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• In order to hear multichannel sound from
DVD-Audio discs, make sure that
DVD-
Audio Out
is set to
5.1 Channel
(see
DVD-Audio Out
on page 78).
• To be able to use the Auto Select Play
feature, you must first set it up using the
Auto Select Play
menu screen. See
Auto
Select Play
on page 78.
• When the i.LINK indicator (
) is lit on the
front panel (see
Front panel
on page 25),
no audio is output from the other digital or
analog audio jacks. You can switch off the
i.LINK output using the
Audio Out
menu
(see
Audio Out
on page 77) if you need to
use the analog and/or optical/coaxial
digital outputs.
• The front panel i.LINK indicator only lights
when the receiver is on and the input is
set to i.LINK. See also the receiver’s oper-
ating instructions.
• You can connect several components
together using i.LINK. See
Creating an
i.LINK network
below.
• If you need to use an i.LINK cable other
than the one supplied, please use 4-pin,
S400 cables less than 3.5 meters long.
Although longer ones are available, they
may not work reliably.
About i.LINK
i.LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394, a
high-speed interface for digital audio, video
and other data found on personal computers,
digital camcorders, and other kinds of audio
and audio/visual equipment. A single i.LINK
connector can both send and receive data at
the same time, so only one cable is required
to connect components for two-way commu-
nication.
“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks of
Sony Corporation.
Creating an i.LINK network
Using i.LINK it is possible to chain up to 17
components together so that the digital audio
and control signals from each component is
available to other components in the network.
With the addition of an i.LINK repeater, it’s
possible to connect up to 63 components.
i.LINK connectors come in 4-pin and 6-pin
configurations. This player uses the 4-pin
connection, but the two types can be mixed
on a network.
This player is compatible with i.LINK Audio
components, such as AV receivers. It may not
work properly if connected to i.LINK MPEG-II
TS equipment (such as a digital satellite
tuner), i.LINK DV equipment (such as a DVD
recorder or DV camcorder), or an i.LINK-
equipped personal computer. Check the oper-
ating instructions supplied with your other
i.LINK components for compatibility informa-
tion.
Connected components should be DTCP
(Digital Transmission Content Protection)
compliant to be able to play DVD-Video, DVD-
Audio and SACD i.LINK audio. If a connected
component is not DTCP compliant, only CD,
MP3, VCD audio will be output.
When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s impor-
tant that the components form an open ended
chain (fig. 1), or a tree (fig. 2).
fig. 1
fig. 2
i.LINK cable
i.LINK cable
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