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Esoteric UX-1 Pi Owner's Manual

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D00960150A
UX - 1 Pi / UX - 3 Pi
Universal Player
OWNER'S MANUAL
2
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MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE
52
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  • Page 1 D00960150A UX - 1 Pi / UX - 3 Pi Universal Player OWNER’S MANUAL ....MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE . . .

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, 4) Follow all instructions. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
  • Page 3 < USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. UX-1 Pi For U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Thank you for choosing Esoteric. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Contents......... . 4 Settings (Speaker setup for 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT, HDMI, and...

  • Page 5: Before Use

    Before Use (1) What’s in the box Read this before operation < Be careful to avoid injury when moving the unit, on account Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. of its weight. Get someone to help you if necessary. <...
  • Page 6 Before Use (2) Placement of the unit Changing the Color System (NTSC/PAL) High-quality hardened tool steel is used for the pin-point feet, If you experience picture distortion or are unable to view the securely attached to the bottom of the player. Although the monitor image, you may need to change the color setting to cover feet may appear loose, the weight of the unit causes match your TV.

  • Page 7: Restoring Factory Settings

    Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. For European customers The UX-1 Pi/UX-3 Pi player uses six DACs with high-quality 14- Disposal of your old appliance bit 216MHz processing for video output. This type of DAC, the ADV7324, employs new Noise shaping Video (NSV) 1.

  • Page 8: Discs

    Discs Type of discs that can be played on this Region Number of DVD Video discs: DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers that system dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region This player can playback discs bearing any of the following logos: 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.
  • Page 9 Copy-protected discs, DualDiscs and other discs that do not conform to the CD standard may not play back correctly in this player. If you use such discs in this unit, TEAC ESOTERIC < Never use such chemicals as record sprays, antistatic sprays or COMPANY cannot be responsible for any consequences or fluid, benzine or thinner to clean the discs.

  • Page 10: Connection To A Tv

    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 Signal format of D1/D2 terminal (NTSC/PAL) HDMI video/audio output terminal Use a commercially available HDMI cable to connect the unit 480i/576i 480p/576p to a HDMI compatible television or monitor. (525i/625i) (525p/625p) D1 terminal < See pages 31-32 for further details on HDMI video output D2 terminal formats.

  • Page 12: Connection To An Amplifier Etc

    Stereo amplifier DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN AUDIO IN (OPTICAL) (COAXIAL) Balanced XLR pin assignment The SURROUND, CENTER and SUBWOOFER terminals are available for the UX-1 Pi only. FRONT CENTER SURROUND HDMI i.LINK SUBWOOFER (AUDIO) AUDIO IN (2ch/5.1ch) Surround amplifier Decoder-equipped amplifier...
  • Page 13 (see page 35). When you select “60958”, properly set the Digital output formats. 5.1 channel (UX-1 Pi only) Check the following settings if necessary: For surround (5.1) amplifiers with analog inputs, also use the Analog output settings (see page 35)
  • Page 14 Connect the SYNC OUT (or WORD OUT) of such a device to electrician if you are in doubt. the unit. < Use only the supplied Esoteric power cord. Use of other When using the WORD SYNC connector, set “WORD” to power cords may result in fire or electric shock. Unplug the “ON”...

  • Page 15: Front Panel Features

    Front panel features POWER PLAY Use this to turn the unit on and off. When the unit is on, the Use this to start playback. When a disc is being played back, ring surrounding the button lights up. the ring surrounding the button lights up. The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER in the standby position.

  • Page 16: Understanding The Remote Control Unit

    Understanding the remote control unit LIGHT Use this to illuminate the white buttons on the remote control unit for several seconds. Number buttons Use these for selecting tracks by number, etc. HDMI Use this to turn HDMI output on and off. VIDEO OFF Use this to turn video output on and off.
  • Page 17 CLEAR How to insert the batteries Use this button to clear entry errors, etc. Remove the cover of the remote control unit with a screwdriver. After checking the polarity (+/_) of two AA DISPLAY batteries, insert the batteries, replace the cover and replace Use this button to change the display mode.

  • Page 18: Front Panel Display

    Front panel display Disc type indicator GUI indicator Shows the type of disc currently loaded. Lights to show that the GUI is being displayed through the video outputs. GROUP indicator Message area Indicates that the group number of a DVD audio disc is being shown.

  • Page 19: Playback

    DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Playback (1) Press the POWER button to turn the unit on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (L) again to close the tray. The ring surrounding the button lights when the unit is on. The tray will close. Take care that you don’t catch your fingers Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (L) to open the tray.
  • Page 20 DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Playback (2) On-screen menu Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDs With these discs, the number buttons can sometimes be used An on-screen menu is shown when a DVD or video CD with to select menu items. playback control (PBC) content is loaded.

  • Page 21: Stopping Playback

    Pausing playback (freezing the picture) Resume mode Press the PAUSE button to pause audio playback. The ring When the STOP button is pressed with a video DVD or video surrounding the PAUSE button on the main unit lights. Any CD, playback is stopped, and the display shows “RESUME”. DVD or video CD image is frozen.

  • Page 22: Selecting Groups And Titles

    DVD DVD-A SA-CD DVD-A Selecting groups and titles Selecting the playback area There are two types of Super Audio CDs, regular ones that Use the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( contain 2-channel stereo and multi-channel stereo and hybrid to change titles and groups on DVD media. discs (two-layer discs) that contain Super Audio CD and regular CD data.

  • Page 23: Fast Scanning

    DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Fast scanning Repeat mode When playing back, use the SCAN button (m or ,) to Use the REPEAT button to select the repeat mode for playback. Repeated presses of the REPEAT button cycle move backwards and forwards (sound is muted for DVD video between the following options: and video CD discs).

  • Page 24: Selecting Audio

    DVD VCD DVD-A Selecting audio Selecting subtitles Many DVD discs include audio in different languages, as well Use the SUBTITLE button to select DVD subtitles. as stereo and multi-channel surround versions of the Repeated presses of this button cycle through available soundtrack.

  • Page 25: Changing Camera Angle

    Changing camera angle Dimming subtitles When a scene recorded with multiple angles is played, the angle icon appears on the screen. Each time you press the ANGLE button while the angle icon is displayed, the camera angle changes. During playback of a DVD video disc, press the ANGLE button to dim subtitles.

  • Page 26: Slow Motion/Frame Advance

    DVD VCD Slow motion/frame advance Lip sync Slow motion This function allows you to adjust the synchronization of the video and audio portions of a DVD. During playback, press either of the SLOW buttons ( to slow playback in either direction. Press the LIP SYNC button to display the current lip sync value (default is 0).

  • Page 27: Display Dimming

    DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Turning video on and off Display dimming Use the VIDEO OFF button to turn video output to the television The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the (monitor) on and off.

  • Page 28: Changing The Display Mode

    DVD VCD CD SA-CD DVD-A Changing the display mode DVD video playback (on-screen display) (no display) Currently-playing title Elapsed time of current title Title Chapter Total Elapsed Total Remain 03/37 10:53 140:17 Currently-playing Number of chapters Time remaining for chapter in current title current title During playback, it is possible to change the display as shown...

  • Page 29: Main Unit Display

    DVD audio playback (on-screen display) Super Audio CD/CD/video CD (stopped, main unit display) (no display) Current group Elapsed time of current track Group Track Elapsed Remain Number of tracks on disc Total disc running time 02/10 01:50 04:41 Time remaining for current track Currently-playing track Total number of tracks on disc Super Audio CD/CD/video CD playback...

  • Page 30: Setting Digital Filter, Hdmi, 4% Down, Word Sync And I.link

    Setting Digital Filter, HDMI, 4% down, Word Sync and i.LINK (1) MODE When playback is stopped, repeatedly press the MODE Repeatedly press the MODE button until the display button to select the menu item to be changed. returns normal (or leave the unit idle for 10 seconds) to exit the setup mode.

  • Page 31: A_Df (Digital Filter)

    A_DF (Digital Filter) HDMI (HDMI video output format) Turns on or off the digital filter. Selects an HDMI video output format. 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL) Upconverts the signal up to 8x before D/A conversion. This setting produces a crisp sound with a solid feel. 480p (NTSC) or 576p (PAL) 720p (HDMI: ON)

  • Page 32: H_Asp (Hdmi Aspect Ratio)

    Selects color depths of HDMI output. Choose either “10bi If your television (monitor) cannot change the aspect ratio, (10bit)” or “8bit”. change the HDMI aspect ratio of the UX-1 Pi/UX-3 Pi to “4:3”. If the connected equipment is not 10-bit capable, the HDMI output is at 8-bit depth even when "10bi"...

  • Page 33: 4%Down

    Use this feature to lock your entire system to a single sync the adaptable format. signal (clock) by connecting this unit to the Esoteric G-0s or similar device that outputs a sync signal. < If the component connected via the i.LINK terminal is “ON”...

  • Page 34: Settings

    Settings (introduction) Turn on the main unit, and the television (monitor). If no cursor is visible on the screen, using the left and right buttons changes between the top tabbed menus. Use the up and down buttons to highlight menu items within these tabbed menus.

  • Page 35: Analog Output Settings

    OFF setting to reduce The unit outputs the 5.1-channel surround sound from the influence on the analog sound. 5.1-channel AUDIO OUT (UX-1 Pi only), the i.LINK (AUDIO)* and the HDMI** terminals. Select this when the unit is connected to a surround amplifier The MULTI indicator will light on the display.

  • Page 36: Audio Drc (Dynamic Range Control)

    Settings (Audio) Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Downmix [AUDIO q Audio DRC] [AUDIO q 2ch Down Mix] Analog Out Analog Out Digital Out Digital Out CD Digital Direct CD Digital Direct Audio DRC Audio DRC Group Playback OFF * Group Playback Lo/Ro * 2ch Down Mix 2ch Down Mix...

  • Page 37: Video Adjustment

    Settings (Video) Video adjustment Use the up and down buttons to select the parameter, and the left and right buttons to change the value. [VIDEO q Video Adjust] Sharpness Highlight the Video Adjust menu item and press the Adjusts the sharpness of the picture shown on the ENTER button.

  • Page 38: Progressive Scan Setting

    Settings (Video) Settings (Language) Progressive scan setting Audio language selection [VIDEO q Progressive Setting q Progressive Mode] [LANGUAGE q Audio Language] Audio Language English * Video Adjust Subtitle Language Japanese Progressive Setting Progressive Mode Subtitle Display Other DCDi OSD Language Move Return Select...

  • Page 39: Subtitle Language Selection

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

  • Page 40: Language Code List

    Settings (Language) Language Code List Language Code Language Code Language Code Japanese (ja) 1001 Guarani (gn) 0714 Pashto, Pushto (ps) 1619 English (en) 0514 Gujarati (gu) 0721 Quechua (qu) 1721 French (fr) 0618 Hausa (ha) 0801 Rhaeto-Romance (rm) 1813 German (de) 0405 Hindi (hi) 0809...

  • Page 41: Settings (Speaker Setup For 5.1-Channel Audio Out, Hdmi, And I.link Terminals)

    There is no need for this setup when not using the 5.1- Select the size (Large or Small) independently for the L/R channel AUDIO OUT (UX-1 Pi only), the i.LINK (AUDIO) or the (front pair of speakers), the C (center speaker) and the SR/SL HDMI terminal, or when you use the speaker menus of the (surround pair of speakers).

  • Page 42: Speaker Distance

    ENTER button. • This setup has effects on all the sound output from the 5.1- channel AUDIO OUT terminals (UX-1 Pi only). Speaker Setting Size • In case of using the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal, this setup is...

  • Page 43: Digital Output Formats

    Settings (General) Test tone length Digital output formats [GENERAL q Speaker Setting q Test Tone] [GENERAL q Audio Digital Out] Speaker Setting Size Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out Distance (m) Audio Digital Out Dolby Digital Stream * Video Out Stream * Video Out Level (dB) 2sec...

  • Page 44: Tv Screen

    Settings (General/Video Out) 16:9 Use with a 16:9 wide television. Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out TV Screen 16 : 9 * Video Out S-Video Out S2 * Display Setting Comp. Video Interlace * Parental Lock PL-NT Conv. OFF * Caption OFF * Still Mode Auto *...

  • Page 45: Component Video Output

    Component video output If the connected TV does not support PAL (or NTSC), do not select “NTSC>PAL” (or “PAL>NTSC”) or setting screens could [GENERAL q Video Out q Comp. Video] not be accessed. If this is the case, restore factory settings (see page 7).

  • Page 46: On-Screen Display

    Settings (General/Display) Parental Control Speaker Setting Speaker Setting Audio Digital Out Audio Digital Out Video Out Video Out Password Set/Change Display Setting On Screen Display ON * Display Setting Level Parental Lock Angle Indicator ON * Parental Lock Country Code Background Black * Move...
  • Page 47 Setting the level of control Country Input Code Country Code [GENERAL q Parental Lock q Level] ARGENTINA 0118 AUSTRALIA 0121 AUSTRIA 0120 Speaker Setting BELGIUM 0205 Audio Digital Out BRAZIL 0218 Video Out Password Set/Change Display Setting Level CANADA 0301 Parental Lock Country Code CHILE...

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting In case you experience any problem with this unit, please take There is no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard. e Check that the amplifier and speakers are connected the time to look through this chart and see if you can solve the problem yourself before you call your dealer.
  • Page 49 Cannot output 96kHz or 88.2kHz digital audio. Screen is suddenly stretched when the Setup screen is e Check that the Audio Digital Out setting is set to “Down opened. e If the Setup screen is opened during playback of a DVD Sample OFF”...

  • Page 50: I.link (Ieee1394)

    i.LINK (IEEE1394) The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an international How to connect multiple i.LINK-capable specification. devices This unit is ready for i.LINK (AUDIO). By connecting an i.LINK (AUDIO)-capable device to the i.LINK Daisy chain connection (AUDIO) (or IEEE 1394) terminal on this unit using an i.LINK cable, you can transmit Super Audio CD multi-channel signals You can daisy-chain up to 17 devices including this unit.

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