Kenwood KRF-X9995D Stereo System User Manual


 
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Chapter One : Connecting Your Devices
Connections
Connecting Your MD Recorder or Primary Tape Deck, continued
Do not plug in the receiver to AC power until you have
connected all your devices.
This section focuses on the connections from your MD re-
corder or tape deck to the KRF-X9995D. Please refer to your
MD recorder or tape decks instructions for more detail
about its connection jacks and capabilities.
Each set of instructions in this section shows one of several
possible variations on connecting your MD recorder or tape
deck. For further assistance on optional configurations, con-
tact the store where you purchased your MD recorder or
tape deck.
To Connect an MD Recorder:
1. Connect the audio cable from the MD recorders Play
OUT jacks to the receivers MD/TAPE1 PLAY IN jacks as
shown to the left.
2. Connect the audio cable from the MD recorders Rec IN
jacks to the receivers MD/TAPE1 REC OUT jacks, as
shown to the left.
3. Connect the digital cable (either optical or coaxial) from
the MDs digital jack to the appropriate digital jack on
the receiver as shown to the left.
The illustration shows two digital connections, one for
coaxial connection and one for optical connection. Your
MD recorder supports one or the other of these connec-
tion methodsdo not connect both.
You only need to connect to the digital output jack if
you will be recording from sources that are connected
to a digital input jack, such as a CD or DVD player.
4. If you are connecting a Kenwood MD recorder, connect
the system control cable from the MD recorder to the
receiver.
If you are connecting more than one Kenwood device
with a system control cable, see What if I Have Several
Kenwood Devices (System Control Chaining)? on
page 32.
5. Go to Noting Your Devices on page 3 and note which
jacks you used to connect your MD recorder. In addi-
tion, note the brand name and model number of the
MD recorder.
To Connect a Primary Tape Deck:
1. Connect the audio cable from the tape decks Play OUT
jacks to the receivers MD/TAPE1 PLAY IN jacks as shown
to the left.
2. Connect the audio cable from the tape decks Rec IN
jacks to the receivers MD/TAPE1 REC OUT jacks as
shown to the left.
3. If you are connecting a Kenwood tape deck with system
control, connect the system control cable from the tape
deck to the receiver. Be sure that the SL16/XS8 switch
on the tape deck is set to SL16.
If you are connecting more than one Kenwood device
with a system control cable, see What if I Have Several
Kenwood Devices (System Control Chaining)? on
page 32.
4. Go to Noting Your Devices on page 3 and note which
jacks you used to connect your tape deck. In addition,
note the brand name and model number of the tape
deck.
To Connect a Secondary Tape Deck:
See Connecting Your Secondary CD Player or Tape Deck
on page 24.