Esoteric UX-1 Settings General, Speaker levels, Test tone length, Digital output formats

Speaker levels

[GENERAL q Speaker Setting q Level]

Use this to set the relative levels of the speakers. You can set the L/R pair together, and the center, and surround rear pair independently, as well as the subwoofer. The maximum value you can set here is +6dB and the minimum is -12dB, with settings made in 0.5dB increments. The default setting is each speaker channel set to 0dB.

1.When you are ready to start, highlight the “Test Start” and press the ENTER button.

Speaker Setting		Size
Audio Digital Out		Distance (m)	L/R	0.0
Video Out		Level (dB)	C	0.0
Display Setting		Test Tone	SR	0.0
Parental Lock			SL	0.0
			SW	0.0
			Test Start
Move	Return	Select		Exit

The unit outputs test tone from each channel in turn at the specified level for each channel.

<Test tone at very high levels may not be good for your speakers. Make sure the level of your system is turned down to a reasonable level before carrying out this operation.

2.Adjust the levels and continue using the test tone as necessary until you are happy with the balance.

Speaker Setting		Size
Audio Digital Out		Distance (m)	L/R	0.5
Video Out		Level (dB)	C	0.0
Display Setting		Test Tone	SR	0.0
Parental Lock			SL	0.0
			SW	0.0
			Test Start
Move	Return	Select		Exit

Test tone length

[GENERAL q Speaker Setting q Test Tone]

Speaker Setting		Size
Audio Digital Out		Distance (m)
Video Out		Level (dB)
Display Setting		Test Tone	2sec
Parental Lock			5sec *
			10sec
Move	Return	Select	Exit

Select the Test Tone menu item, and choose between 2, 5* and 10 seconds. This represents the length of time that the test tone is output from each speaker when Test Start is selected.

Settings (General)

Digital output formats

[GENERAL q Audio Digital Out]

Speaker Setting
Audio Digital Out	Dolby Digital	Stream *
Video Out	DTS	Stream *
Display Setting	MPEG Audio	Stream *
Parental Lock	Down Sample	ON *

Move Return Select Exit

Use this to select the format of different digital audio types for different purposes, as detailed below:

Dolby Digital	ENGLISH
Select either “Stream” for use with Dolby Digital compatible
amplifiers or “PCM” for use when connecting to a CD
recorder, MD deck, etc.
dts
Select either “Stream” for connection to a dts-compatible
amplifier, or “PCM” for use with more general equipment.
Do not select the Stream option when connecting to non-dts-
compatible equipment.
MPEG Audio
Select either “Stream” for connection to an MPEG-compatible
amplifier, or “PCM” for use with more general equipment.
Down Sample
Enable (ON*) or disable (OFF) downsampling. That is, all
digital signals are converted, and output at 48kHz or
44.1kHz. Use this if your amplifier does not have
96kHz/88.2kHz capability.
Note that even when downsampling is turned off, some discs
are automatically downsampled to 48kHz or 44.1kHz.
Also note that even when downsampling is turned off, all
discs with sampling frequencies of 192kHz or 176.4kHz are
always downsampled to 96kHz or 88.2kHz respectively.

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