Ch (channel), I_rc (i.link remote control function) – Esoteric AI-10 User Manual

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“CH” and “i_RC” will become available after a future
hardware upgrade (charged).

CH (Channel)

When the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal is connected to a digital
device, select the channels for this unit.
The factory setting is L/R.

L/R: front left and right channels
C/LFE: center channel and LFE (subwoofer)
LS/RS: surround left and right channels

The icons of the selected channels light on the display.

i_RC (i.LINK remote control function)

When multiple AI-10 units are directly connected using i.LINK
cables and you use this function, the volume, muting and
dimmer of all AI-10’s in the chain can be controlled using only
one AI-10.

Since this function is available as long as AI-10’s are
connected using i.LINK cables, you can use a different input
type other than i.LINK.

The volume, muting and dimmer of all AI-10’s in the chain
can be controlled using the L/R channel AI-10.

MASTR
SLAVE

When you set one AI-10 as master and all other AI-10’s as
slaves, the volume, muting and dimmer of all AI-10’s in the
chain can be controlled using only the master unit.
This master-slave control has nothing to do with the channel
setting.

OFF (factory setting)

Select this setting position when the i.LINK remote control is
not used. The volume, muting and dimmer of all AI-10’s in
the chain cannot be controlled as a whole.
The i.LINK circuit is powered only when the input is set to
i.LINK.

Note

When two AI-10’s are connected using i.LINK cables and one
AI-10 is connected to the front left speaker and the other AI-
10 is connected to the front right speaker as shown below,
one AI-10 can be used as an amplifier dedicated to the left
channel and the other as an amplifier dedicated to the right
channel.

The MASTR and SLAVE settings of the i.LINK remote control
function allow you to set one AI-10 as master and the other as
slave, so that the volume, muting and dimmer of the two AI-
10’s can be controlled in unison using one of the pair units.

i.LINK(AUDIO)

(IEEE 1394)

Speaker

AI-10 (L/R)

SZ-1, UZ-1,
SA-10 (upgraded)