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The Mark Levinson Linking system uses a Digital Audio Processor
as the Master of (and central clearinghouse for) inter-component
communications. Other components such as digital transports are
connected to the Master as “Slaves,” and can be “daisy-chained”
using their
slave in and slave out jacks. As the ultimate destina-
tion of all source signals, the Nº383 must be the final comm port
in the chain. (In technical terms, it terminates the communica-
tions bus.)
Thus, if the only other Mark Levinson Link-compatible compo-
nent you have is a digital audio processor, connect its master port
to the Nº383’s
comm port using a “straight-through” RJ-45 cable.
If there are additional Mark Levinson Link-compatible compo-
nents in the system, place the Nº383 at the end of the chain by
connecting the last slave out port to the Nº383’s comm port.
In short:
master (processor) → slave in (transport)
slave out (transport) → slave in (next transport, as needed)
slave out (last transport) → comm (Nº383)
The RJ-45 cable needed for the Link connection between source
components and the preamplifier may be purchased from your
Mark Levinson dealer. It may also be made to length using two
RJ-45 connectors and the appropriate length (up to 100 feet/30
meters) of RJ-45 (flat, eight conductor) cable.
RJ-45 cables and connectors are used throughout the world for
both telecommunications and computers, and are widely available
at low cost. The connectors are crimped on to the ends of the
cable such that pin 1 at one end is connected to pin 1 at the other
end. Such a “straight-through” connection requires that one con-
nector be “tab side up” and the other “tab side down” when the
cable itself is lying flat. (Flipping the connector over compensates
for the fact that it is pointed in the other direction.)
building a link cable
To Nº383
To Mark Levinson
®
Linked component
Locking tab
(on bottom)
Locking tab
(on top)
Warning! Connecting the communication ports other than as
described in this manual can damage the Nº383 and
the associated Mark Levinson components, and will
void those products’ warranties.