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A Analog audio output terminals
Use either the XLR or RCA terminals for 2-channel analog stereo
output.
Use commercially available XLR or RCA audio cables.
XLR: Use balanced XLR audio cables
RCA: Use RCA audio cables
Connect the R terminal on this unit to the right (R) terminal of the
amplifier and the L terminal on this unit to the left (L) terminal of
the amplifier.
Analog audio output can be set to on or off and the polarity
of the XLR terminal can be set to pin # 2 HOT or pin # 3 HOT
(page 22).
You can set the XLR output gain separately (page 22). If the sound
is distorted when set to "+6dB", change the setting to "0dB".
B USB input terminal
Inputs digital audio from a personal computer.
Connect to the USB port of a personal computer using a
commercially available USB cable.
Before connecting to a computer, read the instructions on
pages 18 – 19.
C Digital audio input terminals
Inputs digital audio.
Connect to the digital output terminals of digital devices
or to PC cards with S/PDIF digital audio outputs using a
commercially available cable.
COAXIAL: Use RCA digital audio cables
OPTICAL: Use optical digital audio cables (TOS Link)
D Digital audio output terminal
This terminal outputs digital audio signals from a currently
playing CD or a device that is connected to the digital audio
input terminals of this unit.
Connect to the digital input terminals of amplifiers
or digital audio devices such as CD recorders, using a
commercially available RCA digital audio coaxial cable.
This terminal cannot output digital audio from Super Audio CDs.
Digital output can be set to "OFF", "CD" or "THRU" (page 22).
When recording on a connected device, you cannot record
digitally from copy-protected digital audio sources. You can
record these signals as analog audio.
E WORD SYNC connector
This allows the use of an externally-generated word clock
connection.
Connect to a WORD SYNC OUT terminal of an external
word clock generator or other equipment that has a word
clock output using a commercially available BNC coaxial
cable.
F SIGNAL GND terminal
Connection of this terminal with the ground terminal of another
chassis may improve sound quality.
Note that this is NOT an electrical safety ground (earth).
G Power cord
Connect the power cord to the power cord receptacle.
After all other connections are complete, connect the
power cord's plug to the AC wall socket.
Do not use any power cords other than the one included
with this unit or a power cord specified by ESOTERIC. Use of
other power cords may result in fire or electric shock.
Unplug the power cord when you are not going to use the
unit for several weeks.
Esoteric uses Esoteric MEXCEL stress-free 7N cable as a
reference. The following items are available in the Esoteric MEXCEL
cable series.
RCA audio cable
XLR audio cable
RCA digital cable
XLR digital cable
BNC digital cable
Speaker cable
Power cable
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