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1.
Turn off power to all com-
ponents before making any
connections.
2. When making connections,
designate red RCA plugs as right,
and designate white, black, or gray
plugs as left. This is a good idea for
all signal 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 prevent 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
(BLX-1K) 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 digital input, and
running higher resolution sample
rates (96 kHz - 192 kHz), use high-
quality digital interconnect cables.
Getting Started
An Important Note about Triggering
The rear panel master trigger connectors
(TS 1/8” and a 3-pin block) are used to turn
on the unit or place it into standby mode.
If no trigger voltage is present at any of
these trigger inputs, then the unit will be
in standby, with all zones muted. If you
are not using master triggering, then you
must install a short wire link from the 12V
output pin to the trigger input pin of the
3-pin connector.
To put the unit into standby, remove the
link.
Getting Started
