Arcam AV8 Audio Connections, Analogue Audio Inputs, Analogue Record Outputs Digital Audio Inputs

AUDIO CONNECTIONS

Take care to place the audio cables as far from any power supply cabling as is practically possible to reduce hum and noise problems.

Connect the analogue outputs from your source devices such as a DVD player to the analogue inputs as shown:

		bo		GND
		bn		MM
				MC
TUNER CD	OUT TAPE IN OUT VCR	IN AV SAT	DVD	AUDIO
				L
				R
				AUX/
				PHONO
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl				bm
ANALOGUE AUDIO INPUTS
3 TUNER,	4 CD, 6 TAPE	1N, 8 VCR IN,	9 AV, bk SAT,

bl DVD. Connect the left and right inputs to the left and right outputs of your source equipment.

bm AUX/PHONO. Unless the optional phono card has been installed, this input will function identically to the other line inputs. For example it can be connected to a second CD player.

With the optional phono card installed this input can be connected directly to a record deck.This card is available from your Arcam dealer and caters for both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges.

bn MM/MC Switch.The switch on the back panel marked MM/MC is used to select the correct sensitivity to match the cartridge fitted to the record deck, which is either moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC).

If you are unsure which type of cartridge is fitted to your record deck, connect the record deck and select the ‘MM’ setting on the switch. If, when tested, the output from the record deck is very quiet compared with the CD or DVD inputs then your cartridge is probably a moving coil type cartridge.Turn the AV8 off and select the ‘MC’ setting on the switch and test the record deck again.

Please note that if the AV8 is set to ‘MM’ and the record deck has a ‘MC’ cartridge fitted, testing these together will not cause any damage to either the AV8 or the record deck.

bo GND. This is the phono earth or ground terminal and is used to connect to a turntable earth lead (if fitted). Note that this terminal must not be used as a safety (mains) earth.

ANALOGUE RECORD OUTPUTS

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS

bp DVD, bq AV, br TAPE, bs TUNER, bt CD, ck VCR, cl SAT. Connect these inputs to the digital ouputs of your available source equipment.

bp bq br

DIGITAL INPUTS

DVD AV TAPE

OUT TUNER CD VCR SAT

cm bs bt ck cl

Notes:

Each of these seven digital inputs can be individually allocated to different audio inputs if required, by use of the ‘Digital Settings’ page of the Setup menu.

The AV8 does not contain an RF decoder for Laserdisc with RF output.

DIGITAL OUTPUT

cm (Digital) OUT. Connect this coaxial digital output to your digital recording device such as a CD-R, digital VCR or minidisc player.

When a digital source is selected, the digital output will send an exact copy of the incoming digital signal. For example, for a 5.1 digital source, the digital output will also be in 5.1 format.

On selecting an analogue source, the digital output will send an SPDIF format digital signal, encoded with the analogue source material, with one exception: if Neo:6 Cinema or Music mode is selected, the digital output will be muted due to the extra processing required for these modes.

MULTICHANNEL DVD-A/SACD INPUTS

The multichannel input is suitable for use with sources that decode the surround channels internally, such as DVD-A or SACD players.

The AV8 switches these analogue inputs directly to the analogue outputs via its own volume control circuit. This direct path maintains the best possible sound quality for DVD-A and SACD sources.

cn cp cr ct

LEFT	CENTRE	L SURR	LS
			BACK
RIGHT	SUB	R SURR	RS
	DVD-A/SACD IN		BACK

co cq cs dk

5 TAPE OUT, 7 VCR OUT. Connect the left and right audio outputs sockets to the left and right input sockets of your cassette deck or VCR (usually labelled ‘RECORD’).The VCR connections may also be used for a second tape deck.

cn LEFT, co RIGHT, cp CENTRE, cq SUB, cr L SURR, cs R SURR. Connect these input sockets to the equivalent audio outputs of your DVD-Audio or SACD player.

ct LS BACK, and dk RS BACK. These are available for formats requiring eight channels. Currently no formats are available requiring these connections, which are provided for future compatibility.

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