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The Tape Monitor Rec/Out jacks and the separate Record output jacks receive the same signal
as the main zone. If you wish to listen to one signal in your main zone while recording another,
connect your recorder’s input to the Zone output jacks, whose program source can be selected
independently.
With the C 2, you can easily connect three recorders at once, even without using the Zone output:
for example, an analog tape deck on the Tape Monitor jacks, a VCR on the audio Record 1 and
video Record outputs, and a digital audio recorder connected to digital inputs and outputs and to
audio Record 2. If desired, a DVD recorder could be substituted for the digital audio deck, receiv-
ing video from the S-Video Record jack while the composite Record jack feeds the VCR.
Showing all of these possibilities in one diagram would produce something like a map of the
New York subway system. So the diagrams that follow show various possibilities by
themselves.
Analog Recording Via the Tape Monitor Jacks
With some audio recorders, the Tape Monitor feature enables you to observe the quality of your
recording as it’s being made, without having to rewind the tape or go back to the beginning of
the disc and play it through again to be sure it is okay. Analog recorders with separate record
and playback heads can play the signal from the tape as soon as it’s passed from the recording
to the playback head. If you’re recording to the analog inputs of a CD, DAT, or other digital
recorder, using Tape Monitor lets you hear the signal after it’s gone through the recorder’s ana-
log-to-digital (and digital-to-analog) converters, so you can make sure there’s no overload distor-
tion. If you do hear any problems, the Tape Monitor helps you determine, by comparing the orig-
inal signal to the recorder’s output, whether that signal or your recorder is causing the problem.
(If it is your recorder, check its level settings; setting the level too high is the most common
cause of distortion in recording.)
If your recorder is connected to the Record Out jacks next to the Zone output, you can also
monitor its output by selecting it as the source for your main zone. But while you’re recording,
be sure not to select any active recorder as the source for the Zone output, or you’ll hear an
annoying (and possibly speaker-damaging) loud howl.
The analog record outputs carry only two-channel signals. Surround information will be recorded
Left
Right
Left
Right
Center
Subwoofer
Left Surround
Right Surround
Left Back
Right Back
Pro 1
L
R
L
R
Output
Component Video Inputs and Output
Outputs Inputs Balanced Analog Audio
Sync
Input 1
Input 1
Pr Y Pb H
Sync
V
Red Green Blue H V
Made In
Finland
Expansion Port For
Future Technologies
Composite Video Inputs
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Video Outputs
Record
OSD
Zone
NoOSD Main
S-Video Inputs S-Video Outputs
Digital Out
Optical
Digital Inputs
Optical 1 Optical 3
Coax 1
Coax 2
Coax 3
Coax 4 Optical 2 Optical 4
Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4
Analog Audio Inputs Tape Monitor
Record 1 Record 2 Zone
Analog Audio Outputs
Audio 5
Play/In Rec/Out
Programmable Out
Pro 3
Pro 1
Pro 4
Pro 2
Main Analog Audio Outputs
Sub
Front Surround Center Back
7.1 Analog Audio Inputs
Front Surround Center
Sub
Back
Main Zone
IR Inputs – 12V Triggers –
P1 P2 On-Off RS-232 Control
1
0
AC Power
C2
Controller
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Products, Inc.
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Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Record OSD
Main
No OSD
Tape
Monitor
Zone &
Record
Outputs
DIGITAL
AUDIO
RECORDER
Record
Input
Playback
Output
L R L R
RCA Plug
CONNECTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SOURCES AND RECORDERS
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What You May Need:
•
Two pairs of unbalanced interconnects with RCA plugs
•
Analog tape recorder, preferably with off-tape
(third-head) monitoring