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Esoteric D-01 Owner's Manual

Monaural d/a converter for super audio cd and cd
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Monaural D/A Converter
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  • Page 1 D - 01 Monaural D/A Converter for Super Audio CD and CD Owner’s Manual...

  • 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 within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Before Use ........3 Features .

  • Page 4: Features

    PVC is not used for any wiring inside the unit. The high purity 6N copper cable is developed with the help of Acro Japan Ltd. as is the case with the Esoteric “MEXCEL” interconnection cable and high purity 8N copper cable.

  • Page 5: I.link (Ieee 1394)

    To play back audio sounds recorded on Super Audio CD or DVD discs using i.LINK, both the player and the D/A converter need to be ready for the copyright protection system DTCP (Digital Transmission Content Protection). The D-01 already accepts DTCP. Data transfer rate There are three transfer rates: 100 Mbps (S100), 200 Mbps (S200), and 400 Mbps (S400).

  • Page 6: Connections

    WORD CLOCK OUT and the P-01’s WORD SYNC IN. D-01 (FRONT L channel) Connect either cable. AUDIO IN (FRONT L) Amplifier Connections Connect either cable. WORD SYNC D-01 (other than FRONT L channel) or a Clock Generator (G-0/G-0s) XLR pin assignment...
  • Page 7 When the P-01 is connected If the Super Audio CD/CD drive unit, Esoteric P-01, is connected to the D-01, the following setup will provide you with the best quality sound: Setting of the P-01 OUTPUT button “XLR DUAL”...

  • Page 8: Example: Connection To The P-01 And The G-0/G-0S

    Example: Connection to the P-01 and the G-0/G-0s D-01 (FRONT L) Amplifier AUDIO IN (FRONT L) XLR cable D-01 (FRONT R) Amplifier AUDIO IN (FRONT R) XLR cable P-01 G-0/G-0s...

  • Page 9: Names Of Each Control 1

    This is a mode designed for external clocks of a higher degree of precision like a rubidium clock generator. Select this mode when this unit is connected to the ESOTERIC G-0s. Keep in mind that it will take time before the sync is achieved in this mode.
  • Page 10 FILTER This button selects algorithms for upward conversion. Pressing the button repeatedly rotates the selection through the following (a lit indicator shows the current selection): RDOT DF OFF (Digital Filter OFF) RDOT A fluency digital filter that does upward sample rate conversion.

  • Page 11: First Thing To Do

    First Thing To Do Before anything else, you must select a channel for this unit when you use it for the first time or when you have reset it back to factory settings. Press the POWER button to turn the unit on. When the unit is on, the ring surrounding the button lights “CH_SEL>”...

  • Page 12: Changing The Settings

    Press and hold the FILTER button for more than 3 seconds. The unit enters the setup mode, and “W_OUT>***” appears on the display. (*** changes depending on the setting.) The setup mode will be cancelled in the following instances • Leave the unit idle for 8 seconds. •...
  • Page 13 When multiple D-01 units are directly connected using IEEE 1394 cables and you have this function on, the functions of all D-01’s in the chain can be controlled using only the left channel D-01. The P-01 source should be the first machine in the IEEE 1394 chain followed by all the D-01’s.

  • Page 14: Messages On The Display

    Turn on the digital device connected to the input terminal. e Check the connection to the digital device. Make sure the source digital device and the input selection on the D-01 are the same type. The safety circuit of the power amplifier is activated.

  • Page 15: Specifications

    General Power supply Europe model ..... AC 230 V, 50 Hz U.S.A./Canada model....AC 120 V, 60 Hz Korea model .

  • Page 16: Block Diagram

    IEEE1394 IEEE1394 XLR1 Digital Audio Interface Receiver XLR2 Word Clock Divider WORD IN WORD OUT Block Diagram IEEE1394 Interface ES-LINK Decoder Converter Master Clock X'tal RDOT Digital Digital Filter Filter LINK Highspeed Isorator D/A (+) I/ V D/A (+) D/A (+) I/ V D/A (+) D/A (-)

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