Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RZ-1 Esoteric
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D01102420A RZ-1 Integrated Music System O W NE R ’ S MAN U AL .................... 4 MO DE D ’ EMP L OI ...................... 28 MAN U AL D E L U S U ARI O .
2 IM PO RT ANT SAFET Y IN STRUC TIO NS 1 ) Read these instr uc tions. 2) Keep these ins truc tions. 3 ) Hee d all warnings. 4) Follow all instruc tions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not blo ck any ventilation openings.
3 ENG LISH < Do not ex pose this apparatus to drips or splashes. < Do not place any obje c ts fille d with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus . < Do not ins tall this ap par atus in a confine d space such as a b oo k case or similar unit.
4 Content s Thank you f or ch oosi ng ESOTE R IC . Rea d this m anua l car efu lly to ge t the b est p er f orma nce fr om th is uni t. Before Use ........................................................... 5 Dis cs ...................................
5 ENG LISH Before Use Read this before attempting any operations. Placem ent o f th e unit < Choose the installation location of your unit carefully. Avoid placing it in direc t sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations subjec t to vibrations and excessive du st, h eat, cold or moisture.
6 Discs t hat can be play e d on this unit CDs tha t b ear t he “COMPA C T d isc D IGI T AL AUDI O” l ogo. ( 1 2 c m/8 cm) Supe r Audi o CDs th at be ar th e “Sup er Aud io CD ” log o. < T h e m u l t i - c h a nn el a r ea o f a Su p e r Au di o C D ca n n o t b e played with this unit.
7 ENG LISH Speaker Connect ions Right Speaker Le ft Speaker RZ-1 (back side) ESOTERIC uses ESOTE RIC MEXCEL s tr ess -fre e 7N c a b l e a s a re fe re n ce . T h e fo l l ow i n g it em s ar e ava il a b le in th e E S OT ER I C M E XC E L cable s eries.
8 Connections Af ter a ll conn ec ti ons ar e comp let e, con nec t t he powe r cord ’s plug to th e AC wall soc ket . < Read the instruc tio ns of each component you int end to use with this unit. < Be sure to c onnec t each plug se curely . T o prevent hum and noise, do not bundle the connec tion cords.
9 ENG LISH A Anal og audio in put termina ls [ LINE IN] Us e d fo r t h e in p u t of an a l o g 2- ch a n n e l au d i o s i gn a ls f r o m a casset te tape de ck , tuner , etc.
10 Identifying the Pa rts (Main U nit ) A ST ANDB Y /ON Use this but ton to turn t he unit on and to standby mode ( of f ). The b lue indicator ligh ts w hen the unit is turned o n. Press and hold this bu t ton for more than 2 seconds to enter the sleep timer set ting m ode ( pa ge 16 ).
11 ENG LISH Identifying the Pa rts (Displa y ) CD /SA CD mode Duri ng pl aybac k Currently playing track number (This is not displayed when remaining time of disc is displayed.) Volume (0 to 99) Elapsed time of current track (min./sec.) or remaining time of current track (min.
12 Identifying the Pa rts (Remot e Con trol Uni t ) A ON Press this but to n to t urn the unit o n. The blue ind ica tor light s when the unit is turne d on. B S T A N D B Y Press thi s but ton to turn the unit to standby mo de (of f ). C Number buttons In CD/S ACD m ode, use th ese but tons to enter the tra ck number for playback .
13 ENG LISH Remote C ontrol Un it ( 1 ) Th e in clude d rem ote control allows this unit to be op er ated from a dis tan ce. Poi nt th e rem ote cont ro l uni t at the mai n un it ’s rem o te s ens o r within 7 m (23 feet) of the main unit.
14 Remote C ontrol Un it ( 2) Basic O peration 1 Press t he S T AN DBY /ON b ut ton to t urn t he un it on . The b lue indicator ligh ts . < T ur n on the power of the connec ted d evices b efore you t urn on the RZ - 1 . 2 Pr e ss th e SOU R CE b u t t on r e p e at e dl y to se le c t a n in pu t source.
15 ENG LISH Dimmer /Muting 3 Pl a y th e so u r ce , an d ad j u s t t h e vol u m e u s i n g th e VO L ( +/ − ) bu tt ons . Sudd en lou d noises c an cause h eari ng damag e and other issues . Before star t ing playba ck , minimize the vo lume, and adjust it to a suitable level af ter playback be gins.
16 CD /S A CD Pl a yback ( 1 ) 1 Press t he SO URCE b ut ton re pe ated ly to se le c t “CD/SA C D” . < When a disc is loade d w hile a source other than CD/SA CD mo de is selec ted, the unit turns automatically to CD /SA CD mode. 2 Inse r t a dis c wit h th e print ed la be l face up.
17 ENG LISH Suspending playback temporarily (P ause mode ) Press the P A USE b ut ton ( J ) du ring p layb ack to sto p p layb ack at the cur rent position. T o resume playb ack , p ress the P AU SE but ton ( J ) again. Stopping pla yback Press the S top but ton ( L / H ) to stop playback .
18 Direc t playback When stopp ed or playing back , you can use the Number but tons to directl y selec t a t rack . Playback star t s from the sel ec ted tra ck. Exampl es: T o playback track 5 T o playback track 23 T o playback track 30 < If you acciden tally press the “ + 1 0 ” key , p ress the C LEAR but ton to cancel the input value.
19 ENG LISH C onnecting to a P ersona l Com puter and P layin g Back a Musi c Fi le ( 1 ) B y c o n n e c t i n g t h e USB i n p u t te r m i n a l o f t h i s u n i t to a p e r s o n a l co mp u te r us in g a USB c ab l e, mus ic f il e s o n th e com p u te r c an b e played with this unit.
20 < D e p e n d i n g o n t h e o p e r a t i o n e n v i r o n m e n t o f t h e p e r s o n a l computer , it may not be p ossible to maintain th e US B data transfer spe e d. T his may inter rup t playb ack o r cause n ois e. F ur ther m ore, star ting other applic ations during mus ic file playb ack may int errupt playback or cause noise.
21 ENG LISH For Windo ws Vista “Control P anel ” e “Sound” e Check that “ SPDIF Interfa ce ESOTERIC R Z - 1 ” is sele c ted in “Playback ” tab. Furtherm ore, it is r ecommende d to change the following set tings: Clicking “Proper ties” at this window displays the following window.
22 Setup Mode Changing sett ings 1 P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e S O U R C E b u t t o n f o r m o r e t h a n 2 seco nds t o ente r th e set up mo de. Hol d down mo re than 2 se c . The setup indicator ( ) a n d s e t u p i te m a p p e a r on t h e d i s p l a y.
23 ENG LISH A vailable setup items and se tti ngs H B AL > (Spea ker bal ance) Use this t o adjust the lef t /righ t speaker output b alance. The higher the R value, the m ore the sound will b e b alanced to the right speaker . The higher th e L value, the m ore the sound will be balanced to the lef t speaker .
24 Restoring F ac tor y Set tings Protec tion Circuit This unit has a built -in protec tion circuit. “ AM P ERR O R! ” bl in k s on th e dis p lay wh e n th e prot e c t i on cir cu it is ac tivated. In this case, follow the steps below. 1. T ur n t he unit to s tandby mode (of f ) and unp lug the pow er cord from the outlet .
25 ENG LISH T roubl eshoot ing If you exp erience any problems wi th th e unit, please take a moment to l o o k th r o u g h th i s ch a r t an d s e e i f yo u c a n s o l v e t h e p ro b le m yourself before you c all your dealer o r E SOTERIC cus tomer ser vice/ technical suppor t.
26 Rear P anel Lay out.
27 ENG LISH Specif icat ions Amplifier Sec tion Output p ower ....................... 1 0 0 W + 1 0 0 W ( 1 kHz , 6 Ω, JEIT A) Minimum rated power output ........................... 8 0 W + 80 W ( 1 k Hz , 0. 1 %, 6 Ω, LPF 20 kHz) (JEI T A) M i n i m u m i m p e d a n c e .
0110 . MA-1537A This appliance has a serial numb er located on the rear panel. Please record the model numb er and serial number and retain them for your records. Model numb er S erial number ESOTERIC C OMP ANY 1-47 Ochi ai, Tama- shi, Tok yo 20 6 - 8530 Jap an Pho ne: (0 42) 356- 91 56 e -ma il: es o - os @te c.
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