y disposing of elec trical and elec tronic eq[...]

23 China RoHS o The information in the following t able is only applicable to produc t s for sale in the Peopl e’s Republic of China. o The produc t s sold in the European area are man uf ac tured in accord ance with the European RoHS Direc tive. o L es i nf o r m a t i on s co n te n u es d a ns l e t a b l e a u s u i v a nt s o nt ap p l i c a[...]

0411 . MA-1693A This appliance has a serial numb er located on the rear panel. Please record the serial number and retain it for your records. Model nam e: I - 03 Serial number: TEAC C ORPOR A TION 1-47 Ochi ai, Tama- shi, Tok yo 206 -8530 J apa n Phon e: (0 42) 3 56 - 91 56 e - ma il: es o - os@ te c.te ac .co. jp TE AC AMER IC A , IN C . 7733 T e[...]