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  • Page 1 Ayre DX-7 Owner’s Manual TITLE A y r e DVD Transport with Progressive Video...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Ayre ..... . . 2 Welcome to Installation ....3 Connections and Configuration .

  • Page 4: Ayre

    Quick Start Your Ayre DX-7 offers a significant advance in the video and audio performance of film reproduction equipment. The excitement and dimensionality of your favorite films are apparent from the first viewing.

  • Page 5: Installation

    “Advanced Features”. The Ayre DX-7 is a DVD transport with digital audio outputs, requiring connection to an audio processor. It is easy to hook up and use. The following guidelines will ensure that the installation goes smoothly.
  • Page 6 Digital Audio Link processors. Analog display devices utilizing CRTs normally achieve their highest performance when using an analog video output from the DX-7. The various analog output options are listed below in order of performance, from highest to lowest. Choose the highest performing connection that is compatible with your video display.
  • Page 7 DVI connection. This is because the digital-to-analog conversion in the Ayre DX-7 will perform at a higher level than the corresponding conversion in the display device.
  • Page 8 Configuration”. whole-house distribution systems. Composite While the analog composite video signal from the Ayre DX-7 offers higher performance than any other DVD player, there are inherent performance restrictions imposed by this connection. The brightness (black-and-white) and color signals are mixed together, and cannot be fully separated. This connection is not recommended for critical viewing, especially when using a large video display.

  • Page 9: Digital Audio Outputs

    AES/EBU outputs may be used simultaneously. Connect the Ayre DX-7 to an unswitched power source. The best performance is normally achieved when the DX-7 is plugged directly into the wall outlet, without using any power strips or power line conditioners.

  • Page 10: Configuration

    Setup and Configuration Video Hardware Configuration Once you have connected the Ayre DX-7 to your home theater system, you will need to configure it to ensure compatibility. There are two separate configuration steps – the video hardware configuration using small toggle switches on the rear of the unit, and the software configuration using an on-screen Setup Navigator.
  • Page 11 (PC) instead of video signals from a DVD player. The PC standard sets black at level 0 and white at level 255. If your display device is not compatible with the correct video levels for the DVI...

  • Page 12: Component Configuration

    RGB signals are commonly only used in the progressive mode. However, the DX-7 will also output interlaced RGB signals if so desired. input, set the level switch to the position labeled “0 - 255”. Component Configuration You must first determine what input signals are supported by your display device.

  • Page 13: Setup Navigator

    Customization” for additional information on playing DVDs from other countries. Setup Navigator The Ayre DX-7 has a wide variety of system settings that may be configured via the On-Screen Setup Menus (page 49). To simplify the initial setup of your player, the Setup Navigator allows you to configure the basic settings via a series of on-screen questions.

  • Page 14: Osd Language

    Select Exit ENTER SETUP Connect the video output of the DX-7 to your video display. With the power turned on, press the “Setup” button located on the lower portion of the remote control. The “Setup” button in the top left corner of the remote is only used to customize the remote control’s...

  • Page 15: Additional Information

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Setup Navigator TV Connection TV Type Widescreen (16:9) Standard (4:3) Move ENTER Select Exit SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Setup Navigator Dolby Digital Dolby Digital/DTS Amp Connection Dolby Digital/MPEG Digital Jack Dolby D/DTS/MPEG Not Connected Move Select Exit...
  • Page 16 Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Setup Navigator Amp Connection 96 kHz PCM Audio Don’t Know Move ENTER Select Exit SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Setup Navigator Save Changes Exit Setup Navigator Delete Changes Start Again Move Select Exit ENTER SETUP 96 kHz PCM Audio A few DVDs have a high resolution soundtrack...

  • Page 17: Operation

    These are described in a separate chapter, Advanced Features (page 39). The remote control for the DX-7 is a backlighted, universal design that can control your entire home theater system. Up to eight separate components can be programmed for operation, either by entering preset configurations on the remote control’s...
  • Page 18 For remote control customization only (page 15). Select device to control here. Press “Aux” for DVD player (page 15). “Last Memory” function (page 43). Controls volume of device programmed to “AMP” button when in DVD mode (page 18). “Condition Memory” function (page 44).
  • Page 19 Indicates that multiple camera angles are available. Indicates that the title number of a DVD is being displayed. Indicates that the track number of a CD is being displayed. indicates that the chapter number of a DVD is being displayed. Indicates that an on-screen menu operation is being performed.
  • Page 20 The remote control is factory programmed so that when the “Aux” button is pressed it will operate the Ayre DX-7, when the “CD” button is pressed it will operate an Ayre CD player, and when the “Amp” button is pressed it will operate an Ayre preamplifier or integrated amplifier.

  • Page 21: Basic Functions

    DVDs will automatically begin playing. This is because the DVD format allows the disc to send commands to the player. Please note that the “Record” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Open/Close” function on the DX-7.
  • Page 22 Play Pressing the “Play” button initiates playback of the disc. If the drawer is open, pressing “Play” will also close the drawer. Pause Pressing the “Pause” button will pause the disc playback. Playback may be resumed either by pressing the “Pause” button again or the “Play” button.
  • Page 23 Additional presses will move to previous chapters or tracks. Please note that the “CH-” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Previous” function on the DX-7. Next Pressing the “Next” button will move to the start of the next chapter (DVD) or track (CD). Additional presses will move to subsequent chapters or tracks.

  • Page 24: Cursor Buttons

    Important Functions for DVDs SELECT Display Brightness The front panel display of the DX-7 has three brightness settings, plus an “Off” position. Pressing the front panel “Display Brightness” button will scroll through the four choices. A blue LED next to the display illuminates when the display is turned off.

  • Page 25: Number Buttons

    Various components use different methods to enter values with more than two digits. When using the Ayre DX-7, press the “Enter” key to increment by 10. Then press the desired value of the final digit. For example, to enter the value “10”, press “Enter”, then “0”...

  • Page 26: Return Function

    (page 49), changes to the system settings will not be saved. Please note that the “Exit” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Return” function on the DX-7. Audio Most DVDs have multiple soundtracks. These usually these offer choices of different languages, although some discs will have a choice of different encoding schemes (DTS or PCM).
  • Page 27 Conveniently placed in the lower right corner, the “Light” button allows you to turn the backlight on without activating any functions on the DVD player. Convenient Functions for CDs While the following functions also work with DVDs, they are most often used with audio CDs.
  • Page 28 Random To exit the “Repeat” mode, either press the “Repeat” button to scroll through the modes, or simply press the “Sleep” button, which activates the “Clear” function (page 45). Random Pressing the “Random” button will play the tracks (chapters on a DVD) in random order. When playing a DVD, pressing the “Random”...

  • Page 29: Customization

    Optimization and Customization DVDs from Around the World The Ayre DX-7 offers many advanced features, especially when playing DVDs. There are times when you may wish to play DVDs from other countries. In this situation there are two items that must be considered – whether the video standards match between the disc and your video display, and region coding issues.

  • Page 30: Region Coding

    However, the Ayre DX-7 has both automatic and manual region switching, so that DVDs from any region may be easily played.
  • Page 31 Multiple Video Displays As all of the video outputs on the DX-7 are active simultaneously, it is possible to connect more than one video display at a time. This may be especially useful in whole-house distribution systems.

  • Page 32: Control Port

    The Control Port on the rear panel of the DX-7 allows the unit to communicate with a system controller such as a Crestron or AMX. The Control...

  • Page 33: Command Functions

    Command Functions The DX-7 may either be controlled by the remote control via a receiver on the front panel or by a system controller via the Control Port. A small toggle switch on the rear panel selects which mode is active.
  • Page 34 SyncroLink Configuration The SyncroLink digital audio link can be configured to match the capabilities of your SyncroLink-equipped audio processor. If your processor can decode compressed digital audio formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS, set the rear panel configuration switch to “SL Comp”. If your processor is only capable of decoding PCM data, set the switch to “SL PCM”.

  • Page 35: Aspect Ratios

    About Aspect Ratios The term aspect ratio simply refers to the ratio of an objects’s width to its height. Nonetheless there is some room for confusion, as both the video display itself and the picture stored on a disc have an aspect ratio.
  • Page 36 Aspect Ratios of Films Matching Film to Display aspect ratios of films are usually normalized to one. To make comparisons between video displays and films easier, the ratios for displays can also be normalized to one. Hence 16:9 becomes 1.78:1 and 4:3 becomes 1.33:1.
  • Page 37 Widescreen Displays Let’s start with a widescreen movie shot in 1.85:1 and viewed on a 1.78:1 widescreen video display. In this case virtually the entire image can be seen with no adjustments required. The film is presented in the same way as in a movie theater. If we want to now watch a standard movie shot in 1.37:1, we run into a problem.

  • Page 38: Standard Displays

    Standard Displays When watching a standard (1.37:1) film on a standard (1.33:1) display, we can see virtually the full image without adjustments. Again, the film is presented in the same way as it would be in a movie theater. However if we watch a widescreen (1.85:1) film, we have a new problem.
  • Page 39 On a standard display, additional black bars will be added by the DVD player (or much less commonly by the display itself). The end result will be thick black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Again this is perfectly normal.
  • Page 40 However in the early days of DVD, movie studios were selling to a much smaller audience of DVD player owners. Instead of making a new transfer to DVD in widescreen format, to save money they would use an existing transfer that had been made for the laser disc format.

  • Page 41: Features

    Advanced Features The Ayre DX-7 also has many advanced features. These functions are more complex to use, but can be useful for the advanced user. Step Slow Play Function While the unit is playing, press and hold one of the “Step”...
  • Page 42 Search Rpt A-B Search You may quickly find a specific location on the disc by using the “Search” function. Pressing the “Search” button on the remote control scrolls through the choices of searching by title, chapter (track for CD), or time. Enter the desired location using the number buttons, and then press “Play”.
  • Page 43 Program Program Chapter Program Title Current: Title Chapter 1 Title (Chapter 1~34) Program Memory – Off Move Exit PROGRAM To cancel repeat play or clear the specified location, press the “Sleep” button to activate the “Clear” function. Program To play only specific titles, chapters, or tracks in a specific order, use the “Program”...
  • Page 44 Chapter Program 03 To delete a number in the program, use the cursor buttons to highlight the incorrect number. Then press the “Sleep” button to activate the “Clear” function. To insert a number in the program, use the cursor buttons to highlight the desired location. Press the number buttons of the number to be inserted.

  • Page 45: Last Memory Function

    Programs for DVDs may be saved to memory. The Program Chapter Program Title DX-7 can memorize the programs on up to 24 Current: Title Chapter 1 Title (Chapter 1~34) DVDs. When in the “Program” menu, use the cursor buttons to highlight the “Program Memory”...
  • Page 46 Please note that the “Last” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Condition Memory” function on the DX-7. To clear the “Last Memory” location, press the “Sleep” button to activate the “Clear” function while “Last Memory” is displayed in the on-screen display.

  • Page 47: Clear Function

    Please note that the “Input” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Condition Memory” function on the DX-7. The next time the disc is loaded, “ the front panel display and “Condition Memory” appears in the on-screen display. To clear the memorized settings, press the “Sleep”...

  • Page 48: Display Function

    Please note that the “Info” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Display” function on the DX-7. When a DVD is playing, pressing the “Info” button to activate the “Display” function will scroll through four different information displays.
  • Page 49 When a CD is playing, pressing the “Info” button will scroll through two different information displays. The first screen shows the track number, the • track time, the remaining track time, and the total track time. The second screen shows the track number, the •...

  • Page 50: System Reset

    “Menu” function. Please note that the “Guide” button on the remote control corresponds to the “Top Menu” function on the DX-7. Angle The DVD format allows for scenes to be filmed from multiple camera angles. The viewer may select between the different available camera angles by pressing the “Angle”...

  • Page 51: Setup Menus

    Step Light Audio SELECT The Ayre DX-7 has on-screen setup menus that allow you to adjust a variety of system settings to ensure compatibility with your system. The basic menu items have normally already been set up by using the Setup Navigator (see page 11). Following is information regarding the more detailed items.
  • Page 52 There are two digital audio outputs on the rear panel of the DX-7. Some of these options only affect the “Compressed + PCM” output, while other settings affect both the “Compressed + PCM”...

  • Page 53: Dolby Digital

    If your audio processor accepts a DTS signal, set the DTS option to “DTS”. Otherwise set the DTS option to “Off”. The Ayre DX-7 will not convert a DTS soundtrack to PCM. If your audio processor does not accept a DTS signal, instead select the...
  • Page 54 Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital DTS Out – DTS 96kHz PCM Out 96kHz 48kHz MPEG Out - 96kHz Digital Out – On Move Exit SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital DTS Out –...

  • Page 55: Digital Output

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital DTS Out – DTS 96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz MPEG Out – MPEG PCM Digital Out Move Exit SETUP Audio 2 Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Audio DRC High Medium Move Exit...
  • Page 56 Move Exit SETUP The on-screen setup menu items listed under the “Video” tab configure the Ayre DX-7 so that the video output will match the capabilities of your video display. TV Screen It is extremely important to select the “TV Screen”...

  • Page 57: Picture Quality

    Scan” setting. Picture Quality This setting has no effect on the operation of the Ayre DX-7 with progressive scan video. Its original purpose was to change the interlaced video signals to conform with the video standards used in various countries. Instead the DX-7 allows these adjustments to the video signal to be made with switches on the rear panel (page 11).

  • Page 58: On Screen Display

    This setting affects the appearance of the picture when the DVD is paused. Normally this should be set to “Auto”. The DVD player then uses information on the disc to determine if it was made with an interlaced source (i.e., video) or a progressive source (i.e., film) However some discs...

  • Page 59: Angle Indicator

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General TV Screen – 16:9 (Wide) Picture Quality – Standard S-Video Out – S2 Still Picture – Auto On Screen Display – Position - Normal Angle Indicator Move Exit SETUP Language Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General OSD Language English Audio Language -...

  • Page 60: Subtitle Language

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General OSD Language – English Audio Language English Subtitle Language - French Auto Language - Spanish DVD Language - Other Subtitle Display – On Subtitle Off – Selected Subtitle Move Exit SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Audio Language List of Languages...

  • Page 61: Auto Language

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Subtitle Language List of Languages Code (0~2) en: English Return Move RETURN Select Exit ENTER SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General OSD Language – English Audio Language – English Subtitle Language – English Auto Language DVD Language - Subtitle Display –...

  • Page 62: Subtitle Display

    Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General DVD Language List of Languages Code (0~2) en: English Return Move RETURN Select Exit ENTER SETUP Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General OSD Language – English Audio Language – English Subtitle Language – English Auto Language – On DVD Language - Subtitle Display Subtitle Off -...

  • Page 63: Setup Menu Mode

    “Subtitle Language” setting. The on-screen setup menu items listed under the “General” tab configure a few miscellaneous settings of the Ayre DX-7. Setup Menu Mode There are two choices for displaying the on-screen setup menus, “Basic” and “Expert”. Selecting “Expert”...

  • Page 64: Parental Lock

    The Setup Navigator simplifies the process of configuring the on-screen menu settings of the Ayre DX-7. This process in normally performed when the DVD player is installed in your system. However, any time you wish you may run the Setup Navigator again.

  • Page 65: Language Code List

    SETUP Language Code List Background Color You can select which color appears on your video display when the DVD player is in “Stop” mode. The choices are “Blue” and “Black”. Display Firmware Revision The firmware revision and current region setting may be displayed using a hidden on-screen setup menu item.
  • Page 66 Frequently Used Languages Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Greek (el), 0512 Italian (it), 0920 Japanese (ja), 1001 Korean (ko), 1115 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Russian (ru), 1821 Spanish (es), 0519 Swedish (sv), 1922 Complete Language List Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Afar (aa), 0101...
  • Page 67 Corsican (co), 0315 Croatian (hr), 0818 Czech (cs), 0319 Danish (da), 0401 Dutch (nl), 1412 English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Estonian (et), 0520 Faroese (fo), 0615 Fiji (fj), 0610 Finnish (fi), 0609 French (fr), 0618 Frisian (fy), 0625 Galician (gl), 0712 Georgian (ka), 1101 German (de), 0405 Greek (el), 0512...
  • Page 68 Lingala (ln), 1214 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Latvian (lv), 1222 Macedonian (mk), 1311 Malagasy (mg), 1307 Malay (ms), 1319 Malayalam (ml), 1312 Maltese (mt), 1320 Maori (mi), 1309 Marathi (mr), 1318 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Mongolian (mn), 1314 Nauru (na), 1401 Nepali (ne), 1405 Norwegian (no), 1415 Occitan (oc), 1503 Oriya (or), 1518...
  • Page 69 Sundanese (su), 1921 Swahili (sw), 1923 Swedish (sv), 1922 Tagalog (tl), 2012 Tajik (tg), 2007 Tamil (ta), 2001 Tatar (tt), 2020 Telugu (te), 2005 Thai (th), 2008 Tibetan (bo), 0215 Tigrinya (ti), 2009 Tonga (to), 2015 Tsonga (ts), 2019 Turkish (tr), 2018 Turkmen (tk), 2011 Twi (tw), 2023 Ukrainian (uk), 2111...

  • Page 70: Specifications

    Numbers and Specifications DVI Output Progressive Component Output Interlaced Component Output Selectable output formats: RGB, video levels (16 - 235) RGB, PC levels (0 - 255) YCbCr, 4:2:2, video levels (16 - 235) (NTSC and PAL discs) Selectable output formats: YPbPr, 700 mV, 0% setup RGB, 700 mV, 0% setup (NTSC and PAL discs)
  • Page 71 RGB, 700 mV, 0% setup (PAL discs) S-Video and Composite Selectable output formats: Outputs 714 mV, 7.5% setup 714 mV, 0% setup (NTSC discs) 700 mV, 0% setup (PAL discs) Power Consumption 35 watts 20 watts, standby mode Dimensions 17-¼" W x 13-¾" D x 4-¾" H 44 cm x 35 cm x 12 cm Weight 15 pounds...

  • Page 72: Warranty

    Warranty Statement Your Ayre DX-7 DVD player is warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of five years from the date of purchase, except for the transport mechanism. The warranty period for the transport mechanism is two years from the date of purchase.
  • Page 73 or to Ayre’s authorized agent. 3. Ayre reserves the right to inspect any product that is the subject of any warranty claim prior to repairing or replacing it. Final determination of warranty coverage lies solely with Ayre. Out-of-warranty claims will be billed for labor, materials, return freight, and insurance as required.
  • Page 74 6. Ayre does not authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales representative to assume any liability of Ayre or make any warranty for Ayre. The unit must not have been altered or improperly serviced. The serial number on the unit must not have been altered or removed.

  • Page 75: Glossary

    A Technical Glossary 480i A shorthand way of referring to an interlaced NTSC signal, where “480” refers to the number of actual picture lines and “i” refers to Interlaced. 480p A shorthand way of referring to a progressive NTSC signal, where “480” refers to the number of actual picture lines and “p”...
  • Page 76 Aspect Ratio Component Composite Compressed Audio interconnect cables employing three-pin XLR connectors. The ratio of the video display’s width to its height. The two common aspect ratios used for video displays are 16:9 (1.78:1), also known as “widescreen”, and 4:3 (1.33:1), also known as “standard”.
  • Page 77 quantity of audio data while attempting to minimize the impact on sound quality. See also Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG Audio. D-ILA Digital-Imaging Light Amplifier is a type of LCOS video display technology developed by JVC. This is one example of a Fixed Pixel display. Digital Light Processing is the name of Texas Instrument’s movable micro-mirror technology used in video displays.
  • Page 78 Only “authorized” devices have the key to descramble the signal so that it is viewable. The Ayre DX-7 does not use HDCP, so it is compatible with all DVI and HDMI displays, whether or not they use HDCP.
  • Page 79 Pixels to create an image. This is one example of a Fixed Pixel display. LCOS Liquid Crystal On Silicon places the LCD display element directly on the silicon wafer that forms the electronic control circuitry. A transmissive display element cannot be used as the silicon is not transparent.
  • Page 80 Africa, and South America. This format has a total of 625 lines, of which 576 are used for the actual picture information. Pulse Code Modulation is the fundamental method used to store audio or video as digital codes. This is the highest performing method of storing audio, and is the system used on CDs.
  • Page 81 purchased from that same region. Resolution Every video display device or video format has a maximum number of Pixels that can be displayed. This resolution is specified as the number of horizontal pixels by the number of vertical pixels. The resolution of a DVD is 720x480 for NTSC discs and 720x576 for PAL discs.
  • Page 82 S/PDIF The Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format is commonly used to transmit digital audio information from a source (such as a DVD player) to a receiver (such as an audio processor). The connectors used for S/PDIF are common RCA (Cinch) connectors. Also see AES/EBU.
  • Page 83 YPbPr An analog Component signal, where Y is the brightness (black-and-white) signal, and Pb and Pr are the color signals.

  • Page 84: Notes

    A Place for Notes...
  • Page 86 Rev. 1.0b...
  • Page 88 Ayre Acoustics, Inc. 2300-B Central Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80301 www.ayre.com +1-303-442-7300...

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