Contents. Esoteric I-03

Contents What’s in the box

Thank you for choosing ESOTERIC. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit.

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What’s in the box

Check to be sure the box includes all the supplied accessories shown below.

Please contact the store where you purchased this unit if any of these accessories are missing or have been damaged during transportation.

Remote control unit (RC-1251) x 1

Identifying the Parts (Main Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Identifying the Parts (Remote Control Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote Control Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Speaker Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connections When Using as a Pre Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Batteries (AA, R6 or SUM-3) x 2

Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Dimmer/Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Balance and Input Level Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Power cord x 1

Felt pads x 3

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Rear Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 o To protect the supporting furniture surface, you may stick the felt pads to the bottom of the feet.

Owner’s manual (this document) x 1 o Keep this manual for future reference.

Warranty card x 1

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