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Esoteric UX-1 Owner's Manual

Esoteric UX-1 Owner's Manual

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D00816600A
DVD/DVD-A/SACD/CD PLAYER
OWNER'S MANUAL
2
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MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE
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  • Page 1 D00816600A DVD/DVD-A/SACD/CD PLAYER OWNER’S MANUAL ....MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE . . .

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
  • Page 3 This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968“, and is classified as class 1 laser product. There is not hazardous invisible laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the protective housings.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for choosing TEAC. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents ......... 4 Features .

  • Page 5: Features

    Playback of DVD/SACD discs requires high-speed rotation and a high degree of precision, and the UX-1 accordingly uses a magnesium turntable. This has only two-thirds the specific gravity of aluminum and has excellent shock-absorbent properties.

  • Page 6: Conventions About This Manual

    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 Felt sheet x 3 Power cord x 1 Owner’s manual x 1 Warranty card x 1 Conventions about This Manual <...

  • Page 7: Restoring Factory Settings

    Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. The UX-1 player uses six DACs with high-quality 14-bit 216MHz processing for video output. This type of DAC, the ADV7314, employs new Noise shaping Video (NSV) technology from Analog Devices, Inc.

  • Page 8: Discs

    If the region number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number of your DVD player, you will not be able to play the disc. In that case, an error message will appear on the screen.
  • Page 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 discs • discs that are dusty, soiled or marked with fingerprints Warning: If you attempt to play back such discs, there is a risk that sudden loud noise can blast over the speakers at full volume and cause...

  • Page 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.

  • Page 11: Composite Video Output Terminal

    < Adjust the video aspect ratio to match that of the television (see page 38) . < If the component video terminals or the D1/D2 terminal are used to connect the unit to a television with progressive- scan capabilities, the output can be set to match this (see page 39).

  • Page 12: Connections To An Amplifier, Etc

    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.
  • Page 13 Analog audio output terminals Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) FRONT terminals for analog stereo output. If your amplifier has balanced XLR analog audio inputs, connect the XLR jacks on the unit to the amplifier’s XLR jacks, otherwise use the RCA (pin) connections. For surround (5.1) amplifiers with analog inputs, also use the RCA (pin) SURROUND pair, CENTER and SUBWOOFER connections (in addition to the FRONT pair).

  • Page 14: Front Panel Features

    POWER Use this to turn the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the ring surrounding the button lights up. The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF position. CLOCK MODE Use this to select an external word sync source connected to the WORD SYNC connector on the rear panel.

  • Page 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.

  • Page 16: Understanding The Remote Control Unit

    Understanding the remote control 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.
  • Page 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.

  • Page 18: Playback

    DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A Turn on the power using the POWER button on the main unit. The button and the display light. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. The tray opens after a second or two (this delay is due to the movement of the internal mechanism of the unit before opening).

  • Page 19: Stopping Playback

    Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDs With these discs, the number buttons can sometimes be used to select menu items. Jump between pages of multi-page menus (on some video CDs) with the SKIP buttons (.//). < Pressing RETURN during playback returns to the menu of a PBC video CD.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Chapter Or Track

    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.

  • Page 21: Repeat Mode

    DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A 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.

  • Page 22: Programmed Playback

    CD SACD DVD-A 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).

  • Page 23: Changing Camera Angle

    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).

  • Page 24: Selecting Audio

    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 If you press the SLOW buttons when playback is paused, you...

  • Page 25: Display Dimming

    Selecting subtitles 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.

  • Page 26: Dvi Output

    (monitor) controls to change the format. If your television (monitor) cannot change the aspect ratio, change the output mode of the UX-1 in the following way: When the DVI output is selected and the format is visible on the display, use the left cursor button to select between “DVI 4:3”...

  • Page 27: Clock Mode

    Word sync For highly accurate playback, you can use the word clock (sync) output of an external unit such as the Esoteric D-70 or G-0 to synchronize your whole audio system. Use the CLOCK MODE (main unit) button to switch between Word ON and Word OFF.

  • Page 28: Changing The Display Mode

    DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A During playback, it is possible to change the display as shown here. The display on both the main unit, and the on-screen display (when the video output is on) changes. When playback stops, the display mode reverts to the first type of display.

  • Page 29: Main Unit Display

    DVD audio playback (on-screen display) (no display) Current group Elapsed time of current track Group Track Elapsed Remain 02/10 01:50 04:41 Time remaining for current track Currently-playing track Total number of tracks on disc Elapsed time of current group Group Track Total Elapsed 02/10...

  • Page 30: Settings (Introduction)

    Turn on the main unit, and the television (monitor). Press the SETUP button. The following appears on screen. Analog Out 2ch * Digital Out ON * CD Digital Direct Direct * Audio DRC OFF * Group Playback Single * 2ch Down Mix Lo/Ro * Move Return...

  • Page 31: Analog Output Settings

    Analog output settings [AUDIO q Analog Out] Analog Out 2ch * Digital Out Multi Channel CD Digital Direct Audio DRC Group Playback 2ch Down Mix Move Return Select 2ch * Outputs audio from the FRONT L and R terminals. If the source is multi-channel surround, this is downmixed into 2 channels.

  • Page 32: Audio Drc (Dynamic Range Controlling)

    Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Controlling) [AUDIO q Audio DRC] Analog Out Digital Out CD Digital Direct Audio DRC OFF * Group Playback 2ch Down Mix Move Return Select Applies dynamic range control to Dolby Digital material, reducing the volume of loud sounds, and increasing the volume of quiet ones.

  • Page 33: Video Adjustment

    Video adjustment [VIDEO q Video Adjust] Highlight the Video Adjust menu item and press the ENTER button. Video Adjust Progressive Setting Move Return Select Reference* Memory 1 Memory 2 Move Return Select 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 monitors,...

  • Page 34: Audio Language Selection

    Audio language selection [LANGUAGE q Audio Language] Audio Language English * Subtitle Language Japanese Subtitle Display Other OSD Language Move Return Select 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.

  • Page 35: Language Code List

    Language Code List Language Code Language Japanese (ja) 1001 Guarani (gn) English (en) 0514 Gujarati (gu) French (fr) 0618 Hausa (ha) German (de) 0405 Hindi (hi) Italian (it) 0920 Croatian (hr) Spanish (es) 0519 Hungarian (hu) Chinese (zh) 2608 Armenian (hy) Dutch (nl) 1412 Interlingua (ia)

  • Page 36: Speaker Size

    Use these speaker setup menus when connecting an AV amplifier with analog outputs, using the 5.1 multi-channel setting (there is no need for this setup when not using multi- channel analog connections). When “Direct” is chosen as the CD playback option (see page 31), the settings made here are ignored.

  • Page 37: Digital Output Formats

    Speaker levels [GENERAL q Speaker Setting q Level] Use this to set the relative levels of the speakers. You can set the L/R pair together, and the center, and surround rear pair independently, as well as the subwoofer. The maximum value you can set here is +6dB and the minimum is -12dB, with settings made in 0.5dB increments.

  • Page 38: S-Video Output

    Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out TV Screen Video Out S-Video Out Display Setting Comp. Video Parental Lock PL-NT Conv. Caption Still Mode Move Return Select 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...

  • Page 39: Still Mode

    RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.’ PAL-NTSC conversion [GENERAL q Video Out q PL-NT Conv.] This allows you to play back and show NTSC discs on PAL equipment, or the other way round.

  • Page 40: On-Screen Display

    Settings (General/Display) Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out Video Out Display Setting On Screen Display Parental Lock Angle Indicator Background Move Return Select 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.

  • Page 41: Country Code

    Setting the level of control [GENERAL q Parental Lock q Level] Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out Video Out Password Set/Change Display Setting Level Parental Lock Country Code Level Move Return Select Once a password has been entered, you can enter a control level, ranging from 1 (strict control) through 9 (much less strict) to OFF* (no control at all).

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    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 or a TEAC service center. 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 on.

  • Page 43: Beware Of Condensation

    No DTS audio output. e When your amplifier is not equipped with DTS decoder, set the DTS setting to “PCM”. Or press the AUDIO button to select any other audio (see page 37, 24). e When playing back a DTS-CD, set the CD Digital Direct setting to “Normal”...

  • Page 44: Specifications

    General System ....DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, Power supply Europe model ..... AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model.

  • Page 45: Block Diagram

    Spindle Motor SACD CD･VCD Optical Pickup VRDS UNIT Driver RF Amp SACD Decoder Converter Front End Audio MPEG-2 Decorder Back End FRONT PANEL Display Block Diagram Converter Converter Digital Filter Converter Converter Converter Digital SACD Filter Converter Converter Digital Filter Converter Video Encoder...
  • Page 46 TEAC CORPORATION 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan Phone: (0422) 52-5081 TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 Phone: (323) 726-0303 TEAC CANADA LTD. 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada Phone: (905) 890-8008 TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V Campesinos N°184, Colonia Granjas Esmeralda, Delegacion Iztapalapa, CP 09810, México DF Phone: (525) 581-5500 TEAC UK LIMITED 5 Marlin House, Croxley Business Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8TE, U.K.

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