Muse electronic Eleven User Manual

Owner’s Manual

Muse Electronics

Model Eleven

(optical disc playback system)

Preliminary Document

(Draft dated 5-2004)

Thank you for selecting th e Muse Model Eleven
optical disc pla yback system. The Model El even
is capable of playing nearly every known disc
format, including CD, DVD Video, DVD Audio,
SACD and MP3. Support i ncludes both t wo and
multi-channel surround modes. Additional
capabilities includ e Video CD (VCD) as well as
photo discs. With numerous available m odules,
the Model Eleven can be configured to match
any audio or audio/video system.

Please take the time necessary to read and
study this owner’s manual, as it will provide
many insights as to the us e of this produc t. We
also recommend that you complete and m ail the
enclosed Extended W arranty Registration From ;
including a copy of the Bill of Sale from your
authorized Muse dealer to the address shown
on the form. Registration will not only extend
your warranty, but it will also allow Muse to
remain in contact with you should there be an y
updates or additional options for your Model
Eleven.

Included with all Model Ele vens are a number of
standard accessories as well as a number of
possible options. The standard accessories
include:

• Mains Cord Set

• Multi-Function Remote

• Rubber Self Adhesive Feet

• Spare Fuses

Possible options include:

• Machined Aluminum Feet

• Machined Aluminum Remote-1

• RCA multi-channel Module

• XLR multi-channel Module

• Input Module

• Attenuator Module

All Model Elevens come equipped with a two
channel analog audio output module (fixed or
attenuator version) a nd a digital audio – analo g
video module (either S/PDIF or AES-EBU) as
part of the standard configuration. Your Model
Eleven may also include one of three optional
accessory modules; multi-channel balanced,
multi-channel unba lanced or ana log audio inp ut.
Other possible options include the MAP series
machined feet and the machined Remote-1.

Additional options will be announced as they
become available.

Setup (location & cabling)

The location that you choose for your Model
Eleven should take into account a number of
factors including; adequate ventilation, line of
sight for both the displ ay and IR remote control
sensor as well as the cable requirements for
both the audio and video connections to other
products in your system.

The Model Eleven ge nerates notabl e waste heat
during operation; therefore the player should
never be used within a closed environment.
There are two vents on th e chas sis of the Mo del
Eleven, one on the underside located near the
front panel on the left side and one on the rear
panel near the po wer entry point. The natural
convection flow caused by the self-heating
draws fresh air into the underside vent and
expels the hot air from the rear vent. In ord er to
function properly the Model Eleven
elevated from the surf ace that it rests upon. If
the optional machined f eet were purchased with
your Model Eleven, the n t h ey should be installed
in the three installa tion points on the underside
of the chassis. Be certain to use the r igid nylon
washers included with the machined feet to
protect the chassis from damage. Use of non
Muse provided feet might damage the Model
Eleven as they lack the controlled fastener
length. Internal damage caused by the use of
non Muse supplied feet is not covered under
warranty. Please consult either Muse or your
Muse dealer before using any non Muse feet
with your Model Eleven. If the optional feet wer e
not included with your unit, then use the three
standard rubber self adhesive feet (prov ided) to
raise the Model Eleven to proper ventilation
height. The rubber feet should be adhered to
the three points (threaded fittings) normally
occupied by the machined feet.

The Model Eleven sho uld n ever be c onnec ted to
a mains source (power outlet) other than the
normal domestic service. Aftermarket “power
conditioners” of the active variety (regeneration
devices) can damage your Model Eleven and
should never be used. Use only agency
approved mains cords (such as provided with
the Model Eleven) to assure safe and trouble

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free operation. Many aftermarket mains cord
sets are poorly constructed and can either
damage your Model Eleven and/or can present
a fire hazard.

Check the rear panel marking of the Model
Eleven to determine the mains voltage
requirements (either 115 or 230 Volts at either
50 or 60 Hz). If your Model Eleven does not
match the mains voltage of your area, contact
either Muse of your Muse dealer to have your
unit reconfigured for your area. The multi­function power entry module of the Model
Eleven provides filtration, fusing and a master
power switch. Once you have determined that
your Model Eleven is properly configured for
your area, the mast er switc h can be pl aced in its
operating state by pressing the rocker on the
side labeled “1” until it clicks into its “on”
position. The Model Eleven will be energized,
but will remain in standby until it is awaken by
either a front panel or remote button push.

Before awaking the Model Eleven, complete the
audio and video co nnections to other equi pment
in your system. Located a t the c ent er of the rear
panel is a pair of outpu t m odules, one f or an alog
audio and one for digital
video. The lower module contains the analog
audio outputs for s tereo p layback or for the f ront
left and front right of a multi-channel system.

The main analog audio outputs include both
balanced (XLR) and un balanced (RCA) o utputs.
If your system accommodates balanced audio
inputs, then use the XLR connection points, as
this will provide the highest performance
possible. If your system only supports
unbalanced audio inputs, then use the RCA
connections points. If your Model Eleven is
equipped with the optional attenuator module,
then the Model Eleven can be direc t l y connec ted
to your power amplifier , as there will be no need
for a preamplifier. If supplied with the fixed
output module, then connect the Model Eleven
to your preamplif iers input (either XLR or RCA).
While it is possible to use both analog audio
outputs, better results will occur when only one
or the other is used.

audio and analog

The upper module contains the vi deo c on necti on
points as well as the digital audio o utput. There
are three different video outputs on the Model
Eleven: component video (via three 75-Ohm
BNC connectors), S-Video (via a 4 pin DIN
connector) and composite video (via a 75-Ohm
BNC connector). Depending upon which
module is instal led, your Mode l Eleven will have
either an S/PDIF (75-Ohm BNC) or and AES­EBU (XLR) for connection to an external digital
audio processing device. Mark ed on the video
output module will be the indications for NTSC
and/or PAL video as well a s the locale coding of
your Model Eleven. If this doesn’t match your
video system or geographical location, please
contact either Muse or your Muse dealer.

Connection to your video device (monitor,
television or projector) will depend upon the
capabilities of the dev ice you choos e to use with
the Model Eleven. If your video dev ice supports
component video, then t his should be your first
choice, as it will provide the highest
performance. If your video device lacks
component video capability, then the next
highest performance choice would be S-Video.
If your device lack s both of these choices, then
use the composite video interface. It should be
noted that if you configure your Mo del Eleven to
provide progressive (de- interlaced) vi deo output,
only the component video connectors will be
active. To use either the S-Video or composite
video connectors, the Mo del Eleve n must be s et
to interlaced video (see setup menu).

It is possible to utilize all three sets of video
outputs concurrently, but keep in mind that the
Model Eleven’s progressive feature will affect
the available signals. The digital audio output
will provide either PCM or a bit-stream
depending upon the configuration of the Model
Eleven and the a vailable material on th e disc in
play (see setup menu).

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Setup Menu

If your Model Eleven will be used only to play
standard CDs no setup will be required. If,
however, you intend to play any of the higher
performance form ats such as DVD-V, DVD-A or
SACD, you will need to configure the Model
Eleven for your system. In order to setup the
Model Eleven a vi deo device will be requir ed to
view the various menus. Once configured, a
video device is not required for day-to-day
operation, though a video device may be helpful.

To enter the setup menu, press the “Shift” button
located on the lower left corner of the multi­function remote. T his will cause a blue LED to
illuminate on the front panel of the Model
Eleven. This LED indicates that all comm ands
will follow the blue labels on the multi-function
remote.

To access a red comm and, press the “Release”
button on the multi-function remote; this will
cause the front panel LED to extin guish and the
Model Eleven will now execute the com m ands in
red.

With the blue shift LED on the front panel
illuminated, press th e “Standb y” button, which is
located in the upper left corner of the multi­function remote. This will cause the Model
Eleven to wake up and enter its operational
state and will extinguish the shift LED on the
front panel.

To access the setup menu, make certain that
your video device is on and set to the proper
input to view the Model Eleven (see cabling
requirements under the section titled “Setup”).
Press the “Shift” button o n the rem ote ( blue LED
illuminates) followed by the “Action” button on
the remote. You will now see a menu of six
different groups of s ettin gs for the Model Eleven.
The upper left group titled “Audio Settings” will
be highlighted. Any of the six submenus can be
selected by navig ating around the displa y using
the four remote control navigation buttons.
These buttons are labeled “U p”, “Down”, “Lef t” &
“Right” and are label ed in red. Since all four of
these buttons are labeled red, you must make
certain

that the Model Eleven is not in shift

mode. Looking at the front panel and
determining if the blue shift LED is illuminated
can confirm this . Since your last c ommand was
“Action” which is labe led in blu e, you wil l need to

deactivate the shift m ode. This is accom plished
by pressing “Release” on the multi-function
remote and verifying that t he blue shift LED has
been extinguished. Now is a good time to
practice navigatin g the on screen menu choices
using the four remote buttons.

When you are finished, select the block titled
“Initial Settings” by first navigating to and
activating this button by pressing the “Select”
button (located in the middle of the four
navigation buttons).

Initial Settings

A submenu titled “Initial S ettings” will appear on
the video device. This page c ontains a column
of settings on the left side of the screen and a
list of sub-submenu and corresponding choices
on the right side of the screen.

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Digital Audio Out

“Digital Audio Out” is the first item in the left
hand column; make certain that this item is
highlighted, if it is not, then do so using the “ Up”
and “Down” navigatio n ke ys. To the right wil l be
a list of individual choices and their current
settings.

Digital Out

The first sub-submenu item is “Digital Out”.
Here there are two choices, either “ On” (default)
or “Off”. The current selec tion will have a small
square next to the selected entry. To change
the entry, press the “ Right” navig ation to access
the option pane and then using the “Up” and
“Down” navigation keys choose either “On” or
“Off” then press “Select” to indicate your choice.

The proper setting for “D igital Audio” will depend
upon your system. If you have a digital
processor connected to the either the S /PDIF or
AES-EBU (depending upon which module you
have installed) then you wil l want to select “On”.
If the digital audio ou tput is unused , then s et this
output to “Off” in order to reduce an y emissions
that would result from an terminated digital
connection.

Dolby Digital Out

The second sub-subm enu item is Dolby Digital.
Here there are two choices, either “ Dol b y Dig ital”
or “Dolby Digital > PCM”. Using the methods
defined previously, navigate and select the

configuration that is correct for your system.
The decision to use either “Dolby Digital” or
“Dolby Digital > PCM” will depend upon the
capabilities of your digital processor. If your
processor can accept Dolby Digital bit-streams
then select “Dolby Digital” if your processor is
only capable of PCM, then select “Dolby Digital
> PCM”. If uncertain, contact the m anufacturer
of your digital processor.

DTS Out

The third sub-submenu item is for DTS. Here,
like with Dolby Digital there are two choices,
either “DTS” or “DTS > PCM”. Again, the correct
choice will depen d upon the capabilities of your
digital processor. Using the navigation keys,
select the appropriate choice for your systems
capabilities.

Linear PCM Out

The fourth sub-subm enu it em is f or PCM. Her e,
like in the previous examples there are two
choices, either “Down Sample On” or “Down
Sample Off”. T he proper choice depends upon
the capabilities of your digital proces sor. If your
processor can handle medium speed digital
audio sample rates (like 88.2 kS/s or 96 kS/s)
then select “Down Sample Off”. If your
processor is only capable of low speed digital
audio sample rates (44. 1 kS/s or 48 kS/s) then
select “Down Sample On”. It should be noted
that this control will also affect ‘Packed PCM’
material like MLP. The disc content and the
protection scheme used by the disc will also
affect the available data for PCM or packed
PCM material. If copy protection is invoked o n
the disc, then the data rate will be reduced to
low speed (either 44.1 kS/s or 48 kS/s) with a
maximum word length of 16 bits, regardless of
the setting you choose for the “Down Sample”
option. High speed dig ita l aud io ( 17 6.4 kS/s and
192 kS/s) is not availab le from the digital audio
output regardless of its presence on the disc. If
playing a disc with high speed material,
digital audio output ( either S/PDIF or A ES-EBU)
will process the data to either
speed depending upon co py protection and the
setting used in this sub-submenu choice, the
lower of the two will prevail.

medium or low

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