Ayre DX-5 Manuel utilisateur
Ayre DX-5
Owner’s Manual
Universal A/V Engine
Table of
Contents
Welcome to Ayre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connections and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Controls and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Optimization and Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About Aspect Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
On-Screen Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
On-Screen Menu Settings Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Numbers and Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Statement of Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
A Technical Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
A Place for Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Welcome to
Ayre
Your Ayre DX-5 offers a significant advance in both
video and audio performance from all digital
formats. The excitement and dimensionality of your
favorite films are apparent from the first viewing.
Music is reproduced with the warmth and
immediacy of a live performance. The combination
of superb resolution and a natural, relaxed quality
will draw you back to your home theater and music
system, time and time again.
This degree of performance has been implemented
using the highest level of workmanship and
materials. You can be assured that the Ayre DX-5
will provide you a lifetime of enjoyment.
To our North American customers, please be
sure to mail your warranty registration card and
photocopy of your original sales receipt within 30
days in order to extend the warranty to five
years.
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Overview and
Introduction
The Ayre DX-5 is a unique universal audio/video
engine that serves as the central source component
for all of your digital media. It plays all currently
available video optical disc formats (including
Blu-ray and DVD-Video), providing reference-level
picture quality for your home theater. The DX-5
also plays all currently available audio optical disc
formats (including CD, SACD, and DVD-Audio)
with unsurpassed audio quality.
To provide the highest level of performance, the
video and audio sections are totally separate. A bank
of opto-isolators provides electrical isolation
between the two sections of the player.
In addition, the DX-5 also connects to your personal
computer (using either Windows, Mac OS X, or
Linux) via the ubiquitous USB port to create a true
high-performance music server. As digital
downloads continue to grow in popularity, this
feature will become more valuable as time goes on.
The DX-5 generates a fixed-frequency master audio
clock and requests the data from the computer at
the correct time for jitter-free playback of your
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music. The DX-5 also utilizes opto-isolators to
provide total electrical isolation for the connections
between your computer and music system. This
minimizes the introduction of unwanted
radio-frequency interference (RFI), generated by all
computers.
Avoiding the use of wireless networks (e.g.,
Wi-Fi), by employing wired connections instead,
will reduce RFI levels in your home and results in
improved sound quality for any music system.
The Ayre DX-5 A/V Engine serves as the central
source component for most systems. It plays back
virtually all digital formats, both video and audio,
and it also provides a connection to provide the full
advantages of computer-based audio playback.
Thanks to its advanced technological features the
DX-5 will extract the full measure of performance
from all digital video and audio formats,
maximizing your enjoyment both now and into the
future.
Quick Start
The Ayre DX-5 is extremely flexible and versatile.
However, many of the features are primarily of
interest to the advanced user.
The information required to get started is
contained in the first three chapters of this
manual.
The remaining chapters cover additional
information that may be read at your leisure.
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Connections and
Installation
The Ayre DX-5 is a universal audio/video engine. It
may be connected to any video display with an
HDMI input, any audio system either with HDMI
or analog inputs, and any personal computer with a
USB output. It is easy to hook up and use. The
following guidelines will ensure that the installation
goes smoothly.
Location
The infrared beam of the
remote control will also travel
through glass.
A good location for your DX-5 is at an easily
accessible height in an open-backed cabinet or on a
shelf. The receiver for the infrared remote control is
mounted behind the small lens to the left of the
display. A direct line of sight from the listening
position will ensure the maximum range.
Video Outputs
Your Ayre DX-5 is equipped with an HDMI A/V
Output that supplies both high-resolution video
and multi-channel audio on the same cable.
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While the HDMI A/V Output also includes the
audio, the best performance for both video and
audio is achieved by using separate connections
for both the video and audio signals.
Video switchers and/or scalers
may compromise the signal
integrity unless executed at the
absolute highest standards.
It is recommended to connect the HDMI A/V
Output directly to your display device and connect
one (or both) of the dedicated audio outputs to your
audio system (multi-channel HDMI Audio Output
or two-channel Analog Audio Output).
There is also an analog Composite Video Output
for troubleshooting purposes. It is not
recommended to use the Composite Video
Output as the normal connection, because it only
provides a standard definition video signal.
Audio Outputs
The DX-5 has multiple audio outputs to allow
connection with a wide variety of music systems.
However, one of two main outputs should be used
whenever possible:
•Analog Audio Output – for two-channel
playback.
•HDMI Audio Output – for multi-channel
playback.
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Isolation of Audio and Video
Any audio/video system will
achieve the best performance
when the video system is
electrically isolated from the
audio system.
The entire audio section of the DX-5 is completely
isolated from the video section via opto-isolators
that provide total galvanic isolation. This is unusual
and will require some extra effort to maintain this
isolation when also using other video sources.
For the best performance, all other video sources
should link to the audio system with an electrically
isolated connection to maintain isolation between
the video and audio systems. One simple and
effective method is to use the optical digital
output of other video sources. Coaxial digital
outputs can provide isolation if a transformer is in
the signal path. If you are unsure if your
equipment has built-in digital audio transformers,
external transformers are available. To isolate an
analog audio connection, the best solution is to
use high-quality transformers. Jensen
Transformers offers both digital and analog
isolation transformers.
Two-Channel Systems
For over 50 years, the vast majority of music has
been recorded in two-channel stereo, thus the DX-5
includes two ultra-high quality audio
digital-to-analog converters. The stereo Analog
Audio Outputs will play all sources at their absolute
highest quality, including all two-channel optical
discs as well as the USB input for computer audio.
In addition, the stereo Analog Audio Outputs will
play a two-channel mixdown of multi-channel
sources, including both movie soundtracks and
musical discs. This allows the Analog Audio
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Outputs to provide a rich and fulfilling sonic
experience for movies as well as music. If you have a
two-channel audio system, simply connect the
Analog Audio Outputs to your preamplifier and you
can enjoy all of your sources, both music and
movies.
Multi-channel SACDs may not be downmixed.
However, they nearly always contain a separate
two-channel playback area.
The Ayre DX-5 offers both balanced and
single-ended outputs. Balanced connections are
made via three-pin XLR connectors, while
single-ended connections are made via RCA
connectors.
When you have a choice, a balanced connection
will offer slightly higher sound quality than a
single-ended connection.
Multi-Channel Systems
The HDMI Audio Output
must also supply a video
signal for proper operation. It
simply sends a gray screen at
720p for full compatibility.
Multi-channel audio is provided at full resolution
via the HDMI connection. Please note that there are
two HDMI connectors on the DX-5. One is labeled
“HDMI Audio Output” and provides higher quality
audio than the HDMI A/V Output that also
supplies the video signal.
The HDMI Audio Output transmits LPCM (or
optionally, DSD in the case of SACDs). All
compressed formats from Dolby and DTS are
decompressed by the player before transmission.
Simply connect the HDMI Audio Output to your
surround-sound processor to enjoy multi-channel
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