Esoteric Grandioso K1X, Owner'S Manual

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Contents
Thank you for purchasing this ESOTERIC product.
Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this
product. After reading it, keep it in a safe place with the warranty card
for future reference.
ATTENTION
This unit outputs analog and digital signals only from the
currently selected analog and digital connector types.
Before use, make the analog and digital output settings.
See “Setting mode” on page 24, “Analog output setting”
and “Digital output setting” on page 26.
Before use
Included accessories
Check to be sure the box includes all the supplied accessories shown
below. Please contact the store where you purchased this product if
any of these accessories are missing or have been damaged during
transportation.
Power cord × 1
Remote control (RC-1315) × 1
Batteries for remote control (AAA) × 2
Felt pads × 4
Caps (for DC IN) × 2
Owner’s manual (this document) × 1
Warranty card × 1
Note about pinpoint feet
High-precision metal pinpoint feet are attached firmly to the bottom
plate of this unit.
The stands for these feet are loose, but when the unit is placed in
position, it is supported by these pinpoint feet, which will effectively
disperse vibrations.
Chassis Pinpoint foot (metal)
Foot-stand (metal) Screws that attach
foot-stand
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Apply the included felt pads to the bottoms of the foot-stands to
avoid scratching the surface where the unit is placed.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Precautions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notes about discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Notes about the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remote control parts and functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Main unit parts and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display parts and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playback modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Repeat playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the input source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting with a computer and playing back audio files . . . . . . . . 22
Setting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Settings 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Settings 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dimensional drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32