Controlling A Separately Available Sony Cd Changer; Hooking Up The System - Sony MiniDisc Deck MDS-JA20ES Mode D'emploi

Controlling a Separately Available Sony CD Changer

Controlling a Separately Available Sony CD Changer

Hooking Up the System

When you connect a Sony CD changer with a
CONTROL A1 jack to the MD deck using a control A1
cable, you can operate the CD changer using the
controls on the MD deck or the supplied remote (Mega
CD Control Function).
Hook up the MD deck to an amplifier and a CD
changer as follows. Be sure to turn off the power of
each component before connection.
Notes
• You can use the Mega CD Control Function only when the
deck is connected to a CD changer. This function does not
support single-disc CD players.
• The displays and operations may differ depending on the
connected CD changer.
LINE(ANALOG)
IN OUT
L L
R R
REC TAPE/MD
OUT
Amplifier
CD IN
: Signal flow
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What cords will I need?
• Audio connecting cords (only two supplied) (3)
White
(L)
Red
(R)
• Optical cable (not supplied) (1)
• Coaxial digital connecting cable (not supplied) (1)
36 EN
S-LINK
DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT
CONTROL A1
OPTICAL
COAXIAL OPT1 OPT2 COAXIAL
IN
DIGITAL
OPTICAL OUT
or
DIGITAL
CONTROL
COAXIAL OUT
A1
LINE
OUT
CD changer
White
Red
• Control A1 cable (not supplied) (1)
Hookups
Connecting the MD deck and a CD changer to an
amplifier
Connect the amplifier to the LINE OUT jacks on the
CD changer and the LINE(ANALOG) IN/OUT jacks
on the MD deck using the audio connecting cords (only
two supplied).
Make sure to match the color-coded cords to the
appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red
and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections
firmly to prevent hum and noise.
CD changer
LINE
OUT
L
R
MD deck
LINE(ANALOG)
IN OUT
/
L
R
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Connecting a digital cable to the CD changer and
MD deck
You can make a digital recording from a CD to an MD
by connecting the CD changer and MD deck with an
optical cable or a coaxial digital connecting cable.
When using the optical cable
Take the caps off the connectors and then insert the plugs
parallelly until they click into place.
Be sure not to bend or tie together the optical cable.
MD deck
DIGITAL IN
COAXIAL OPT1
(L)
(R)
You can connect the optical cable
to either OPT1 or OPT2
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Amplifier
CD IN
ç
Amplifier
ç
L
Ç
R
CD changer
DIGITAL OUT
OPT2
COAXIAL OPTICAL
Ç
L
R
TAPE/MD
OUT IN
L
R
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUT