Connecting Amplified Speakers

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You can listen to your CD player through optional amplified speakers (such as Cat. No. 40-1387). Plug the speaker cable’s 1/8-inch plug into the CD player’s PHONES jack.

CONNECTING TO AN AUTOSOUND SYSTEM

You can listen to your CD player through your autosound system in one of the following ways:

•If your autosound system has LINE IN jacks, connect the sup- plied Y-cable’s 1/8-inch plug to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack. Then connect the Y-cable’s phono plugs to your autosound system’s LINE IN input jacks.

CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM

You can listen to your CD player through your home audio system’s amplifier/receiver and full-size speak- ers. Connect the supplied Y-cable’s 1/8-inch plug to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack. Then connect the Y-cable’s phono plugs to your audio system’s left and right CD, AUX, or TV audio in- put jacks.

•If your autosound system has a CD input jack, connect one end of a 1/8-inch stereo patch cable (such as Cat. No. 42-2387, not supplied) to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack. Then connect the other end to your autosound system’s CD INPUT jack.

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