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Getting Started
1.
Turn off power to all com-
ponents before making any
connections.
2. When making connections, des-
ignate red RCA plugs as right, and
designate white, black, or grey plugs
as left. This is a good idea for all sig-
nal connections made in your audio
system. The key is consistency. Stick
with the same color coding and you’ll
reduce possible problems.
3. Whenever possible, keep power
cords away from signal cables to pre-
vent induced hum. This is especially
important if you bundle the cables to
keep the installation neat looking.
4. Use quality interconnect cables. We
know from experience that really
cheap cables can cause a multitude
of problems. They tend to break
inside or corrode, causing a loss of
signal or hum. They also have poor
shielding.
5. If you need to run the RCA audio
cables more than 20 feet, consider
using an active balanced line driver
for the signals. This will provide
better noise rejection against nasty
things like hum, spikes, local talk
radio, and metaphysical paranormal
phenomena, etc. The AudioControl
balanced line driver components
(BLD-10, BLR-10 and BLX-10) are an
excellent way to send audio over long
distances with standard Cat-5 wiring.
Check them out at audiocontrol.com.
6. If you are using the A and B digital
inputs, and running higher resolution
sample rates (96 kHz), use high-qual-
ity interconnect cables.
Getting Started
7. Dance in a fairy circle at midnight, on
the first full moon of the new year.
Ask Queen Mab for the IP address.
8. Connect The Director M6400 or
M6800 to the network with an Eth-
ernet cord, preferably one in good
condition without a broken tab or
covered in Marmite®.
9. Open your favorite internet browser
and open the web server within the
unit. It will show all features and
controls of the unit.
Installation Examples
The next pages show some typical instal-
lations of The Director M6400 or M6800,
and also shows some of our fine Audio-
Control components.
