Connections. Esoteric I-03

Connections

After all other connections are complete, connect the power cord plug to the AC wall socket.

o Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit.

o Be sure to connect each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, do not bundle the connection cords.

Turntable

Recorder etc.

AUDIO IN

R L

XLR pin assignment

1. COMMON

2. HOT (+)

3. COLD (−)

A B C

D

A

R L

AUDIO OUT

Super Audio CD Player etc.

R L

AUDIO OUT

Super Audio CD Player/

Tuner etc.

Wall socket

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A

Analog audio input terminals [INPUTS]

Inputs analog 2-channel audio signals.

Connect these terminals to Super Audio CD players, tuner, etc. using commercially available XLR or RCA audio cables.

Connect the R terminal on this unit to the right (R) terminal of the input source device and the L terminal on this unit to the left (L) terminal of the input source device.

XLR1/2 terminals

Use balanced XLR audio cables.

Push in the XLR plug until the lever clicks. To remove the XLR plug, hold down the lever and pull it out.

RCA1/2/3/PHONO terminals

Use RCA audio cables.

Make sure to connect:

White plug e White jack (L: left channel)

Red plug e Red jack (R: right channel)

RCA2/PHONO terminal

You can select whether to use the RCA2 terminals as input terminals or as signal through terminals (page 16).

When a front speaker is used together with an AV amplifier, connecting the RCA2 terminals to the FRONT L/R of the AV amplifier’s pre out terminal and setting RCA2 to “THRU” (signal through terminals) will allow the front speaker to be used as a front speaker for the AV amplifier. By this means, the volume of the front speaker can then be controlled with the AV amplifier’s volume control.

RCA3/PHONO terminal

You can also connect a turntable to this terminal.

When connecting to a turntable, set the RCA3 setting to

“PHONO” (page 17).

o Connect the ground lead of the turntable to the GND terminal [SIGNAL GND] terminal of the I-03.

C

Analog audio output terminals [PRE OUT]

Outputs analog 2-channel audio signals.

Connect these terminals to recorder, etc. using commercially available RCA audio cables.

o You can also connect this unit directly to a power amplifier. This option allows you to use this unit as a pre amplifier, see page 11

“Connections When Using as a Pre Amplifier)”.

o When connecting to a recorder, set the Pre out setting to “REC”

(page 16).

D

Power cord receptacle

Connect the power cord to the power cord receptacle.

After all other connections are complete, connect the power cord plug to the AC wall socket.

Do not use any power cords other than the one included with this unit or a power cord specified by ESOTERIC. Use of other power cords may result in fire or cause electric shock.

ESOTERIC uses ESOTERIC MEXCEL stress-free cable as a reference. The following items are available in the ESOTERIC

MEXCEL cable series.

RCA audio cable

XLR audio cable

RCA digital cable

XLR digital cable

BNC digital cable

Speaker cable

Power cable

B

GND terminal [SIGNAL GND]

Connection of this terminal with the ground terminal of another chassis may improve sound quality.

o Note that this is NOT an electrical safety ground (earth).

o When a turntable is connected to the RCA3/PHONO terminal, make sure to connect the ground lead of the turntable to this terminal.

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