Connecting your equipment
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Connecting digital audio sources
This amplifier has both digital inputs and outputs,
allowing you to connect digital components for playback
and for making digital recordings. Many digital
components also have analog connections for recording
analog sources (such as a turntable or tape deck). See
Connecting analog audio sources below for more on this.
1 Connect an optical digital audio output on your
digital component to the DIGITAL 6 (CD-R/TAPE1/
MD) input on this amplifier.
• Use an optical cable for the connection.
• If your digital component only has a coaxial digital
output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs
on this amplifier using a coaxial cable. When you set
up the amplifier you’ll need to tell the amplifier which
input you connected the component to (see also
Assigning the digital inputs on page 83).
• The digital outputs from other components can be
connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this
amplifier. You can assign them when setting up the
amplifier (see also Assigning the digital inputs on
page 83).
2 Connect one of the DIGITAL outputs on this
amplifier to a digital input on the component.
• Use an optical cable to connect to the DIGITAL
OUT1 or OUT2 (OUT1 is shown in the illustration
below).
Note
• In order to record some digital sources, you must
make analog connections as explained in Connecting
analog audio sources below.
• This unit has an on-board WMA9 Pro decoder, so it is
possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using
a coaxial or optical digital connection when
connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player.
However, the connected PC, DVD player, set-top box,
etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio
signals through a coaxial or optical digital output.
AUDIO POWER
AMP
IN
PRE OUT
AUDIO
PHONO
FRONT SUB W CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
SUR-
ROUND
SUB W.
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
CD-R/
TAPE1/
MD
TAPE 2
MONITOR
IN
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
VIDEOAUDIO S2 VIDEO
SPEAKERS
(Single)
USB AUDIO
S400 (AUDIO)
OUT 2
OUT 1
(CD-R/
TAPE1/
MD)
(DVR/
VCR1)
(SAT)
IN
(CD)
(TV/
DVD)
(DVD/
LD)
(DVD/
LD)
IN
DVR/
VCR1
OUT
DVD/
LD
IN
(DVD/
LD)
IN
Y
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
PB
PR
PB
PR
2RF
IN
IN
IN
CD
IN
TUNER
IN
PLAY
IN
PLAY
IN
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
Y
TV/
DVD
IN
SAT
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
OUT
1
2
12V TRIGGER
DC OUT 12V
TOTAL 100mA MAX
IN
IN
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
VCR3
OUT
IN
1 IN
OUT
REC
OUT
REC
DIGITAL
MONITOR
OUT 1
MONITOR
OUT 2
MONITOR
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE MULTI CH INPUT
RS-232C
2 IN
3 IN
4
IN
5
R L
RL
RL
(Single)
1
(Single)
2
(Single)
RL
R
L
R L
R L
R L
IN
6
ASSIGNABLE
CONTROL
3
1
2
AC IN
B
AC OUTLET
SWITCHED 100W MAX
SELECTABLE (SURROUND BACK & B )
A
OUT IN
OPTICAL COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL
DIGITAL IN
CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.
1 2
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