Table Of Contents - Esoteric N-01XD Owner's Manual

Contents
Thank you for purchasing this ESOTERIC product.
Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this
product. After reading it, keep it in a safe place with the warranty card
for future reference.
The Owner's Manual can be downloaded from the ESOTERIC website
(--).
To use this unit, you must also use a tablet or smartphone that has
the dedicated app (free) installed and connect it to the same network
as the unit.
ATTENTION
This unit only outputs analog signals from the one selected
type of connector.
Set the analog output before use.
See "Setting mode" on page 15 and "Analog output set-
ting" on page 17.
MQA and the Sound Wave Device are registered trade marks of MQA
Limited.© 2016
"DSD" is a registered trademark.
Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trade-
marks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Apple, Mac, OS X and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
Wi-Fi is a trademark or registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.
ESOTERIC is a trademark of TEAC CORPORATION, registered in the U.S.
and other countries.
Other company names, product names and logos in this document
are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Information about copyrights and licensing related to open source
software is provided in the separate "Important Notice Regarding
Software" document.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Note about pinpoint feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Precautions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting using ES-LINK Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Downloading the remote app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Names and functions of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the input source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the USB DAC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Supported operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Downloading playback application ESOTERIC HR Audio Player . 13
Playing audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Settings 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PCM signal upconversion setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Clock setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PCM output gain setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Analog output setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dimmer setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic display darkening setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic power saving setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Settings 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D/A converter operation setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DSD filter setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ETHERNET port LED setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Network input circuit power supply setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote control operation setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Settings 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Audio program update setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Clock sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
USB connections with a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Restoring factory settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dimensional drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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