Esoteric AI-10 - Manual (Page 13)

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Muting
To mute the sound temporarily, press the MUTING button.
Press the MUTING button again to restore the sound.
< While muting is engaged, “MUTING” and the name of the
selected terminal alternately blink on the display.
Display Dimming
The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the
environment in which you listen to music.
Use the DIMMER button to cycle between these
settings.
FL Dimmer3:
Full brightness
FL Dimmer2:
Medium brightness
FL Dimmer1:
Minimum brightness
OFF:
The display and indicators are off.
< Note that the OFF setting is not memorized when the power
is turned off. When the unit is switched off with the display
off, and then turned on again, the display is reset to the
minimum brightness (FL Dimmer1).
< In OFF mode, when you press a button such as VOLUME, the
illuminations turn temporarily on.
This feature is used when you want to get your whole system
locked to a single sync signal (clock) by connecting this unit to
the Esoteric SA-10/UZ-1 or other devices that are capable of
inputting a sync signal (word clock).
Select an input to be changed by turning the INPUT
knob.
Word sync and its frequency can be set independently for
each input.
Use the WORD button to switch between W_OUT and
WORD OFF.
W_OUT (on)
The unit internally generates and sends out Word Clock.
The indicator lights.
You can change the frequency of the word sync signal. See
page 16 for details.
< Make WORD SYNC connections before powering on the unit.
< It takes several seconds to detect and lock to a clock.
If the received digital signal doesn’t match the sync signal, the
display shows “WRD ERROR!”.
WORD OFF (off)
The unit does not output a word clock.
< Settings are stored even when power is turned off and the
unit is unplugged. If left unplugged for an extended period,
the settings may be lost.
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Word Sync
INPUT WORD