Esoteric AZ-1 Owner's Manual

D00905500AUniversal PlayerOwner’s Manual

AUDIO IN AUDIO INRL RLDIGITAL IN(COAXIAL)DIGITAL IN(OPTICAL)i.LINK(AUDIO)HDMIWORD SYNC OUTKJIF AG GH10Connections to an amplifier, etc.CAUTION:<Swi

11i.LINK (AUDIO) terminalIn addition to the digital audio from DVD-Video, CDand video CD, the digital surround audio from SuperAudio CD and DVD-Audio

12Front panel featuresSTANDBYUse this button to turn the unit on and standby. The indicator is red in the standby mode. It turns blue when the unit is

13Front panel displayDisc type indicatorShows the type of disc currently loaded.REPEAT indicatorLights when repeat play is selectedSETUP indicatorLigh

14Understanding the remote control unitON/STANDBYUse the ON button to turn the unit on. Use the STANDBYbutton to turn it standby. When you press the O

15Clear buttonUse this button to clear entry errors, etc.DISPLAYUse this button to change the display mode.FL DIMMERUse this button to change the brig

Playback control (with PBC enabled) video CDsWith these discs, the number buttons can sometimes be usedto select menu items.16DVD VCD CD SA-CD

17When the STOP button (or the L/H button of the main unit)is pressed with a video DVD or video CD, playback is stopped,and the display shows “RESUME”

18DVD DVD-ASelecting groups and titlesUse the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( / )to change titles and groups on DVD media.If pressed dur

19Fast scanningWhen playing back, use the SCAN button (m or ,) tomove backwards and forwards (sound is muted for DVD videoand video CD discs). Press

CAUTION<DO NOT REMOVE THE EXTERNAL CASES OR CABINETS TOEXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTSARE WITHIN!<IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROB

Changing camera angleDVDWhen a scene recorded with multiple angles is played, theangle icon appears on the screen. Each time you press theANGLE button

21Selecting audioMany DVD discs include audio in different languages, as wellas stereo and multi-channel surround versions of thesoundtrack.Video CDs

DVDLip syncThis function allows you to adjust the synchronization of thevideo and audio portions of a DVD.Press the LIP SYNC button to display the cur

23Changing the display mode 1Elapsed time of current titleCurrently-playing title Currently-playing chapterTime remaining for current titleElapsed tim

Elapsed time of current trackCurrently playing trackTime remaining for current trackTotal elapsed time (disc)Total time remaining (disc)Track02/36Elap

25Setting i.LINK, HDMI, etc.PLAY AREA .//When playback is stopped, press and hold the PLAYAREA button for more than 2 seconds.1The unit enters setup m

26i.LINK (AUDIO) Output SettingWhen the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is connected to an amplifier ora D/A converter, select proper i.LINK output setting.Pr

27HDMI Output SettingThe HDMI button turns output from the HDMI output on andoff. In order to use this output, a HDMI-compliant televisionmust be used

28Settings (introduction)If no cursor is visible on the screen, using the left and rightbuttons changes between the top tabbed menus.Use the up and do

29Settings (Audio)Analog output settings[AUDIO q Analog Out]Digital output settings[AUDIO q Digital Out]2chOutputs 2-channel audio from the the i.LINK

3Optical pickup :Type : SPU3162BManufacturer : NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONLaser output : Less than 0.8mW(CD) or 0.69mW(DVD) on the objective lensWavelen

30Settings (Audio)Group playback mode (DVD audio)[AUDIO q Group Playback]ContinuePlays all groups. Moving between groups is not possible whenthe menu

31Settings (Video)Video adjustment[VIDEO q Video Adjust]Highlight the Video Adjust menu item and press theENTER button.1Near the bottom of the display

32Settings (Language)Audio language selection[LANGUAGE q Audio Language]This provides an alternative to the AUDIO button for selectingalternative soun

33Language CodeJapanese (ja) 1001English (en) 0514French (fr) 0618German (de) 0405Italian (it) 0920Spanish (es) 0519Chinese (zh) 2608Dutch (nl) 1412Po

34Settings (General/Speaker setup)Use these speaker setup menus when the i.LINK(AUDIO) terminal or the HDMI terminal is connected toa surround sound a

35The unit outputs test tone from each channel in turn at thespecified level for each channel.< Test tone at very high levels may not be good for y

36Settings (General/Video Out)This menu item contains a number of different options, allconcerned with the video output from the unit.TV screen[GENERA

37Component video output[GENERAL q Video Out q Comp. Video]This setting allows the selection of interlaced (Interlace*) orprogressive-scan (Progressiv

38Settings (General/Display)On-screen display[GENERAL q Video Out q On Screen Display]When a button is pressed and this setting is ON* , the screensho

39As well as the level, you can change the country to which thelevel applies. Select the Country code option, enter the 4-digitcountry code and press

4What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the boxwhen you open it.Remote control unit x 1Batteries (AA, R6, SUM-3) x 2Sc

i.LINK (IEEE 1394)The i.LINK is also known as IEEE 1394, an internationalspecification. This unit is ready for i.LINK (AUDIO). By connecting an i.LINK

41SpecificationsGeneralSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, Video-CD, Super Audio CD, and CDPower supplyEurope model . .

42TroubleshootingIn case you experience any problem with this unit, please takethe time to look through this chart and see if you can solve theproblem

43Cannot output 96kHz or 88.2kHz digital audio.eCheck that the Audio Digital Out setting is set to “DownSample OFF” (see page 35).eSome copy protected

1205.MA-1031AThis appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please recordthe model number and serial number and retain them for your re

5Restoring factory settingsIf you have made a lot of changes to the setup, and want torestart from a known set of options, restore the unit to thefact

6DVD Video:• Single-sided or double-sided discs• Single layer or dual layer discs• Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear PCMdigital audio• MPEG-2 digital

7Following discs cannot be played with thisunit:• CD-G, Data part of CD-EXTRA, PHOTO CD, CD-ROM andDVD-ROM discs• discs recorded in a color system oth

AUDIOINS-VIDEOINVIDEOINHDMIINCOMPONENTVIDEO IND1/D2COMPONENTVIDEO INRL Y PB PRABC D E8Connection to a TVCAUTION:<Switch off the power to all equipm

9Component video output terminalsUse commercially available component video cables toconnect the unit to the component video inputs of a suitablyequip